Concussion A straung Concussion at Fryburge there is sometimes that property that runninge vp and downe within the Earthes inclosure and there boyling like a seething Pot or seething Water at the length it breaketh forth and doth wonderfull harme As it happened at Fryburge in Brisgoia in the yeare of Christe 1509. Ann. 1509 Some called this kynde of Concussion Brasteis There is another kinde of Concussion or daungerous earthquake called Hiatus Brasteis a gasping or gaping as when the earth with forcible matter wtin is driuen to part sunder itself with which kinde of Earthquake the Citty Cyllene as sayth Plutarch was sundred and rent a two in the dayes of Mydas the king and so was the countrey Lygustus afterwards with the same Also of this there is an other kinde called Ruptor a burster Ruptor which bursteth the Earth in twaine and swelleth the same and puffeth it vp like a hill with which the Ilande Hiera as also the City Heraclea in Pontus was wonderfully tossed and tumbled Then is there another kinde of Concussion called Trusor a thrusting earthquake which with violent force thrusteth vp all that is in his way as it goeth Trusor remoouing and bearinge all vp on the to side Then is there another kinde called Mugitus which is after alowing Noyse which with his stronge lowing sound shaketh the Grounde Mugitus which sometimes also soundeth without shaking as when the matter thereof is more weake but yet it striueth and strugleth within and laboureth to get out at the Earthes hollownesse And these kindes of Earthquakes as they haue naturall causes so haue they their names accordingly But there haue bene other Earthquakes which beinge without such causes and onely and meerely procured caused by Gods mighty Prouidence very Miraculously Miraculous earthquakes may worthely be called supernaturall miraculous As was when Peter was deliuered out of Pryson for that was most straunge in deede Act. 16. firste by reason of the time for it was at midnight and the other are only in the euening and morning secondly they differ in forme or maner for this shooke the foundations only of the Pryson house where Peter was shut vp in A miraculous earthquake at Peters deliuery out of Prison and the other sorts shake most of all at the highest partes or tops of houses and Buildings This also did but onely make away for Peters deliuery and so closed vp the same agayne the others where they once make any way thei quite destroy there for a full a doe and neuer close or shut vp the same agayne Wherefore this was only a most speciall and supernaturall kinde of Earthquake But to return to Saturn Hee hath vnder him these Prouinces and Countryes CouÌ„ntries subiected to Saturn India Aethiopia and the lesser Asia Hee also runneth his course ouer the zodiacke in 30. yeares Thus much of the iurisdiction proprieetyes effects qualities of the seuen Planets as also of all other kindes here below subiected vnto theÌ„ and this which I haue already sayd I thinke it enough and very sufficient at this time God graunt vs by the coÌ„sideration thereof to condiscend into a more deepe meditation contemplation of his most excellent and deuine Maiesty which is all in all and all to all as the Poet said well who is to be blessed foreuermore A TABLE OF ALL SVCH Principall matters as is contayned in this Booke A. AChylles Fol. 63. b Adamant Fol. 49. b Adder Fol. 66. b Aeacus Fol. 52. b Aelurus Fol. 15. a Aeolus Fol. 53. a Athalis Fol. 19. a Amurathes Fol. 63. b Arsenius Fol. 64. b B. BAlmetree Fol. 40. b Beares Fol. 47. b Bees Fol. 14. b Beetels Fol. 14. b Blasing stars hovv ingeÌ„dred 35. a. The kindes therof 35. a. the chiefest time for theÌ„ 35. b. What they prognosticate 35. b. their continuance Fol. 35. b Bull first baited Fol. 47. b Bloudy bovves about the Sun vvhen appeared Fol. 33. a Bucklers of fire seene in the ElemeÌ„t vvheÌ„ Fol. 9. b Burning lampes Fol. 11. a Brasteis or the burninge kinde of Earthquake Fol. 72. b C. CAmell Fol. 65. a Cameleon Fol. 14. b Chancharus Fol. 21. b Catte Fol. 14. b Celestinus Fol. 64. a Cephalus Fol. 49. a Circes Fol. 60. b Chalazite Fol. 67. b Chernites Fol. 67. a Chiron Fol. 60. b Clynias Fol. 63. b Cocke Fol. 39. a Cockatrice Fol. 48. b Coloures seene in the ayre Fol. 11 b Comets vvhat they prognosticate Fol. 36. a Cormorant Fol. 15. a Countryes subiect to luna Fol. 16. a Cynamontree Fol. 41. a Crabfishe Fol. 40. b Cynocephalus Fol. 14. a D. DAnaé Fol. 54. a Dactylus Fol. 39. b Day hovv spent in time past Fol. 61. a Day hovv diuerssy accouÌ„pted Fol. 61. b Dictamus Fol. 42. a Dolphin Fol. 57. b Doues 57. a. A Doue caried a letter Fol. 57. b Dragon Fol. 48. b Dyall of vvhoÌ„ first fouÌ„de out Fol. 61. a E. Eagle Fol. 21. b. 37. b Eatites Fol. 37. b Echeneis Fol. 15. a Elaphoceratites Fol. 67. b Elephant dragon Fol. 55. b Endymion Fol. 8. b Europa Fol. 54. a Evvetree Fol. 67 a Earth Fol. 68. a Earth lesse then the stars Fol. 69. a Earthquakes Fol. 70. a Earthquakes destroyinge vvhole Cities countries 70. a. 100. Cyties at once destroied vvith an Earthquake in Lybia 70 a. differences sundry kindes of Earthquakes 71. b. A Vibration or gentle Earthquake happening here in England 1580. 