of Farham Governour of the Barbai&tf 
was caft away, going with a Fleet to reco- 
ver Sf. Chriftophers from the French^ 
^mo Vom, 1666. July* Cold weather be- 
gins with ithc middk of November , the 
winteiV perpetually freezing, infonnuch that 
their Riviirs and isIt-Bayts «c fto^n over 
^nd paflfable for Men, Horfe^ Oxen and 
Carts; JFquore cum gdido ^ephyrus fert 
:>ceni:$ Cymbo. The Nortb-mfl wind is the 
fiiarpeft wind in the Countrie* In England 
moftof the cold winds and weathers c^nic 
from the Sea^and thofc feats that are ncarcft 
the i'ca-coafis \n Englmd arc accounted 
unwholfome, but not fo in Neu? Englmd^ 
for in the extremity of winter the Norths 
and y(7^/i?? wiiid coming from the Sea 
produceth warm weather, only the North* 
JFejhmnd coming over land from the 
white ipountains C which arc alwayes ( ex- 
cept in covered wiih fnow ) is the 
caufe of cxtream cold weather, alwayes ac- 
companied with deep fnowcs and bitter 
froftSjthe fnow for tl c moft part four and fix 
foot dccp^ which melting on the fupcrficics 
with the heat of the Sun, ( for t^emoft 
part fliining out clearly every day ) and 
freezing again in the night makes a cruft 
upon the fnow fufficient to bear a man walk- 
ing with fnow- (hoos upon it# And at this 
E 4 fea- 
