Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 56 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T57 Ships, merchants and pirates typicality 0.68 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
Why, Sir, in our North-voyage being come to the utmost part in all Finmarchia, to the North-cape (the Longitude thereof is well-nigh fifty degrees, and the Latitude almost 73.) being then past the Arctic-circle about six degrees, and so by consequent being in a parallel Sphere, Geographus durst not venture any further; and there was, Sir, at that time in our company, a great Magician (I have forgot of what University) which Magician and I, leaving Geographus upon the Land, undertook (being so near) to discover the parts directly under the Pole. But what was your device against the cold? Why, Sir, besides excellent furs we had, we had also hot waters to preserve our heat within: but at last we were come so far, that we were feign to come out of our ship upon the ice, and then the Magician being also an exquisite Geometrician, got the ship upon the Ice, and then made wheels for it, and an artificial Engine to make it go of itself; you may see proportionally the like device in your Puppets that will go and turn of themselves. The ice then being smooth, the ship went forward of its own accord, till we found ourselves to have passed the Arctic circle twenty three degrees full. Then were we halfe a degree just from the Pole: there we met with a most furious sea, that scorns to yield to the usurping cold; when the Geometrician takes me off the wheels, and forth we launched, and so sailed till we came to have the Pole itself for our Zenith; and then we beheld a dreadful rock. How did ye then? Why thus, Sir: when the Magician saw this, he immediately draws a book out of his Pocket, and falls to reading; when straightway all the sea about us was as calm as a fresh water river amongst us: and the ship went no faster than we would have it ourselves; and so without any danger we came to the rock; unto which making a shift to fasten our ship, we ascended: it seemed as black as any Pitch: upon the top of which (for we went to the top) there ascended an huge Pillar: which on the lower parts seemed as black as the rock; but still in the Ascent it grew whiter, and whiter; and indeed the whole pillar seemed to us very Ice, but that it was at the lower part blacker, and it was as big as ordinarily any tower among us; and at the bottom of it there was a passage to go in. We went in, and being entered, there were two pair of stairs, the one descending, the other ascending: for we found the pillar to be hollow, and our sight could not discover withoutside how high it was: we went downward some dozen or twenty stairs, where we heard a most hideous noise, that our hearts failing us we came up again.
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Why, Sir, in our North-voyage being come to the vtmoſt part in all Finmarchia, to the North-cape (the Longitude thereof is well-nigh fiftie degrees, and the Latitude almoſt 73.) being then paſt the Articke-circle about ſixe degrees, and ſo by conſequent being in a paralell Spheare, Geographus durſt not venture any further; and there was, Sir, at that time in our company, a great Magician (I haue forgot of what Vniuerſitie) which Magician and I, leauing Geographus vpon the Land, vnder-tooke (being ſo neere) to diſcouer the parts directly vnder the Pole. But what was your deuice againſt the cold? Why, Sir, beſides excellent furres we had, we had alſo hot waters to preſerue our heate within: but at laſt wee were come ſo farre, that wee were faine to come out of our ſhip vpon the ice, and then the Magician being alſo an exquiſite Geometrician, got the ſhip vpon the Ice, and then made wheeles for it, and an artificiall Engine to make it goe of it ſelfe; you may ſee proportionally the like deuice in your Puppets that will goe and turne of themſelues. The ice then being ſmooth, the ſhip went forward of its owne accord, till wee found our ſelues to haue paſt the Articke circle twenty three degrees full. Then were we halfe a degree iuſt from the Pole: there we met with a moſt furious ſea, that ſcornes to yeeld to the vſurping cold; when the Geometrician takes me off the wheeles, and forth we lanched, and ſo ſail'd till wee came to haue the Pole it ſelfe for our Zenith; and then we beheld a dreadfull rocke. How did yee then? Why thus, Sir: when the Magician ſaw this, he immediately drawes a booke out of his Pocket, and falles to reading; when ſtraight-way all the ſea about vs was as calme as a freſh water riuer amongſt vs: and the ſhip went no faſter then we would haue it our ſelues; and ſo without any danger we came to the rocke; vnto which making a ſhift to faſten our ſhippe, we aſcended: it ſeem'd as blacke as any Pitch: vpon the top of which (for we went to the top) there aſcended an huge Piller: which on the lower parts ſeem'd as blacke as the rocke; but ſtill in the Aſcent it grew whiter, and whiter; and indeed the whole piller ſeem'd to vs very Ice, but that it was at the lower part blacker, and it was as bigge as ordinarily any tower among vs; and at the bottome of it there was a paſſage to go in. We went in, and being entred, there were two paire of ſtaires, the one deſcending, the other aſcending: for we found the piller to be hollow, and our ſight could not diſcouer without-ſide how high it was: wee went downe wards ſome dozen or twenty ſtaires, where wee heard a moſt hideous noiſe, that our hearts failing vs we came vp againe.