6. Aprill 71. b. A miraculous Earthquake at Peters deliuery Fol. 73. b F. Foxe Fol. 66. a Fyer brusting out of the earth vvith an earthquake Fol. 71. a Fyer brands seene in the ayer Fol. 1â—â— a Fyery flames seene in the ayer Fol. 9. b Flying stars Fol. 11. a G. Galactites Fol. 67. b Galaxia or the milky vvhite vvay of the Ayer in the cleare nights Fol. 12. b Galazite Fol. 67. b Ganimedes Fol. 60. b Garland of the Moone Fol. 12. a GarlaÌ„d of bloudy color Fol. 32. b Garlike Fol. 49. a Gaspings gapinges and gulphes seene in the ayer Fol. 11. b Glanis Fol. 4. a Goates Fol. 65. b Goshavvkes Fol. 30. a Gryffin Fol. 48. a H. Halo or Garlande of the Moone and vvhat it prognosticateth Fol. 33. a Halo of the Sun stars vvhat it betokeneth Fol. 12 b Hare Fol. 65. b Hebe Fol. 60. a Heliotropius Fol. 42. b Hermaphroditus Fol. 19. a Hyatus Fol. 72. b Hieraclitus Fol. 64. b Hiero Fol. 63. b Horse by vvhoÌ„ first fouÌ„d oute 45. a. A tryall of horses Fol. 45. a Hovve to make Horses Warlicke Fol. 46. a Hovv and vvhen horses markes varye vveare avvay Fol. 46. a Hyacinthus Fol. 42. b Hyppodamus the svvyft runner Fol. 44. a I. Ichneumon Fol. 66. b Iuno Fol. 60. a Iron Fol. 50. a Iouialysts hovv disposed Fol. 55. a Iupiter Fol. 50. b Iupter Enhorcius Fol. 54. b Iupiter Heterius idem Iupiter Homoginus id Iupiter Philius ideÌ„ Iupiter Zenius ideÌ„ Iupiter couÌ„tryes Fol. 58. b L. Lapvving Fol. 48. b Lead Fol. 67. b Lodestone Fol. 49. b Lotarius Fol. 64. a Long lack of the Sunne shine Fol. 32. b Lote tree Fol. 41. b Luna hovv called Fol. 6. b Lights in the nighte lyke the dayes light vvhen Fol. 6. a M. Mars Fol. 43. b Mars his countries Fol. 50. a Mars and Sol hovv they differ Fol. 24. a Martialistes hovv disposed Fol. 44. b Maximinianus Fol. 63. b Menalipus Fol. 44. a Mercury his disposition Fol. 16. b Mercurialists Fol. 17. b Mercuries couÌ„tries Fol. 18. b Minos Fol. 52. b Moone Fol. 6. a Moones Eclypse Fol. 8. a 3. states of the moone 7. a 3. Moones appeared at once 9. a. Course of the Moone 7. b. Signes of prognostication in the Moone Fol. 8. a Mule Fol. 65. a Mulbery tree Fol. 66. b N. Nero Fol. 68. a Nightingale Fol. 38. a O. OEnomaus Fol. 44. a Onagri Fol. 65. a Orion Fol. 52. a Ovvles Fol. 48. a Oxe Fol. 47. a Oxen by vvhoÌ„ first yoaked Fol. 47. a P. Palmtree Fol. 15. b Pantaure Fol. 42. b Panthere Fol. 14. a Partiche Fol. 56. b Peantus Fol. 64. a Peacocke Fol. 39. b Pellican Fol. 66. b Peppertre Fol. 41. a Phaeton Fol. 12. b Phaenix Fol. 37. a Picus Fol. 60. b Pomes stone Fol. 49. b Poppea Neroes Wyfe Fol. 65. a Puttocke Fol. 48. a Pye Fol. 48. a R. Rhododaphne Fol. 67. a Rainbovve hovv ingendred 33. a. the Rainbovves three coloures vvhereof they come Fol. 33. b Raynbovves vvhy there is often 2. or 3. at once 34. a. Coloures of the Raynbovv vvhat they be and vvhereof they come Fol. 34. a Ruptor or the brustinge kind of earthquake Fol. 72. b S. SATVRNE Fol. 59. a Saturne vvhose sonne his sonnes Fol. 60. a Saturnists hovv disposed Fol. 62. a Saturnes countries Fol. 73. b Sarcophagus Fol. 67. a Sea foxe Fol. 40. a Scolopendra Fol. 40. a Selenites Fol. 15. b Seleno tropion Fol. 15. b Spurg Fol. 49. a Stars of vvhat bignesse Fol. 69. a Stars hovv they differ in degree of magnitude Fol. 69. a Strombus Fol. 40. a Succussion or the more daungerous kynde of Earthquake Fol. 72. a Sol or the Sun vvhy placed in the midst of the 7. Planets Fol. 23. a Sol his Horses Fol. 25. a Sol his countries Fol. 43. a Sunne channging colour euery day Fol. 24. b Suns Eclypse some general some special 26. a What kynd of eclypse happened at Christes death Fol. 27. b Suns many appearing at once as sometimas 2. sometimes 3. Fol. 30. b Suns Moones Eclypse hovv they differ Fol. 26. b Svvan Fol. 66. b Sysiphus Fol. 53. a T. Tantalus Fol. 53. a Tereus Fol. 52. a Times horses Fol. 61. a Torpedo Fol. 15. a Torches Fol. 9. b Timon Fol. 64 a Touchstone Fol. 49. b Trochus Fol. 18. a Trusor or the thrustinge kynd of earthquake Fol. 73. a Tyger Fol. 55. b Tynne Fol. 58. b V. Venus 19. b. her coloure 20 b. hovv she disposeth them that are borne vnder her Fol. 20. b Vlysses his subtelty Fol. 53. b Vnicorne Fol. 56. b Vulcanus Fol. 51. a Vultures Fol. 38. a W. Whales Fol. 58. a Wolfe Fol. 46. b FINIS
