Hitter ie of the Indies, lib. i . 5 



courfc)is Ib -peifcdly true as we which doe now live 

 in /Vr,rce it viijtbly. Wheriri'experience ihould be of 

 more force, then all Philofophicall demonfcrationSj 

 being futGci in t to proove that the Heaven is round, 

 and comprehends aod contaynes the earth within it 

 of jl parts. And to cleere any doubt that might grow, 

 itlUiticetliLhatlhaveieenein this our Hemifphere, 

 that part of Heaven which turnes about this earth, 

 the which was vnknowne to the Ancients ; and have 

 obferved the two Poles, whereon the Heavens turne, 

 as vpon their Axeltrees. I lay, the Artickc or North 

 Pole , which thofe of JEar^/beholde , and the other 

 AntartickeorSouthcrnc Pole (whereof faint c>///- 

 gu?ime\$ in doubt) the which we change and take for G^^di 

 the North here at Peru, having pafTed the Equinodli- c '^' 10 ' 

 "allline. Finally ? itfiifSceththat I have faylcdjieere 

 yo.degreesTrom North to ^outh, that is, forry ofihe 

 5he iide ot the line, and 23 .on the otherTomitting at 

 this prefent the teftimony^of others , which have fay- % Q 

 led much farther then my Idfc, & in a greater height, ^ 

 comming n?ere yp.degrees towards the fourh. Who 

 will not omf eflc,bu t the (hip called the Viftom (wor- 

 thie doubtlefle of et mail memorie) hath wonne the 

 honor and praife to have beft difcovercd and com- 

 paffed i-he round earth, yea, that great Cbacs y and inff-^ 

 dite Vafl^whkh the ancient Philosophers affirmed to 

 beevnder.the earth, having compailed about the 

 w'nrlde , and circled the vaftnefTe of the great Qcews. 

 Who is hee then, that will not confefle by this Navi 

 gation, but the whole earth ( although it were big -geF 

 then it is defcribed) is fubiedt to the jfeet of man , h e- 

 ing he may meafure itc' Thus^vvithoutjoubt the Hea 

 ven is of a round and perfect figure 3 and the earth 



B 3 likewife 



