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A00702	The most dangerous and memorable aduenture of Richard Ferris one of the fiue ordinarie messengers of her Maiesties chamber, who departed from Tower Wharfe on midsommer day last past, with Andrew Hill and William Thomas, who vndertooke in a small wherry boate, to rowe by sea to the citie of Bristowe, and are now safely returned. Wherein is particularly expressed their perils sustained in the saide voyage, and the great entertainement they had at seuerall places vpon the coast of England, as they went, but especially at the said citie of Bristow. Published by the sayd Richard Ferris.	Ferris, Richard, fl. 1590.; Sargent, James.	1590 (1590)	STC 10834; ESTC S112524	6,528	16

The most dangerous and memorable aduenture of Richard Ferris one of the fiue ordinarie Messengers of her Maiesties Chamber who departed from Tower Wharfe on Midsommer day last past with Andrew Hill and William Thomas who vndertooke in a small Wherry Boate to rowe by Sea to the Citie of Bristowe and are now safely returned Wherein is particularly expressed their perils sustained in the saide voyage and the great entertainement they had at seuerall places vpon the coast of England as they went but especially at the said Citie of Bristow Published by the sayd Richard Ferris LONDON Printed by Iohn Wolfe for Edward White and are to be sold at his shop being at the litle north doore of Pauls at the signe of the Gunne 1590. To the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Heneage knight one of her Maiesties Honorable priuie counsell Vize chamberlen to her Highnesse and treasurer of her Maiesties chamber prosperous health long life with much encrease of honour RIght honourable the late dangerous attempt rashly by mee vndertaken to row in a small Boat to the Cittie of Bristow a long the perillous Rocks Breaches Rases Shelues Quicke-sandes and very vnlikely places for passage wyth such small Boates along the Coast of England is now by the assistance of almighty God truely perfourmed as appeareth by our seuerall certificates ready to bee seene with our safe returne contrary to the expectation of sundry persons which being truely and particularly discoursed I haue presumed to dedicate vnto your honor wherein may plainely be seene how wee aduentured to passe the force of dangerous Flawes and rough Seas which we found in our voyage And proueth the attempte the more straunge in respect that I was neuer trayned vp on the water not doubting but the same may be a iust occasion to pricke forward other of my natiue cuntrymen to practise an ordinary passage thorough the like dangers in such smal wherry Boates especially when necessary occasion shall serue the better to daunt the enemies of this nation who in such flawes and frets at Sea dare not hasard their Gallies to go foorth though they bee of farre greater force to brooke the Seas Thus humbly desiring your honours fauorable acceptance hereof I end beseeching God to send health and long life to her Maiesty my dread Soueraigne and most gracious Mistres peace to this land and to your honor euen your hartes desire Your honors most humble to commaund Richard Ferris Richard Ferris his trauailes to Bristowe AFter that I had rashly determined to passe the seas with a Wherry and to rowe my selfe in the same to the Citie of Bristow though with the euill will of sundrie my good friendes but especially full sore against my aged fathers consent now dwelling in the Citie of Westminster where I was borne I thought it conuenient to séeke out some one expert Pilot to direct me and my companion by his skill the better to passe the perilles and dangers whereof I was foretold Wherevpon I tooke vnto me one W. Thomas a man of sufficient skill and approoued experience by whom I was still content to be aduised euen from my first going foorth vntill my last comming home The Boate wherein I determined to performe my promise was new built which I procured to be painted with gréene the Oares sayle of the same collour with the red Crosse for England and her Maiesties armes with a vane standing fast to the sterne of the sayd Boate which being in full readinesse vpon Midsommer day last my selfe with my cōpanions Andrew Hill William Thomas with a great many of our friends and welwillers accompanyed vs to the Tower wharfe of London there wee entred our Boate and so with a great many of our friends in other like boates rowed to the Court at Gréenewitch where before the Court gate we gaue a volley of shot then we landed and went into the Court where we had great entertainement at euery office and many of our friendes were full sorie for our departing And hauing obtained leaue before of the Right Honorable the Lord Chamberlaine the Lord Admirall and M. vize Chamberlaine for my departure I tooke my leaue and so departed setting vp our sayles and taking vs to our Oares wee departed towarde this our doubtfull course and first we tooke our way to Grauesende and from thence to these places hereafter mencioned namely To Margat To Douer To new Hauen in Sussex To Portchmouth To Sandwitch in Dorcetshire To Abbots Berry To Lyme To Seaton To Tingmouth To Dartmouth To Saucombe To Plymmoth To Lowe in Cornewall To S. Mawes in faumouth To the gret bay at Pensans called Mounse bay To S. Iues at the further side of the landes end To Gooddriuie To Padstowe To Bottricks Castle which is in the race of Hartlande alias Hartey-point To Cleuelley To Ilford Co●me To Mynnet high Cliffes And lastly to the Citie of Bristowe At these places before recited we stayed and refreshed our selues sometime we were constrained to put into these places for want of victuals sometime for to haue their certificats to testifie of our being there sometimes we were weather bound and sundrie accidents worth the noting happened vnto vs in many of these places and our welcome in all places deserueth due