. The principal navigations voyages traffiques & discoveries of the English nation : made by sea or over-land to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeeres. , From the iland of Santa Helena unto the ilandof Flores, the course betweene them is Northnorthwest,and Northwest and by North, and the distance betweenethem is 1200 leagues. Item, From the iland of Flores unto the lands endof England, the course is betweene the Eastnortheast,and the Northeast and by East, and the distance be-tweene them is foure hundred and fifty leagues, A
. The principal navigations voyages traffiques & discoveries of the English nation : made by sea or over-land to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeeres. , From the iland of Santa Helena unto the ilandof Flores, the course betweene them is Northnorthwest,and Northwest and by North, and the distance betweenethem is 1200 leagues. Item, From the iland of Flores unto the lands endof England, the course is betweene the Eastnortheast,and the Northeast and by East, and the distance be-tweene them is foure hundred and fifty leagues, A note of the variation of our Compasse. N primis, The variation of our compasseon the coast of New Spaine in theSouth sea in the latitude of 12 degrees,was one point to the Eastwards. Item, the variation of our compasse betweene the cape of California and the ilands of the Philippinas, was one point and an halfe unto the Eastward, that was, that the North did stand North and by East, and halfe a point unto the East. Item, The variation of our compasse betweene theilands of Maluco and the cape of Buena Esperanza, wastwo points and an halfe at the most to the Westward,that was, that the Northnortheast was our 366 THOMAS FULLERS NOTES A note of our time spent in sailing betweenecerteine places out of England, 1586. N primis, We were sailing betweene Eng-land and the coast of Guinea from the21 day of July unto the 26 day of Augustunto the haven called Sierra leona, wherewe watered and stayed untill the 6 dayof September. Item, Wee departed from the coast of
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