first quarter 9 23. 11 full moone 16 13. 39 last quarter 23 16. 24 new moone 31 20. 31 Aprill first quarter 8 8. 0 full moone 14 23. 18 last quarter 22 10. 1 new moon 30 10. 46 May. first quart 7 14. 0 full moone 14 9. 38 last quarter 22 3. 53 new moone 29 22. 33 Iune first quarter 5 18. 33 full moone 12 21. 7 last quarter 20 21. 12 new moone 28 8. 6 Iulie first quarter 4 23. 24 full moone 12 10. 4 last quarter 20 13. 15 new moone 27 16. 11 August first quarter 3 6. 20 full moone 11 0. 38 last quarter 19 3. 41 new moone 25 23. 56 September first quarter 1 16. 22 full moone 9 16. 39 last quarter 17 16. 4 new moone 24 8. 0 October first quarter 1 6. 0 full moone 9 9. 29 last quarter 17 2. 25 new moone 23 17. 10 first quarter 30 23. 8 November full moone 8 2. 16 last quarter 15 10. 49 new moone 22 4. 13 first quarter 29 19. 2 December full moone 7 17. 57 last quarter 14 18. 16 new moone 21 17. 47 first quarter 29 16. 9 The Golden number for this Leap yeere is 17. The circle of the Sonne 25. Dominicall letter A G. The Romane Indiction 10. The Epact 27. After-winter 10 weekes just Quadragesima March 11. Easterday the â—2 of April Assention day 31 of May Whitsonday 10 of Iune Advent 2 of December In this yeere there shall be four Eclipses 2 of the Sonne and 2 of the moone whereof but two shal be seen above our Horizon the first of the Moone May 14 9 houres 48 min. after noone the other of the Sonne the 30 of May at 10 of the clock 42 min. before noone The Almanack of the yeere 1613 New stile  Moone da ho. m. Ianuarie full moone 6 7.53 last quarter 13 1.53 new moon 20 9.44 first quart 28 13. 0 Februarie full moone 4 19.52 last quarter 11 10.41 new moon 19 3.15 first quarte 27 7. 6 March full moone 6 5.47 last quarter 12 21.47 new moon 20 21.10 first quart 28 22. 4 Aprill full moone 4 14.54 last quarter 11 11. 4 nâ—w moon 19 14.15 first quart 27 9. 0 May. full moone 3 23.15 last quarter 11 2. 0 new moon 19 5.34 first quart 26 16.35 Iune full moone 2 7.48 last quarter 9 18.20 new moon 17 18.48 first quart 24 21.39 Iulie full moone 1 17.19 last quarter 9 11.32 new moon 17 5.56 first quart 24 1.48 full moone 31 4.28 August last quarter 8 4.44 new moon 15 15.42 first quart 22 7. 5 full moone 29 18. 0 September last quarter 6 21.31 new moon 14 0.38 first quart 20 14.55 full moone 28 9.39 October last quarter 6 13. 1 new moon 13 9.24 first quart 20 2. 0 full moone 28 3.15 November last quarter 5 2.45 new moon 11 18.41 first quart 18 17.36 full moone 26 21.40 December last quarter 4 14. 8 new moon 11 5. 9 first quart 18 12.15 full moone 26 15.28 In this Yeere 1613 the golden number is 18 the circle of the Sonne 26. The dominicall letter F. The Romane Indiction 11. The Epact 8. The After-winter 7 weekes 5 dayes Quadragesima Februarie 24. Easter day the 7 of April Assention day the 16 of May. Whitsonday the 26 of May. Advent 1 of December This yeere there shall be 6 Eclipses four of the Sonne and two of the Moone whereof but one of the Moone shall be seene upon the 28 of October 3 houres 37 minutes after noone all the rest shall be seen out of our Horizon The Almanack of the yeere 1614 New stile  Moone da ho.m. Ianuarie last quarter 2 23.20 new moone 9 17.13 first quart 17 8.55 full moone 25 7.18 Februarie last quarter 1 6.50 new moon 8 6.48 first quart 16 5.50 full moone 23 20.37 March last quarter 2 14. 2 new moon 9 22.23 first quart 18 1.17 full moone 25 7.18 last quarter 31 22. 0 Aprill new moon 8 14.37 first quarter 16 17.57 full moone 23 16. 6 last quarter 30 7.46 May. new moon 8 6.53 first quart 16 7.19 full moone 22 23.46 last quarter 29 19.40 Iune new moon 6 22.31 first quarter 14 17. 3 full moone 21 7.15 last quarter 28 9.49 Iulie new moon 6 12.56 first quart 13 23.55 full moone 20 15.16 last quarter 28 1.51 August new moon 5 2. 7 first quart 12 5. 2 full moone 19 0.54 last quarter 26 19.32 September new moon 3 13.56 first quart 10 9.54 full moone 17 13. 0 last quarter 25 13.45 October new moon 3 0.49 first quarter 9 16.16 full moone 17 3.45 last quarter 25 7.55 November new moone 1 10.55 first quarter 8 1.31 full moone 15 21.14 last quarter 24 0.53 new moone 30 20.54 December first quarter 7 14.34 full moone 15 16.20 last quarter 23 15.24 new moone 30 7. 8 This Yeere the Golden number shall be 19. The circle of the Sonne 27. Dominicall letter E. The Romane Indiction 12. The Epact 19. The After-winter 6 weekes 4 dayes Quadragesima the 16 of Februarie Easter day 30 of March Assention day 8 of May. Whitsonday 18 of May. Advent 30 December Four Eclipses shall this yeere be seene the first and last out of our Horizon the second of the Moone the 23 of Aprill 16 houres 14 minutes the third of the Sonne the 3 of October 55 minutes after noone The Almanack for the Yeere 1615. Newe stile  Moone da ho. m. Ianuarie first quarter 6 7. 