she Suns Rcfra<aiofi^ which is InconCidthhle] and therejorc 
«iceds not to be taken notice of. 
6. 
J IBy means of thefe Watches to find at Sea 
I r^^ L^ngitud^ of the Place^ where jou are. 
Give to each of the Watches a naaie or a 'mark , as A. B. 
and before you fet faile, fet them to the time otfery'd 
by the Sun in tKe place , whereyou are, and whence you arcdc- 
'parting, allowing for the it:quation of the day , whereon you 
m^ke your Obfervation- Which da^' jou are to note , if the 
Watches be not well adjuftcd -, otherwifeitisnotnecefrary^.^ ' 
p Then afterwards being at Sea> dnd defiting' to know the 
*'^X(?;i[^^^^^^^e of the place where you . a how many de- 
grees the Meridian of that place is more Bafler/y or We/lerlj, 
than the Meridian ofthat place where you did fet the Watches j 
you muft obferve by the Sun-or Stars , what time of the day 
it is, as precifely as' is poflible, and notcat the fame time, 
to what hour, minutes and fee, the Watches doe point (which 
time , jf the Watches be not fet to the right meafure , is 
■ xhe kndwn daily difference to be adjufted ,) adding thereumo 
r ithe Equation of the prefent day , which gives you the time of 
the day , fhew'd by "the Suii , at:;f heJ place wiiefi ^ t^^^ Watches 
^^were fet : And if this time of the day be the fame' with tliat^ ob- 
' ferv'd where you are , then you are under the fame Meridian 
with the place, where the Watches were fet by the Sun 5 but 
if the time ofthe ^ayv^cibfer , be 'greater than 
that fliew'd by t1ie\^^tche^ thdt you 
are come under a tnore Eaperly Meridian v^and ifiefs 5^}^^^ 
come under a more TVefterly. And countihg for ^cy^ry hour of 
difference of time, 15 degrees of Longitude, 'a:nd for every 
minute^ 15. minutes or i of a degree^ yoii (hall then kriow,how 
many degrises , itiimitcsi^^;i:Eifc ^dJvIeridian^doe .diflfeL from 
one another. ' \: : V ''^^^^^ 
E. g. Suppofe , the Watche^^^ theplace^ 
whence you parted , on the so oiFehmry , to" the time of day 
obferv'd by the Sun ^ aba:iing the Equation of the 20th of 
F^eh. (Vi2ra^min;^fi jfec,) ^nd tlie Watch A* be 
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