Of OXFO%T>^SHI%E. I 
I i That no circle pafiTes through the true Suns disk, nor the 
fpurious ones found in the interfeftion of two Irides^ as 
in thofe that appeared at Eoine^ March 20. 1629. ^ and 
m France^ April<j. Anno 1666. 
2. That whereas generally fuch mock-Suns appear not fo 
bright, nor are fo well defined as the true one is ; thefe 
according to the agreement of all, appeared of fo even 
and ftrong a light,that 'twas hard to diftinguifti the true 
from the falfe, and perhaps might not be inferior to the 
Parhelia mentioned by Cardan or that lately were feen 
in Hungary ^ 
6. When they appear thus bright and illuftrious, Aftrologers 
heretofore always prefaged a Triumvirate : thus the Triumvirate 
of Antoniu6 ^ Augufim^ and LepUu<s^, vAth all the evils that at- 
tended it, was referred to the Parhelia feen a little before ; and 
herein Cardan is fo pofitive, thac he fears not to affert. That after 
fuch an appearance, we feldom (if ever) fiiilof one, and there- 
fore refers the Parhelia feen by himfelf to the Triumvirate of 
Eenry the fecond King of France^ Charles the fifth, and Soljman 
the Turkifti Emperor. And truly, w^ere not thefe to be more 
than fufpefted of vanity, it wereeafieto adapt a Triumvirate to 
ours : But my Religion, and that God that hath exhorted us, not 
to be difmayed at the figns of Heaven^ atid folemnly profeffes, that 
'tis even He that frvflrates the tokens of the Lyars^ and makes the 
Diviners mdd^^ has taught me to forbear. IfFiall therefore add 
no more concerning thefe things, but that though moft common- 
ly the Parhelia with the true Sun, appear but three in number, 
yet that fomtimesmore have been feen ; as four °in France^ Anno 
1666. five at Rome, Anno 1629. ^^^^ ' England, Anno 1 233. 
and ri%^ Anno 1525. by Sigifmund the firft, King of Poland \ 
which are the moft that we read were ever feen at a time, thoi^gli 
Des Cartes endeavors to ftiew 'tis polTible there may be fcven. 
7. And indeed this had been all I thought I ffiould have men- 
tioned concerning the Heavens, but that even now while I am 
writing this, at Oxon: on the 23"* of November^ Anno 1675, about 
7 at night, behold the Moon fet her Bow in the clouds, of a white 
T>es Cartes Meteor cap. lo- G/ijfcvd.inEp. adRenerium. c ?hilof.Tranf.num.\t^. ^ De rerum Va- 
rietate lil?.\^.e.-jo. ^ Fhtlof.Tranf.numh.^i. f J/i. 44.. a'.24,25. ^ Fhilof. Tranf.mmh. i^. ^ Des 
Cartes, Meteor, cap. \0' » Maithevj'Paris, ij Henr.IlI. ^ DesCa\-tes Metesr. cap.io- fj^Fronmd. Me- 
teor. Lib. 6. Art. 2. 
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