M. Blundevile his exercises containing sixe treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are verie necessarie to be read and learned of all yoong gentlemen that haue not bene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which arte of navigation, the said M. Blundevile speciallie wrote the said treatises and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all the young gentlemen of this realme.

The Southerne Images contained in the twelfth space.

FIrst Aquarius his right hande holding the water pot called Vrna and Chalpi, out of the which he powreth the water down

into the mouth of the Southern fish, which water is called Aqua and hydor in which are diuers Starres without name.

Item the lower bellie parte of the former fish of the signe Pis∣cis wherein are two Starres without name.

Item both the thighes and legges of Aquarius, vpon the calfe of whose right leg is a Starre of the third bignesse called Scheat Aquarii, and Crus Aquarii.

Item the head of the southern fish called Piscis Meridionalis, and Iothis notios, in whose mouth is a faire Starre of the first bignes, called Fomahant.

But you haue to vnderstand that besides the 15. Southern Images before mentioned, ther ar lately found out by the Portu∣gales and others that haue sailed into the East and West Indies 4. other images towards the south Pole, as the crosse or Crosier, the south triangle, Noahs doue or Pigion, & another image made like a Philosopher called Polophilax, all which are set downe in the celestial Globe, lately set forth, first at the great charges of M. Sanders, and now at the like charges of M. Molinax of Lam∣beth of whome I lately bought both the Globes, that is, the ter∣restriall and celestiall, and I wish that the longitude, latitude and declination of euery Star contained in the said 4. images were trulie set downe, for Plancius maketh some doubt thereof. Not∣withstanding if you be desirous to know the longitude, latitude, and declination of the said Starres by help of the foresayd great Globe, then you must worke as I doe shewe you hereafter in sée∣king for any Starre contayned in Mercator his globe, so shall you haue your desire.

Moreouer, to most of the Stars described in the Globe are an∣nexed the Characters of some of the 7. Planets, to shew the nature & qualitie of the Stars & some stars ar also marked with some one letter or other, the more readily to find out therby the foresaid cha∣racters, As for example to Cor Leonis are annexed the Charac∣ters of Iupiter and Venus, & vnder the sayd Star is set the let∣ter m. to shew the Characters which are not alwayes set hard by the Starre, but sometime a good distance off, for where the cha∣racters are set nigh vnto the star, there néedeth no letter, as in the Star called spica Virginis, whereunto are annexed the charac∣ters of Mars and Venus, without any letter to signifie the same,

and where diuers Starres be of one selfe qualitie, they are se∣uerally marked with letters of one selfe same shape, as about the Starre Spica Virginis you shall finde diuers little Starres, each one marked with the letter h. signifying their nature to bée all one, that is, to participate of Mars and Venus, to whose cha∣racters is also ioyned the letter h, signifying that they be of that nature and quality.

The Characters are these here following set ouer euery Planets head.

♄	♃	♂	☉	♀	☿	☽
Saturne.	Iupiter.	Mars.	Sol.	Venus.	Mercurie.	Luna.