Plinie in his fourtenth chapter of the aforesayde boke doth report that alwaies at the Moones increase her hornes are turned from the Sunne as contrariwise as she decreaseth shee turneth her hornes toward the Sun Many Moones at once There haue appeared Many Moones at once but neuer more theÌ„ three at one time And three appeared at one tyme manifestly as in the secoÌ„d booke of the sayd Plinie and xxxii chapter is recorded that is to say in the tyme of the prehemineÌ„ce or consulship of Cneius Domitius Three moones seene at one tyme. and Lucius Annius which were called of some then the night Suns Likewyse it hath bene seene the same Author doth affirm it to be true lib. 2. cap. 32. that there hath appeared such lightes in the night as that it hath bene in a manner all one with the day light As for example In the tyme of Caius Cecilius and Cneius Papirius they beyng consuls Lights in the Night like the day vvheÌ„ such lights were seene in the night as that the brightnes thereof could not be discerned from the brightnes of the noone day And at diuers other tymes in ages and yeares synce such straunge sights ther haue bene seene such sightes in the Night as men haue supposed it to haue bene day There haue bene also Bucklers of fyre sene glisteryng from the West to the Easte Bucklers of fier and of all these the most greuous of others to behold which bred greatest wonder hapned in the tyme of the Consulship of Lucius Valerius and Cneius Marius Fiery flames There hath also ben seene and be often as yet in the night fiery flames or burninges in the element or ayre which haue shewed forth diuers and sundry likenesses so that some of theÌ„ haue beÌ„ thought to haue resembled and to bee like vnto a Candle or Torch burning Torches Fiery beames Fiery speares Svvordes Fery darts some like vnto fiery beames some like vnto pillers set on fire some are after the fashioÌ„ of speares som shewing forth the likenes of swords some not much vnlike horses manes some shewing forth the likenes of hornes some as it were fiery darts And al these such other like apparitioÌ„s in the ayre which in Greeke by a general and more common name are called Eupicaumata do appear for the most parte in the calme cleare night although somewhile some of these are seene in the day time And all these aryse euer vnder the globe or circle of the Moone The proofe whereof herein is manifeste for that they continue not in one and the self same place long but moue with a swift passage are caryed away with the violeÌ„ce of the moones motion Wee shall not therefore greatlye go astray if we gieue forth the cause of these apparitions and sights and do declare the maner and matter of theyr engendring Causes hereof The efficient cause of these fiery impressions bred and ingendred through heat is the sunne and the rest of the bodies celestiall which in theyr motions as they labour in their course caste from them excessyue heate vpon these bodies and places below here subiected Which heat catcheth and carieth vp into the ayre all such exhalatioÌ„s which of theÌ„selues also be hoat and dry as are ready for such receipt Then the materiall cause is nothing els but such kynd of Exhalation euen as wodde is the matter of fyre oyle of the flame Now theyr generation is after this sorte The Earth being throughly warmed through the sunne and the other starres doth thereupon cast from her and send forth a double kind of spiration of breathyng one kynd very dry accordynge as the places from whych it is sente forthe bee drye and this kynd of exhalation being naturally hoate and drye is much like vnto that fume or smoke which proceedeth from stickes or wood set on fyre and kyndled Secondly by such heat raysed from the Sunne and Starres aforesayde there is fetched from such places as be moyst an other more grosse kind of fume hot and moyst which is called a vapour like vnto that maner of euaporation which commeth froÌ„ the seething water These two caught vp into the ayre and beyng there diuersly placed and set on worke by the element of the sire vnto which the first sort called exhalations do eftsones approach and