Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6789

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            <s xml:space="preserve"> one Example will make this playne. Suppose you be to
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            the southward of the Lysard & in the syght of 48 degrees
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            the 10 of February next this year 1595. And that you
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            find the sonne to rise 7 degrees to the southwards of the East
              <emph style="st">of</emph>
            by
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            such a compasse as hath the wires doe </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> Then loke in
              <emph style="st">your</emph>
            the sonnes regiment & you shall find the decli-
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            nation of the sonne for that 10th day at noon 1595 to be
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                  <mn>5</mn>
                  <mn>8</mn>
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            south
              <emph style="super">erly</emph>
            . you may see that the day before it was more by
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                  <mn>1</mn>
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            . & there-
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            fore that morning it ought to be more by
              <emph style="super">almost a</emph>
            quarter of
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            which
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            is
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            . & therefore the declinatin of the sonne at that present time
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            is
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                  <mn>1</mn>
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                  <mn>3</mn>
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            . but a few minuts in this
              <emph style="st">reckoning</emph>
              <emph style="super">case</emph>
            would not be regarded
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            but you may take the declination as you finde it at noone
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            that day, which you may
              <emph style="st">come to be to</emph>
              <emph style="super">account</emph>
            11 degrees & because it cometh
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              <emph style="super">nere</emph>
            thereunto.
              <emph style="st">nere to hand</emph>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> Then in the table of the sonnes rising & setting, right
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            agaynst the hight of 48 degrees & under the declination
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            of 11. deg. you shall find 15 degrees & 33 minuts which
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            is the amplitude of the sonnes rising from the true East
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            And to be southwards of the east so much because the sonne
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            had south </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> Now marke
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            upon the compasse upon what degrees
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            the sonne rose; then reckon
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            from it northward
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            according to your rule, because the sonne hath such a decli-
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            nation, the nomber of 16 degrees
              <emph style="super">& 33 minutes, or 16 degrees</emph>
            & a half; & you shall
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            find them to end
              <emph style="st">at</emph>
            9 degrees & a half to the north-
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            wardes of the East of the compasse. And so much doth
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            the true east vary or differre from that of your compasse.
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            And so per consequence all the poyntes else from that truth.
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            That is to says the East of your compasse doth vary 9 degrees & a half
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            to the southwardes from the truth; And therefore the north of your
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            compasse so much to the Eastwards; The South poynt to the westwards
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            And your west poynt to the Northwards. But of what poynts
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            so ever you register in your booke the variation, you must specially
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            note the variation of the North poynt, becasue it is the cheefest
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            poynt in name, & all the rest wilbe ordered by </s>
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