How many Zones be there ?

• There are Five Zones, Two Temperate Zones, Two Frozen Zones,& one burning Zone:
• The burning zone lieth between 2 tropicks, whose latitude is 46 deg. 56 min. which zone by ancient Geographers is reported to be not habitable, by reason of the great heat which they supposed to be through the perpendicularity of the suns beame. The perpetual motion is within the said zone, but we find in our travels, contrary to their report, that it is not only habitable,but very populous, containing many fameous and mighty Nations, & yieldeth in great plenty the most purest things that by nature's benefits the earth may procreate:
• Twice I have sayled through the Burning Zone, which I found in no sort to be offensive, but rather comfortable unto nature, the extremity of whose heat is not furious, but tolerable, whose greatest force lasteth but 6 hours, that is from 9 of the clock in the morning unto 3 in the afternoon, the rest of the day and night is most pleasing and delightful: therefore they did nature wrong in their rash report.

Inuit Canoeist

Of the Frozen Zones.

• The Frozen Zones are contained within the Polar circle, the Artick Frozen Zone within the Artick Polar circle, & the Antarctick frozen zone; within the Antarctic polar circle, which are also reported not to be habitable, by reason of the greater extremity of cold, supposed to be in those parts, because of the Suns far distance from those zones, but in these our dayes we find by experience that the ancient Geographers had not the true consideration of the nature of those zones, for three times I have been within the Arctic frozen Zone, Where I have found the days very temperate, yea and many times in calm weather marvellous hot:
• I have felt the Suns beams hot as forcible action within the frozen zone in calms near unto the those as I have at any time found within the burning zone: this zone is also inhabited with people of good nature, shape, and tractable conditions, with whom I have conversed, and not found them rudely barbarous, as I have found the Cannibals which are in the Straits of Magilane, and Southern parts of America:
• In the frozen zone I discovered a Coast which I named Desolation, at the first view whereof supposing it by the loathsome shape to be waste and desolate, but when I came to Anchor within the Harbors thereof, the People presently came unto me without fear, offering such proz things as they had to Exchange for Iron Nails,& suchlike: but the Cannibals of America flee the presence of men, shewing themselves in nothing to differ from brute beasts:
• thus by experience it is most manifest that those zones which have been enformed desolate & waste, are habitable, inhabited & fruitful. If any man be persuaded to the contrary of this truth, he shall so himself wrong in having so base an imagination of the excellency of Gods Creation, as to think that God Creating the world for mans use, and the same being divided but into 5 parts, three of those parts should be to no purpose:

Wright's map of 1598, incorporating Fretum Davis, top left corner

But let this saying therefore of the Prophet Isaiah be your full satisfaction, to confirm that which by experience I have truly spoken: "For thus saith the Lord that created the heaven, God himself that framed the earth, and made it, he that prepared it, he created it not in vain, he framed it to be inhabited." Isaiah 45:18.

Of the Temperate Zones.

• The Temperate Artick Zone is included between the Tropick of Cancer and the Artick Polar circle, whose latitude or breadth is 43deg. 4min. within the which we have our habitation.
• The Temperate Antartick Zone is limited by the Tropick of Capricorn, & the Antartick Polar circle, & hath breadth or latitude 43deg. 4min.