Terra Australis Incognita; Or, A New Southern Discovery, containing A Fifth Part of the WorldQueirós, Pedro Fernandes de
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Terra Australis Incognita; Or, A New Southern Discovery, containing A Fifth Part of the World
Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de
Discoveries in geography; Oceania -- Discovery and exploration; Voyages and travels
In three several Places we set up your Titles, in every one of which we
prepared and erected two Columns, with the Arms of your Majesty tricked
and garnished thereupon: so that I may with good Right affirm, that
since this will challenge to be one of the Parts of the World, the
Impress of _Plus ultra_ is accomplished, and because it stretcheth unto
the Continent, whether it be forward or behind it skills not, the Bounds
of your Dominions are with much Spaciousness enlarged. Now all this
which I have performed receiveth its Root from this the faithful Zeal
which I bear unto your Majesty, that to all the Titles which you already
do possess, you may adjoin this which I represent, and that the Name of
TERRA AUSTRALIS INCOGNITA may be blazoned and spread over the Face of
the whole World to the Glory of God, who hath revealed this Country, and
hath given me the Grace to guide my Course thither, and to return to the
Presence of your Majesty, before whom I do present and prostrate my self
with the same Affection and Zeal unto this Work which I had before, and
which hath grown up with me as it were from my Cradle, and for the
Nobleness and Worth thereof, I do still tender and cherish the same with
the greatest Love that can be.
I do confidently believe, that your Majesty doth use so much Prudence in
your Councils, and are so magnanimous and full of Christian Piety, that
you will (with your best Care) embrace all the Conducements which may
further the Habitation of these new discovered Countries. And the
principal Reason to put a Tye and Obligation upon us not to leave them
abandoned, is, in regard that this is the sole ordinary way to establish
the Knowledge of God, and Faith among them, and to bring to pass that
his Name may be adored and called upon, where the Devil usurpeth so much
Reverence and Invocation. And this ought to be embraced with the more
Readiness, because it is the Channel to convey and disperse all
abundance of Commodities amongst your Subjects. And hereby you shall be
eased of many Disturbances and Vexations, which will assuredly be put
upon you, in case the Hereticks should enter and nestle there, and
should vent their erroneous Doctrines amongst them, whereby they would
convert all the Blessings which I have hitherto recounted unto you, into
assured Incommodities and Mischiefs, and would arrogate unto themselves
the Name of the Lords of the _Indies_, to the utter Ruin and Desolation
of those Countries. I make no question but your Majesty well weigheth of
what Importance this Danger of which I speak may prove, and what evil
Consequence some other Hazards may carry with them, which are either at
this time imminent, or may succeed hereafter. And if this should happen,
it would cost you innumerable Thousands of Gold and Men, before you
shall be able to give a Remedy unto the same. Acquire therefore, _Sir_,
while that Occasion is offered you (that one Day you may purchase Heaven
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