come neere do cause straunge sightes in the Regions of the Ayre for the exhalations beinge both ayry fyery are sone kyndled and set on fyre become flames and fierye impressions euen as the drie snast of a candel or as the fare and â—lunge sticke is soone set on flame For the flame of any thing is nothinge els but the fume of the same already kindled and it is so soone kindled because it is of a drye and fyery nature Now the fashion and forme of the fiery flames seene often tymes burning in the element do vary and differ one from another as they haue more aboundance of such matter of exhalation or lesse as they are placed also in other contrary order Burning lampes For when such exhalation is dispersed in breadth and discontinued there appeare as it were burning lampes wheÌ„ the same is fyâ—red round and casteth from it sparcles then such impression is after a goate and is so called when that doth not sparcle but burneth greate aboue smal below it is called a fyrebrande Firebrand And that kynd of exhalation which burneth both in breadth and length and moueth apace in the ayre leauing after it som steps of his burning and as it were marking the way as it goeth is called a flying starre Flying starres which is wont to appeare on a sodaine forthwith to vanish out of sighte These exhalations as they come nigh to the Elemente of the fyre or as they bee in the highest region of the ayre which is next to the fire bee as it were gunpowder nighe the match or as brymstone or towgh put hard to the fyre which what expedition is in them to consume all along it is euident by experience and common sense But these and al other impressions haue theire names of those thinges which they most figurate and represent And as in the cleere night by such matter of exhalation hot and drye caryed vp to the highest region of the ayre theâ— kindled such burning flames do eftsoones appeare so somewhile through the lyghte onely of the sunne and starres the element onely appeareth coloured And these colours there seene are called Phantasmata For when the light stayed in any myst caÌ„not go forth abroade Coloures seene in the ayre or proceede directly but is fayne to harbour there onely and to disperse it selfe into the sides and nexte partes thereof then doth there shew forth colours of all sortes somewhiles white somewhiles blacke but most often a saffroÌ„ colour and next to that a sanguine or bloudy colour For these colours for this cause causeth such diuersity as
stripling and beautifull who with his left hand held her fast by the sayd chayne and with his right hand held her by the hayre herein peraduenture noting forth the circumstaunce of Suiters and Wooers and so forth Shee had also another manner of Image other wheres for there were that drew her forth in the habite of an Handmayden or Damsell whose hayre lay scattering aboute her necke and whose garment hung downe to her shooe which were all white and milky coloured who helde in her right hande a Lawrell braunch sometimes an Apple or els a Posie of sweete and fresh flowers in her lefthand she held a Combe whereby is signified that al such as are borne vnder her are naturally geuen to bee louers of ciuiluesse and cleanlinesse and to delight much in pleasant smells smeete Odours Vnder her gouernment or rule are al such bruite beastes which are delicate leacherous which are geuen to excesse of lust as the Cony the lesser kinde of Dogs the Goate Goatebucke the bull and al other which are of like set and disposition Ouer birds of fowles she hath the rule of the Swan the Wagtayle the Swallowe the Sparrow the Partrich the Bergander the Crow all kindes of Doues likewise the she Eagle which is of such immoderate lust that being trod xiii times in a day Eagle yet at the call of her Mate is ready to take it agayne Amonge fishes Venus ruleth ouer the gylthead or Goldeney the Merling the Whiting the fishe Cancharus which is Ielous ouer her Mate Canchaâ—â—â— striueth often for him Among Plants or Hearbs subiect to her is the Violet the Malow the hearbe Venus hayre or goldy lockes the Lylly likewise the hearbe Lada or Ledum whose Gum is called Ladanum most coÌ„monly Labdanum and is vsed in Pomanders furthermore al euery odoriferous thing as is Ambra which is englished Ambergrise it is found on the sea shore by a countrey called Zingi in the East part of the world is for his gray colour coÌ„monly called of the Apothecaries Ambergrisia hereof are made very precious Cordiall medicines hetherto belongeth also the