and all the rest of Spayne. And for that their Cosmographers and Pilots could not agree in the situation of the said Ilands (for the Portingals set them al within their 180. degrees, and the Spaniards set them all without: & for that in measuring, all the Cosmographers of both partes, or what other that euer haue beene cãnot giue certaine order to measure y͏ͤ lõgitude of the world,The longitudes harde to be founde out. as they do of y͏ͤ latitude: for yͭ there is no starre fixed frõ East to West, as are y͏ͤ starrs of the poles from North to South, but all mooueth with the mouing diuine:) no mãner can be found how certainely it may be measured, but by coniectures, as the Nauigentes haue esteemed the way they haue gone. But it is manifest that Spayne had the situation of all the landes from Capo verde, towarde the Orient of the Portingales also to their 180. degrees. And in all their cardes they neuer hitherto set the sayd Ilands within their limitatiõ of the sayd 180. degrees: (Though they knew very well of the Ilandes,) til nowe that the Spaniards discouered them. And it is knowne that the king of Portingale had trade to these Ilands afore, but would neuer suffer Portingale to goe thither from Calicut: for so much as hee knewe that it fell out of his dominion: least by going thither there might come some knowledge of those other Ilandes of the king of Spayne, but bought the cloues of Merchauntes of that countrie, that brought them to Calicut, much deerer then they would haue cost, if he had sẽt for thẽ, thinking after this mãner it would abide alwaies secrete. And now that it is discouered he sendes and keepes the Spaniards from the trade all that he can. Also it should seeme that when this foresaide consent of the diuision of the worlde was agreed of betweene them, the king of Portingale had alreadye discouered certayne Ilandes that lye aouer against Capo verde, and also certayne parte of the mayne lande of India towarde the South, from whence he fet Brasill, and called it the lande of Brasill. So for that all shoulde come in his terme and limites, hee tooke three hundred and seuentie leagues beyondeCa-
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