Consequences of the Deluge.

the Rivers bring down more or less, its all? ne ; if more, then the Water keeping itsJr eve l, the Caspian raiseth the Ocean ; is lets,the Ocean communicates to the Caspian ,raises that. But as to the Mediterra-****, we may fay, that when it receives^ore on the one fide, it receives less on the^her, the Floods and Ebbs of the Nilus and^ other Rivers counterbalancing one ano-• Besides by reason of the Snows lyingj}Pon the Mountains all Winter, the greatest‘°ods of those great Rivers in Europe do^ot happen when the Mediterranean evapo-l ate s least in the Winter time; but in theopting.

Vou’l demand further, if the Mediterra-evaporates so much,what becomes of all^is Vapour ? I answer, It is cast off uponp Mountains , and on their sides and topss Condensed into Water, and so returned a-&in by the Rivers unto the Sea.

If you proceed to ask what becomes of!) e Surplusage of the Water, which the M-serranean receives from the Ocean , andMds in vapour; I answer, It seems to meht it must be cast further off over the tops. die Mountains, and supply in part Ram.? diesc Northern Countries: for we knowj at the South-wind brings Rain, with us and^ all Europe over.

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