beyonde the Equinoctiall 7224. myles from London and the moone chaungeth rather then at London by .5 howres .0 minutes and the longest Summer daye with them is our shortest Winter daye for that the pole Antartick or south pole is aboue the Horizon and is .16 howres .36 minutes c. The great riuer of Plate the longitude 327. degrees the latitude is the South pole 35. degrees and is South Southwest 5685. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London by .3 howres 32. minutes and their longest summer day is in our winter is 14. howres .30 mynuts long Cappe Crusos the Eastermost part of all America is coÌ„monly called the cost of Brasell the longitude 345. degrees the latitude 5. degrees of the south pole and is South Southwest 3792 myles froÌ„ London the Moone changeth rather then at LondoÌ„ 2. houres 20. mi. the loÌ„gest day is about .12 houres .30 minuts Cappe de planco the longitude .306 degrees the latitude 5. degrees is southwest and by West 4547. myles from LondoÌ„ and the Moone changeth rather 4. howres .56 minutes and the longest daye is about 12. howres 20. minutes c. Cappe S. Marthae the loÌ„gitude .284 degrees the latitude 12. degrees and is west southwest to the southwards 5103. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather by 60. howres 24. minutes and the longest daye is 12 howres 45. minutes Carthagena the longitude .282 degrees the latitude 10. degrees .15 minutes and is West Southwest and to the South 5316. myles from London the moone changeth rather by .6 howres 32. mynutes and the longest day is 12. howres .38 minutes Nomber de Deus the longitude 276. degrees the latitude 7. degrees and is West Southwest 5685. myles from London and the moone chaungeth rather by 6. howres 56. minutes and the longest daye is .12 howres 25. mynutes c. The great famous Citie of Mexico the principallest place in all America the longitude .238 degrees the latitude .21 degrees 30. minutes and is West and by south 6844. myles from London and the moone chaungeth rather then at London by 9. howres 28. minutes and the longest day is 13. howres 20. mynutes The riuer of Palme in Floryda the longitude 260. degrees the latitude 39. degrees .20 minutes and is West and to the Southwardes 5034. miles from London and the moone chaungeth rather then at London by 8. howres .0 minutes and the longest daye is 14. howres 45. minutes The Cape of Cerra Floryda the longitude .272 degrees the latitude 31. degrees and is West and by Southe .4935 myles from London and the moone chaungeth rather by 7. howres .12 minutes the longest daye is .14 howres .6 minutes c. Perru in America the longitude .290 degrees the latitude hath the South pole 5. degrees and is Southwest and by West .5528 myles from London and the moone chaungeth rather then at London 6. howres 0. minutes and their longest daye is but .12 howres .20 mynutes Pannama a Towne or Citie vppon the Sea Coaste of Mare de Sur or South sea the longitude .276 degrees the latitude .20 degrees 40. minutes and is Southwest and by West and to the Westwardes 5794 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather by 6. howres 56. minutes and the longest day is 12. howres 15. minutes Tumbes a Port in the Prouince of Peru vpon the cost of the South Sea the longitude 276. degrees the latitud 12. degrees of the Antartick pole and is Southwest and by West 6045. myles from LondoÌ„ and the moone chauÌ„geth rather by 6 howres 56 minutes and the longest day is but .12 howres 15. minutes in our Winter Baculaius is on the Northeast ende of America commonlye called the new founde Lande the longitude of the midle of them is 320. degrees the latitude of the midle thereof is .54 degrees and is West and to the North partes .2200 myles from London the moone chaungeth rather by 3. howres .59 minutes and the longest daye is 16. howres 58. minutes The Lande of Labrador the longitude of the Eastermost Cape is 320 degrees the latitude thereof 63. degrees and the moone chaungeth rather by 3. howres 95. minutes and is West Northwest and to the Northwardes .2768 myles from London and the longest day is 20. howres 0. minutes longe And thus I doe ende the discription of the mayâ—e or firme land of America c. The ninth Chapter sheweth the Longitude and the Latitude and the other thinges before hearsed of certayne of the most principalle Ilands of Europe within the midle earth Sea and also of the moste principalle Ilands of Asia and America ANd now shall folow the longitude and the latitude and the other thinges before rehearsed of Certayne of the most notablest Ilands of all Asia and America and also of Europe and fyrst of certayne of the most principall Ilands in the midle earth Sea And fyrst the Iland of Cicilia being the principallest Iland in all that Seas the midle therof hath longitude 37. degrees the latitude 36. degrees and is Southeast and by South 