£>f tt)ecDtttfefDt|)e€att gjuMetf* a 13 
0p2lll to tbe 1 5. of span, but if pou Cap till balfe a ftt thc $02tbeaff) mafcetb the fame 
tbe end of #p2ill, if map happen that as then 
pen (ball not baue the foutbeaff tomb, before 
poube bnber one dcgraoftbeCquinoctiall 
line. 2Dbe Cgnes pou bane bppon this coatt 
of Guinea, ate fome Of tbe birbs Garagiaus, 
and if tbe thunders come out of tbe eatt, be- 
fng 60.0? 70. miles from tbefbojc, pou Ojai 
fa ccrtaine 3>toaIlotos anb Duchcrs,f toben 
pou baue tbe foutbeaff tomb, anb tbat pou 
mahe totoaroes the point 02 bougbof Bra fi* 
lia, although in tbe firff bap of pour nauiga* 
tionitbiminifbetb not fomucb in tbe height 
as it fbou!b,pou mu® not be abalbeb thereat, 
fo? that tobicb pou find to be leffe dimtnilbed, 
tsnotbp rcafon that tbe toater 02 ffreame 
binbjeth pou, as manp anb tbe moff parte of 
men are of opinion, fo? that tbe degras barb 
bp tbe Cquinoctiall are greater then others 
that are higher, as pouffjalltoell percepue 
fapling to India, 0? comming from thence 
imtb a fo?e toinb bnber the line, then the be* 
gras btminifh but a little, toberebp if map be 
affured that the fmall diminution o? running 
fo2toarde is not bp reafon of tbe toater o? 
ffreame that runne fo the Antilhas 02 fourc 
^Iandes of the £>panilb Indies, comming to 
the line 02 a degra further, then in anpfo2te 
turne not againe bnfe Guinea, foj it tooulce 
bee againft pour felfe, anb tbercbp poufboulb 
fpenbe pour time in baiue,fo2 that fome Chips 
that departed cut of Lisbone in mp compa* 
up, that from bnber the line tbep toould toinb 
totoarbes Guinea, tobicb 31 bib not, but con* 
(rarilp made ouer to Brafilia, toberebp tbofe 
fbtppes came a month later then 3 bib into 
India. Sill this bOUgb O? Croffmg to Brafil i a, 
pou (ball fet pour ccurfe as the toinb feruetb, 
anb Icohe toellto pour Compaffe, fo: that as 
fame as pou ace paft the line, then the $able 
of tbe Compaffe Ipetb balfe a ttrihe anb mo?e 
to the $o:tbeaff, anb failing from tbe 8. of 
tbe 18. degree, then tbemo?e tbe feeble of 
the Compaffe Ipetb #ojtbeaff, the further 
pou are from tbe coaff of Brafilia, anbfaie 
that pou lap Caff anb Melt toitbCape 
Auguften, anbtbattbe $adleoffbcCom- 
paffe fboulb peelbc ttoo tbirb partes of a If rihe 
$02tbeafftoarde, then pou are ifo. miles 
from ft to featoarb in, tobicb is thus to be bn* 
derffcode, that if tbe Compare toere mabe in 
Portingaifi $ there lap balfe a ffrthe $ 02 tb* 
ea(ttoarb,if it bee goob anb true, it toill bo tbe 
famebpon tbe coatt of Brafilia, being Caff 
anb toett toitb the Abrolhos, anb about 1 70 
02 200. miles from it, then tbe #able of tbe 
compaffe fbal lie a tobole ttrihe 02 fometobat 
mo?e |io?tbcatttoarb fo: that tbe Meridian 
(of tbe Compaffe itbaf in Portingall Ipetb 
The 3.Bookc* 
Meridian 1 oo.anb fo manp tuples toitbin tbe 
countrep of Brafi lia, tobicb alfo lihctoife both 
fo agree toitb the fca. 3jn this courfe afo?e* 
faibe pou fee manp birbes calleb Rabos For- 
cadosrtbat is banging failes, anb bp all the 
31 flanbes of Martin V aas,pon ffjal fa totjitc 
Garagiaus 02 fea spetoes. $cto toben pou 
come bnber the height afojefaibe, batting a 
large toinbe, anb that pou might fade Caff 
£>outbeaff,lettbe Compaffe toinb a (tribe,0; 
a ttrihe anb a balfe, tobicb toill toinb fo much 
commingbndcr 30, degrees, anb although 
the Compaffe toindetb affrtfccand a balfe, 
pet pou ftjall not therefore rechon anp abate* 
ment in pour courfe,mote then balfe a ttrihe, 
fo: this toap is a ttrihe ffjo:fer then it is pla~ 
ceb in the fea Carbe, anb bfe ail the meanes 
that pou runne not higher then ttoo anb thir* 
tie 02 3 3 ♦ degrees totoarbs tbe Ifland of Tri¬ 
ton da Cu n ha,fo2pou Ibalbauea better ano 
furer courfe from berp fcule toeatber anb 
leffe tto:mes, fo2 commonip fo: tbe moff part 
pou baue the toinbe there at #o:tb $ $02^ 
eatt,tobicb fo auoib,tahe this counfel gtue bp 
me, bccaufe 31 baue toell frieb it f0 be truer 
anb comming bp tbe afo2efaibe Uflandcs of 
Triftan de Cunha , pou ^all fa fomeof tbe 
toeeb calleb Sargoflo, d2iuing bppon the toa* 
ter, toitb btuers Trombas, tobicb aretbiehs 
peeccsof reebes, tobicb toben pou fee, then 
pou are beftbe the 3iflandes, pou lljall there 
lihetotfe fee great fea &auens,and fome fmall 
Bauenstoitbtobite bilies, tobicbfl(e clofo 
bp tbe 3 iflanbs,anb toben pou arc right fouth 
anb no2tb toitb tbe Tfiandes, then the toinb* 
mg of tbe compaffe ^mtbeafttoarb, begin* 
netb to bimtnitb, anb liefb but a ttrihe anb £ 
part fo 2 tbat 70.02 80.miles from this 31 lanb 
pou are in the nubble 02 balfe toap of tbe spe* 
ridian,bettoeene Brafilia anb the Cape das 
Agulhas: alfo beretoitb pou muff bnberffab, 
that bnber the height of 3 5. begrccs, little, 
mo2e 02 leffe, pou muff account 330. miles 
fo2 each ttrihe of the compaffe from the 
#02tbeaff, anb toben pou fee the fohensa* 
fo2cfatD, pou muff runne to 3 $ ♦ begrees anb 
^tobicb is a goob beigbfjbolbmgpourcourfe 
eatt,anb eatt anb bp no:tb, till pou be toitbin 
1 oo.milcs Of tbb cape deBonaSperanza, 
then tbe compaffe toill toinbe no mo2c but 
j part of a ffrihelihetoife the toater toil there 
b2ato pou no2tbtocff 02 no2tbmoto if bp neg* 
ligence pou chance f 0 faile, 02 bp tbs toinbes 
are b2iucn bnber 3 t , degrees, then toben pou 
are 30 02 fo.2fie miles from the cape de Bona 
Speranza , pou fball fee manp tbiche peeces 
of reebes,anb fea toolucs, tobicb being bnber 
3 6. degrees pou (ball not fee 3 bee it full 02 
ttarce 