sweete smelling Time the spice Saunders furdermore all such fruits as are pleasant of good taste as the Apple the Hare the fig the currant the date the Pomgranet c. Amonge Precious stones shee chalengeth the Beril the Chrusolyte the Saphyr the Iasper the Cornellys the pretious Aetites the stone Lazulus the Corall al such as be beautifull of mylke white or grassy greene colour among Mettalls she requireth a right in Copper brasse partly in siluer and among sauours that which is sweetest delicious vuctuous is hers among humors a part of bloude as also the whole course of naturall seede is at her disposicion among the Elements she holdeth a porcion in the ayre and also in the water Ouer Prouinces and Kingdomes First shee rayghneth as shee is coupled with Taurus ouer Cyprus Parthia Mede and Persis the Cyclades or the fifty Iles in the Sea called Aegeum And secondly as she is ioyned with Libra she ruleth ouer Bactriana wherein were sometimes very many cities likewise ouer the People Caspij a people in Tartaria dwelling next unto the sea Caspium likewise ouer Serica Thebais Oasis Troglodytis Agrippa saith that Venus in all kindes of Creatures purchaseth and procureth Loue betwixte Mate Mate and that she laboureth chiefly the multiplicatioÌ„ and increase of seede to the continuance and preseruation of the whole kinde coueting alwayes as nigh as she can and thereto with mighte mayne labouringe to abandon and remooue Barraynnesse out of the way which coueteth to cut of the Race continuance of all This Venus passeth through the Zodiacke in 348. dayes Of SOL or the Sunne the fourth Planet SOL or the Sunne is the fourth in place and preheminence amonge these seuen is among them as it were a Ringe in the midst of his Throne Trayne and Garde For vnder him he hath Luna or the Moone Mercurius and Venus of whom we haue already spoken and aboue him in position and place he hath as many that is toweete Mars Iupiter Saturne And as it should seeme it was not without great cause and consideration that the Mighty IEHOVAH the Maker of Heauen and Earth placed the Sunne in such a proportioned equality among them all Sun placed in the middest among the 7. Planets Wherfore notwithstanding through his excellency he deserueth the highest roome of prerogatiue and dignity For if the Sunne which is the most vniuersall cause and the very beginning fountayne of light and influence also of vitall heat to his intemperate heate of heart maketh them in stomacke to be rather wylde sauage rather then properly Puissant and more venturouse rashe and bolde then coÌ„siderate and Polliticke For it is the excesse of heate which burning and boyling within a man that bringeth boldnesse and rashnesse when as the bloude about the heart is immoderately and to much set on fire There is nothing almost gloriously mentioned in the sacred Scriptures but the glory thereof is likened resembled to the Sun Cap. 17. Apoc. 1. as the Transfiguration of Christe in which Mathew sayth his Face did shyne as the Sunne Sun chauÌ„geth colour So Ihon in his Reuelation sayth that he sawe the Face of the Sonne of maÌ„ shyning as the Sunne in his greatest glory But to ende with these This Sol was fabled of the Poets to haue bene Iupiter and Latonaes Sonne who for that he is as it were euery day newly borne is paynted out in likenes of a younge childe noting forth thereby that hee is euery day newly rysinge His property is neuer to shewe vs all the day longe one and the self same looke for in the morning wheÌ„ he riseth he sheweth red at noone hee sheweth more white at his going downe or sett he somewhat sheweth wan and pale but often he appeareth also red Wheruppon for such diuersity the Poets imagine that hee hath foure horses which do daylye at theyr appoynted tymes and seasons one after an other helpe to draw the Sunne about the zodiacke And the fyrst of these they name Pyrois the second Eous the third AethoÌ„ and the fourth Phlegon The Sunne if so be he shew at his rysing and seeme clowdye or darke and looketh wan he causeth vpon this more then wonted warmth hee foresheweth rayne if he looketh red hee betokeneth tempestes to be at hand if hee shyneth forth cleere or casteth his beames towardes the South hee prognosticateth more moderate seasonable weather Martianus sayth that the Sunne as he is in the midedest of the zodiacke beateth backe from him twelue seueral lightes or more broad Sunbeams which reflectate themselues and remayne vpon the twelue signes The same Author also affyrmeth that there is nothing so occult or deeply coÌ„tayned within the entrayls and body of the earth but that it is manifestly seene of
