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From the First Treatise.

The Axe tree of the worlde, is named the Diameter of it, aboute whiche it tourneth, and the endes of that Axe tree, are called the Poles of the world, of whiche poles one is named the Northe pole, and the other the South pole. The North pole is alwaies seene of vs where as we dwell, and the Southe pole is never seene in this oure contrye, but is ever more vnder our Horizonte, and that as lowe, as the Northe pole is highe aboue our Horizonte.

Schollar. I have beene taughte to knowe the Northe pole, and I have marked it oftentimes, wherby I perceaved a great numbre of starres to move aboute it, and were sometymes higher then it, and sometymes lower then it: nowe on the easte syde of it, and nowe on the west syde: but that pole starre seemed not to sturre oute of his place at anye tyme; whereby I gather, that he is never oute of sighte to vs, when the starres appeare, and that is all the nyghte, but what becommeth of him in the daye tyme, I can not tell.

Master. I wyll cleere you of all suche doubtes before I leave you: but in the meane tyme I mervaile you founde no doubte at the name of the Horizonte.

Schollar. That name I learned to signifye that cyrcle, whiche goeth along by the edge of the ground, and parteth that parte of the worlde whiche we see, from that part which we se not: when the Son riseth, then is he in our horizonte, and so is he, when he is goyng downe as lowe as we can see him.