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    ofpresterjohnbysea,hadreaostpoint

    ofafricape,onatof

    thestrongfrotinuinghis

    voyagetoheeast,butthelisbonpilotsood

    theiortahisdisveryintheirquestfortheindia

    eintothatofthecapeofgood

    hope.

    oneyearlater,pedrodevilhaprovidedhletters

    ofediilarssion

    bylaerraneanandafterleaving

    egypt,hetravelledsouth

    there,travellingthroughtheersofthepersiangulfh

    feenhadseensihedaysofalexahegreat,

    eighteeuriesbefore,hevisitedgoaandcalithe

    astofindiaagreatdealofhe

    islandoftheondagascarolie

    halfued,paid

    aseedina,crossedtheredsea

    onof

    presterjohn,hantheblaegusor

    kingofabyssinia,orshadadoptedchristianity

    inthefourthtury,sevenhundredyearsbeforethechristian

    ssionarieshadfoundtheirosdinavia.

    thesenyvoyageshadnvihepuesegeographers

    andcartographersthathevoyagetotheindies

    byaesearouteeanseasy.

    thentherearoseagreatdebate.sopeopleedtontinue

    theexploratioofthecapeofgoodhope.others

    said,``no,ustsailacrosstheatlantidthenwe

    shallreaathay.

    letusstaterightherethatstintelligentpeopleofthat

    daylynvihattheearthasflatasa

    paeansysteftheuniverse,

    iedanddulydesy,thegreat

    egyptiangeographer,heseuryof

    ourera,pleneedsofthenofthe

    ddleages,hadlongbeendiscardedbythestistsofthe

    renaissaheyhadaeptedthedoeofthepolish

    theti,nilauspeicus,udieshadn

    vincedhihattheearthberofroundplas

    uedaroundthesun,adisveryventure

    topublishforthirtysixyearsitedin1548,

    theyearofhisdeathfroearoftheholyinquisition,a

    papalurtablishedihirteeury

    heheresiesofthealbigensesandthewaldenses

    infrandinitalyveryldheresiesofdevoutlypious

    peoplebelieveinprivatepropertyandpreferred

    toliveinontthreatehe

    absolutepoe.butthebeliefinthe

    roundnessoftheearthnaicalexperts

    and,asisaid,theyingtherespective

    advaheeasteandtheeroutes.

    angtheadvocatesoftheeroutewasagenoese

    rihenaofbo.heheson

    ofaert.heseetohavebeenastudentatthe

    uyofpaviaathetid

    geotry.theookuphisfatherstradebutsoonwefind

    hierraravellingonbusiness.

    thereafteroenglandbuther

   
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