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Rh the rest." Unto this Nichol. Hill, a country man of ours was inclined, when he said Astrea terræ natura probabilis est: "That 'tis probable the earth hath a starry nature."

But the opinion which I have here delivered was more directly proved by Mæslin, Keplar, and Galilæus, each of them late writers, and famous men for their singular skill in Astronomy. As for those workes of Mæslin and Keplar wherein they doe more expresly treate of this opinion, I have not yet had the happinesse to see them. However their opinions appeare plaine enough from their owne writings, and the testimony of others concerning them. But Julius Cæsar, whom I have above quoted, speaking of their testimony whom I now cite for this opinion, ''viz. Keplar and Galilæus'' affirmes that to his knowledge they did but jest in those things which they write concerning this, and as for any such world, he  Rh