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Tfie Column Bar marks the height of the Mercury in 
the Barofcope. - 
The firft fiumber is the inches of its height , the 
kcond number marks the 20th parts of an inch above 
thn inch marked by the firft number. 
The Cohimn Hyg. is that which marks the moifture of 
the Air. The Inftrument I ufed was the beard of a Wild 
Oat, of vvhich each turn was divided into fixteen de- 
grees. 
The Column of the Wind mark'd the point the Wind 
was in, but not always exaftly, becaufe the Weather- 
cock vifible out of my Window was ftiff, and turn a not 
eafily, nor was the Houfe it flood on fituate exaf-ly fafl 
flnd Weft 5 fo that it was not eafie by the ftandingof the 
Weather- cock to know exaftly the point of the Wind : 
Wherefore I contented my felf to fet down barely one 
of the 4 cardinal pc^nts, when the Wind was pretty near 
it 5 afid when it v»7as more remote, the two cardinal points 
between which it was, putting the Letter of the cardi* 
iial point firft to which it was neareft 3 as when the 
Wind was between the South and the Weft, if it were 
nearer the Weft than the South, I writ W* S. and fo of 
the reft. 
I marked befides the force of the Wind, which 1 di - 
vidcd into four degrees, i. When k juft moved the 
Leaves. 2. When it blew a preity trefh gale. 3. When 
it was a hard and whiftling Wind. 4. When "it blew a 
ftorm. Though thefe divUions were not made v^^Hi that 
cxaftnefsas they might have been, had one had ar !nftru- 
ment onpurpoie, yet they may gh'eTome help to hofe 
who would make obfervations from fuch Regifters as 
thefe. (o) vva'5 when there v/as not Wind enough to move 
a Leaf as I could fee. . 
As to the Weather. Chf^dy fignifiesmore of AeSky(\ ifi- 
ble out of the Windows of my Study.whkh were ( aft and 
^outh) cover d with Clouds, than not. Fair the contrary. 
Be- 