0 full moone 14 11.29 last quarter 22 3. 0 new moone 28 18. 2 Februarie first quarter 5 2. 0 full moone 13 4.55 last quarter 20 11.39 new moone 27 5.48 March first quarter 6 22. 0 full moone 14 19.35 last quarter 21 18.15 new moone 28 18.42 Aprill first quarter 5 18. 0 full moone 13 7.15 last quarter 20 0. 9 new moone 27 8.34 May. first quarter 5 11.14 full moone 12 16.35 last quarter 19 7. 0 new moone 26 23.24 Iune first quarter 4 2.17 full moone 11 0.18 last quarter 17 15.44 new moone 25 14.31 Iulie first quarter 3 14.56 full moone 10 7.24 last quarter 17 3.10 new moone 25 5.50 August first quarter 2 0.29 full moone 8 14.51 last quarter 15 17.30 new moone 23 20.41 first quarter 31 7.46 September full moone 6 23.25 last quarter 14 10.30 new moone 22 10.52 first quarter 29 13.45 October full moone 6 10.11 last quarter 14 5.24 new moone 22 0. 0 first quarter 28 19.52 November full moone 4 23.46 last quarter 13 1.19 new moone 20 12. 0 first quarter 27 3.38 December full moone 4 16.17 last quarter 12 20.43 new moone 19 23.10 first quarter 26 14.13 In this Yeere 1615 the Golden number is 1. The circle of the Sonne 28. Dominical letter D. The Romane Indiction 13. The Epact 1. After-winter 9 weekes 3 dayes Quadragesima the 8 of March Easter day Aprill 19. Assention day the 28 of May. Whitsonday the 7 of Iune Advent the 30 of November
is 5 the Circle of the Sonne 4. The Dominical letter F. The Romane Indiction 2. The Epact 15. The After-winter 6 weekes 5 dayes Quadragesima or the first day of Lent the 17 of Februarie easter-Easter-day the 31 of March Assention day the 9 of May. Whitsonday the 19 of May. Advent the 1 of December This yeere there shal be 5 Eclipses three of the Sōne two of the Moone of which the first of the Moone the 26 of Iune at 12 of the clock and 5 minutes at night and the second the 21 of December in the morning at 2 of the clock 49 min. shall be seene the other in the Sonne shall come to passe without our Horizon The Almanack of the yeere 1620 New stile  Moone da ho.m. Ianuarie new moone 4 8.26 first quart 12 9. 0 full moone 19 1. 0 last quarter 25 23.11 Februarie new moon 3 3.30 first quart 10 20.42 full moone 17 11.22 last quarter 24 17.29 March new moon 3 21. 0 first quart 11 5.30 full moone 17 22.32 last quarter 25 12.36 Aprill new moon 2 11.33 first quarter 9 11.55 full moone 16 10.28 last quarter 24 7.36 May. new moon 1 23.26 first quart 8 17.27 full moone 15 23.28 last quarter 24 1. 8 new moon 31 8.30 Iune first quarter 4 17.22 full moone 14 13.23 last quarter 22 16.29 new moone 29 16.14 Iulie first quarter 6 7. 0 full moone 14 4. 0 last quarter 22 5.27 new moon 28 23.23 August first quart 4 17.39 full moone 12 19.28 last quarter 20 16.11 new moon 27 6.57 September first quart 3 7.42 full moone 11 11.14 last quarter 19 0.45 new moon 25 15.55 October first quarter 3 0.53 full moone 11 2.32 last quarter 18 7.44 new moone 25 2.50 November first quarter 1 20 24 full moone 9 16.49 last quarter 16 14.16 new moone 23 16.34 December first quarter 1 16.52 full moone 9 5.41 last quarter 15 21.52 new moone 23 8.34 first quart 31 12.50 In this Leap-yeere the Golden number is 6. The circle of the Sonne 5. The Epact 26. Dominicall letter E D. After-winter 9 weekes and 4 dayes Easter day the the 19 of Aprill Assention day 28 May. Whitsonday the 7 of Iune Advent the 29 of November Two great Ecclipses of the Moone shal come to passe this yeere the first the 14 of Iune 13 houres and 13 minutes after noone the other the 9 of December at night at five of the clock and 41 minutes CHAP. XXIIII How at all tymes you shall finde the New Moone or her age without help of any Almanack VVhereunto it is requisite to know the Golden number whereby you knowe the Epact or Keye of the yeere the Golden number riseth everie yeere one that is with the beginning of the yeere to the number of 19 so that everie 19 yeeres it goeth about or makes an ende then againe it beginneth at 1 2 3 c. To finde it in such a yeere as you desire do thus see how many yeeres are past since Anno 1500 which devide by 19 and that which resteth is the Golden number but if nothing resteth that is that even 19 partes are produced out of it then your Golden number is 19. Example I desire to knowe the Golden number Anno 1608 setting the 1500 aside I looke how many times 19 there is in 108 yeres and I finde 5 and 13 remaining which 13 is the Golden number for that yeere the like must be done with al the other