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in Austrialia of the Holy Spirit, will be " nests without 

 brambles, nor any other kind of thorn, refuges, and pleasant 

 abiding-places," where will be "plenty for all." Its 

 people will do works that are honourable and beautiful. 

 " God and His Majesty will be served in all those regions, 

 and the natives will be made to prosper as is just and 



PART OF MAP IN DUTCH TRANSLATION OF QVIROS'S MEMORIAL. 

 (Amsterdam, 1612.) 



right ; and this will be my reward." Thus, with grotesque 

 complication of phrases, the Captain gave in his " Will " 

 the ideal of Franciscan Spain. 



Meanwhile they were sailing North from Santa Cruz. The voyage 

 When they reached the Latitude of that island, 10 30', to Mexico ' 

 no land was to be seen, and they did not know whether 

 Santa Cruz was to the East or to the West. There was 

 talk of sailing West. But Quiros explained that this 

 course would bring them to " the Southern side of New 

 Guinea, whence it would be a bad time of the year 

 to make a voyage, being the season of South-West 



