Century IX. 



bloweth,by cafting up Graffe,ot Ghajfe : ot fuch light things itito the Atn* 



VVhcn Wind expireth from under the Sea&s it caufeth fome Refoundings 

 of the Wmf\ (whereof we fpake before,) foit caufeth fome Light Motions 

 of Bubble^ and white Circles of Froth. The Caufe is, for that the wind cannot 

 bepercived by the Sf#f<?, untill there be an Eruption of a great Quantity 

 from under the Water; And fo it getteth into a Body : Whereas in the firft 

 Putting up it commeth in little Portion?. 



We fpake of the Afhes,that Coalescaft off, And of Graff e, and Chap car- 

 ried by the Wind : So any Light Thing that moveth, when we find no Wind, 

 fheweth a Wind at hand : As when Feathers , or Down of Thi flies , fly to and 

 fro in the Aire. 



F 'or (prognofikksot Weather from LiYmg Creatures } it is to be 

 noted- That Creatures that live in the Open Mre^ (Sub Dio) muft 

 needs have a Quicker Imprefion from the Jire, than Men that live 

 moft within Doom 5 And efpecially Birds who live in the Jire } 

 freeft 3 and cleared; 5 and arc apteft by their Fbice to tell Tales, 

 what they finde 5 and likewife by the Motion of their Flight to 

 ex pr efs the fame. 



Water-Fowls- fas Sea-Gulls- Moore-Hens, &cj when t hey fiock and fly to- 

 gether,from the Sea towards the Shores ; And contrariwife. Land Birds, (as 

 Crowes, Sn>aUowes 3 &c) when they fly from the Land to the Waters, and beat 

 the Waters with their Wings • doe fore-fhew Raine, and Wind, The Caufe is, 

 Pleafme, that both Kindes takes in the Moiflneffe, and Denfiiy of the Aire: 

 And fo defire to be in Motion , and upon the wing, whitherfoever they 

 would otherwife goe : For it is no Marvel that Water-Fowle doe joy moll . 

 in that Aire , which is likeft Watery And Land-Birds, alfo, (many of them) 

 delight in Bathing, and Moifl Aire. For the fame Reafon alfo, many Birds 

 doe proine their Feathers $ And Geefe doe gaggle ; And Cronos feem to call 

 upon Raine : All which is but the Comfort they feem to receive in the Re- 

 lenting of the Aire. 



The Heron, when fhe foareth high, (fo as fometimes {he is feen to pafTe 

 over a Cloud,) fheweth Winds :. But Kites flying aloft, (hew Faire and Dry 

 weather. The Caufe may be,for that they both mount raoft into the Aire, of 

 that Temper, wherein they delight • And the Heron,be'mga Water-Fowle, 

 takethpleafurein the Aire, that is Condenfed : And befides, being but 

 Heavy of Wing,nQedeth the Help of the Grofjer Aire. But the Kite afTecteth 

 not fo much the Grofinefi of the Aire, as the Cold and Frefhnef thereof^For 

 being a Bird of Prey, and therefore Hot , fhe delighteth in the Frejh Aire. 

 And (many times) flyeth againft the Wind; As Trouts, and Salmons fwim 

 againft the Stream. And yet it is true alfo, that all Birds find an Eafein 

 the depth of the Aire ± As Swimmers doe in a Deep Water, And therefore 

 when they are aloft, they can uphold themfelves with their Wings Spread^ 

 fearce moving them* 



Fifyes, when they play towards the Top of the Waer, doe commonly fore- 

 tell Raine. The Caufe is, for that a Fijh hating the Drie , will not approach 

 the Aire, till it groweth Moifl j And when it is Dry, will flye it , and Swim 

 lower. 



Be&fts doe take Comfort, (generally,) in a Moifl Aire % And itmaketh 

 them eat their Meat, better ; And therefore Sheep will get up betimes in 



the 



