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se que lair qui est esmeu tant que sa force soit abatue du
coup. Ainsi viennent souventeffoiz nuees et pluyes et ton
noirres et espars et les choses que dessus sont dittes. Il ya
ancores daultres raisons comment telles besongues advien
nent. Mais celles qui mieulx y servent avons nous ex-
traittes en brief pour les de legier entendre. Si cesserons
a tant de ceste matere pour parler du feu qui siet dessoubz
lair en hault. Du feu et estoilles qui semblent cheoir:-
VOus devez savoir que au dessus de lair est
le feu. Cest ung air qui est de moult grant
resplendeur et de moult grant noblesse.
Et par sa tresgrant subtilite il na riens de moisteur en
lui et est autant plus cler de celui dont nous usons et de
plus subtille nature comme celui air est vers leau clere
ou aussi comme leaue est envers la terre. Celui air ou
quel na quelque moisteur sestend jusques a la lune. et
voit len souvent dessoubz cel air aulcunes estincelles de
feu et semblent que che soient estoilles dont les gens
dient que che sont estoilles qui sen vont courant et qui
se remuent de leur lieux. mais non sont. ainchois sont
une maniere de feu qui naissent en lair daulcune va-

air that is pushed so hard that its force is suddenly
struck as with a blow. In this way there often come
clouds and rain, thunder and lightning, and all the
things that were spoken of above. There are also
other reasons why such things occur, but we have
briefly discussed the ones that it is most useful
to understand, even superficially. And so I will end
this topic to speak of the fire that is located underneath
the air on high. [rubric:] Of fire and stars that seem to fall [/rubric]
You must know that above the air is
fire. This air is of very great
splendor and nobility.
And due to its great subtlety there is no moisture in
it, so that it is clearer than the air that we breathe and
more subtle, just as our air is clearer and more subtle
than clear water, or than water is compared to the earth.
This air where there is no moisture extends as far as the moon.
One often sees below this air certain sparkles of
fire, which seem to be stars. People say they are stars
that have left their rightful place and are moving about, but
they are not. Rather they are a kind of
fire that arises in the air of certain

se que l'air qui est esmeu tant que sa force soit abatue du
coup. Ainsi viennent souventeffoiz nuees et pluyes et ton-
noirres et espars et les choses que dessus sont dittes. Il y'a
ancores d'aultres raisons comment telles besongues advien-
nent. Mais celles qui mieulx y servent avons nous ex-
traittes en brief pour les de legier entendre. Si cesserons
a tant de ceste matere pour parler du feu qui siet dessoubz
l'air en hault. Du feu et estoilles qui semblent cheoir:-
VOus devez savoir que au dessus de l'air est
le feu. C'est ung air qui est de moult grant
resplendeur et de moult grant noblesse.
Et par sa tresgrant subtilite il n'a riens de moisteur en
lui et est autant plus cler de celui dont nous usons et de
plus subtille nature comme celui air est vers l'eau clere
ou aussi comme l'eaue est envers la terre. Celui air ou
quel n'a quelque moisteur s'estend jusques a la lune. et
voit l'en souvent dessoubz cel air aulcunes estincelles de
feu et semblent que che soient estoilles dont les gens
dient que che sont estoilles qui s'en vont courant et qui
se remuent de leur lieux. mais non sont. ainchois sont
une maniere de feu qui naissent en l'air d'aulcune va-

air that is pushed so hard that its force is suddenly
struck as with a blow. In this way there often come
clouds and rain, thunder and lightning, and all the
things that were spoken of above. There are also
other reasons why such things occur, but we have
briefly discussed the ones that it is most useful
to understand, even superficially. And so I will end
this topic to speak of the fire that is located underneath
the air on high. [rubric:] Of fire and stars that seem to fall [/rubric]
You must know that above the air is
fire. This air is of very great
splendor and nobility.
And due to its great subtlety there is no moisture in
it, so that it is clearer than the air that we breathe and
more subtle, just as our air is clearer and more subtle
than clear water, or than water is compared to the earth.
This air where there is no moisture extends as far as the moon.
One often sees below this air certain sparkles of
fire, which seem to be stars. People say they are stars
that have left their rightful place and are moving about, but
they are not. Rather they are a kind of
fire that arises in the air of certain