yeres Of the Epact THe Epact or Keye of the yeere altereth everie yeere upon the 1 of March next after enseuing rising everie yeere 11 to the number of 30 when it is more then 30 then take 30 out of it and the rest is the Epact and so everie yeere reckon 11 more as aforesaid But the Epact of the Olde Stile is alwaies 10 more then the New Stile because the Olde Stile followeth 10 dayes after the Newe Stile so that if you adde 10 to the Epact of the Newe Stile then you have the Epact of the Olde Stile but if the number riseth higher then 30 then leave 30 and that which remaineth is the Epact of the Olde Stile which you shall clearly see in the table enseuing How much the Epact is in everie yeere you may perceive by this table namely right against the Golden number which to know without looking in a booke you must do thus Count the Golden number upon the three joyntes of your thumb beginning with one at the undermost joynte and count so long until you come to the Golden number of the yeere that you require and if it endes on the undermost joynt of your thūb then the Golden Number and the Epact is al one number but if it endeth on the middle joynt of your thumb thē adde 10 to your Golden number that will be the Epact but if it endeth upon the ende of your thumb then you must adde 20 to your Golden number and then you shall finde the Epact Golden number Newe Epact Olde Epact 1 1 11 2 12 22 3 23 3 4 4 14 5 15 25 6 26 6 7 7 17 8 18 28 9 29 9 10 10 20 11 21 1 12 2 12 13 13 23 14 24 4 15 5 15 16 16 26 17 27 7 18 8 18 19 19 29 Example I would knowe the Epact of Anno 1609 the Golden number for that yeere is 14 now when I tell this number upon the three joynts of my thumb it endeth upō the middlemost joynt of my thumb for which cause I adde 10 thereunto and it makes 24 which is the Epact of that yeere agreeing with the table aforesaid this is to be understood after the new Stile Now if you will knowe when it is a new Moone then take the number of the Epact of your yeere and thereunto adde the number of the moneths since March to the moneth wherein you are accounting that therein if the number be just 30 then it will be a newe Moone upon the first day of the moneth but if it be lesse then 30 then knowe that there must want so many daies of the moneth as the number is lesse then 30 before it shal be a newe Moone Example In Anno 1614 I desire to knowe when it shall be a newe Moone in the moneth of Iulie the Epact of that yeere is 19 whereunto adde 5 for the moneths from March which added together maketh 24 which wanteth 6 of 30 so that the newe Moone shall be upon the 6 day of the moneth of Iulie But if you desire to knowe how olde the Moone is upon any daye adde the Epact the number of the moneths frō March to the dayes that are past in the moneth that you are in and if the number be lesse then 30 then it will shewe the age of the Moone but if it be more then 30 then subtract 30 out of it and that which then remayneth is the age of the Moone Example In the yeere 1614
for Land then without doubt you shall land in such a place as your Instrument good gessing shewe you To learne to knowe all courses and strokes perfectly by hart to that end you must take the printed Carde and read it oftentymes over and everie course stroke which you finde to meet you must place togither as from Cape Finistere to Cisarga the West-coast of England the Coast of Flanders the Coast of Freesland of Hartshals to Schagen and such like The like you must doe with the tydes to wete you must note all the places where the Mone maketh a high water upon any point or stroke of the Compasse by each other in a Register as in the table of the tydes hereafter enseuing you may see and he that doth so without doubt shall doe all things right and perfectly and shall beare about him al the experience and knowledge of Seafaring needful necessarie which no man in the world can take from or bereave him of CHAP. XXII Of the Water-tydes and how a man shall reckon them perfectly by the Moone VVee have hereunto added certaine tables of the Water-tydes as they are commonly used by Pilots wherein is shewed upon what pointes or strokes of the Compasse the Moone must be before it maketh a high water in any of the places set down in the tables but you must understand that you must not take or reckon such strokes or pointes according to our common Compasse lying flat or driving water-compasse but onely the north south pointes for they must be esteemed not after the Horizon or Kimmen but according to the flatte or superficiall part of the Aequinoctiall Therefore if you will take the Sonne or Moone by or with