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As Amphitrite clips this Island fortunate.
When Pope Clement VI. graunted the fortunate I sles to Lewes Earle of Clere∣mont, by that generall name (meaning onely the seauen Canaries, and purposing their Christian conuersion) the English Ambassadors at Rome seriously doub∣ted, b least their owne Countrey had beene comprised in the Donation. They were Henry of Lancaster Earle of Derby, Hugh Spenser, Ralph L. Stafford, the Bi∣shop
of Oxford, and others, agents there with the Pope, that hee, as a priuate friend, not as a Iudge or party interessed, should determine of Edward the thirds right to France: where you haue this Embassage in Walsinghā, a correct Regnum Angliae, and reade Franciae. Britains excellence in earth and ayre (whence the Macares, b and particularly Crete among the Greekes, had their title) together with the Popes exactions, in taxing, collating, and prouising of Benefices (an intollerable wrong to Lay-mens inheritances, and the Crowne-reuenewes) gaue cause of this iealous coniecture; seconded in the conceit of them which deriue Albion from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; whereto the Author in his title and this versealludes. But of Albion more, presently.
Rob. Auesburi∣ens. A. XVII. Ed. III. The fortunate 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Hypodigmatis Neustriae locus emendatus, sub anno 〈◊〉〈◊〉. CCC. XLIV.
Pompon. Mela l. 2. 6. 7.
Happy. Vtmost ends of the earth. Vpon affinity of this with the Cape de Finistere, Goro∣pius thinkes the Elisian fields were by that Promontory of Spaine. v. Strab. lib. 7. A passing of soules from one to another.