the natural and experimental history OF wind c TO the most illustrious and  excellent prince Charles son and heir to the high and mighty king james I  humble present unto your highness the first fruit of our natural history a  thing exceed little in quantity like a grain of mustard seed but yet a pledge  of those thing which God Willing shall ensue for we have bind our self as by a  vow every month that God shall of his goodness please who glory it set forth  as it be in a new Canticle or song to prolong our life to set out one or more  part of it accord as their length and difficulty shall prove more or less  other may per adventure move by our example be move to the like industry  especial when they shall clear perceive what be in hand for in a natural  history which be good and well set out be the key both of science and work God  preserve your highness long in safety your highness humble and devote servant  fran saint alban the natural and experimental history for the make up of  philosophy or experiment of the universe which be the three part of the  renewal great man be to be entreat advice and adjure even by their fortune to  submit their mind and seek for knowledge in the great world and likewise to  cast away so much as the think of philosophy or at least to hope but for  slender and small fruit thereof until a diligent and approve natural and  experimental history be acquire and make up for what will these shallow brain  of man and these potent trifle have there be among the ancient numerous  opinion of philosopher as of Pythagoras Philolaus Xenophanes Heraclitus  Empedocles Parmenides Anaxagoras Leucippus Democritus Plato Aristotle  Theophrastus Zeno and other all these make up argument of world as of fable  accord to their own fancy and recite and publish those fable whereof some  indeed be more handsome and probable and some again most harsh but in our age  by mean of college and school discipline wit be somewhat more restrain yet  have they not quite cease of fatherly dignity Telesius brown Severine the Dane  gilbertus a Englishman and campanella do set foot upon the stage and act new  fable neither much applaud nor of any elegant argument or subject but do we  wonder at these thing as though such sect and opinion may not in a infinite  number arise in all age for neither be there nor ever will be any end or limit  for these thing one snatch at one thing another be please with another there  be no dry nor clear sight of any thing every one play the philosopher out of  the small treasure of his own fancy as it be out of Plato cave the more  sublime wit more acute and with better success the dull with less success but  equal obstinacy and not long since by the discipline of some learned and as  thing go now excellent man science be bind within the limit of some certain  author which they have set down impose they upon old man and instil they into  young so that now as Tully cavil upon caesars consulship the star lyre or harp  rise by a edict and authority be take for truth not truth for authority which  kind of order and discipline be very convenient for our present use but banish  those which be better for we both suffer for and emulate our first parent sin  they desire to be like unto God and their posterity much more for we create  new world go before nature and command it we must have all thing to be so as  may agree with our folly not to divine wisdom nor as they be find to be in  themselves neither can I say which we rest most our wit or the thing  themselves but certain we set the stamp and seal of our own image upon God  creature and work and never careful look upon and acknowledge the creator  stamp therefore we do not without cause again strive for the domination over  the creature for whereas even after the fall of man he have some kind of  domination leave he over reluctant creature that he may tame and subdue they  by true and solid be we have for the most part lose that also through our own  insolency because we will be like unto God and follow the dictate of our own  reason wherefore if there be any humility towards the creator any reverence  and magnify of his work any charity in man or care to release they out of  their necessity and misery if there be any love of truth in natural thing  hatred of darkness and a desire of purify the understanding man be to be again  and again desire that cast off or at least lie aside for a while these fly and  preposterous philosophy which have set the thesis before the Hypopheses or  supposition before solid ground have captivate experience and triumph over the  work of God they will humble and with a certain reverence draw near and turn  over the great volume of the creature stop and meditate upon it and be cleanse  and free from opinion handle they choice and entire this be the speech and  language that go out into all the end of the world and suffer not in the  confusion of Babel let man learn this and become child again and infant not  scorn to take a b c thereof in hand and in find and search out the  interpretation of it let they spare no labour but let they persist and go on  and even die in the quest of it see therefore that in our instauration we have  place the natural history such as it be in order to our end in the three part  of the work we have think fit to prevent this thing and fall upon it immediate  for although in our organon there be many thing of especial consequence to be  finish yet we think it fit rather to promote or set forward the general work  of instauration in many thing then to perfect it in a few always desire with  extreme fervency such as we be confident God put in the mind of man to have  that which be never yet attempt not to be now attempt in vain likewise there  come this think into my mind namely that there be questionless in Europe many  capable free sublime subtle solid constant wit and what if any one endue with  such a wit do betake himself to the use and manner