earth and water imbrace one another 3 which truely is 

 a thing to make vs admire and glorifie the Artc of the 

 (bveraigne Creator, We know then by the holy Scrip- f 

 tore, that in the beginning of the worlde, the waters Gw * J * f * 

 were gathered together in one place , fo as the earth re- 

 maynedvncovered. Moreover, the lame holy Writte 

 doth teach vs,that thefe gatherings together of the wa 

 ter were called Sea- and as there be many,fo of neceffi- 

 tie there muft be many Seas. And this diverfitieof feas 

 is notoriety in the ^Mediterranean Sea , whereas one is 

 called EuxittCy another the Cafiian,zn other the Erethc- 

 &n or redde Sea, an other the P erf an, an other of Italic, 

 and fo many others. But alfbin the great Ocean , which - 

 the holy Scripture doth vfually call a gulph : although 

 really and in trueth it be but a Sea , yet in many and di 

 vers manners : as in refpe<fiof P#-#and all ^J/fmerica, 

 the one is called the North Sea, the other the South 5 

 and at the Eaft Indies, the one is called the Indian fea, 

 theothetthatof Oter*. And I have pbfcrved, as well J^^ 

 by my owne navigation 5s'by the relation of others, 1 

 that the Sea is never divided from theLandeabovea 

 thoufand Leagiics^And although the great Ocean ftret- 

 chethlarre, yet doth it never pafle this meafure. I will 

 not for all this affirme that weefayld not above a thou 

 fand leagues in the Ocean, which were repugnant to 

 trueth , being well knowne that the (hippcs of Portugal 

 have failed foure times as much,and more^and that the 

 whole world may bee compafTed about byfea 3 aswee 

 have feene in thefe dayes , without any further doubt. 

 But I fay and affirme, that of that which is at this day 

 difcovered,there is no land diftant from an otherfirme 

 land, by dire&line, or from focnc Iflands neere vnto it 

 above a thoufand leagues ^ and fo betwixt two firme 



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