history prodigious weather/incidents in England
Tag: Flood
the comet in 1680 signifies storms, plague, famine, death of livestock, flood, war, three suns have been seen at once, warns of cruelties from a powerful prince, the eclipse seen in February tells of disputes in religion, disease especially in great men, the death of a prince, and earthquakes
the past comet signifies coming evils, the eclipses signify disease, wrath from princes, storms, lightning, madness, disputes of religion, floods
a storm in northern Ireland was so severe that many people were killed, flooding and hail reported, along with dead livestock, also reports of thunder in Monterlony
discussion of the wars and plague that recent comets foreshadowed, along with a historical discussion of comets, then focuses on the recent floods, hurricanes in 1674, and the two recent double-tailed comets in 1675, then the most current one on the 16th of April
floods were so extreme in Holland that waters rose higher than anyone alive had seen them before, many gates and dikes broke, livestock died, some islands were completely flooded over, in Antwerp there was a thunderstorm, setting fire to several towers
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The Mathematicall divine, shewing
discusses the comet that appeared in 1618 and has been discussed by other authors, gives astronomical descriptions of it, discusses the ramifications it had for Germany, the supposedly related death of prince, and the floods still going on there, mostly a religious discussion that diverges from the comet
in the month of June there was flooding, a storm, and hail the size of pigeons in Germany, many drowned, the town of Weinmar flooded, the church of St. James destroyed and the steeple burnt, a fire in Constantinople then lists all the destruction in the towns
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Of the crinitall starre
discussion of a Crinitall stare, then discusses the comet brought forth the slaughter of princess, floods, and an earthquake, after these effects the author noticed the star in the sky, since it is watery, dark, and pale it signifies bad omens to come, since its tail extends to Mars this also signifies bloodshed, the effects will not reach Africa but will reach Germany and England
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A contemplation of mysteries
a long theoretical description of different types of weather and their explanations, including reports of comets and their historical ramifactions, examples include a comet causing drought in Lumbardie, another flying over Scotland resulting in the death of the king days after, one other in Scotland causing the death of king William, also comets causing storms, floods, and droughts