Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	air_n	cold_a	moist_a	3,600	5	10.5118	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34603	Ouranoskopia, or, The contemplation of the heavens, in a perpetual speculum, or general prognostication for ever wherein is succinctly demonstrated the names and natures of the signs, planets and aspects, terms of art, order of the spheres, the colours, magnitudes, motions, solid proportions and distances of the seven planets from the earth ... / by Iames Corss ...	Corss, James.	1662 (1662)	Wing C6347; ESTC R32521	53,179	98

in Summer fair weather in Winter and Spring Snow or Rain Subsolanus eurus the East wind is temperatly dry it produceth Rhumes and cold Dewes it bloweth most commonly at the Suns rising and for the most part little in the night time These four are called Venti principalles the chief winds the intermediate winds between these be North-east South-east South-west North-west The North-east wind is for the most part cold and dry ingendring clouds and somtimes Snow The South-east wind is weak moist and producer of clouds and obscure air The South-west wind is of a hurtfull quality sickly moist producing clouds and rain The North-west wind is most tonitruous tempestuous violent and hasty causing a turbulent air The Laterall winds are in number eight viz. East north-east North north-east North north-west West south-west South south-west South south-east West north-west East south-east The Colaterall winds are in number sixteen viz. 1. East by North. 2. North-east by East 3. North by East 4. Northeast by North. 5. North by West 6. Northwest by North. 7. West by North. 8. Northwest by West 9. Southwest by West 10. West by South 11. Southwest by South 12. South by West 13. South by East 14. Southeast by South 15. Southeast by East 16. East by South Thus having demonstrated briefly the Names and Natures of the Winds I shall in the next Chapter shew you CHAP. XIX How to Prognosticate what winds will blow THat this may be known for 't is not only possible but also probable be pleased to take notice of these few particulars following In the Figure of the Suns ingresse into any of the Cardinal Signs or Conjunction or Opposition of the Luminaries preceeding and succeeding or any Monthly Lunations observe carefully what Planet is predominant in the Figure his position and mutual aspect if he hes any which known do so much but as to take notice what Winds or Quarters of Heaven that Planet or Planets signifie together with the sign he is posited in that you may not be mistaken herein before I go further I will here show you the principal Quarters of Heaven which the Planets signifie by which you may at all times be enabled to give a more then probable conjecture which way the wind will blow For Saturn is mover of the Eastern winds Jupiter of the Northern Mars of the West and Southern Venus of the Southern Mercury according to the nature of that or those Planets he is joyned with or aspected to the Luminaries are movers of the Western winds c. The quality of the winds and their bearing is also known from Planets positions in the Figure for those Planets with Latitude and South Declination from the Medium Coeli moves the Southern winds to blow from the Imum Coeli with Latitude and Northern Declination the North winds The Oriental Planets move the Eastern winds and the Ocidental the Western wind and when they be weak they cause the intermediate winds to blow Likewise the Scituation and Quality of the winds is found from the Latitude of the Moon as she inclines to the North or South The Signs do also demonstrate the winds as well as the Planets although the magnitude of their significations be lesse then the Planets for they draw down their vertues and transmits it to the Earth Aries Leo and Sagitary excite the North-west winds Taurus Virgo and Capricorny the South-east Gemini Libra and Aquary the North-east Cancer Scorpio and Pisces the South-west We may in some measure Prognosticate the quality of the winds for if Mercurius apply to Saturn it produceth great winds clouds and rain if to Jupiter sweet winds if to Mars warm winds if to the Sun warm and hurtfull winds if to Venus winds and so I conclude this Chapter CHAP. XX. Of Earth-quakes Thunders Lightnings Comets c. their naturall causes and significations 1. Of the Rain-bow THe Rain-bow is the shining and rebounding of beams of light which turn to the contrary vapour again in the cloud which is opposite to the Sun and so according to the diversity of the thinnesse of that cloud do the beams appear red above yellow in the midle and green in the lower parts but in themselves all this while they have no real colour that is a true colour Here note that the neerer the Sun is to the Horizon the greater is the Rain-bow The effects of the Rain-bow If the Rain-bow appear or be visible in the morning it signifies moisture unlesse great drought of the air work the contrary if in the evening fair weather Moreover if the Rain-bow appear fair it betokens foul weather but if it appear foul look for fair weather the greener the more rain the reder the more wind 2. Of Rain Rain is a cold vapour and earthly humour or fumosities out of water attracted by the clouds I omit to speak of prodigious and miraculous rains as Milk Blood Flesh c. They who desire to read suck like see Plinius lib. 2. cap. 58. 3. Of Frost and Dew It is a cold moist vapour drawn up in the day by the faint heat of the Sun and descends again in the night where it is either congealed as in Winter or resolved into water as in Summer Frost in the Spring or Harvest is a sign of fair weather 4. Of Snow Snow is a moist vapour drawn up to the midle Region of the Air then thickened and frozen into the body of a Cloud and so congealed descendeth into Fleeces 5. Of Haill Haill is a Cloud resolved into water congeals in its descension the higher it comes and the longer it tarrieth in the Air the rounder is the Haill 6. Of Winds Winds is a multitude of dry exhalations drawn up from the earth enforcing it self here and there 7. Of Earth-quakes Plenty of Winds entered into Holes or Caves of the Earth which being absent from above the Earth causeth quietnesse at last their violent bursting out the earth sudden by closing again causeth the Earthquake 8. Tokens of Earth-quakes to come A fiery clould appearing in the Element like a little Pillar The obscurity and darknesse of the Sun without Clouds and strangely coloured as bloody c. is a token of Earthquakes to come Also when deep Well waters are seen to tremble at the bottome or if the waters there be infected Also a great quietnesse by Sea and Land and especially long absence of Winds Moreover strange sights and apparitions in the Air or the noise and clamours as it were of men in the Clouds rushings of Harnesse Mournings and Lamentations c. 9. Of Thunders Thunder is the quenching of fire in a cloud or a hot and dry exhalation mixed with moisture carried up to the midle Region and wrapping it self in a cloud which is moist there ariseth a strife the heat beating and with a mighty violence breaketh the sides of the cloud with a thundering noise the fire disperses and flashes thence comes the lightning The signification of Thunder 10.