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Of certain T-
ssands cast: up
by Seas and
Rivers.
68 observatiens in Survey os the Earth.
homes of the most Haves, as Spain over* run by the
Moores, Italy by the Goths and Vandals; and at this
day, a great part of Europe by the lark^.
How the Earth like an aged Mother, is become less
fruitfull , as we see by the barrennessof sometime the
most fertile placesjthe decay of the stature and strength
of men within these few years : Which nevertheless
is opposed by some ; who have treated oT it large*
b- .
It is also worthy observation, t© see how the earth
hath been increased by theaccess of Issands, and again
been diministied by inundation and Gulfs breaking
again into the same.
The issands of the Echinades^exe. cast up by the Ri-
ver Ackelousj and the greatest pare of Mgypt,by Nilas5
so were the Rhodes and Delos. Of lesser Issands beyond
MelonyAnaphe', between Lemnos and the Hellespont, Nea
( as one would say new-come) 5 and elsewhere Alone,
libera, Iherasia, and Hiera, which also from the event
was called Automate.
Mmy Coun- And c^at ^un<^r7 goodly Coiintries,on the contrary,
tries again lost have been eaten up by the Sea, our neighbour Zeland,
by inundation, and many other places, will give lamentable testimo-
ny: befide? the sace of the Earth hath, flnee the Crea-
tion, been much altered by avulsion or divisson os the
Sea: as Sicily was divided and severed from Italy, Cy-
prus from Syria, Euboea from Boetia : Atlas and Maoris
from Euboea; Berbycus from Bythinia: Leucosia from the
Promontory of the Syrettes: and as some suppose, Les-
bos from Ida: Prochit a and Bithecufa from Misena: and*
Strabo lib. i2 which is more, Spain from B*rbary: as Strabo is ot o-
pinion.
Great Brittain Again, it is affirmed by Volscus, that our Great Bri-
supposed to tainy hath been one Continent with France, and that
have been one Tra& between Dover and Calais hath been gained by
Continent with Sea, there called Mare Gejj'oriacum.
France, Excellent is that Contemplation, to consider how
Nature (rather the Alaighty Wisdome) by anun-
searchable
ssands cast: up
by Seas and
Rivers.
68 observatiens in Survey os the Earth.
homes of the most Haves, as Spain over* run by the
Moores, Italy by the Goths and Vandals; and at this
day, a great part of Europe by the lark^.
How the Earth like an aged Mother, is become less
fruitfull , as we see by the barrennessof sometime the
most fertile placesjthe decay of the stature and strength
of men within these few years : Which nevertheless
is opposed by some ; who have treated oT it large*
b- .
It is also worthy observation, t© see how the earth
hath been increased by theaccess of Issands, and again
been diministied by inundation and Gulfs breaking
again into the same.
The issands of the Echinades^exe. cast up by the Ri-
ver Ackelousj and the greatest pare of Mgypt,by Nilas5
so were the Rhodes and Delos. Of lesser Issands beyond
MelonyAnaphe', between Lemnos and the Hellespont, Nea
( as one would say new-come) 5 and elsewhere Alone,
libera, Iherasia, and Hiera, which also from the event
was called Automate.
Mmy Coun- And c^at ^un<^r7 goodly Coiintries,on the contrary,
tries again lost have been eaten up by the Sea, our neighbour Zeland,
by inundation, and many other places, will give lamentable testimo-
ny: befide? the sace of the Earth hath, flnee the Crea-
tion, been much altered by avulsion or divisson os the
Sea: as Sicily was divided and severed from Italy, Cy-
prus from Syria, Euboea from Boetia : Atlas and Maoris
from Euboea; Berbycus from Bythinia: Leucosia from the
Promontory of the Syrettes: and as some suppose, Les-
bos from Ida: Prochit a and Bithecufa from Misena: and*
Strabo lib. i2 which is more, Spain from B*rbary: as Strabo is ot o-
pinion.
Great Brittain Again, it is affirmed by Volscus, that our Great Bri-
supposed to tainy hath been one Continent with France, and that
have been one Tra& between Dover and Calais hath been gained by
Continent with Sea, there called Mare Gejj'oriacum.
France, Excellent is that Contemplation, to consider how
Nature (rather the Alaighty Wisdome) by anun-
searchable