liue at all, that for feare, or danger of death, shunneth his countreys
seruice, and his owne honour: seeing death is inevitable, and the fame of
vertue immortall. Wherefore in this behalfe, Mutare vel timere sperno.

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Certaine other reasons, or arguments to prooue a passage by the Northwest,
learnedly written by M. Richard Willes, Gentleman.

Foure famous wayes there be spoken of to those fruitfull and wealthie
Islands, which wee doe vsually call Moluccaes, continually haunted for
gaine, and dayly trauelled for riches therein growing. These Islands,
although they stand East from the Meridian, distant almost halfe the length
of the worlde, in extreame heate, vnder the Equinoctiall line, possessed of
Infidels and Barbarians: yet by our neighbours great abundance of wealth
there is painefully sought in respect of the voyage deerely bought, and
from thence dangerously brought home vnto vs. Our neighbours I call the
Portugalls in comparison of the Molucchians for neerenesse vnto vs, for
like situation Westward as we haue, for their vsuall trade with vs, for
that the farre Southeasterlings doe knowe this part of Europe by no other
name then Portugall, not greatly acquainted as yet with the other Nations
thereof. [Sidenote: 1 By the Southeast.] Their voyage is very well
vnderstood of all men, and the Southeasterne way round about Afrike by the
Cape of Good hope more spoken of, better knowen and trauelled, then that it
may seeme needefull to discourse thereof any further.

[Sidenote: 2 By the Southwest.] The second way lyeth Southwest, betweene
the West India or South America, and the South continent, through that
narrow straight where Magellan first of all men that euer we doe read of,
passed these latter yeeres, leauing therevnto therefore his name.