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and before it Psytalia: and from Sunium, Helene, five Miles 

 off: and Ceos, from thence as many ; which our Countrymen 

 have named Caea ; but the Greeks Hydrussa : cut off from 

 Eubcea. In Times past it was 500 Stadia long: but soon 

 after, almost four Parts, which verged towards Boeotia, were 

 devoured by the same Sea : and now the Towns remaining 

 are Julis and Carthaea. For Coressus and Paecessa are 

 perished. From hence, as Varro saith, came the more deli- 

 cate Dress that Women use. Euboea itself hath been torn 

 from Boeotia, being divided with so little a Euripus, that a 

 Bridge joineth the one to the other: it is well marked by 

 Reason of two Promontories in the South Side, which are, 

 Genestum, bending toward Attica; and Caphareus to Helles- 

 pontus : and upon the North Side, Caeneus. In no Part doth 

 it extend broader than 40 Miles ; and no where doth it con- 

 tract beyond 20. But in Length from Attica, as far as Thes- 

 salia, it lieth along Boeotia for 150 Miles; and containeth in 

 Circuit 365. From Hellespont, on the Part of Caphareus, it 

 is 225 Miles. In Times past it was illustrious for these 

 Cities: Pyrrha, Porthmos, Nesos, Cerinthus, Oreum, Dium, 

 ^Edepsum, Ocha, CEchalia, now Calcis, over against which 

 standeth Aulis on the Continent : but now noble for Geres- 

 turn, Eretria, Carystus, Oritanum, Artemisium, the Fountain 

 Arethusa, the River Lelantum, the hot Waters called Hel- 

 lopiae ; but yet more known for the Marble of Carystus. 

 In former Time it was called commonly Chalcodontis or 

 Macris, as Dionysius and Ephorus say ; but Macra, ac- 

 cording to Aristides : and according to Callidemus, Chalcis, 

 from the Brass there first found: and as Menoecmus saith, 

 Abantias : and Asopis, as the Poets commonly name it. Be- 

 yond, in the Myrtoom Sea, are many Isles, but those prin- 

 cipally famous are Glauconnesus and ^Egilia. And from the 

 Promontory Gerestum, about Delos, some lying in a Circle 

 together, whence they took their Name Cyclades. The first 

 of them, Andrus, with a Town, is from Gerestum, 10 Miles ; 

 and from Ceum, 39. Myrsilius saith it was called Cauros, 

 and afterwards Antandros. Callimachus nameth it Lasia, 

 others Nonagria, Hydrussa, and Epagris. It lieth in Coin- 

 pass 93 Miles. A Mile from the same Andros, and 15 from 



