And the Winter colde and drie, is of all husbandmen commended, but extréeme colde, doeth then flea the trées, especially those which ioy in a warme aire, as the Pomegranade trée, the Oliue trée, the Lemmon trée, the Figge trée, the Peach trée, and such like. And if the Winter excéede in the extremitie of coldnesse, then doth it signifie harme both vnto the Vine and the Oliue trée, the Cherie trée, and the yellow Quince trée. And if the Winter be hote and moyst, then the same doth pronounce an vnhealthfull yeare, and daunger to séedes and fruites of the earth. And the excesse qualitie, and distemperature of any of the foure quarters, is euill and daungerous to the fruites of the earth. And the plentie of snowe falling in the due season of the yeare, doth batten the earth, (and if the others do helpe) then doth it signifie the plentie of corne and other fruites of the earth. And if any washeth the handes with snowe, it doth then make them stedie, in that the snowe is ingendered of a vapour somewhat drie and earthly. And the snowe nourisheth shéepe & other beasts in that the snow is ingendered of the moyst aire, in which life consisteth. And the snowe increaseth the corne and other growing things on earth, in that by his coldnesse it so doth shut the poures of the earth, that the heate with the whiche the séedes of the earth be cherished, cannot then breath forth. And the snow heateth and cherisheth the earth, by the thicke couering of it, and defendeth the gréene wheat and other séedes sowen, from the sharpe and vehement colde then of the ayre. And the snowe may be kept all the yeare under the earth, couered with strawe, and profitable it is to mixe with the wine in hote sommer, and necessarie also to coole the ayre about sick persons. And the vnprofitable falling of the deawe, mistes, or fogges (especially when all crescent thinges doe bud foorth, and shewe theyr floure) as in the Moneth of Aprill and May, as well on the trées, corne and grasse, which beastes then feding on be greatly harmed, through the deaw fallen, and all other thinges also much harmed by the same, as hath bene often obserued by the ancient and wise husbandmen. And the ouermuch falling of raine, frostes or haile, especially in the spring time, and in the winter time, whilst the corne is yet as grasse, the excesse of raine also doth then threaten the scarcitie of vittailes to ensue that yeare. And the great plentie of beanes, after the opinion of the common husbandmen, through the much raine fallen, doth fore shewe the scarcitie of corne, and especially of wheate that yeare. And a like iudgement may be giuen of the Oke and Holly trée, which if they beare plentifully, then a fruitfull yeare followeth, and contrariwise bearing but few, then a deare yeare of corne to ensue.