of our organon and approve  of it yet have he nothing to do nor know not how to address himself to or fit  himself for philosophy if it be a thing which may be effect by read of  philosophy book disputation or meditation that man whosoever it be may  sufficient and abundant perform it but if we remit he as indeed we do to  natural history and experiment of be he be gravel or stick in the mire it be  not his intention he have no time nor will not be at the charge yet we must  not desire to have man cast off old thing before they have get new but after a  copious and faithful history of nature and be be gather and digest and as it  be set and lie open before man eye there be no small hope that such great wit  as we have before speak of such as have be in ancient philosopher and be at  this day frequent enough have be heretofore of such efficacy that they can out  of cork or a little shell namely by thin and frivolous experience build  certain little boat for philosophy gallant enough for be and structure how  much more gallant and solid structure will they make when they have find a  whole wood and stuff enough and that though they have rather go on in the old  way then make use of our organon way which in our opinion be either the only  or the best way so that the case stand thus our organon though perfect can not  profit much without the natural history but our natural history without the  organon may much advance instauration or renew of science wherefore we have  think it best and most advice to fall upon this before any thing else God the  maker preserver and renewer of the universe guide and protect this work both  in its ascent to his own glory and in its descent to the good of man through  his good will towards man by his only beget son God with we the rule of this  present history though we have set down towards the end of that part of our  organon which be come forth precept concern the natural and experimental  history yet we have think good to set down more exact and brithly the from and  rule of this history which we now take in hand to the title comprehend in the  catalogue which belong to the concrete we have add the title of the abstract  nature of which as of a reserve history we make mention in the same place  these be the various figurations of the matter or from of the first classis  simple motion sum of motion measure of motion and some other thing of these we  have make a new alphabet and place it at the end of this volume we have take  title be no way able to take they all not accord to order but by choice those  namely the inquisition of which either for use be most of weight or for  abundance of experiment most convenient or for the obscurity of the thing most  difficult and noble or by reason of the discrepancy of title among themselves  most open to example in each Title after a kind of a entrance or preface we  present propound certain particular topic or article of inquisition as well to  give light to the present inquisition as to encourage a future for we be  master of question but not of thing yet we do not in the history precise  observe the order of question least that which be for a aid and assistance  shall prove a hindrance the history and experiment always hold the first place  and if they set forth any enumeration and series of particular thing they be  make up in table or if other wise they be take up several see that history and  experiment do oftentimes fail we especial those which give light and instance  of the cross by which the understanding may be inform of the true cause of  thing we give precept of new experiment as far as we can see they fit in our  mind for that as be to be inquire and these precept be design like history for  what other mean be leave to we who be the first that come into this way we  unfold and make plain the manner of some experiment that be more quaint and  subtle that there may be no error and that we may stir up other to find out  better and more exact way we enterweave monition and caution of the fallacy of  thing and of such error and scruple as may be find in the inquiry that all  fancy and as it be apparition may be fright away as by a exorcise or spell we  join thereunto our observation upon history and experiment that the  interpretation of the nature may be the ready we interpose some comment or as  it be rudiment of the interpretation of cause spare and rather suppose what  may be than positive define what be we prescribe and set down rule but movable  one and as it be inchoated axiom which offer themselves unto we as we inquire  not as we decisorily pronounce for they be profitable though not altogether  true never forget the profit of mankind though the light be more worthy than  those thing which be show by it we offer to man attention and practice certain  essay of practice know that man stupidity be such and so unhappy that sometime  they see not and pass over thing which lie just in their way we set down work  and thing impossible or at least which be not yet find out as they fall under  each Title and withal those which be already find out and be in man power and  we add to those impossible and not yet find out thing such as be next to they  and have most affinity with they that we may stir up and withal encourage  humane industry it appear by the foresay thing that this present history do  not only supply the place of the three part of the instauration but also be  not despicable preparation to the four by reason of the title out of the  alphabet and topic and to the six by reason of the large observation  Commentations and rule the title of the history and inquisition destine for  the first six month the history of wind the history of density and rarity as  likewise of coition and expansion of matter by space the history of heavy and  light the history of the sympathy and antipathy of thing the history of  sulphur Mercury and salt the history of life and death in this book be