hardly any ship (but not possibly a Canoa, with such vnskilfull mariners)
can come into our Westerne Ocean through that fret, from the West seas of
America, as Magellans experience hath partly taught vs.

[Sidenote: That the Indians could not be natiues either of Africa, or of
America.] 6 And further, to prooue that these people so arriuing vpon the
coast of Germany, were Indians, and not inhabiters of any part either of
Africa or America, it is manifest, because the natiues both of Africa and
America neither had, or haue at this day (as is reported) other kind of
boates then such as do beare neither mastes nor sailes, (except onely vpon
the coasts of Barbarie and the Turkes ships) but do carie themselues from
place to place neere the shore by the ore onely.


To prooue that those Indians came not by the Northeast, and that there is
no thorow nauigable passage that way.

Cap. 6.

It is likely that there should be no thorow passage by the Northeast,
whereby to goe round about the world, because all Seas (as aforesayd) are
maintained by the abundance of water, waxing more shallow and shelffie
towards the ende, as we find it doeth by experience in Mare Glaciali,
towards the East, which breedeth small hope of any great continuance of
that sea, to be nauigable towards the East, sufficient to saile thereby
round about the world.

[Sidenote: Quicquid naturali loco priuatur, quam citisimè corrumpitur.]
[Sidenote: Qualis causa, talis effectus.] 2 Also, it standeth scarcely with
reason, that the Indians dwelling vnder Torrida Zone, could endure the