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ioyned together for Spaine, they seeke their height without LlT1 - Irr - 



the Tropicks, where presently they finde Westerly winds, 

 which serve them vntill they conie in view of the Azores or 

 Terceras, and from thence to Seville. So as their voiage in 

 going is of a small height, not above twentie degrees from 

 the line, which is within the Tropickes. But the returne is 

 without the Tropickes, in eight and twentie or thirtie de 

 grees of height at the least, for that within the Tropickes 

 the Easterne winds continually blow, the which are fittest 

 to go from Spaine to the West Indies, for that their course 

 is from east to west ; and without the Tropickes (which is 

 in three and twentie degrees of height) they finde westerly 

 winds, the which are the more certaine and ordinarie, the 

 farther you are from the line, and more fit to returne from 

 the Indies ; for that they are windes blowing from the 

 South and West, which serve to runne into the East and 

 North. The like discourse is of the Navigation made into 

 the South sea, going from New Spaine or Peru to the 

 Philippines or China, and returning from the Philippines or 

 China to New Spaine, the which is easie, for that they saile 

 alwaies from East to West neere the line, where they finde 

 the Easterly windes to blow in their poope. In the yeere 

 1584, there went a shippe from Callao in Lima to the Philip 

 pines, which sailed 2000 and 700 leagues without sight of 

 land, and the first it discovered was the Hand of Lusson, 

 where they tooke port, having performed their voiage in 

 two moneths, without want of winde or any torment, and 

 their course was almost continually vnder the line ; for that 

 from Lima, which is twelve degrees to the South, he came 

 to Manilla, which is as much to the North. The like good 

 fortune had Alvaro de Maudana, whenas he went to discover 

 the Hands of Salomon, for that he had alwaies a full gale, 

 vntill he came within view of these Hands, the which must 

 be distant from that place of Peru, from whence he parted, 

 about a thousand leagues, having runne their course alwaies 



