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heate, -^rforfeexcccdcs Andalcufia, AndAloufa, Caftile 

 and Arrtg&n* furpafle #/& and Frtunce . And the 

 more they decline to the North , the colder they are: 

 and ft> by confequence , thofe which approach neereft 

 to the Sunne r and are beaten perpendicularly with his- 

 beamc-s ; they do rnoffcfecle the heate thereof! Some 

 vrge another reafon to this effed: , which is > that the 

 motion of the heaven is very fodaineand light towards 

 fazTr&fikeSt but neere the Poles it is flow and heavie^ 

 whereby they conclude, that the region which the Zo- 

 duh circles and conteines , is fee on fire with heate for 

 three caufrs and reafons * the one for the neerenes of 

 theSunne, theother, for that his beamesrefleddireft- 

 ly, and the third, far that it doth participate andfeele 

 this fwift and fodainc motion of the heaven. See what 

 reafon and difcourfe teacheth vs, touching thecaufe of 

 heat and cold vpon the regions of the earth . But what 

 fhalhvefay of the two other qualities, wet and drie? 

 Even the fame. For the drought feemesto glow by 

 the neerenes of theSunne, and moiftnes, being reti 

 red farre off, for that the qjjht being colder then the 

 day,islikewife more moift; and the day which is drier, 

 is alfo hotter. Winter, whilft the Sun runnes his courfe 

 farther oiF^is more cold and rainie^and Summer, when 

 the Sunne is neere, is morehotteand drie : for even as 

 the fire hath the propertie to parch and burne, fohath 

 it to drie vp the moiftnes . Thefe things therefore 

 confidered, ^//7^ and other Philofophers attribute 

 vnto the regions of the South,which they call burning, 

 an cxceffivc heat and adrouth likewife. And therefore 

 they (aid, this region is wonderfully fcorched and drie 

 & fo by confequence, hath neither waters nor paflures, 

 whereby of neceffitie it muft be contrarie and vnfit for 

 mans life. 



