done more in his three fold discouerie then Magellane in openinge the
streightes to the South sea or the dutch men that weare eaten by beares
in Noua Zembla. I am sure with more ease and saftie to him selfe and
more pleasure to mee. I am so affected with this newes as I wish sommer
were past that I mighte obserue these phenomenes also, in the moone I
had formerlie observed a strange spotted-nesse al ouer, but had no
conceite that anie parte therof mighte be shadowes; since I haue
obserued three degrees in the darke partes, of wch the lighter sorte
hath some resemblance of shadinesse but that they grow shorter or longer
I cannot yet pceaue. ther are three starres in Orion below the three in
his girdle so neere togeather as they appeared vnto me alwayes like a
longe starre, insomuch as aboute 4 yeares since I was a writing you
newes out of Cornwall of a view a strange phenomenon but asking some
that had better eyes then my selfe they told me, they were three starres
lying close togeather in a right line, thes starres with my cylinder
this last winter I often observed, and it was longe er I beleued that I
saw them, they appearinge through the Cylinder so farre and distinctlie
asunder that without I can not yet disseuer. the discouerie of thes made
me then obserue the 7 starres also in, ### [Taurus], wch before I
alwayes rather beleued to be, 7. then euer could nomber them, through my
Cylinder I saw thes also plainelie and far asunder, and more then, 7.
to, but because I was prejugd with that number, I beleved not myne eyes
nor was carefull to obserue how manie; the next winter now that you have
opened mine eyes you shall heare much frö me of this argument, of the
third and greatest (that I confesse pleased me most) I have least to
say, sauing that just at the instance that I receaved your letters wee
Traventane Philosophers were a consideringe of Kepler's* reasons [*pag.
106. Noua Stella Serpentarii] by wch he indeauors to ouerthrow Nolanus
and Gilberts opinions concerninge the immensitie of the Spheare of the
starres and. that opinion particularlie of Nolanus by wch he affirmed