1178. miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later by 1. howre .8 minutes and their longest daye is 14. howres .30 minutes c. The Ilande of Corsica the myddle thereof hath longitude 31. degrees the latitude 40. degrees is Southeast and by South 829. myles from London and the moone chaungeth later by .44 minuts and their longest day is 14. houres 50. minutes c. The Ilande of Sardinia the myddle hath longitude 31. degrees the latitude 38. degrees and is South Southeast and to the Eastwardes .932 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later by 44. minutes and their longest day is .14 houres 40. minutes long c. The Ilande of Maiorica the myddle hath longitude .17 degrees the latitude 38. degrees 30. mynutes and is South and a little to the Westwardes .792 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather by 12. minutes and the longest day is 14. houres 43. minutes c. The Ilande of Minorica the longitude .20 degrees the latitude 39. degrees and is due South .752 myles from London the Moone chaungeth at that tyme that it dooth at London and the longest daye is .14 houres .45 minutes c. The Ilande of Candie the longitude .55 degrees the latitude 35. degrees .20 minutes and is Southeast and by East and to the Eastwardes 1791. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London by 2. houres .20 minutes and the longest day is .14 houres .25 minutes c. The Ilands of Nigropant the longitude .54 degrees the latitude 38. degrees and is East South and to the Southwardes 1643. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later by 2. houres .16 minutes and the longest day is .14 houres .40 minutes c. The Ilandes called Ciclades the myddle of
for that the toppe of the maste vnto the water was iust one score that is .60 foote and the two plates or winges iust one ynche a sunder and the Transuasitorie .40 ynches from the ende c. And also by this order you may knowe the distaunce of any shippe from the lande c. And thus I doo ende the conclusions of the Crosse staffe c. ¶ The fifteenth Chapter sheweth vnto you howe you shal make an instrumeÌ„t wherby you may describe a Region or Countrey which you may call an Horizontall Sphere and also howe to take the plat of any ground c. Then resort to your Paper and looke vpon the instrument at what poynt and degree the Athelida is standyng on then vpon the point and degree of the Circle wryte the name of the towne or Village or Hyll then turne the Athelida to the next marke and so foorth tyll you haue taken all the townes and Villages rounde about the Countrye or Coastes that be within the Angle of sight and write the names of all those townes at the poynte and degree that the Athelida doth stande vpon at the tyme of the takyng of them with the 2. sights And furthermore write in the paper the 4. principall windes as easte weste northe and southe Euen as the coaste of the countrye dothe stande and then drawe righte lynes from the Center of the Circle too the Circumference to the place where the names of the townes were written and so passinge right to the edge of the Paper And thus doe by euery towne written on the edge of the Circle and then that station is finished And then furthermore looke to what place that you doe meane for to goe vnto for to make your seconde station beinge one of those that you haue obserued afore For the fyrst obseruation is to no purpose so that you must of force haue 2. And then vpon that Lyne that the name of the towne or Hyll that you doe meane to goe vnto sette one of the feete of the compasses and with the other foote of the compasses make an other circle in lyke maner then draw an other Meridian Lyne and be sure that both the Meridian Lynes doe agree the one with the other and so deuide that circle into 32. equall partes as the other was in all poyntes and then goe vp vnto some high place that was the marke before and then lay your instrument afore you agayne setting it by the needle due South and North and so let the instrument stande And then turning the Athelida to suche townes as were taken before looking thorow both the sights were where the Athelida doth stand and write the names of those townes agayne vpon the edge of that circle at the poynt and degree that the Athelida doth stand vpon and doe thus tyll that you haue taken all the townes that were obserued at the fyrst standings and then drawe right lynes from the Center of that Circle by the edge of the Circle to the names of those Townes that were written and so the lynes for to runne right to the sides of the Paper Then looke where that the lynes doe crosse there make a marke for there standeth the Towne or place that you haue obserued And now in lyke maner yf you lyst you may know the distaunce from one Towne to an other as thus fyrst you must measure the distaÌ„ce betwen any one towne to another that grouÌ„d