Svvan so reioysinge in hope to be shortly with her beloued Apollo as sayth Plato seemeth also to be one of this number Amonge Trees Saturne holdeth the Mulbery tree which is longe ere it waxeth olde Mulbery tree and is counted of Plynie the wisest tree of all for that hee last of all others putteth forth his Buds blossomes And the Ewetree is of this number Evvetree whose lease is like the Fyrtree and whose Barke is like the Cedar If any Catrell bite of the rootes of the Ewe tree they die presently Among hear vs he holdeth Saâ—â—â—try which hath almost the taste of Time And Heniwcke with which with fleshe intermedled together Hunters in diuerse places destroy and kit Wolues Rhododaphne And Rhododaphne which beinge taken inwardly poysoneth and vsed onely outwardely is sufferayne in many Medicines Plyn lib. 36. cap. 17. Amonge precious stones Saturne hath the stone called Sarcophagus which beinge put to the bodies of dead men and suffred to continue so but the space of fourty dayes Sarcophagus it eateth vp all the whole Carkase leauing nothing but the teeth onely It shoulde seeme that there bee at this present in Lycia some of these kindes of stones which being fastened to them that bee alyue doe â—â—awe and consume away their fleshe Contrary to this is the stone Chernites Chernites which is found in Persia and is a perpetuall preseruer of the bodies of men whether they be aliue or deade In such a stone was the body of Darius the king of Persia sapped and layed at his funerall and buriall which kept hys body safe from consuming away many hudred yeares Heatherto also belongeth the Chalazy which is both of the colour and figure of hayle Chalazye And is the hardnes of the Adamant This being put neuer so ofteÌ„ or long in the fier waxeth neuer the warmer or whotter but continueth still as colde as yse Subiect also to Saturnus is the stone Galactites which is of a milkie coloure Galactites this being beate into powder and mixt with water and so appâ—â—ed to the nosthrilles of sheepe fetcheth their mylke agayne after it is dryed vp Elaphoceratites So is Elaphoceratites which is like to Harts horne This being staâ—â—nt or beaten into Powder and intermedled with oyle and so layd vpoÌ„ any part or place of the body which is become bare or balde doth helpe in very shorte time to fetch the hayre againe Galazite S. is the Galazite that delyuereth from the Ague Also amonge Mettals Saturne hath a do with Ledde which is of two kinds that is to say white ledde blacke Leadde one of them wil not be adglutinated or ioyned to any other thinge without the commixture of another Wherefore when they soder any thinges both these do concur together thereto The white is the best In Medicines the vse of Lead is great for it helpeth to represse maimes or scars and being applied to the Loynes and nigh vnto the Kidneyes in thynne Plates or Leafes with his exceeding coldnes it prohibiteth as Plynie saith the burning desire and immoderate lust of Venus Lib. 34. Cap. 18. With such kinde of prouision did Caluus the Orator Caluus burninge greatly in the desire of Lust and fleshly Concupiscence asswage and represse the rage of his intemperate desire And being vsed also in such order as after thinne beaten Plates or Leafe wyse and put next the Breast it cleareth the same exceedingly and maketh it more apt to singe out clearely Nero. And so did Nero vse to doe to make his Voyce and Breast pleasaunt Amonge the Elementes Saturne hath most a doe with the Earth whose Qualities are also after the maner of Saturnus that is most colde and drye Earth which Earth the Phylosophers not wythoute greate cause called the Nourse or Graunde Mother of all Lyuinge thinges here with vs for that she conceyued and brought forth so many distinct and diuers kindes of things as make nowe to the enriching and beautifying of the whole Worlde And as the Earth serueth to bring forth such variety of fruites and prouision as wherewithall al thinges lyuing are richly sustayned so doe all other things in the Worlde by Gods speciall apoyntment serue to the commodity and vse of Mankinde whom God hath made Lord and maister of all So that the Fyre as saith Lactantius which serueth to heate and to geue light Lib. de I ra Dei cap. 13. the FouÌ„taynes which out of the Earth and sides of hylles gieue forth water the floudes which water our grounds the Hilles that bring forth