commendations the particulars wherof hereafter followeth After we had passed Grauesend as is aforesayd we came to the lands end then we bent our course to Margat which place hauing passed we woone the forelande with some high billowes From thence to the south forelande and soone after we put in at Douer where we stayed about vi houres and where we were greatly entertayned From thence we tooke to the Camber nestes which is betwéene Rie and Douer and so along the mayne Sea towards fayre Lée Then we rowed and sayled along the Coast vntill we came to Beachie and passing by it we harbored at new Hauen in Sussex where we had reasonable good weather fill we came betwéene the Ile of Wight and Portchmouth there we had a great storme and in such sort ouerpressed with weather that wee were constrayned to make towardes a Castle called Hurst Castle from whence at the fall of winde and tide we put foorth againe to sea and recouered to Sandwitch in Dorcetshire From thence we passed through a race called S. Albons which is a hed land where we were in a great frett by reason of the race and so continued hazarding our liues by meanes of that fret to the great and daungerous race of Portland where by the good direction of our Pilot and master we sought and stroue by great labour to take the aduantage of the tide and weather whereby we passed through it in one houre Here did the billowes rise verie hie so that we were in great daunger yet God be thanked we escaped them without any dammage From thence we passed to Lime bay where we staied but one night and from thence to Seaton at which place we were compelled to carrie and lift vp

that we remained there Thus hauing a while refreshed our selues after our so tedious labours we came to London on Saterday being the eight of August .1590 where to speake truth without dissembling our entertainement at our coming was great and honourable especially at the Court and in the Cities of London and Westminster and generally I found that the people greatly reioyced to sée vs in all places To conclude I haue giuen order that the saide Boate shal be brought by land from Bristow to London where the watermen sundry other haue promised to grace the saide Boate with great melodie and sundry volleyes of shot which very shortly is entended to be performed Here is to be remembred that betwéene Hartie-point and Cleuelly the winde being verie strong my companion and oare fellow Andrew Hill in taking downe our sayle fell ouer boord into the sea where by great good happe and by meanes that he helde fast to a péece of our sayle we recouered him and got him vp againe although he were a verie waightie man which if we had not done I could not haue gotten any man to haue supplyed his roome but when we sawe that he was amended we gaue God thankes for his recouerie Thus to God I with my fellow mates giue most hartie prayers and thankes for our safe deliuerance from so imminent daungers as we haue béene in since our departure from the Court at Gréenewitch being still defended by the mightie and handie worke of Almightie God to whom we in all obedience and duetie dayly pray for the prosperous health of her Maiestie and her honourable Councell whose liues and welfare is the strength and maintenance of this land and whom Almightie God prosper and preserue now and euer Amen FINIS Richard Ferres A new Sonnet made vppon the arriuall and braue entertainement of Richard Ferris with his boat who arriued at the Citie of Bristowe on the third day of August 1590. COme olde and young behold and vewe A thing most rare is to be séene A séely Wherry it is most true Is come to Towne with sayle of gréene With Oares cullour of the same To happy Ferris worthy fame From London Citie this wager sure Was for to bring his Wherry small On surging seas if life endure From Port to Port happe what happe shall To Bristowe Citie of worthie name Where Ferris now hath spred his fame His Boate not bulgd but at high crosse Was séene the third of August sure Whereby the man hath had no losse But did ech willing heart procure For to be readie there in haste To sée the Boate that there was plaste Oh mightie Ioue thou guide of guides Which brought this Boat from surging seas Cleane from the rage of furious tides No doubt Ferris God thou didst please Both thou and thine which were with thée You serued God he set you frée Good Andrew Hill thy paines was great And William Thomas in this Wherry And honour Ferris sure doth get He doubtlesse meanes to make you merry Your fame is such through trauailes toyle You winne the spurre within our soyle Shall I preferre this to your skill No no twas God that did you guide For this be sure without his will You could not passe each bitter tide But pray you did no doubt each houre Whereby God blest you by his power Oh gallant mindes and venturors bold That tooke in hand a thing most rare Twill make the Spaniardes harts waxe cold If that this newes to them prepare That thrée men hath this voyage done And thereby wagers great hath wonne But now we may behold and vewe That English heartes are not afrayde Their Soueraignes foes for to subdue No tempest can make vs dismayde Let monsterous Papists spit their fill Their force is full against Gods will Hath séely Wherry done the déede That Gallyes great dare not to trye And hath she had such happy spéede That now in rest on shoare she lye Doubtlesse the Lord her Pylot was It could not else béene brought to passe Well Ferris now the game is thine No losse thou hast thanke him aboue From thy two Mates doe not decline But still in heart doe thou them loue So shall thy store increase no doubt Through him that brought thy boat about I end with prayers to the Lord To saue and kéepe our royall Quéene Let all true hearts with one accord Say Lord preserue her grace from téene Blesse Lord her friendes confound her foes For aye Lord saue our Royall Rose FINIS Iames Sargent