being measured you must make a Scal or tronke of mesure on the side of the paper and then measure the distaunce betweene those 2. Townes in the paper then according to that proportion of measure make your myles in the Scall or tronke of the Carde or Mappe and that beynge doone you may knowe the distaunce with a payre of Compasses betweene any one Towne or Townes to the other by the Scall of the Carde and then this beyng doone you may make that fayre in an other thing without lynes and bewtyfye that at your pleasure as for example thus by the partes or countrye about Grauesende Fyrst I tooke the Instrument and then in lyke maner I made a Circle in a sheete of paper then I drew a Meridian lyne that is to saye a lyne from the South to the North and I deuided the Circle into 52. equall partes and then I wrote the 4. principall windes in the foure sydes of the paper that is to saye the East West North and South and then I went vp to a Hyll that standeth besyde Grauesende called Ruggon Hyll and there besyde the Myll I made my fyrste standinge and then I obserued al those Townes and places folowing Fyrst Clyffe Church and that I tooke Northeast and by East and the sixt part of a poynte to the Eastwarde the next was West Tilbrye Churche North and ¾ of a poynt to the Eastwardes and then I tooke the Bulwarke of West Tilbrye North and ¼ of a poynte to the Westwardes and then I tooke Brauesende Churche steeple North and by West and â…” partes of a poynte to the Westwarde and then I tooke little Thurrock Norwest and by North and the 6. parte of a poynt to the Westwarde then I tooke Grayes Thurrock Northwest and the 6. part of a poynt to the Westwarde then I tooke Sainct Clements Churche West Northwest and ¼ to the Northwardes then I tooke North fleete Church West and â— 4 partes of a poynt to the Northwards then I tooke Swankam Churche due West then in lyke maner I tooke the Vinyard Mill West Northwest and ¼ parte of a poynt to the Westwardes then I tooke Mappam Church Southwest and â…• part of a poynt to the Westwardes then I tooke Cobbam Churche Southeaâ—t and by South and â…• parte of a poynte to the Southwardes then I tooke Shorne Myll East and by South and â…– partes of a poynte to the Southwarde Then I tooke Chaulke Churche East and â…– of a poynte to the Southwardes and so I make an ende of that standing And now I chose out for my secoÌ„d staÌ„ding West Tillary church I dyd draw a Lyne froÌ„ the Center of the Circle to the Circumference of the Circle to the title of Tilberye Churche beinge North and ¾ of a poynte to the Eastwarde the Lyne passynge ryght to the edge of the paper And then I tooke a payre of compasses and set the one foote of the compasses vpon that Line and with the other foote I made a Circle and then I made an other Meridian lyne by the other in the other Circle so that the one dyd agree with the other and then I deuided the Circle into 32. equall partes and then I went ouer the water to West Tilbery Church and then I layde my instrument before me and set it due North and South and there I obserued al the townes and places before named as Cliffe East and 1 â— parte to the North Shorne Myll and Chaulk Church South East by South and ½ parts
of Macedonia the longitude 50. degrees 45. minuts the latitude is .41 degrees 45 minutes is East Southeast 1395. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. howres 3. minutes and the longest day is .15 howres .10 minutes c. Constantinople that is now the Turkes the longitude is 56. degrees the latitude is .43 degrees .5 minutes and is east Southeast 1547. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. howres 24. minutes and the longest daye is 15. howres 15. mynutes c. Athens that hath bene sometime a famous Citie but now destroyed the longitude 52. degrees 43 mynutes the latitude .37 degrees 15. minutes and is Southeast and by East .1624 myles froÌ„ LondoÌ„ the Moone changeth later then at London 2. howres 11. minutes and the longest daye is 14. howres .40 minutes c. Danswicke latelye vnder the Kinge of Polonia hath longitude .46 degrees and latitude .54 degrees .55 minutes and is East Northeast 961. miles from LONDON and the moone chaungeth later then at London 1. howre .44 mynutes and the longest day is seuenteene howres fyue minutes c. The kingdome of Swethen the mydle thereof hath longitude 42. degrees and Latitude .64 degrees and is Northeast from London 1040. myles and the Moone chanugeth later then at London .1 howre .28 minutes and the longest daye is .20 howres .30 minutes c. The Citie of Muscouia in Rosey hath longitude 69. degrees the latitude 57. degrees and is East and by North 1747. myles from the Citie of London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 3. howres .16 minutes and the longest daye is 17. howres .40 minutes c. And thus I ende the discription of the Cities and Townes of