the common Compasse then you must lift up the side of the Compasse so much that the corner thereof may stand right against the Aequinoctiall that the pinne in the middle showeth right to the Pole and so you may take the Sonne or Moone thereafter which will be a great difference from a Compasse that lyeth flatte for at the height of fiftie degrees or there aboutes and the Sonne being in Cancer in his highest signe that is in the highest declination it will be half an houre before eight of the clocke before it commeth into the East and half an houre before five before it come into the West If you take it by a flatte Compasse that is he goeth from East to West in nine houres and againe from West to East in 15 houres At the height of thirtie degrees he commeth first a litle before half an houre past nine into the East a litle before half an houre past two into the West so that in lesse then five houres and an half he goeth from East to West full eighteene houres and an half before he commeth againe from West to East and seeing that the Moone some times makes his declination five degrees more northerly then the Sonne so it may chance that the Moone may goe an houre more faster from the East into the West then the Sonne so that he that will alwaise take the Sonne or Moone by our coÌ„mon Compasse shall often tymes much deceive him self if he should reckon his tides thereafter whether it were requisite to stoppe any tides or to enter into any havens to prevent that I have in the tables enseuing noted upon what houre and minute the Moone coÌ„meth upon such pointes whereby the floodes are ruled wherein onely it is necessarie to knowe the age of the Moone that is how many tydes are past from the tyme of the new or ful Moone for the first part of the table sheweth the age of the Moone everie day that is how many dayes are past since the new or full Moone The second part of the table sheweth the houre and minutes when the Moone upon the same dayes commeth to the same stroke as you may see on the toppe thereof and right against it standeth the places where the Moone then maketh a high Water As for example the Moone being 8 dayes old I would know when it will be southwest or northeast then I looke for the point of southwest and in the first columne of cyfers standing under it I tell eight downwards or looke into the place where 8 standeth and against it in the second columne I find 9 houres 24 minutes and at such a tyme it is then high water in the places that are noted downe right against it as at Amsterdam Rotterdam c. or there a southwest or northeast Moone makes a full Sea Heere follow the tables of the Water-tydes South and North. da hou mi.  Falling of streames upon the same stroke 0 12 0 At the Iuttish Ilandes Before the Hever Eyder and Elve Before Emden Delfziel Before Enchuysen Horne and Vrck Vpon all the coasts of Flanders Vpon the Foreland At Dover in the Pier. At Bevesier on the Land At Hantom on the Kaye Before Sierenbergh and the Ras of Blanckaert At Olfeâ—snes In the Conduit At Iubleter in the Rode 1 12-48 2 1 36 3 2 24  4 3 12  5 4 0 From the Nesse to Beunen 6 4 48 7 5-36 8 6-24  9 7-12  10 8-0  11 8 48  12 9 36  13 10-24  14 11 12   15 12 0   South-south-west and North-north-east da hou mi.  Falling of Streames upon the same stroke 0 1 30 Vnder Holy-land Before the Mase and Goeree Before the Veere At Armuyen Vpon the Vlack before Rammekens Before the Wielings On the Zeeuse Coasts Before the Thames of London Before Iarmouth In Duyns on the Rode Neare the Cingle On the West ende of Wight Without Calis and Swartenes In Blavet Bulline at the Land 1 2-18 2 3-6  3 3 54  4 4-42 From Grevelingen to Beunen 5 5 30 6 6-18 7 7-6  8 7-54  9 8-42  10 9 30  11 10 18  12 11 6  13 11-54  14 12-42   15 1 30   South-by-west and North-by-east da hou mi.  Falling of Streames upon the same stroke 0 12 45  1 1 33  2 2 21   3 3 9 Within the Mase Within the Veer At Flusshing Near Bevesier in Sea In the Chamber At Winckle-Sea In Garnzea  4 3 57 From Beunen to the SoÌ„me Also froÌ„ Estaples to Beunen 5 4 45 6 5 33 7 6 21 8 7 9 9 7-57   10 8 45   11 9-33   12 10-21   13 11 9   14 11 57   15 12 45   South-west-by-south and North-east-by-north da hou mi.  Falling of Streames upon the same stroke 0 2-15  1 3 3 Without Fontenay Without Blavet Vnder Bulline Before the Wielinge Before the Mase 2 3 51  3 4-39 Amidst through the Hoofden FroÌ„ Dunkerck to Greveling FroÌ„ Stapels to Fecam From Dortmout to Exmout 4 5 27 5 6-15 6 7-3  7 7-51
