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III.- Cdpfam Lmgford's Ohfet^Mions of his own 
Experieftce upon Fluruams,^ and their PrognO" 
Jiick/. Commnmcated by Mr^ Bona vert. 
IT hath been the Cuftom of our Englijh and French In^ 
hdb'itznis oi iht Carilee IJlands^ toiead, ia about the 
Month of June^ to the Native Carilees of Dominico and 
St. Vincent^ to know whether there would be any Huri- 
canes that Year ; and about Ten or Twelve Days be^ 
fore the Huricane came, they did conftantly fend theni 
Word and it very rarely or feldom failed, that ever I 
had Experience of , but the Inhabitants have pretended 
that fometimes they did fail in their Prognofticks, or ra- 
ther in their Witchcrafts or Gouncel with the Devil, as 
they call'd it. But I hope I fhall, in the enfuing Difcourfe, 
both clear the Natives of that Afperfion in this Matter i 
and likewife Ihew fome certain Reafons, backed with Ex- 
perience, that feldom, or never as yet, thofe Progno- 
fticks have failed^ as I have obferved in Five Huricanesi 
One in the Year 1657. the others in Anno 1658, and 
1660. and 1665-, and 1667. Two of which I was at 
Sea in, without any Prejudice to my Ship, Mafts, Sails, 
or Rigging ; I always fitting my Ship for fuch a Storm, 
which I coald give good Reafons for, but I lhall bs too 
tedious ; io I ftiall only divide what I have to fay^ into 
theft Four Parts: : i 
I, How I carBe tothe Rnowledge of theft Signs or 
Progooftications. 
2* What they, are, 
3. The 
