The firftBooke of 



raincj namely of milkcjbloudj flefli, yton, 

 woolljbricke^andtyle. 



57. The rattling of harnefle and armour: the 

 found alfo ot trumpets heard from heaven. 



58. Of ftones falling from heaven. 



59. Of the Rainbow. 



60. Of Haile, Snow, FioftjMifts, and Dew. 

 i5i.Ofdivcrs formes and fliapesrcprelcntedin 



clowds. 



62. The particular properties of the skie in cer- 



taine places, 

 ^3. The nature of the Earth. 



64. The forme and figure of the earth, 



6^, Of the Antipodes : and whether there bee 

 any fuch . AlCo^ as touching the roundnefle 

 of the water, 



66, How the water reftcth upon thcearth, 



6y, Of Seas and rivers navigable, 



65, What parts of the earth be habitable. 

 ^. That the earth is inthemids of the world, 

 yo. From whence proceedeth the inequalitic 



obferved in the nfing and elevation of the 

 ftars.Orthe cclipfe : where it is,& wherfore. 



71. Thcreafonof the day-light upon earth. 



72. A difcoucfe thereof according to the Gno- 

 mon : alfo of the firft Sun-dyall. 



73 . In what places and at what times there are 

 no fhadowscaft, 



74. Where the lliadowsfalloppofite and con- 

 trarie twice in the yeere. 



75. Where thedayes beelongeft, and where 

 fhotteft. 



76. Likewife of Dyals and Quadrants. 



77. The divers obfervations and acceptations 

 oftheday. 



78. ThediverrKiesof regions, and the rcafon 

 thereof. 



7P. Of Earthquake. 



80. Of the chinks and openingofibe earth. 



81. S'gnes of earthquake toward. i 



82. Remedies and helps againft earthquakes 

 comnjing. 



83.Straungcand prodigious woonders feene 

 one time in the earth. 



84. Miraculous accidents as touching earth- 

 quake. 



Chap. 



8 5. in what parts the feas went backc. 

 S6, Iflands appearing new out of the Tea. 



87. What Iflands have thus fhcwed, and at 

 what times. 



88. Into what lands the leas have broken per- 

 force. 



8^. What Iflands have ben joyned to the con- 

 tinent. 



po. What lands have petifbed by water and 

 become all fca. 



91, Of lands that have fettled and beenefwal- 

 lowedupof themfelvcs. • 



p2. Whatcitties have beenc overflowed and 

 drowned by the fea, 



93. Woonderfull ftraunge things as touching 

 fome lands. 



P4.0rcertaine lands that alwaies fuffei earth- 

 quake. 



p 5 . Of Iflands that flote continually. 



In what countries of the world it never rai- 

 nethralfoof many miracles as well of the 

 earth as other elemcntsliudled up pell mell 

 togiihcr. 



5>7. 1 he reafon of the Sea-tideSjas well ebbing 

 as flowing,and where the fea floweth extra- 

 ordinarily. 



p8. Wonderfullthingsobfervcd in the Sea. 

 ^c;. The power of the Moone over Sea and 

 land. 



100. The power of the Sun : and the reafon why 

 the fea is fait. 



101. Moreoverj as touching the nature of the 

 Moone. 



102. Where the fea is deepeft. 



103. Admirable obfervations infiefh waters, 

 as well of fountains as rivers. 



104. Admirable things as touching fire and 

 water joyntly togitheri aUb of Maltha. 



105. Of Naphtha. 



106. Of cectaine places that Burnc continu- 

 ally. 



107. Wonders of fire alone, 



108. The dimenfion of the earth as well in 

 length as in breadth. 



lop. The harmonicall circuit & circumference 

 of the world. 



In fum, there are in this bookc of hiftoricsjnotable mattcrs,and worthie obfervationsjjfourc 



hundred and eighteene in number. 



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