2-30 6 3-18 7 4-6 8 4-54 9 5-42  10 6 30  11 7-18  12 8 6  13 8-54   14 9-42   15 10-30   North-west-by-north and South-east-by-south da deg mi.  Falling of streames upon the same stroke 0 9 45  1 10-33 The Needles of Wight In the Chanell by Wight The Kiscasses At Garnsea in the Chanel Nere Leytstaffe Yarmouth without the banckes At Der Gouwe At the Wolfshorne 2 11-21  3 12-9 Before Concallo Before the Iland of S. Michanel in the Wyck 4 12 57 5 1-45 6 2-33 7 3-21 8 4-9 9 4-57   10 5-45   11 6-33   12 7-21   13 8 9   14 8-57   15 9-45   North-by-west and South-by-east da hou mi.  Falling of streames upon the same stroke 0 11-15 Betweene Cripplesand and the Kreyl Within at Olfersnes At Hantom At Portchmouth at Wolfershorne At Calveroort in Wight before the haven of Caen. Within the Thames of London 1 12-3 2 12-51  3 1-39 From S. Matthewes point unto Backovens From Fontenay to S. Matthewes point 4 2-27 5 3-15 6 4 3 7 7-51 8 5-39 9 6-27   10 7-15   11 8-3   12 8-51   13 9-39   14 10-27   15 11-15   CHAP. XXIII How you shall finde the tyme of the new and ful Moone THe former Tables of the Water-tydes are unprofitable not to be used when the age of the Moone is not known and therefore we have hereunto added an Almanack for the next tenne yeeres one enseuing the other wherein you may perfectly finde when it is a new or full Moone and also the just tyme of the quarters Which to understand you must first knowe that all Astronomers reckon the day from one noone tyme to another and to that ende reckon from one noone to the noone next after enseuing 24 houres which custome also is observed in these Almanacks thereby to shewe the difference betweene forenoone and afternoone But to finde the tyme of the newe Moone or full Moone or of the quarters then note first that there are two parts of the Almanacke noted with figures the first shewing the daye of the Moneth standing against it whereon the Moone is new full or in the quarters The second sheweth the houre and minutes of the same day which perfectly to understand I will manifest by an example Example Anno 1612 I desire to know in the moneth May when it will be full Moone to that ende I looke into the Almanack of Anno 1612 in the moneth May there I finde the full Moone upon the 14 day at 9 of the clock 38 minutes that is at 9 in the night but the new Moone in the same Month is the 29 day 22 houres and 33 minutes that is so many houres after noone of that day and therefore if you tell from the said noone 22 houres 33 minutes then you will finde that it shall be upon the 30 day at 10 of the clock and 33 minutes before noone But to know upon what day of the weeke it is you must first know the Sondayes letter for the yeere-and also with what letter everie moneth beginnes the Sondayes letter you shall finde noted under everie severall yeeres Almanack The Leape yeeres have 2 Sondayes or Dominicall letters the first is used untill the 25 day of Februarie the other from the 25 of Februarie unto the ende of the yeere but with what letter each moneth beginneth that you shall finde in this table enseuing Ianuarie beginneth with A Februarie D March D Aprill G May B Iune E Iulie beginneth with G August C September F October A November D December F If then you will know upon what day of the weeke the aforesaid 14 day of May falleth then reckon upon the line of letters standing hereunder beginning at the first B because May beginneth with B to the number of 14 then your number that you reckon will ende upon A but for that Anno 1612 is a Leap yeere and hath 2 Dominicall letters to were A G. then as aforesaid from the 25 of Februarie you shall use the last which in this is G. and for that your reckoning falles upon A that is a day after G which is Sonday then the 14 of May will be upon a Munday If you looke in the moneths of Ianuarie or October you must reckon from the first A for those moneths begin with A and Aprill and Iune with G and so forth a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b. Heere followeth the Almanack for 10 yeeres calculated upom the Meridian of Amsterdam Nâ—â—â—â—â— The Almanack for the Yeere 1611. Newe stile  Moone da ho. m. Ianuarie last quarter 5 11. 2 new moone 13 14. 17 first quarter 21 10. 58 full moone 28 1. 56 Februarie last quarter 4 4. 19 new moone 12 8. 43 first quarter 19 21. 19 full moone 26 12. 48 March last quarter 5 23. 20 new moone 14 0. 49 first quarter 21 4. 43 full moone 28 0. 22 Aprill last quarter 4 18. 43 new moone 12 13. 53 first quarter 19 10. 18 full moone 26 13. 0 May. last quarter 4 13. 2 new moone 12 0. 16 first quarter 18 15. 57 full moone 26 2. 27 Iune last quarter 3 5. 37 new moone 10 8. 40 first quarter 16 22. 52 full moone 24 17. 17 Iulie last quarter 2 19. 57 new moone 9 15. 54 first quarter 16 8. 