Europe The Sixt Chapter sheweth the longitude and the latitude and the other things before rehearsed of certayne of the principallest places of Africa and of certayne Ilandes nearer thereunto AND now shall folowe the longitude and the latitude and the thingâ—s before rehearsed of some of the Cities and Townes and Ilandes of Afryca And fyrste the Citie of Morocus in Barbary the longitude 5. degrees 5. minutes the latitude 30. degrees 4. minutes and is South Southwest and somewhat in the Westwardes 1449. miles from London and the moone chaungeth rather then at London .59 minutes and the longest daye is .14 howres S. Cruce Rode the longitude 2. degrees the latitude .30 degrees and is South Southwest and to the Westwards 1440 myles from London and the moone chaungeth rather then at London .1 howre and the longest Summer daye is .14 howres c. The Citie of Fesse the longitude .10 degrees the latitude 30. degrees and is South Southwest 1365. myles from London the moone changeth rather then at London 39. minutes and the longest day is 14. howres Tangie is a holde that the King of Portugall keepeth in Barbarie and hath longitude 6. degrees 30. minutes and latitude .35 degrees 40. minutes and is South Southwest .1113 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London .53 minutes and the longest Sommer day is .14 houres .25 minutes Abilles a Hill commonly called Cappe Hill ryght against Iuberaltare and is one of Hercules pyllers the longitude .7 degrees the latitude .35 degrees 40. minutes and is South Southwest .1116 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London 52. minutes and the longest day is .14 houres .25 minutes Argeyll the longitude .18 degrees the latitude .37 degrees and is South .872 miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London and the longest day is houres minutes c. Alexandria in Egipt the longitude .60 degrees 30. minutes the latitude .31 degrees and is Southeast and by East .2169 miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London .2 houres 42. minutes and the longest day is .14 houres c. The mouth of Nilus that emptieth himselfe in Mari Mediterraneo the longitude .62 degrees the latitude .31 degrees 30. minutes Southeast and by East .2200 myles from London the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 48. minutes and the longest day is 14. houres 8. minutes c. The North ende of the Red Sea next vnto the middle earthe Sea the longitude 64. degrees the latitude 30. degrees and is Southeast and by East .2345 myles from London the Moone chaungeth later .2 houres .56 minutes and the longest day is .14 houres .0 minutes c. Cape Deuaca in Ginney the longitude 2. degrees .20 minutes the latitude .14 degrees .50 minutes and is South Southwest .2426 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London 1. houre 10. minutes and the longest daye is but 12. houres 50. minutes The Castle Demine a holde that the King of Portugall doth keep in Ginney the longitude 24. degrees the latitude .2 degrees 30. minutes and is South a lyttle to the Eastwardes 2940. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 16. minutes and the longest day is .12 houres 20. minutes The Mouthe of the Ryuer of Bynney the longitude .32 degrees the latitude .5 degrees and is South and by East and to the Eastwardes 2885. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 48. minutes and the longest day is .12 houres .20 minutes Cappe boon Sperance the Southermost parte of all Ethiopia hath longitude .52 degrees latitude .35 degrees 10. minutes is of the South pole called the pole Antartike beyond the Equinoctiall and is South and by East and to the Eastwardes 5382. miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London .2 houres 8. minutes and their longest Sommer daye is in our Wynter and is 14. houres long 20. minutes c. Goia a Citie in Ethiopia the longitude is .60 degrees 50. minutes the latitude hath the South Pole eleuated 19. degrees 50. minutes and is South Southeast .4685 miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London .2 houres 3. minutes and the longest dayes are in our Wynter and that is 13. houres 15. minutes Garma another Citie in Ethiopia and hath longitude .57 degrees and the South Pole is 24. degrees aboue the Horizon and is South Southeast .4528 myles from London the Moone chauÌ„geth later then at London by 2. houres 28. minutes and their longest daye is as before is sayde contrarie vnto ours beyng 13. houres 30. minutes long c. The great Ilande of Saynt Laurence on the East side of Ethiopia beyonde Cape boon Sperance hath longitude 85. degrees 30. minutes and the South Pole is eleuated 20. degrees in the myddle of the Ilande and is Southeast and by South 5249. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 4. houres .20 minutes and the longest daye is .13 houres .15 minutes in our Wynter c. The Ilande of Saynt Thomas hath longitude
