—The half of February, the whole of March, and the half of April—rainy, the sun being then on or near the equinox. The half of April, the whole of May, June, and July, and the half of August—dry, the sun being then to the north of the line. The half of August, the whole of September, and the half of October—rainy, the sun being then come back. The half of October, the whole of November, December, and January, and the half of February—dry, the sun being then to the south of the line.
van half Februarij tot half April regen; daar de zon alsdan in of bij de evennachtslijn was; van half April tot half Augustus droogte, zijnde de zon dan benoorden de linie; van half Augustus tot half October regen; keerende de zon alsdan terug, en van half October tot half Februarij regen, zijnde de zon dan bezuiden de linie.