15 full moone 24 8. 20 August last quarter 1 7. 28 new moone 7 23. 12 first quarter 14 20. 42 full moone 22 23. 43 last quarter 30 16. 39 September new moone 6 7. 15 first quarter 13 12. 19 full moone 21 15. 6 last quarter 29 5. 0 October new moone 5 16. 48 first quarter 13 6. 37 full moone 21 5. 39 last quarter 28 6. 21 November new moone 4 5. 3 first quarter 12 2. 38 full moone 19 19. 0 last quarter 26 13. 20 December new moone 3 20. 3 first quarter 11 23. 5 full moone 19 7. 5 last quarter 25 22. 7 In this Yere 1611 the Golden number is 16. The circle of the Sonne 24. Dominical letter B. The Romane Indiction 9. The Epact 16. After-winter 7 weekes 1 daye Quadragesima Februarie 20. Easter day 3 of April Assention day the 12 of May. Whitsonday the 22 of May. Advent the 27 of November This yeere there shall be 2 Eclipses of the Sonne which shall not be seene above our Horizon The Almanack for the yeere 1612. New stile  Moone da ho. m. Ianuarie new moone 2 13. 45 first quarter 10 18. 10 full moone 17 17. 58 last quarter 24 9. 46 Februarie new moone 1 8. 46 first quarter 9 10. 28 full moone 16 4. 1 last quarter 23 0. 0 March new moone 2 3. 29
This yeere there shall be 2 Eclipses of the Sonne the first the 29 of March in the morning between 6 and 7 of the clock which shal be best seene of them which inhabite East-India the other shall not be seene by us The Almanack for the yeere 1616. New stile  Moone da ho.m. Ianuarie full moone 3 11. 0 last quarter 11 14. 10 new moone 18 9.31 first quarter 25 3.50 Februarie full moone 2 6.21 last quarter 10 4.23 new moone 16 19 37 first quarter 23 20. 9 March full moone 3 0.37 last quarter 10 14.56 new moone 17 5.44 first quarter 24 14. 8 Aprill full moone 1 16.26 last quarter 8 22.17 new moon 15 16.25 first quart 23 8.41 May. full moone 1 5.28 last quarter 8 3.29 new moone 15 4. 0 first quarter 23 2.40 full moone 30 15.51 Iune last quarter 6 8.22 new moone 13 16.47 first quarter 21 19.18 full moone 29 0.25 Iulie last quarter 5 14.33 new moone 13 6.46 first quarter 21 10. 0 full moone 28 7.54 August last quarter 3 23.13 new moone 11 22. 0 first quarter 19 22.42 full moone 26 15.22 September last quarter 2 11.21 new moone 10 14. 5 first quarter 18 9. 0 full moone 24 23.39 October last quarter 2 2.51 new moone 10 6.16 first quarter 17 17.27 full moone 24 9.37 last quarter 31 21.25 November new moone 8 21.55 first quarter 16 0.36 full moone 22 21.45 last quarter 30 17.54 December new moone 8 12. 9 first quarter 15 7.52 full moone 22 12.47 last quarter 30 14.49 The Golden number for this Leap yeere is 2. The circle of the Sonne is 1. Dominicall letter C B. The Romane Indiction 14. The Epact 12. After-winter 7 weekes 2 dayes Quadragesima Februarie 21. Easterday the 3 of April Assention day 12 of May Whitsonday 22 of May. Advent 27 of November In this yeere there shall be four Eclipses 2 of the Sonne and 2 of the moone whereof one of the moone the 27 of August in the morning betweene 3 and 4 of the clock shall be seen by us the other shall be without our Horizon The Almanack of the yeere 1617 New stile  Moone da ho.m. Ianuarie new moon 7 0.48 first quart 13 16.26 full moone 21 5.33 last quarter 29 10.23 Februarie new moon 5 11.51 first quarte 12 3. 4 full moone 20 0.35 last quarter 28 3. 0 March new moon 6 21.32 first quart 13 16. 9 full moone 21 18.50 last quarter 29 15.49 Aprill new moon 5 6.29 first quart 12 7.15 full moone 20 11.16 last quarter 28 1.52 May. new moon 4 16.45 first quart 11 23.46 full moone 20 1.33 last quarter 27 6.44 Iune new moon 3 0.50 first quart 10 17. 1 full moone 18 13.26 last quarter 25 11. 4 Iulie new moon 2 11.31 first quart 10 10.15 full moone 17 23.26 last quarter 24 15. 6 August new moon 1 0. 3 first quart 9 2.54 full moone 16 8. 7 last quarter 22 22.14 new moon 30 14.40 September first quart 7 18.16 full moone 14 16.23 last quarter 21 7.57 new moon 29 7. 0 October first quart 7 7.55 full moone 14 0.51 last quarter 20 1.15 new moon 29 0.45 November first quart 5 19.38 full moone 12 10.29 last quarter 19 15.38 new moon 27 18.26 December first quart 5 5.6 full moone 11 21.39 last quarter 19 10.37 full moone 27 10.55 In this Yeere 1617 the golden number is 3 the circle of the Sonne 2. The dominicall letter A. The Romane Indiction 15. The Epact 23. The After-winter 6 weekes Quadragesima Februarie 12. Easter day 26 of March Assention day the 4 of May. Whitsonday the 14 of May. Advent 3 of December This yeere there shall be 5 Eclipses three of the Sonne and two of the Moone of al which onely the last of the Moone can be here seen the 16 of August at 8 of the clock and 7 minutes after in the evening The Almanack of the yeere 1618 New stile  Moone da ho.m. Ianuarie first quart 2 13. 