[Sidenote: Wight.] [Sidenote: Guidh.] The Wight is called in Latine Vectis, but in the British speach Guidh, that is to saie, Eefe or easie to be séene, or (as D. Caius saith) separate, bicause that by a breach of the sea, it was once diuided from the maine, as Sicilia was also from Italie, Anglesei from Wales, Foulenesse from Essex, & Quinborow from Kent. It lieth distant from the south shore of Britaine (where it is fardest off) by fiue miles & a halfe, but where it commeth neerest, not passing a thousand paces, and this at the cut ouer betwéene Hirst castell and a place called Whetwell chine, as the inhabitants doo report. It conteineth in length twentie miles, and in bredth ten, it hath also the north pole eleuated by 50. degrées and 27. minutes, and is onelie 18. degrees in distance, and 50. od minuts from the west point, as experience hath confirmed, contrarie to the description of Ptolomie, and such as folow his assertions in the same. In forme, it representeth almost an eg, and so well is it inhabited with meere English at this present, that there are thirtie six townes, villages and castels to be found therein, beside 27. parish-churches, of which 15. or 16. haue their Parsons, the rest either such poore Vicars or Curats, as the liuings left are able to sustaine. The names of the parishes in the Wight are these. [Sidenote: P signifieth parsonages, V. vicarages.] 1 Newport, a chap. 2 Cairsbrosie. v. 3 Northwood. 4 Arriun. v. 5 Goddeshill. v. 6 Whitwell. 7 S. Laurence. p. 8 Nighton. p. 9 Brading. v. 10 Newchurch. v. 11 S. Helene. v. 12 Yauerland. p. 13 Calborne. p. 14 Bonechurch. p. 15 Mottesson. p. 16 Yarmouth. p. 17 Thorley. v. 18 Shalflete. v. 19 Whippingham. p. 20 Wootton. p. 21 Chale. p. 22 Kingston. p. 23 Shorwell. p. 24 Gatrombe. p. 25 Brosie. 26 Brixston. p. 27 Bensted. p.