Vynes other deliciouse kindes of fruite the Fennes and Marishes which bringe forth Reede Sedge the sea which both storeth vs with variety of Fishes as also serueth to the passage of Marchauntmen and marchaundize the Suu which altreth and chaungeth the times and seasons of the yeare the Moone who is a Guide and gouernour in the darke night and also a Distinguisher of the yeare into seuerall Moneths the starres which serue greatly to the trauayling of the sea faringe men the windes which preserueth the Ayre froÌ„ corruption all these as all thinges els which the Earth produceth of her self any wayes beneficially which are Infinite serue all to the commodity behofe and vse of Man And yet is not the Earth albeit it is so richly furnished and great withall and vnmouable any wayes as big in quantity Starres oâ— vvhat bignesse as is the least star in the firmament if the Astrologians be to be credited for they say that the Earth is eighteene times lesse then the least star there The earth lesse then the starre hovv much To the deeper consideracion whereof because this thing can hardly sinke in our senses we are to vnderstaÌ„d that after the mindes of Ptholomeus Alphraganus others expert Astronomers The stars of the firmament are distinguished into sixe sundry differences or degrees of Magnitude greatnes Stars are of sixe degrees In the first degree of quantity or bignesse there are 16. in number whereof euery one is bigger then the whole Earth 107. times Of the second syse or bignesse are 45. in number whereof euery one is bigger then the earth 90. times Of the third sorte which exceede in quantity are 208. and they are all bigger then the Earth by threescore twelue times Of the fourth syse are 264 and all of them greater then the Earth by 54. times In the fifte degree of greatnes are 217. and euery one of them bigger then the Earth 35. times In the sixt degree of bignes are 249. stars and euery one of them greater then the Earth 18. times And all these are the least that are seene and haue bene diligently obserued marked of the Astrologians Whereupon Alphraganus concludeth that the least star which we see is a great way bigger then the whole earth O miserable men therefore that make so much of a Moate of a Center or
Poynte of a Pryson all which names the earth hath in respecte of the higher Heauens and to care so litle for the Possession of Heauen where as is no circumscription of Place nor measure of Time nor friuolous Shadowes of Ioy but all places there infinite and Immensurable and consuming tyme quite banished and the Pleasures that bee there be endlesse and very glorious The vertue of the Earth in all bodies compoūd is to fortifie them and to make them durable and fast Whereupon the solidity or soundnes of euery mixt thinge is deriued and fetched from this Element Earthquakes vvhereof they come Yea and Earthquakes also which come vpon a cōflict and force of some sore windes pent vp and scanted or denied of their free course within the Entrailes or body of the earth by such his sounde or forcible resistaunce procure oftentimes greate distruction and decay to whole Cities Townes Countreyes As in the time of Seneca a greate part of the Towne Herculana Herculana Neapolis c. Ouerthrovven vvith Earthquakes as also the City Neapolis and certayne cities of Cāpania were ouerthrowen In Lybia there was so sore and horrible an Earthquake that an hundred Cities at one time were decayed therewith Lib. de mirabili sacrę scripturae What a sore earth quakevvas in Thracia and Bythinia at Christes death 13. Cities in Asia de stroyed vvith one Earthquake And S. Augustine sayeth that at the very instant of Christes passion there was such a sore Earthquake that with the same there were Eleuen whole Cities in Thracia subuerted And in Bythinia at the same time almost all the houses there were ouerthrowen In the 20. yeare next after Christs Passion there fell downe with an Earthquake 13. famous cities in Asia that is to say Epliesus Magnesia Cesarea Philadelphia Sardis Most hene Megaethytra Hymmolus Themis Myrrhina Cumae Apollonia Diahir In the 66. yeare after the death of Christe three other famous Cities were sunke in Asia by an Earthquake Cities sunk herevvith in the yeare-of Chtiste 66. The yeare 79.107 namely Laodicia Hierapolis and Colossa and great wars afterwarde happened throughout all the countrey In the 79. yeare three Cyties in Cyprus In the 107.4 Cytyes likewise in Asia Elea Myrrhina Pytanae Cume and two in Greece Opuntys and Orita 116. And in the 116. yeare almost all Antioche pearished with an Earthquake In the 373. 