0 full moone 10 10.58 last quarter 18 7.48 new moon 26 1.22 Februarie first quart 1 20.32 full moone 9 2.13 last quarter 17 4.23 new moon 24 15.43 March first quart 3 4.34 full moone 10 18.52 last quarter 18 22.45 new moon 25 23. 8 Aprill first quarter 1 14.21 full moone 9 11.57 last quarter 17 13.31 new moon 24 7.32 May. first quart 1 2. 8 full moone 9 4.25 last quarter 17 1. 0 new moon 23 15.23 first quarter 30 16. 2 Iune full moone 7 19.34 last quarter 15 8.41 new moone 21 23.18 first quarter 29 7.41 Iulie full moone 7 9. 4 last quarter 14 14. 9 new moon 21 8. 17 first quart 29 0.35 August full moone 5 20.56 last quarter 12 18.32 new moon 19 19.12 first quart 27 18.13 September full moone 4 7.51 last quarter 10 23.47 new moon 18 8.34 first quarter 26 11.46 October full moone 3 17.10 last quarter 10 7.32 new moone 18 0.36 first quarter 26 4.40 November full moone 2 2.39 last quarter 8 18.49 new moone 16 18.53 first quarter 24 19.37 December full moone 1 12.26 last quarter 8 9.54 new moone 16 13.45 first quart 24 8. 1 full moone 30 22.57 This Yeere the Golden number shall be 4. The circle of the Sonne 3. Dominicall letter G. The Romane Indiction 1. The Epact 4. The After-winter 8 weekes 6 dayes Quadragesima the 4 of March Easter day 15 of Aprill Assention day the 24 of May. Whitsonday 3 of Iune Advent the 2 December There shall be seene upon the Globe of the Earth three Eclipses 2 of the Sonne and 1 of the Moone but none of the three shall be seene above our Horizon The Almanack of the yeere 1619 New stile  Moone da ho.m. Ianuarie last quarter 7 4.11 new moon 15 8. 5 first quart 22 17.49 full moone 29 10.41 Februarie last quarter 6 0.23 new moon 14 0.14 first quarte 21 1.14 full moone 27 23.40 March last quarter 7 20.54 new moon 15 13.24 first quart 22 7.51 full moone 29 14. 0 Aprill last quarter 6 15.57 new moon 13 23.57 first quart 20 14 9 full moone 28 5.12 May. last quarter 6 8.30 new moon 13 8.22 first quart 19 23.18 full moone 27 20.39 Iune last quarter 4 22. 8 new moon 11 15.46 first quart 18 10. 0 full moone 26 12. 5 Iulie last quarter 4 8.30 new moon 10 23. 0 first quart 17 23.30 full moone 26 2.51 August last quarter 2 16.11 new moon 9 6.55 first quart 16 15.23 full moone 24 16.46 last quarter 31 21.58 September new moon 7 16.32 first quart 15 9.11 full moone 23 5.35 last quarter 30 3.16 October new moon 6 4.32 first quart 15 4.12 full moone 22 17.16 last quarter 29 9.55 November new moon 5 19.32 first quart 13 23.24 full moone 21 4.21 last quarter 27 19. 0 December new moon 5 13.14 first quart 13 17.22 full moone 20 14.49 last quarter 27 7.37 The Golden number of this yeere 1619
aforesaid I desire to know the age of the Moone the 28 of Iulie the Epact is 19 whereunto I adde 5 for the moneths past from March and 28 more for the dayes of the moneth that are past which together maketh 52 from which I subtract 30 there resteth 22 and that is the age of the Moone upon that day that which is here alledged concerneth the New Stile wholly CHAP. XXV Of the Sea-cardes IT is well knowne unto everie man specially to all those that understand the groundes of Cosmographie that the Earth and the Sea together is a round bodie or Globe so that it is impossible in such sort to set downe and shewe the same or the partes thereof in one plat forme or carde that they may be well distinguished without error for it is impossible to make a thing that is round to be like in all proportions with that which is flatte so that the cōmon flatte Sea-cardes many tymes in some places are untrue specially those that set forth great voyages farre from the Equinoctiall but the Sea-cardes that are cōmonly used here aboutes for the East West voyages by Sea they are reasonable true or els the faults therin are so smale that they cannot be any hinderance thereunto they are most fitt Instruments to be used by sea and our old farefathers which first practised them did great pleasure profit unto Seafaring men The want that we finde in them consisteth herein is thus found If a man were to sayle to a place with three points into the Sea the two first points might be sayled by their strokes and distances but from the second to the third place that is the third side of the triple point it wil fayle both in the stretching and the distance Example I sayle from the Lezard with a right course to the Ilands of Canaria and from thence againe to the Ilands of Corvo Flores for the which two strokes and distances my Carde is well made but if I wil sayle again from Corvo to Lezard frō