The knowledge of things vnkowne. Apperteyning to astronomy, wyth necessary rules, and certayne speares contayned in the same. Compyled by Godfridus super palladium de agricultura Anglicatum.

¶ Hereafter followeth the Rutter of the distaunces from one Porte or countrey to another, and fyrst of the compasse of England.

THe Compasse of Eng∣lande rounde aboute, is iiii. M. iii. C. & ix. myles. Venis doeth stande from Flaunders East and by South viii. C. myles.

And nexte course by the sea, from Flaunders to Iaffe, (is thys.) From Sluse to Calays is lxx. miles. From Calays to Buchefe lxxx. myles. Frō Bucheffe to Lezard ii. C. lx. miles. From Lezard to Capfenestes, sixe hundred l. miles. From Capfenester to Lisbone, is two hundred and lxxx. miles. From Lisbone to Cap S. Vincente

to the stractes two C. xl. miles. From the stractes the Iebalter, vnto the Ile of Sardine xi. C. miles. From Malfitana in Sardine, to I∣nalta, is iiii. C. and lx. myles. From Inalta by the course of Saro∣gora and Sicill, to sayle to Iaffe in Surrye, is a M. viii. C. miles. From Iaffe to Baffe in Sypre, to the Castle Roge, is ii. C. xx. miles. From Castle Roge to Rodes, a hun∣dred. miles. From Rodes to Candy ii. C. l. myles. From Candy to Modon, three hun∣dred myles. From Modon to Corsue, three hun∣dred myles. From Corsu to Venis, is eyght hun∣dred myles.

THE length of the costes of Surry, of the Sea costes, is from the gulfe of Ermony, to the gulfe Dalarlze,

nexte the South and bee West, from Lazarya to Ryse, is three score and fyue miles. That is to vnderstande, from Laza∣ry in Ermony to Soldin, that cōmeth from the ryuer comming from Anthy∣oche lxx. miles.

AND from Soldin, to the Porte of Lycha, nexte vnto the South fyftye miles. From Lycha to the Porte of Tortosa South l. myles. From Tortosa vnto the Porte Try∣poll south l. myles. From Bernet to Acres south, and bee west lxx. myles. From Acres to Porte Iaf, south, and be west lxx. miles. From Porte Iaf, to Porte Delezara, south, south west a C. xxx. myles. From Damyat Lariza in Surrye, to Damiat in Egipt C. lxxx. miles.

From Damyat to Babylon Alchare, lxxx. miles. From Damyat to Alexandre, a hun∣dred x. miles.

THe length of Mare Maior is from the Gulfe S. George in the middest of the gulfe that is betwixt Trapasant Sanastopoly to the porte of Messem∣bre west, from S. George a thousand lx. miles. The bredth of the west ende, is from the bras S. George of Constantinople, vpon the ryuer of Danabes nexte the North, from S. George Brase, fyue hundred lx. myles.

FRom Pero to Caffa, in Tar∣tary, Northeast vi. C. myles. From Caffa to the stractes, of the Tane, Northeast, a hundred miles. The Gulfe of Tane is aboute sixe hun∣dred myles.

The Capt of Caffa is aboute sixe hun∣dred myles. From the Head of Tane to Sanasto∣poly, foure C. myles. From Sanostopoly, to Trapasonde▪ by West ii. C. l. myles. From Trapasonde to Synopya, next•• to the south iiii. C. xxx. miles. From Synopya to Pero, nexte the West, southwest ii. C. xxx. miles. From Pero to Messember, nexte the Norwest ii. C. xxx. miles. From Messember to Mancro, North, Northeast, a C. ix. miles. From Mancro Castro, to Danobia, Northeast a C. xxx. miles. From Danobia to the stractes of Caf∣fa nexte the East. ii. C. myles.