30. degrees .30 minutes and no latitude for that the myddle therof is ryght vnder the Equinoctiall and is Southe and somewhat to the East wardes .3696 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London .42 minutes and the daye is continually alwayes .12 houres longe neyther more nor lesse what declination soeuer that the Sunne hath c. The Ilandes of Cape Deuarde hath Longitude 356. degrees the latitude .16 degrees among the myddle of them and is South Southwest .2465 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London 1. houre .36 minutes and the longest Sommer daye is but 13. houres 0. minutes c. The Ilandes called the Canaries and the byggest Ilande called the Grand Canarie hath no longitude for that it is the assygned place to begyn the Longitude the latitude 28. degrees 30. minuts and is Southe Southwest .1914 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London 1. houre 20. minutes and the longest day is .13 houres 24. minutes and is derectlye vnder the Tropicke of Cancer c. The byggest Ilande of the Madera hath longitude 358. degrees 40. minutes for that it is more Westerly then the Grand Canarie where that the Longitude begynneth by one degree and 20. minutes the Latitude is .29 degrees and .30 minutes and is Southwest and by South .1625 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth rather then at London 1. houre 25. minutes and the longest daye is .13 houres .54 minutes c. And thus I do end the description of the Cities Townes and Ilandes of Africa ¶ The seuenth Chapter sheweth the Longitude and the Latitude and the other things before rehearsed of certaine of the principallest places of Asia and in the East India c. ANd now shall followe the longitude and the latitude and all the other things before rehearsed of certaine of the Cities and Townes and other places of Asia as followeth And first of Claudiopolis in the countrey of Pontus and Bethania where S. Luke wrate the Gospel and the Actes of the Apostles the longitude .59 degrees .30 minutes the latitude .42 degrees 45. minutes and is East Southeast 1697. myles from London and the moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 38. minutes and the longest day is 15. houres 8. minutes c. Nicea where Nicea Counsell was the longitude 58. degrees the latitude 42. degrees 15. minuts and is East Southeast 1668. myles from London and the moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 32. minutes and the longest day is 15. houres 6. minutes c. Troy that was destroyed the longitude 55. degrees 50. minutes the latitude 41. degrees and is East Southeast .1605 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 24. minutes and the longest daye is .15 houres .0 minutes c Ephesus where Saint Iohn wrate the Gospell the longitude 57. degrees 40. minutes the latitude 37. degrees 40. minuts and is East Southeast and to the South partes 1808. myles from London and the moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 30. minutes and the longest day is 14. houres 40. minutes c. Tralus the longitude is 58. degrees 40. minutes the latitude 38. degrees .50 minutes and is East Southeast and to the South partes 1797. myles from London and the moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 34. mnutes and the longest day is 14. houres 44. minutes c. Philadelphia in Bothlydias the longitude 59. degrees the latitude 38. degrees 50. minutes and is East Southeast and to the Southwardes 1816. myles from London and the moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 36. minuts the longest day is 14. houres 44. minutes c. Olimpus a Citie in Lycia the longitude 61. degrees 30. minutes the latitude 36. degrees 10. minutes and is East Southeast a lyttle to the South 1993. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 46. minuts and the longest day is 14 houres 30. minutes c. Pompeiopolis a Citie of Galatia and builded by Pompey the longitude .62 degrees the latitude 42. degrees and is East Southeast 1814. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later 2. houres 48. minutes and the longest day is 15. houres 10. minutes c. Olbia in Pamphllia the longitude .62 degrees the latitude 36. degrees .55 minutes and is East Southeast .1989 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 48. minutes and the longest daye is .14 houres .36 minutes c. Pargamus in the Countrey of Doris the longitude .57 degrees .35 minutes the Latitude .39 degrees .45 minutes and is East Southeast .1709 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later .2 houres .30 minutes and the longest day is .14 houres 54. minutes c. Cesaria in Capadocia the longitude .66 degrees .30 minutes the latitude .39 degrees .30 minutes and is Easte Southeast .2064 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London .3 houres .6 minutes and the longest day is .14 houres .50 minutes c. Nicopolis in Armenia the lesse the longitude .69 degrees 20. minutes the latitude .41 degrees .40 minutes and is East Southeast .2129 miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later .3 houres .18 minutes and the longest day is .15 houres .3 minutes c. Antiochia in Cilicia the longitude .64 degrees 40. minutes the latitude .36 degrees 50. minutes is East Southeast .2078 myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 2. houres 58. minutes and the longest day is 14 houres 33. minutes c. Geldia in Albania parte of great Tartarie the longitude 83. degrees the latitude .46 degrees 30. minutes and is East and to the Southwardes 2458. