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XXI. At Cape Corse in the Latitude of 4 0 . 49'. N. A. 1686. Ku-v. 24 xhtWtnmr atand 2.5. Ciear and Hot. 2 6 . About 2. a. m. a Storm of Rain with Thunder Cape Lorle^for z hour. 27. At the fame hour, Rain which lasted somewhat longer. j” HiU 7 ’2.A. About 5. a. m. some Rain, afterward Misty, and about I o extream Hot. lier. n. 232. p.19. About 2.. s. m. a. great Storm of Rain, stacking osten, but renewing a-gain, it lasted about an Hour ; the Day aster Ciear.

Thence to Dec. 7. Ciear; then Cloudy in the Morning; between 12 and'l.p.m. a Shower lasting about \ hour. Thence Ciear and Hot- xo. Alittle Mist in the Morning, otherwise very Ciear and Hot; so till > 5.

r 5 And Come Days aster, somewhat Thick, espccially in the Morning. ly,and 20. We had a Dry North and North Easterly Wind, call’d an flermitav,and it overcame the Sea Briw, found very ili for the Eyes, and most Men-complained of aFeverilh Temper; it was Parching, but rather Colder thanordinary. 21. It ceased ; a Ciear Air and very Hot.

23. We had the Hermitan again; but the morrow it ceased; Then and,

25. Some Clouds, but no Rain. Thence to 29. Ciear and Hot; 29. TheHermitan returned, but did not continue. Thence Clouds sometimes, but noRain till Jan. 2.

This Month we had three Funerals, one being Sick. of the Flux laid violentHands upon Himfelf, through Impatience of the Pain, the Day. TheSecond upon the 2 ^th died Convulfively, not having been Sick above oneDay. The Third,. Dec. 27. Died of a Dropsy, which had succeeded a Te«dious Flux.

A. 1687. Jan 2. About 5. a. m. Rain for | hourjbetween 7 and 9, an Hour;from i hour past 9. to x. p. m. the rest Cloudy. 5. At 2. a. m. about 2 hour.

8. Ati. in the Morning about an Hour, the Days between somewhat CloudyThence to 1 2 extream Hot.

12. and 14^ Somewhat Cloudy, otherwise the Heat continued. 17. At 7p« m. a Tornada for above | hour, and about 12 at Night another; but theHeat very little abated.

22. Between 5 and 6 . p. m. began a Tornada, which lasted above an Hourvery violent, with great Claps ot Thunder and Lightning. Tank Hü’d 1Foot. 2Z. In the Morning a great Mist, aster 8 Ciear and extream Hot.

The latrer End of January , and the Beginning of Februar]/ commonlyMisty in the Morning; aster, extream Hot.

Feb. 10. Somewhat Cloudy and Cool, till then we were troubled withCoughs, for the most part; aboot this time they ceased. So the 11 th towardNight, Thunder afar off, and Expectation of a Tornada ; but it fail’d. 12.

Extream Hot. 1 3. A stronger Wind than ordinary from Sca- ward. 14.

Something like an Hermitan , but not from its usual Quarter. Ciear and Hottill about 2. p. m. then Cloudy, but no Rain. Thence to 22. extream Hotand Ciear. From 22 to Mar. 1. some flying Clouds withouc Rain; SultryHot and unwholesome.

24. Some Ihew of a Tornada , but it past away.

This Month we had two Funerals.

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