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other regions more Septentrional, then those before rehearsed: which, from the beginning, as unknown till nowe, have bene concealed and hidden.  Which discoverie, I indoe most apt for us English men, and [[strikethrough]] most [[strikethrough]] more agreeing to our temperature, then othere rehearsed. I leave the famous discoverie of Moscovie, and other countries on those partes, (which of late [[strikethrough]] year [[/strikethrough]] yeares have bene explored by the industrie of other our worthie countrymen) to the diligent Reader: whereby he may consider, that this our countrie, hath fostered up men of no lesse value and excellencie then those, which are intituled, the second, third and fourth Neptune.  And doubtless, hee; by whose [[strikethrough]]endeav endeavor [[strikethrough]] endevour this last discoverie of the world is explored, may bee celebrated as well with the title Aeolus, as also of Neptune.  By whose singular knowledge and cunning, God hath preserved us in  this voyage, from bothe their cruell [[strikethrough]] daund [[/strikethrough]] daungers.

Thus (Christian Reader) thou maist [[strikethrough]] perv [[/strikethrough]] perceive, that the worlde, of late yeares, hath been discovered by sundrie regions of this our Europe: which God hath so divided in the exploring of the same, that it seemeth apt and agreeable to the discoverer, more then to any other, to inioy all such commodities as they yealde and affoorede.  Consider also, that Christians have discovered these countries and people, which so long have [[strikethrough]] byen [/[strikethrough]] byen unknown, and they [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] not us: which plainly may argue that it is God's good will and [[strikethrough]] people, which so long [[/strikethrough]] pleasure, that they should be instructed in his divine service and religion, whiche from the beginning, have beene nouzleled and nourished in Atheisme, grose ignorance, and barbarous behavior.  Wherefore, this is my iudgement, in conclusion) that who so ever can winne them from their infidelitie, to the perfect knowledge of his divine institutione and service, hee or they are worthie to receve the greatest rewarde at God's hands, and the greater benefites from those countries, which he hath discovered. Fare well."