ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1488. 



Here also is set downe the late discovered burning 



Zone 

 By Portingals, unto the world which whilom was un- 



knowen, 

 Whereof the knowledge now at length thorow all the 



world is blowen. 



And a little under he added : 



For the Authour or the Drawer. 



He, whose deare native soile hight stately Genua, 

 Even he whose name is Bartholomew Colon de Terra 



Rubra, 

 The yeere of Grace a thousand and foure hundred and 



fourescore 

 And eight, and on the thirteenth day of February 



more, 

 In London published this worke. To Christ all laud 



therefore. 



And because some perad venture may observe that he 

 calleth himselfe Columbus de Terra Rubra, I say, that 

 in like maner I have seene some subscriptions of my 

 father Christopher Columbus, before he had the degree 

 of Admirall, wherein he signed his name thus, Columbus 

 King Henry de Terra Rubra. But to returne to the king of England, 

 the seventh his j sa ^ t h at a f ter ^ e j^ seene the map, and that which 



Cofcmbw m Y f atner Christopher Columbus offered unto him, he 

 offer. accepted the offer with joyfull countenance, and sent to 



call him into England. But because God had reserved 

 the sayd offer for Castile, Columbus was gone in the 

 meane space, and also returned with the performance of 

 his enterprise, as hereafter in order shall be rehearsed. 

 Now will I leave off from making any farther mention 

 of that which Bartholomew Colon had negotiated in 

 England, and I will returne unto the Admirall, &c. 



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