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defired to know^ how many Miles it was a- 

 bout, in order, we fuppored, to make an efti- 

 mate of our King's Greatnefs and Strength 

 by tlie extent and compafs of it. 



One of the great Aftrologers of ConfiantU 

 nofle^ having heard that I had a pair of Globes 

 in my Chamber, made me a Vifit on purpofe 

 to fee their contrivance, being introduced 

 by a worthy Gentleman of our own Nation: 

 After the firft Ceremonies were over, I took 

 my Terreftrial Globe, and rectified it to the 

 pofition of the Place, and pointed to the fe- 

 veral Circles both without and upon it, and 

 told him in Ihort the feveral ufes of them : 

 Then fliewed him how Conftantinofle beared 

 from Candia at that time Befieged, C^/r, Alej" 

 po^ Mecca^ and other chief Places of the Em- 

 pire, with the other Parts of the World: At 

 which he was mightily furprized to fee the 

 whole Earth and Sea reprefented in that Fi- 

 gure and in fb narrow a compafs, and pleafed 

 himfelf with turning the Globe round feveral 

 times together. Afterwards I fet before him 

 the Celeftial Globe, and reftified that, and 

 ftiewed him how all the noted Conftellations 

 were exactly defcribed, and how they mov- 

 ed regularly upon their Poles, as in the Hea- 

 vens i fome rifing, and others fetting, fome 

 always above the Horifon, and others al- 

 ways under, in an oblique Sphere, and parti- 

 cularly what Stars would rife that Night with 

 us at fuch an Hour the Man feemed to be 

 raviflicd with the Curiofity of it, turning this 

 Globe alfo feveral times together with his 

 Finger, and taking a migh,ty Pleafure in view« 

 ing the motion of it ; and yet this filly Animal 



