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space they found no calmes, but alwaies a fresh gale, so as Lis - 

 in two moneths they performed this great voyage. But in 

 the burning Zone and without it you shall vsually see great 

 calmes vpon the coastes, where the vapors come from the 

 Hands or maine land. And therefore stormes and tempestes, 

 and the suddaine motions of the aire, are more certaine and 

 ordinarie vpon the coastes, whereas the vapors come from 

 the land, then in full sea, I meane under the burning Zone, 

 for without it, and at sea, there are both calmes and whirl e- 

 windes. Notwithstanding, sometimes betwixt the two 

 Tropickes, yea, vnder the line, you shall have great raine 

 and suddaine showers, yea, farre into the sea ; for the work 

 ing whereof the vapors and exhalations of the sea are suffi 

 cient, which moving sometimes hastily in the aire, cause 

 thunder and whirlewindes ; but this is more ordinarie neere 

 to the land and vpon the land. When I sailed from Peru 

 to New Spaine I observed that all the time we were vpon 

 the coast of Peru our voiage was (as it was ordinary) very 

 calme and easie, by reason of the Southerne winde that 

 blowes, having alwaies a fore winde returning from Spaine 

 and New Spaine. As we passed the gulph, lanching farther 

 into the sea, almost vnder the line, we found the season 

 coole, quiet, and pleasant, with a full winde, but com- 

 ming neere to Nicaragua, and to all that coast, we had con- 

 trarie windes, with great store of raine and fogges. All 

 this navigation was vnder the burning Zone ; for from 

 twelve degrees to the South, which is Lima, wee sailed to 

 the seventeenth, which is Gautulco, a port of New Spaine ; 

 and I beleeve that such as have observed their navigations, 

 made vnder the burning Zone, shall finde what I have said, 

 which may suffice for the windes which raine at sea vnder 

 the burning Zone. 



