Htflorie ofthefndies. lib.i. 17 



ftarre at the foot of the Crofle , diftant from the true 

 and fixed Pole Antarticke thirtie degrees,as the North 

 ftarre is diftant from the Pole Articke three degrees or 

 little more. And fo it is more difficult to take the hcigth 

 in thofe parts, for that the fayd ftarre at the foote of the 

 CrofTe muft bee right, the which chancethbutin one 

 houre of the night which is in divers feafons of the 

 yeerein divers houres, and often times itappcareth not 

 in the whole night, fo as it is very difficult to take the 

 heigth. And therefore the moft expert Pilots regard 

 not the Crofle , taking the heigth of the Sunne by the 

 Aftrolabe, by which they know in what height they 

 are : wherein commonly the Portugals are more ex 

 pert , as a Nation that hath more difcourfe in the Arte 

 of Navigation then any other. There are alfb other 

 ftarres in thefe fouthernepSrts , which in fbme fort re- 

 femble thofe of the North. That which they call the 

 Milken way , is larger and more refplendent in the fouth 

 parts, appearing therein thofe admirable blacke fpots, 

 whereof wee have made mention. As for other parti 

 cularities, let others fpeake of them with greater curio- 

 (me, and let this which wee havefayde, fuffice for this 

 time. 



That ttwt is Land and Sea under the two Poks* 

 CHAP. 6. 



Ilt is no fmal labour to have vnfolded this doubt with 

 this knowledge andrelblution, that there is a Hea 

 ven in thefe parts of the todies, which doth cover them 



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