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later 4. houres 12. minutes and the longest day is .15 houres 40. minutes c. Bola in Armenia the greater the longitude 76. degrees 10. minutes the latitude 44. degrees and is East and by South 2294. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 3. houres 45. minutes and the longest day is 15. houres 20. minutes c. Alexandria in Siria the longitude 69. degrees 30. mynutes the latitude 36. degrees 10. minutes is East Southeast 2277. miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later then at London 3. houres 18. minutes and the longest day is 14. houres 30. minutes c. Tripolis in Phenicia the longitude 67. degrees 30. minutes the latitude 34. degrees 20. minuts and is East Southeast and to the Southwardes 2314. myles from London and the Moone chaungeth later 3. houres 10. minutes and the longest day is 14. houres 20. minutes c. Barut and is the Porte of Damascus the longitude 76. degrees the latitude 33. degrees 20. minutes and is East Southeast and to the Southwardes 2321. miles from London and the Moone chaungeth later 3.
some Ilande long agone by the often soussing of the bellowes or waues of the Sea that neuer standeth styll the other substaunce or stuffe is beaten and consumed away through the great deepenesse of the sea the other substaunce or stuffe is tumbled to the bottome and is no more seene And as the mynerals in the ground be of diuers kinds of substaunces as some earth and some sande and some stones to conclude of a hundred seuerall sortes so that all those loose substaunces that woulde be mollysted with the water are beaten and washed away so that there dooth remayne nothing but the harde myne of stone and so he dooth stande in the sea as a pynacle or Rock as by experience is seene in a number of places to the west Occian as the West part of Englande and the West part of Brittayne on the Coast of Fraunce and such other lyke places whereas there be innumerable companyes of Rocks some being of a gret height aboue the water other some do shew thēselues iust with the water and other some are sunken Rockes being rounded with the water some deeper then other some which would not bee knowne but onely by the breaking of the sea ouer them c. And this is my opinion as concerning Rocks in the sea that haue beene of long time agone parcell of the mayne lande though they be now Rockes in the sea Then it may be sayde that the lande is much lesser then it hath beene before time and so it is And yet it is but a trifle in respect of any great quantytie or bignes as it may be compared vnto the ragged edges of a peece of cloth and yet the ragged edges thereof being pared away the thing hath not much chaunged his fashion or forme neither in respect is become litle the worse c. The syxt Chapter sheweth the naturall cause of the ebbing and flowing of the Sea and the ebbyng and the flowing of the Hauens and Ryuers AND furthermore as concerning the ebbing and flowing of the sea and other riuers we do see by common experience that the Moone dooth alwayes gouerne the same Wherefore it may bee supposed that the waters doo seeke and repaire or most speciallye are drawne by the power of the Moone that when the Moone is in the midst of the skie that is to say vpon the Meridian then the waters are deepest or thickest and also in lyke manner in the opposite part or els it would ebbe and flow but once in .24 houres and 4 ◠partes accordyng vnto the dayly motion of the Moone which we do se by experiēce that it doth ebbe flow but once in 12. houres ⅖ part of an houre and then by this reason it shoulde flow or be a full sea in all places at a South Moone and a North Moone so as the Moone passeth vnto the Westwardes to be a ful sea in those partes and so to goe with the diurnall or dayly motion of the heauens which we see by experience is contrary for we doo see by dayly experyence that vpon the Coast of Spayne and all those partes that are vpon the West Occian Seas that the Moone in the Southwest dooth make a full sea which is 3. houres after the Moone is vppon the Meridian and yet notwithstanding it woulde bee a full sea alwayes where as the Moone is