Htjions of the Indies. lib*z* 



Eafterly windes do raine : but returning from Weft to 

 Eaft, they muftfceke the Wefterne windes without 

 theTropickes, in the height of fevcn and twentie de 

 grees. The Portingales prove the like iq their naviga 

 tions to the Eaft Indies , although it be in a contrarie 

 courfe^for that going from Portwa/lthe voiageis trou- 

 blefome,buttheir returneis more eafie, for that in go- 

 ing,their courfe is from the Weft to the Eaft' fb as they 

 muft of neceffitie mount , vntill they have found their 

 generall windes , which they hold to be above the li 

 ven and twentith degree. And in their returne, they 

 difcover the Tcrceres , but with more eafe, for that they 

 come from the Eaft , where the Eafterly or Northerns 

 windes do ferve them. Finally, the Martinets hold it 

 foracertaineruleand obfervation, that within the Tro- 

 pickes continually raine Eafterly windes,and therefore 

 it is very eafie to faile to the Weft. But without the 

 Tropickes, there are in fome fealbnsEaftaly windes, 

 and infooie, and more ordinarie Wefterne windes: 

 by reafon whereof, they which faile fr.om Weft to Eaft, 

 labour alwaies to be out of of the burning Zone, to 

 put thenifelves in the height of (even and twentie de 

 grees. And for this reafon 5 men have indangered theni 

 felves to vndertake ftrange Navigations , and to feeke 

 out farre Countries vnknowne. 



Of the differences ef the Brifes or E^erne windes , and 

 theWefterne, and tikewi ft of other windes. 

 CHAP. 5. 



ALthough that which we havefpokcn, be generall 

 and wellapprooved , yet there remaines ftitta de- 

 fire in me to learne the caufe of this fccret 5 why vndet 



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