contain  the natural and experimental history of wind the natural and experimental  history of the from of heat of the several kind of motion or of the active  virtue the way to find out the cause of the ebb and flow of the sea the entry  into the history of wind the wind give wing to man for by their assistance man  be carry up through the air and fly not through the air indeed but upon the  sea and a wide door be lie open to commerce and the world be make previous  they be the besom which sweep and make clean the earth which be the seat and  habitation of mankind and they cleanse both it and the air but they make the  sea huriful which otherwise be harmless neither be they some other way also  free from do hurt they be without help of man able to stir up great and  zehement motion and like hireling serve both to sail and grind and will be  useful for many other thing if humane care be not want their nature be reckon  among secret and bid thing neither be that to be wonder at see the nature and  power of the air be unknown who the wind do serve and flatter as eolus do Juno  in the poet they be not primary creature nor any of the six day work no more  than the rest of the meteor actual but after bear by the order of the creation  particular topic or article of inquisition concern the wind the name of wind  describe or set down the wind accord to the seaman industry and give they name  either new or old so that you keep your self constant to they wind be either  general or precise either peculiar or free I call they general which always  blow precise those which blow at certain time attendant or peculiar those  which blow most common free wind those which blow indifferent or at any time  general wind whether there be any general wind which be the very self motion  of the air and if there be any such in order to what motion and in what place  they blow precise or fix wind what wind be anniversary or yearly wind return  by turn and in what country whether there be any wind so precise fix that it  return regular at certain day and hour like unto the flow of the sea attend or  peculiar wind what wind be peculiar and ordinary in country which observe a  certain time in the same country which be spring wind and which be summer wind  which autumnal which brumal which equinoctial which solstitial which be belong  to the morning which to noon which to the evening and which to the night what  wind be sea wind and what wind blow from the continent and mark and set down  the difference of the sea and land wind careful as well of those which blow at  land and sea as of those which blow from land and sea free wind whether wind  do not blow from all part of heaven wind do not vary much more in the part of  heaven from which they blow than in their own quality some be vehement some  mild some constant some mutable some hot some cold some moisten and dissolve  some dry and astringent some gather cloud and be rainy and peradventure stormy  some disperse the cloud and be clear diverse quality of wind inquire and give  account which be the wind of all the forename sort or kind and how they vary  accord to the region and place there be three local beginning of wind either  they be throw and cast down from above or they spring out of the earth or they  be make up of the very body of the air local beginning of wind accord to these  three beginning inquire concern wind namely which be throw down out of that  which they call the middle region of the air which breath out of the concavity  of the earth whether they break out together or whether they breath out of the  earth imperceiveably and scatter and afterward gather together like rivulet  into a river final which be scatter engender from the swell and dilatation of  the neighbour air neither be the generation of the wind original only for some  there be also accidental namely by the compression or restraint of the air and  by the percussion and repercussion of it accidental generation and production  of wind inquire concern these accidental generation of wind they be not proper  generation of wind for they rather increase and strengthen wind than produce  and excite they hitherto of the community of wind there be also certain rare  and prodigious wind such as be call tempest whirl wind and storm these be  above ground there be likewise some that be subterraneal and under ground  whereof some vaporous and mercurial they be perceivable in i some be  sulphurous they be send out get a issue by earthquake or do flame out of fiery  mountain extraordinary wind and sudden blast inquire concern such rare and  prodigious wind and of all miraculous and wonder thing do by wind from the  several sort of wind let the inquisition pass to those thing which contribute  towards the wind for we will so express it because the word efficient signify  more and the word concomitant less than we mean and to those thing which seem  to raise or to appease the wind thing contribute or make for the wind and  raise and appease they inquire spare concern astrological consideration of  wind neither care thou for the over curious scheme of the heaven only do not  neglect the more manifest observation of wind rise about the rise of some star  or about the eclipse of the luminary or conjunction of planet nor much less on  those which depend on the course of the sun and moon what meteor of several  sort do contribute or make for wind what the earth quake what rain what the  skirmish of wind one with another for these thing be link together and one  draw on the other what the diversity of vapour and exhalation contribute  towards the wind and which of they do most engender wind and how far the  nature of wind do follow these its material what those thing which be here  upon the earth or be there do do contribute towards the wind what the hill and  the dissolution of snow upon they what those mass of ice which swim upon the  sea and be carry to some place what the difference of