Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7355" xml:space="preserve">An open and warm Winter portendeth a hot and dry Summer: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7356" xml:space="preserve">For the
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-01" xlink:href="note-0208-01a" xml:space="preserve">815.</note>
            Vapors diſperſe into the Winter ſhowers; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7357" xml:space="preserve">whereas Cold and Froſt keep-
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            eth them in, and tranſporteth them into the late Spring and Summer fol-
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            lowing.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7359" xml:space="preserve">Birds that uſe to change Countrevs at certain Seaſons, if they come
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-02" xlink:href="note-0208-02a" xml:space="preserve">816.</note>
            earlier, do ſhew the temperature of Weather according to that Countrey
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            whence they came: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7360" xml:space="preserve">As the Winter Birds, (namely, Woodcocks, Feldefares &</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7361" xml:space="preserve">c.)
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7362" xml:space="preserve">if they come earlier, and out of the Northern Countreys, with us ſhew cold
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            Winters. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7363" xml:space="preserve">And if it be in the ſame Countrey, then they ſhew a temperature
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            of Seaſon, like unto that Seaſon in which they come; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7364" xml:space="preserve">as Swallows Bats,
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            Cucks
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            es, &</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7365" xml:space="preserve">c. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7366" xml:space="preserve">that come towards Summer, if they come early, ſhew a hot
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            Summer to follow.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7368" xml:space="preserve">The Prognoſticks more immediate of Weather to ſollow ſoon after, are
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-03" xlink:href="note-0208-03a" xml:space="preserve">817.</note>
            more certain then thoſe of Seaſons: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7369" xml:space="preserve">The Reſounding of the Sea upon the
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            Shore, and the Murmur of Winds in the Woods, without apparent Wind,
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            ſhew Wind to follow. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7370" xml:space="preserve">For ſuch Winds, breathing chiefly out of the Earth,
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            are not at the firſt perceived, except they be pent by Water or Wood. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7371" xml:space="preserve">And
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            therefore a Murmur out of Caves like wiſe portendeth as much.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7373" xml:space="preserve">The Upper Regions of the Air, perceive the Collection of the matter of
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-04" xlink:href="note-0208-04a" xml:space="preserve">818.</note>
            Tempeſt and Winds before the Air here below. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7374" xml:space="preserve">And therefore the obſcuring
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            of the ſmaller Stars, is a ſign of Tempeſts following. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7375" xml:space="preserve">And of this kinde you
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            ſhall finde a number of inſtances in our Inquiſition de Ventis.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7377" xml:space="preserve">Great Mountains have a Perception of the diſpoſition of the Air to Tem-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-05" xlink:href="note-0208-05a" xml:space="preserve">819.</note>
            peſts ſooner, then the Valleys or Plains below. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7378" xml:space="preserve">And therefore they ſay in VVales,
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            VVhen certain Hills have their Night-caps on, they me@n miſchief. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7379" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, for that
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            Tempeſts which are for the moſt part bred above in the Middle Region, (as
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            they call it) are ſooneſt perceived to collect in the places next it.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7381" xml:space="preserve">The Air and Fire have ſubtil Perceptions of Wind riſing before Men
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            finde it. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7382" xml:space="preserve">We ſee the trembling of a Candle will diſcover a Wind, that other-
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            wiſe we do not feel; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7383" xml:space="preserve">and the Flexious burning of Flames doth ſhew the Air
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            beginneth to be unquiet; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7384" xml:space="preserve">and ſo do Coals of fire, by caſting off the aſhes
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            more then they uſe. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7385" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, for that no Wind at the firſt, till it hath
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            ſtruck and driven the Air, is apparent to the Senſe; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7386" xml:space="preserve">but flame is eaſier to
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            move then Air. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7387" xml:space="preserve">And for the Aſhes, it is no marvel though Wind unperceived
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            ſhake them off; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7388" xml:space="preserve">for we uſually try which way the Wind bloweth, by caſting
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            up Graſs or Chaff, or ſuch light things into the Air.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7390" xml:space="preserve">When Wind expireth from under the Sea, as it cauſeth ſome reſound-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-07" xlink:href="note-0208-07a" xml:space="preserve">821.</note>
            ings of the Water, (whereof weſpake before) ſo it cauſeth ſome light mo-
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            tions of Bubbles, and white Circles of Froth. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7391" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, for that the
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            Wind cannot be perceived by the Senſe, until there be an Eruption of a great
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            quantity from under the Water, and ſo it getteth into a Body, whereas in the
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            firſt putting up, it cometh in little portions.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7393" xml:space="preserve">We ſpake of the Aſhes that Coals caſt off, and of Graſs and Chaff car-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0208-08" xlink:href="note-0208-08a" xml:space="preserve">822.</note>
            ried by the Wind; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7394" xml:space="preserve">ſo any light thing that moveth when we find no VVind,
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            ſheweth a VVind at hand: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7395" xml:space="preserve">As when Feathers or Down of Thiſtles flie to and
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            fro in the Air.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s7397" xml:space="preserve">For Prognoſticks of VVeather from Living Creatures, it is to be noted, That
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            Creatures that live in the open Air (ſub dio) muſt needs have a quicker
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            impreſſion from the Air, then Men that live moſt within doors; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7398" xml:space="preserve">and eſpe-
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            cially Birds who live in the Air freeſt and cleareſt, and are apteſt by their
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            voice to tell tales what they finde, and likewiſe by the motion of their
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            flight to expreſs the ſame.</s>
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