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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67154	Certain errors in navigation detected and corrected by Edw. Wright ; with many additions that were not in the former editions.	Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615.	1657 (1657)	Wing W3689; ESTC R16243	281,730	362

Mercator nor of any man else And in that point I wish I had been as wise as he in keeping it more charily to my self For so perhaps it might have been more beneficiall to me neither should any man have had cause to thinke at the first sight of the fourth Chapter of this book that all I have there set down is stolen out of one of the foresaid Mappes of Iodocus Hondius But were I brought before a Iudge I should for my absolution and Iodocus his condemnation make the contrary to appeare and that by his own confession in his letters to me and to a friend of mine which I have to shew written in Latin with his own hand To me his writing englished is thus much in effect I heare that you are somewhat offended with me because I have taken those few things out of your manuscript book whereas I promised you that I would not publish it which also I would in no wise do without your leave For my conscience something grudged even to publish this little if the distance of places would have suffered me conveniently to send letters unto you I was purposed to have set this forth under your name but I feared that you would be displeased therewith because I have but rudely translated it into Latine And in a letter to M Briggs now Professor of Geometrie in Gresham Colledge he writeth thus I have written to M. Wright in excuse of my self I am very sorry that he is angrie with me for that cause I pray you learn of him how he is affected towards me and write back unto me and excuse me unto him as much as you can I would have published his whole book for the common good if I might have done it without breach of my faithfull promise And surely my conscience grudged to publish even this little which I have taken out of his book but the profit thereof moved me c. The truth is that at his own instant request when he wrought as an Ingraver here at London some of my friends also procured by his flatterie perswading me thereto he also assuring me upon his faith and credit that he would not publish it or any part thereof without my knowledge and consent But how well and honestly he hath performed that protestation grounded upon faith and credit the World may now see and how unthankfull he hath been to me for that which hath been so gainfull to himself as may appeare by so common sale of his Mappes of the World of Europe Asia Africa and America all which had yet been unhatched had he not learned the right way to lay the ground work of them out of this booke I my self know too well But let him goe as he is Now if any shall think it to be beyond a Land-mans skill to find faults in matters belonging to the Seamans profession they must know if they be yet to learn that one that is but reasonably well acquainted with Geometrical conceits may as well if not better then most Seamen know the nature and properties of the sphaerical form of the Earth and Sea with all consequents and dependances thereof By consideration whereof the true understanding and reason of the Nautical Planisphaere or Sea-Chart may by him that hath been but meanly conversant in Mathematical meditations be better apprehended then otherwise it can by the Seafaring man though he spend his whole life in sailing over all the Seas in the World The like may be said of the Crosse-staffe and Compasse and of the Regiments or Tables of Declination of the Sunne and fixed stars and of all other the principall means and Instruments serving for the Art of Navigation But it is strange to see the difference of things that in this World is made by the difference of hands from which they are received howsoever the things themselves be For let Hannibal a Captaine discourse of Warlike affaires be it never so slightly and out of reason or season yet all forsooth must needes be greatly esteemed and admired because he so great a Captaine hath spoken it But let Phormio a Philosopher speake of the same matter especially in the hearing of Hannibal be his speech furnished with never so much learning and Judgment yet must he there is no remedie be either a foole or a madman for his hire So by all likelihood the case may stand with this poore Treatise of mine which if it had come forth to publike view from out of the bosome as once it was like of a Master at Sea of great reputed excellencie it had no doubt then found the favour which now like enough it shall want all windes then would have sweetly blown it into the pleasantest haven of every mans at least of every Sea-mans favourable entertainment I shall therefore with their patience set down the matter as it was that none may mistake a truth which is daughter not only of time but of occasion as hereby may appeare It is not unknown to some of good place and reckoning that one of the skilfullest Navigators as he was by many accounted of our time and Nation who died in Sir Francis Drakes last Voyage when he came to that extremitie of sicknes that he saw there was no other way with him but one was reported to have gathered and bound together into a bundle all his Nautical notes and observations and to have cast them into the Sea But soon after notwithstanding that report there came more comfortable newes by a Captain that was familiarly acquainted and conversant with him in all that Voyage and during the whole time of his sicknes in whose armes also he died who moving some speech unto him touching something of Sir Francis Drakes that might then after his death be expected to come to light concerning Navigation Tush saith hee for that matter there is not much to be looked for at his hands he had but small skill in that Art Why and what will your self then do quoth that Captain Whereupon this great Navigator drew forth a book out of his bosome and delivered it to this Captain a little before his death This book was shewed by the same Captain to the Right Honourable the Lord high Admiral of England in the Cales Voyage as being made by that famous Navigator which his Lordship also as it was reported thought good should be perused and published These news moved some expectation of that book so as the Right Honorable the Earl of Cumberland hearing of it was desirous also to have a sight thereof and remembred me unto that Captain as one not insufficient to peruse and correct the same And hereupon the book was brought unto his Lordship at the time and place appointed at Westminster and was there also delivered unto me to be perused and corrected Having therefore opened it and beginning a little to turn over the leaves to take some general view what matter might be contained therein I first espied a Diagram the like