soil and land so it be  of some large extent what pond sand wood and champion ground what those thing  which we man do here as burn of heath and the like do contribute to the manure  of land the fire of town in time of war the dry up of pond and lake the  continual shoot off of gun the ring of many bell together in great city and  the like these thing and act of we be but as small straw yet something they  may do inquire concern all manner of raisings or allayings of wind but be  spare in fabulous and superstitious cause from those thing which make for the  wind let the inquisition proceed to inquire of the bind of the wind of their  height extension and continuance the bind of wind inquire careful of the  height or elevation of wind and whether there be any top of mountain to which  the wind do not reach or whether cloud may be see sometime to stand still and  not move when the wind at the same time blow strong upon the earth inquire  diligent of the space or room which the wind take up at once and within what  bind they blue as for example if the south wind blue in such a place whether  it be know certain that at the same time the north wind blue ten mile off and  contrariwise into how narrow and straight bind the wind may be reduce so that  wind may pass as it be through channel which seem to be do in some whirlwind  inquire for how long time very much ordinary or little time wind use to  continue and then slack and as it be expire and die likewise how the rise and  beginning of wind use to be what their languish or cessation be whether sudden  or by degree or how from the bind of the wind let your inquisition pass over  to the succession of wind either among themselves or in respect of rain and  shower for when they lead their ring it be pretty to know the order of their  dance succession of wind whether there be any more certain rule or observation  concern the succession of wind one to another or whether it have any relation  to the motion of the sun or otherwise if it have any what manner of one it be  inquire concern the succession and the alteration or take turn of the wind and  rain see it be ordinary and often see that rain lie the wind and the wind do  disperse the rain whether after a certain term and period of year the  succession of wind begin anew and if it be so what that period be and how long  from the succession of the wind let the inquisition pass to their motion and  the motion of wind be comprehend in seven inquisition whereof three be contain  in the former article four remain as yet untouched for we have inquire of the  motion of wind divide into the several region of the heaven also of the motion  upon three line upward downward and lateral likewise of the accidental motion  of compression or restraint there remain the four of progression or go forward  the five of undulation or wave the six of conflict or skirmish the seven in  humane instrument and engine diverse motion of the wind see progression be  always from some certain place or bind inquire diligent or as well as thou can  concern the place of the first beginning and as it be the spring of any wind  for wind seem to be like unto fame for though they make a noise and run up and  down yet they hide their head among the cloud so be their progress as for  example if the vehement Northern wind which blue at York such a day do blow at  London two day after omit not the inquisition of undulation of wind we call  undulation of wind that motion by which the wind in or for a little space of  time rise and abate as the wave of the water which turn may easy be apprehend  by the hear of they in house and you must so much the rather mark the  difference of undulation or of furrow between the water and the air because in  the air and wind there want the motion of gravity or weight which be a great  part of the cause of the wave rise in the water inquire careful concern the  conflict and meeting of wind which blow at one and the same time first whether  at the same time there blow several original wind for we do not speak of  reverberate wind which if it come to pass what wind they engender and bring  forth in their motion and also what condensation and alteration they produce  in the body of the air whether one wind blow above at the same time as another  blow here below with we for it have be observe by some that sometime the cloud  be carry one way when the weather cock upon a steeple stand another also that  the cloud have be drive by a strong gale when we here below have have a great  calm make a exact particular description of the motion of the wind in drive on  ship with their sail let there be a description make of the motion of the wind  in the sail of ship and the sail of wind mill in the flight of hawk and bird  also in thing that be ordinary and for sport as of display colour fly dragon  duel with wind c from the motion of wind let the inquisition pass to the force  and power of they of the power of wind what wind do or can do concern current  or tide of water in their keepings back puttings forth or inlet and overflow  what they do concern plant and insect bring in of locust blast and mill due  what they effect concern purge or clear and infect of the air in plague  sickness and disease of beast what they effect concern the convey to we thing  which we call spiritual as sound ray and the like from the power of wind let  the inquisition pass to the prognostic of wind not only for the use of  prediction but because they lead we on to the cause for prognostic do either  show we the preparation of thing before they be bring into action or the  beginning before they appear to the sense prognostic of wind let all manner of  good prognostic of wind be careful gather together beside astrological one of  which we set down former how far they be to be inquire after and let they  either be take out of meteor or water or instinct of beast or any other way  last close up the inquisition with inquire