whence I first sayled the Carde will shewe me an imperfect course that is it will shew farther in the Carde then it is and it shal differ also in the stretching so that you must set your course more northerly then the Carde sheweth In our short wayes as aforesaid this is not much marked is litle esteemed but they that sayle to West-India they perceive it well ynough When they sayle outward they hold their way farre southward and there finde their Cardes just with their due lengths because the Cardes are made for the purpose but returning home againe when they hold their course northerly then they finde the way to be shorter then their Cardes shew it The cause thereof is this all the lines in flat Sea cardes from south to north are al over drawn just even each som other from the Equinoctiall to the Pole but upon a round Globe which is made in forme like the Earth they are not of alike widenesse but the more Northerly they are the nearer they come one to the other so that two strokes of south and north at the breadth of 60 degrees are but half so wide one from the other as upon the Equinoctiall Line and under the Pole they fall close together Wherefore if two ships being under the Equinoctiall distant from each other 200 leagues both of them may sayle right north without let or hinderance they would come to the height of 60 degrees and be but 100 leagues one from the other and if they should hold on the same course they would at last meet both together under the Pole but if you should prick the course of those two shippes in a flat Sea-carde the distances in the Carde would remaine alike whereby it is playnely seene that al places in the Sea-cardes lying farr northward are much to great unles they be drawne lesse which cannot well be done without making other places falser but how all such places may be made even and holpen you may see it in the Sea-cardes of West India which were printed and made by us Amongst manie Pilots there is an opinion that they had rather use the written Cardes then such as are printed esteeming the printed Cardes to be imperfect and say that the written Cardes are much better and perfecter they meane the written Cardes that are dayly made by men are everie day corrected the printed never but herein they are not a litle deceived for the printed Cardes in each respect are as good yea better then the written for that the printed Cardes are once in everie point with al care and diligence made perfect in regard that they serve for many for that being once well made all the rest may with as litle labour be made good as wel as bad But the Sea-cardes that are written can not be made so sound nor with such speed because so much cost for one peece alone were to much but are all one after the other with the least labour copied out and many tymes by such persons that have litle or no knowledge therein Whatsoever there is yet resting to be corrected or made better is as easie to be corrected in the Cardes that are printed as in them that are written which wee also are readie to doe at our charge if any man can by good pro shewe us any thing that is to be corrected in the Cardes that are printed by us The ende of the Introduction THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE LIGHT OF NAVIGATION VVHEREIN ARE DESCRIBED AND DRAVVEN all the Coasts and Havens of the VVest Seas as of Holland Zealand Flanders France Spaine and Barbarie ALSO Of the Ilands of Canaria Madera and the Flemish Ilands together with the South and VVest Coasts of Ireland and England AT AMSTERDAM Printed by VVilliam Iohnson dwelling upon the VVater by the Old Bridge at the Signe of the Golden Son-dyall Anno 1612. Set heere the first Carde noted with N. 1. Caarte vande Zuyder-Zee en van de vermaerde Stromen ende Gaten van't Vlie ende Texel wat zanden platen drooghten diepten ende ondiepten daein gheleghen zÿn ende hoemen die zoo in 't op al 's afzeylen schouwen ende mÿden zal Description de la Zuyder-Zee et des tresrenommez fleuves du Texel et Vlie monstrant tous sables bancqs secheresses et autres inconveniens sur lesdictes fleuves et par quel moyen on les peult eviter CHAPTER I. THE DESCRIPTION OF the Streame running in the Flie and the Tessel and hovv you must sayle out of the Flie and the Tessel I To sayle from Amsterdam and Enchuysen to the Flie. TO sayle from Amsterdam to the fal of Urck you must sayle in the middle of the water to Tyort and if you wil sayle from thence over Pampus with a ship that drawes much water that is at least tenne foot or more then keep Marker church without upon the Land of Udam called Schyteldoecks haven so long till the