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towards Norway, and other the northeast parts 

 of the world, whereby we may be induced to 

 believe, that this is the same which the Portugals 

 meet at Capo De Buena Speranza, (Cape of Good 

 Hope) where striking over from thence to the 

 Straits of Magellan, and finding no passage there 

 for the narrowness of the said Straits, runneth 

 along into the great Bay of Mexico, where also 

 having a let of land, it is forced to strike back 

 again towards the northeast, as we not only here, 

 but in another place also, further to the north 

 wards, by good experience this year have found, 

 as shall be hereafter in his place more at large 

 declared.&quot; 



The subject is resumed in connection with the 

 strong and conflicting currents encountered near 

 the entrance of Hudson Straits: &quot;Also we sup 

 pose these great indrafts do grow and are made by 

 the reverberation and reflection of that same cur 

 rent, which at our coming by Ireland, met and 

 crossed us, of which in the first part of this dis 

 course I spake, which coming from the Bay of 

 Mexico, passing by and washing the southwest 

 parts of Ireland, reboundeth over to the north 

 east parts of the world, as Norway, Iceland, etc., 

 where not finding any passage to an open sea, 

 but rather being there increased by a new access, 

 and another current meeting with it from the 

 Scythian Sea, passing the Bay of Saint Nicholas 

 westward, it doth once again rebound back, by 

 the coasts of Greenland, and from thence upon 

 Frobisher s Straits being to the south westwards of 