after the imitation of wind either  in natural or artificial thing imitation of wind inquire of the imitation of  wind in natural thing such as breathe enclose within the body of live creature  and breathe within the receptacle of distil vessel inquire concern make gale  and artificial wind as bellows Refrigeratories or cool in parlour or dine room  c let the head or article be such neither be it unknown to I that it will be  impossible to answer to some of these accord to the small quantity of  experience that we have but as in civil cause a good lawyer know what  interrogatory the Cause require to have witness examine upon but what the  witness can answer he know not the same thing be incident to we in natural  history let those who come after we endeavour for the rest the history the  name of wind to the first article we give name to wind rather as they be  number in their order and degree than by their own antiquity this we do for  memory and perspicuities sake but we add the old word also because of the  assent voice or opinion of old author of which have take though with somewhat  a doubtful judgement many thing they will hardly be know but under such name  as themselves have use let the general division be this let cardinal wind be  those which blow from corner or Angles of the world Semicardinal those which  blow in the half ward of those and median wind those which blow between these  half ward likewise of those which blow betwixt these half ward let those be  call major medians which blow in a quadrant or four part of these division the  lesser medians be all the rest now the particular division be that which  follow cardinal north north and by east Med majesty north north east or  north wind north east and by north or northeast wind Semi card north east  north east and by east Med majesty east north east or caecias east and by  north cardinal east or Subsolanus east by south Med majesty east south east or  Vulturnus south east by east Semi card south east south east and by south Med  majesty south south east or Phaenicias south and by east cardinal south south  by west Med majesty south south west or Libonotus south west and by south Semi  card south west or libs south west and by west Med majesty west south west or  Africus west and by south cardinal west or favonius west and by north Med  majesty west north west or plant north west and by west Semi card north west  north west and by north or Thrascias Med majesty north north west or  precious stone north and by west there be also other name of wind   the east wind the east wind argestes the south west Olympias the north west  Pyrrhus the south east Hellespontius the east north east for these we care not  let it suffice that we have give constant and fix name of wind accord to the  order and disposition of the region of the heaven we do not set much by the  comment of author since the author themselves have little in they free wind to  the six article there be not a region of the heaven from whence the wind do  not blow yea if you divide the heaven into as many region as there be degree  in the horizon you shall find wind sometime blow from every one of they there  be some whole country where it never rain or at least very seldom but there be  no country where the wind do not blow and that frequent general wind to the  second article concern general wind experiment be plain and it be no marvel  see that especial within the tropics we may find place condemn among the  ancient it be certain that to those who sail between the tropics in a free and  open sea there blow a constant and settle wind which the seaman call a breeze  from east to west this wind be not of so little force but that partly by its  own blow and partly by its guide the current of the sea it hinder seaman from  come back again the same way they go to Peru in our sea in Europe when it be  fair dry weather and no particular wind stir there blow a soft kind of gale  from the east which follow the sun our common observation do admit that the  high cloud be for the most part carry from east to west and that it be so  likewise when here below upon the earth either there be a great calm or a  contrary wind and if they do not so always it be because sometime particular  wind blow aloft which overwhelm this general wind a caution if there be any  such general wind in order to the motion of the heaven it be not so firm nor  strong but that it give way to particular wind but it appear most plain among  the tropics by reason of the large circle which it make and likewise it be so  when it blow on high for the same cause and by reason of its free course  wherefore if you will take it without the tropics and near the earth where it  blow most gentle and slow make trial of it in a open and free air in a extreme  calm and in high place and in a body which be very movable and in the after  noon for at that time the particular eastern wind blow more spare injunction  observe diligent the vein and weather cock upon the top and tower of church  whether in extreme calm they stand continual towards the west or not a  indirect experiment it be certain that here with we in Europe the eastern wind  be dry and sharp the west wind contrariwise moist and nourish may not this be  by reason that it be grant that the air move from east to west it must of  necessity be that the east wind who blast go the same way must needs disperse  and attenuate the air whereby the air be make bite and dry but the western  wind which blow the contrary way turn the air back upon it self and thicken it  whereby it become more dull and at length moist a indirect experiment consider  the inquisition of the motion and flow of water whether they move from east to  west for if the two extreme heaven and water delight in this motion the air  which be in the amid will go near to participate of the same caution we call  the two last experiment indirect because they do direct show the thing which  