vpon their Meridian and so to folow the daily motiō of the moone as the moone is caried with primū Mobile so that it were not let by this gret accidēce that this West Occian Sea is shot in betweene the firme lande of Ameryca on the West part and the mayne lande of Afryca and Europe on the East side by which meanes the waters cannot folow to bee a full Sea accordyng vnto the Moones course as she doth goe in her dayly motion accordyng vnto the Moones commyng vnto the Meridian Wherefore it is to bee supposed that yf there were no suche accidence in the Sea to be let by the lande that then it would follow orderly that the waters in the Sea woulde goe rounde accordyng vnto the Moones course in .24 houres and so the streme or currant to goe from the East into the West and so rounde about c. But nowe wee see that the waters in the ebbing and flowyng are let by this great impediment for Ameryca dooth inclose the West part and Europe and Afryca the East part and yet we doo see by experience that the Moone dooth gouerne the ebbyng the flowyng of the waters of the Sea in two great and notable respectes The one is this as it is daylye seene in euery place wheras it dooth ebbe and flow that the Moone in one quarter of the Skye dooth make a full sea for euer in that place or hauen or harborow And the other great effect of the Moone is this as it is alwayes seene that at the full of the Moone and also at the chaunge of the Moone how that the waters are quickened and doo rayse or lyft them selues muche higher then they doo at any other times and also dooth descend much lower where by it maketh the tyde or streme to runne much the swifter as it is seene by dayly experience in such places whereas it dooth ebbe flow at which times it is called in the time of the full Moone and the chaunge of the Moone spring tydes or spring stremes in the quarters of the Moone it is called Nepe tydes or Nepe stremes for that the waters doo not lyft them selues or flowe so high as they doo at any other time neyther doo they descende or ebbe so low as they doo at any other times of the Moone and by that meanes the streme doth not runne so swift as it doth at other times for as in spring tydes it dooth flowe or lift it selfe higher and descende or ebbe lower then of custome So in neape Tides it doth lift or flow lesse in height also ebbe or descende lesse in deepenesse then it dooth of custome as it is seene dayly by common experience c. But yet furthermore as touching the ebbyng and flowing of the water both in the Sea and also in Hauens and Ryuers and although that it dooth keepe an order or methode in anye one assigned place yet is there great varietye in places harde by yea in one Ryuer it shal be a full Sea in one parte of the Ryuer and in that Ryuer and at that instant a lowe water as the proofe thereof maye be manyfestly seene here in the Ryuer of Thames as it is not vnknowen that the Moone in the South dooth make a full Sea on the landes end at the entraunce of the Ryuer of Thames and the Moone in the south-Southwest dooth make a full Sea at London and then it is halfe ebbed on the landes ende But in Rychmonde aboue London there the Moone in the West dooth make a ful Sea and then on the landes end there it is a lowe
water as it is manifestly to be seene c. And furthermore as touching the ebbyng and flowyng vpppon the Coast of the Occient Sea for that it floweth generally a south-Southwest Moone so mine opinion is this by the meanes of the shuttyng or inclosyng of the Sea betweene America and Europe and Africa that it commeth to passe thus for the water cannot followe the course of the Moone for after that the Moone is past the Meridian in the Bay of America commonly called the Bay of Mexico that then the waters can no longer followe the course of the Moone for that it is letten by the mayne lande And then when the Moone dooth come rounde about vnto the Southeast then the powers of the Moone doo tracte or draw the waters vnto the Eastwardes by whiche meanes the waters hauing a great course or swaye vnto the Eastwardes are drawen so vehementlye by the powers of the Moone vntyll suche tyme as the Moone dooth come vnto the Meridian that it cannot sodaynely reuerse although the Moone bee paste the Meridian to the Westwarde as we maye see manye tymes by common experience that any thing forced to moue violentlye is not presently stayed but that it must haue a tyme in the staying as the force of the dryfte dooth decay which must be by litle and litle c. And so by that meanes the Mone is in the Southwest before the waters wylbe descended and for proofe thereof if that you doo put water in any broade or long vessell and sturre the water in such sort that it may swaye from one ende vnto the other and after that it hath begunne to sway from ende vnto end it wyll be a long tyme before it wyll stande styll for you cannot