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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