we aim at but by consequence which we also glad admit of when we want direct  experiment injunction that the breeze blow plentiful between the tropics be  most certain the cause be very ambiguous the cause may be because the air move  accord to the heaven but without the tropics almost unperceiveably by reason  of the small circle which it make within the tropics manifest because it make  big circle another cause may be because all kind of heat dilate and extend the  air and do not suffer it to be contain in its former place and by the dilation  of the air there must needs be a impulsion of the contiguous air which produce  this breeze as the sun go forward and that be more evident within the tropics  where the sun be more scorch without it be hardly perceive and this seem to be  a instance of the cross or a decisory instance to clear this doubt you may  inquire whether the breeze blow in the night or no for the wheel of the air  continue also in the night but the heat of the sun do not but it be most  certain that the breeze do not blow in the night but in the morning and when  the morning be pretty well spend yet that instance do not determine the  question whether the nightly condensation of the air especial in those country  where the day and night be not more equal in their length than they be differ  in their heat and cold may dull and confound that natural motion of the air  which be but weak if the air participate of the motion of the heaven it do not  only follow that the east wind concur with the motion of the air and the west  wind strive against it but also that the north wind blow as it be from above  and the south wind as from below here in our hemisphere where the antarctic  pole be under ground and the arctic pole be elevate which have likewise be  observe by the ancient though stagger and obscure but it agree very well with  our modern experience because the breeze which may be a motion of the air be  not a full east but a north east wind stay or certain wind to the three  article connexion as in the inquisition of general wind man have suffer and be  in darkness so they have be trouble with a vertigo or giddiness concern stay  and certain wind of the former they say nothing of the latter they talk up and  down and at random this be the more pardonable the thing be various for these  stay wind do change and alter accord to the place where they be the same do  not blow in Egypt grease and Italy that there be stay wind in some place the  very name that be give they do declare it as the other name of Etesiaes mean  anniversary or yearly wind the ancient attribute the cause of the over flow of  Nilus to the blow of the etesian that be to say Northern wind at that time of  the year which do hinder the river run into the sea and turn the stream of it  back there be current in the sea which can neither be attribute to the natural  motion of the ocean nor to the run down from high place nor the straightness  of the opposite shore or to promontory run out into the sea but be mere guide  and govern by these stay wind those who will not have Columbus to have  conceive such a strong opinion concern the west Indies by the relation of a  Spanish pilot and much less believe that he may gather it out of some obscure  foot step of the ancient have this refuge that he may conjecture there be some  continent in the west by the certain and stay wind which blue from they  towards the shore of Lusitania or Portugal a doubtful and not very probable  thing see that the voyage of wind will hardly reach so large a distance in the  mean time there be great honour due to this inquisition if the find of this  new world be due to one of those axiom or observation whereof it comprehend  many wheresoever be high and snowy mountain from thence blow stay wind until  that time as the snow be melt away I believe also that from great pool which  be full of water in the winter there blow stay wind in those season when as  they begin to dry up with the heat of the sun but of this I have no certainty  wheresoever vapour be engender in abundance and that at certain time be sure  that stay wind will blow there at the same time if stay and certain wind blow  any where and the cause can be find near at hand assure your self that those  certain wind be stranger and come from far it have be observe that stay wind  do not blow in the night time but do rise about three hour after sunrising  sure such wind be tire as it be with a long journey that they can scarce break  through the thickness of the night air but be stir up again by the rise of the  sun they go forward by little and little all stay wind unless they blow from  some neighbour place be weak and yield unto sudden wind there be many stay  wind which be not perceivable and which we do not observe by reason of their  weakness whereby they be overthrow by the freewinds wherefore in the winter  they be hardly take notice of when the free wind wander most but be more  observable in the summer when those wander wind grow weak in Europe these be  the chief stay wind Northwinds from the solstice and they be both before  runner and follower of the dogstar west wind from the equinoctial in autumn  Eastwinds from the spring equinoctial as for the winter solstice there be  little heed to be take of it by reason of the variety the wind call Ornithii  or bird wind have that name give they because they bring bird out of cold  region beyond the sea into warm climate and they belong not to stay wind  because they for the most part keep no punctual time and the bird they for the  convenience of they whether they come soon or late and many time when they  have begin to blow a little and turn the bird be forsake by it be drown in the  sea and sometime fall into ship the return of these certain or stay wind be  not so precise at a day or a hour as the flow of the sea be some author do set  down a day but it be rather by conjecture than any constant observation