make it to staye vppon the sodayne but it wyll sway too and fro vntil that it dooth stay it selfe by litle and litle c. And furthermore as touching the ebbyng and flowyng in the other inferior Seas and Hauens and Ryuers that happeneth by this meanes as it is a full Sea in all the places vppon the West parte towardes the Occian Sea so that when it door finde the water of our inferior Sea lower then that which dooth come out of the Occian Sea then it runneth in vntil that it commeth to be leuel For the propertie of water is alwayes to runne vnto the lower partes and so by that meanes and also the sway that it hath it runneth and floweth into al Hauens and Harbours and Riuers as long as it fyndeth any place lower or inferior in hight vnto it selfe And then as soone as it fyndeth the water behynde it lower then it is before it then it stayeth and beginneth to runne backe agayne for as is sayde before the propertie of waters is alwayes to runne to the lower partes and by this meanes it floweth into al ryuers Hauens and Crickes vppon the Sea coast and in some place it dooth hygher flowe more water vpryght and dooth ebbe more water in lyke manner downe right then that it dooth in some other places and that happeneth by this meanes and if any place haue a wyde enterance and then afterwardes is shut vp into a narow roume hauing some distance to reuerse backe agayne then the water dooth ryse and flowe very hygh for that thâ— water commeth in with a great sway and will not vppon the sodayne reuerse backe agayne as by ensample it may be seen in Seuern that commeth vp to Bristow and as before is sayde by the Ryuer of Thames that it is not a ful Sea in all places at one instant For when that it is entred in at the mouth and hath taken his sway withal then it runneth in by the meanes that the water is lower within then it is with out at the Sea for that it is a quarter flood and more at the Sea before that the flood entreth into the Ryuer and so floweth vpwardes for it must haue a tyme before that it can hygh so much water at the mouth or enterance to be hygher then it is within vp into the Ryuer for it is three parts flood vpon the landes end before that it be anye flood at London for that the distance is a great way in the Ryuer very crooked and narrow and many poynts and Naases that doo let and stay the Tyde but afterwardes when it is in and hath taken his sway then it cannot so soone reuerse backe vntyll that the water is well descended or ebbed behynde it too the Seawardes as it dooth manifestly appeare by experience And by this order it floweth into all Hauens and Ryuers accordyng vnto the indraught The seuenth Chapter sheweth the cause of Currantes or streames that runneth in the Sea in such places where it dooth not ebbe and flowe and of Currantes or streames in the Sea there are three seuerall sortes as in the Chapter it dooth appeare c. AND furthermore as touchyng the Currantes or the streame in many places in the Sea whereas it dooth not ebbe and flowe as that is perceyued in manye places as by experience is seene and knowen in the Sea And to let you vnderstande what those Currantes or Strames bee that it is a continuall runnyng of the water in the Sea alwayes one way and not reuersyng or commyng backe wardes to and fro as it dooth in such places where it doth ebbe and flow but that the water alwayes in those Seas or partes doth â—unne continually one waye or els at the least a long tyme according vnto the naturall cause of that currant And of these currantes I doo fynde three seuerall sortes that doo come of three seuerall causes and the cause of euery one of them is contrary vnto the nature of the other And fyrst concerning the naturall cause of the principallest Currantes as by experience of them is seene in diuers places by those that haue trauayled into those partes by the Sea as thus The currant ruÌ„neth forceably and continually from the East vnto the West at the Cappe bone speraunce the Southermost Cappe of Africa or Ethiopia and so reboundeth vpon the Coast of America which is drawen by the powers of the Moone by ber dayly motion as in the Chapter next before is rehearsed as it dooth appeare by the ensample of ebbyng and flowing and so rebounding vppon the Coast of America by that impediment that it cannot get passage that way accordyng vnto the dayly motion then it is forced to seeke other passages so that parte thereof dooth seeke and dooth goe thorowe the strayghtes of Magelenâ—s into the South Sea and there the currant dooth go continually from the East into the West But that strayght or passage beyng vnsufficient for that it is so narrowe the currant is forced to seeke some other waye Wherefore partly it dooth deuide it selfe and so dooth runne vp vnto the Coaste of Brasyll towardes the Equinoctiall by Cappe Crucis and Saint Dâ—myngs and so into the great Bay of