373. all Nicea almoste was ouerthrowen with the same In the 557. 557. yeare Constantinople whole 10. dayes together was shakē horribly insomuch that a great deale of the buildinges there fell downe much people was stayne In the 829. yere throughout Germany 8 29. and Fraunce there happened such an Earthquake so grieuous and sore a Tempest withall that it ouerthrew great and lofty trees shooke and ouerturned very stronge and mighty buildinges Witzburg 841. In the 841. yeare Witzburge trembled 20. times one after another and destroied many people and much building In the 855. yeare Moguntia trēbled sore 855. and a Church there of S. Vrbane with the terror and trembling thereof fell downe quite At which time many Cyties also great Turrets and Castels in Germany were likewise ouerthrowen In the 1120. 1120 Fyer brust out vvith an Earthquake yeare there brast forth out of the Earth with an Earthquake certaine flames or lightes of fyre by which many were sodenly slain And what shall I say of Basile which how often it hath ben decayed by Earthquakes I cannot nowe stande to recite And euer lightly before such effects of Earthquakes there went before as tokens thereof great drowghts or els continuall sore rayne dryings vp of Fountaynes the light * Signes of Earthquakes to follovve of the Sunne in the Sommer time greately obscured by Blacke and darke Clowdes or els with Clowdes of red and fyery colour and whirle windes and boysterous rough windes rending trees a sunder or els turning their rootes vpward fyery flames running alonge in the Element straung aspect of stars calme Ayre and also great and grosse exhalations vapors breathing forth fulsomly from the bottome of the earth and the heauy aspect of Saturne Mars These signes haue bene alwayes and are yet for the most parte Prognosticators of Earthquakes to insewe The Places or Countreys which are most subiect to these are such as be nighe to the sea and chiefly where there hee many Fens and hollowe ventes of running Waters as likewise in hilly Countryes For about the Alpes Appenninum Plynie himself is Witnesse that he hath experienced and perceiued very great and oftē tremblings quakings of the Earth Times naturally apt for Earthquakes The times which bee Naturally meetest for Earthquakes is the Spring time Autumne and very seldom or neuer in the Winter time And when they happen it is oftner in the night then in the day time and the greatest and horriblest that so happeneth is in or about the night and is not longe before the Sunset or els it happeneth a litle before the Sun rysing Cap. 82.2 General kindes of Earthquakes Plynie in his second booke maketh two kindes or differēces of Earthquakes One which is the easiest and which doth least hurt or harme which is as it were a softy or right vp shaking This Vibration happened in Englād Anno. Christi 1580. 6. A. with the Phylosophers called a Vibration which lyfteth lifteth vp buildinges and houses bending shaking and bowing thē with his vpright force and trembling at their highest or top And such a kinde of Earthquake happened here in England vppon Easter Wednesday in the yeare of Christe 1580. aboute vi of the Clocke in the euening Viz of Aprill which heaued vp waters hills houses Castels with such thinges as were cōtayned in them so bursting forth breaking out in such fauorable sorte as that very title harme the Lord be thanked therefore happened within these Countreyes heere aboute vs. Which kinde of Earthquake was a very Vybration or a shaking of Gods sharpe and seuere Rod agaynste vs for the rottennesse of our sinnes yet in such mercifull order that vpon proofe and tryall of our amendment hee spared vs at that time frō sinking quite subuertinge vs which thinge our wickednesse had thoroughly deserued God graunt the same clemency of our most merciful father may dryue and drawe vs now at the last to take heede to our selues least that greater vengaunce ensuing doth not ouertake vs. The second kinde of Earthquake which is a ruinous rushing together of all 2. Succussiō or Inclination and of Pessidonius called Succussio or Inclinatio is more perilous and daungerous For in this Earthquake Howses that be farre distant are tost and cast vp one to another and one vpon another and in the same Walles Houses Hilles Castelles Floudes Ryuers great parts and pieces of Countreyes are sodaynely soopte away quite yea of this second kinde of earthquake called a