GEORGE BESTS DISCOURSE a.d. 



1578. 

 London the 29 of October, the same force of heat it London. 

 hath, to them that dwell under the pole, the space almost 

 of two moneths, during the time of the Summer sol- 

 stitium, and that without intermingling of any colde 

 night ; so that if the heat of the Sunne at noone could 

 be well measured in London (which is very hard to do, 

 because of the long nights which ingender great moisture 

 and cold) then would manifestly appeare by expresse 

 numbers the maner of the heat under the poles, which 

 certainly must needs be to the inhabitants very com- 

 modious and profitable, if it incline not to overmuch 

 heat, and if moisture do not want. 



For as in October in England we finde temperate aire, 

 and have in our gardens hearbs and floures notwith- 

 standing our cold nights, how much more should they 

 have the same good aire, being continuall without night. 

 This heat of ours continueth but one houre, while the 

 Sun is in that meridian, but theirs continueth a long 

 time in one height. This our heat is weake, and by 

 the coolenesse of the night vanisheth, that heat is 

 strong, and by continuall accesse is still increased and 

 strengthened. And thus by a similitude of the equall 

 height of the Sun in both places appeareth the com- Commodious 

 modious and moderate heat of the regions under the d ^ e ^ n g mder 

 poles. 



And surely I cannot thinke that the divine providence 

 hath made any thing uncommunicable, but to have given 

 such order to all things, that one way or other the same 

 should be imployed, and that every thing and place 

 should be tollerable to the next : but especially all things 

 in this lower world be given to man to have dominion 

 and use thereof. Therefore we need no longer to doubt 

 of the temperate and commodious habitation under the 

 poles during the time of Summer. 



But all the controversie consisteth in the Winter, for 



then the Sunne leaveth those regions, and is no more 



seene for the space of other sixe moneths, in the which 



time all the Sunnes course is under their horizon for 



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the poles. 



