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A11283 The safegarde of saylers, or great rutter Contayning the courses, distances, soundings, flouds and ebbes, with the marks for the entring of sundry harboroughs both of England, Fraunce, Spaine, Ireland, Flaunders, and the soundes of Denmarke, with other necessarie rules of common nauigation. Translated out of Dutch into English by Robert Norman hydrographer. And newly corrected and augmented by E.W.; Leeskaartboek van Wisbuy. English Antoniszoon, Cornelis, b. ca. 1499.; Norman, Robert, fl. 1590.; Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615. 1605 (1605) STC 21549; ESTC S110544 104,401 172

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Langeroge for that it appeares in two Sandhilles Item you shall knowe Balterom by that the west end is high Sandhilles and the east ende lowe Sandheaps Iust Item you shall knowe Iust two waies there stands a Church ouer it and the Steeple standes at the east end of the Church and the mill that was in Iust is blowne down and is cleene gone so that there standes nothing where the Mill was Burkum Item you shall knowe Burkum by that it riseth in thrée parts and about the middest of the land standes a church with a flat steeple and standes at the east end of the church Item you shall vnderstand that the Easter Emes goeth in betwixt Iust and Burkum Item to know Burkum well when you shall fall with it comming from by west it seemeth to looke vpon as it were three Ilands for betwixt euerie one of the hilles of it which seemes Ilands is a Ualley or slacke of plaine sand without anye hilles and on that which seemes the middlemoste Iland stands a church with a great sharpe steeple stands at the west ende of the church Item from the northwest corner of Burckum doth lye a riffe of sand and lyeth west in the Sea at least a league and a halfe and you may sayle alongst by the same into the easter emes and goe in east by south Item the easter emes lyeth in east southeast and when you haue Burckum Steeple south of you then keepe by the shore in foure Fathams and a halfe and edge ouer and fetch sounding of Iuster riffe and you shall by and by haue deepe water and then keepe in by him Item when you haue brought Iuster steeple Northeast of you then are you past both the Riffes of Iuster and then you are within the Easter emes Item there is a newe Channell that is when yee haue broken in the wester Emes which lyes a little to the westwards of the old Channel is as deepe at a low water as the old deepe is at a full sea or high water Item when any man will seeke to enter in at the wester-Emes let him bring the bush south and by east of him and the west end of Rotum southeast and bring both the two great Capes in one and then you shall finde the vttermoste Buy and that lies in fiue fatham then goe from the vttermoste Buy to the second Buye East and by north and that lies at foure Fatham then from the second Buy to the third Buy likewise east and by north that lies in sixe fath And then is the longest Cape the ●●ast Cape vpon the old deep to bee kept both in one and so you shall haue euer the deeper water Then from the third Buye to the farthest Buy goe east southeast then edge something ouer towards Burckum riffe towards the north shore least yee fall to the eastwardes of Hakenballge which goeth in by east Rotum Also when any man comming from by E. with an east●rly winde would goe in at the old deepe let him bring the longest Cape and the least Cape as they stand in one against the olde deepe and runne so in and there you shall finde the third Buy and the old gate or entrie at a low water hath but two fathams ½ being an easterly winde Item Bosch is on the west end full of high Sandhilles and there is no habitation vpon it Item ye shall knowe Shirmerkerog by the lowe Sandhilles and at the West ende of it stands a high round sand-hill and there standes two Capes vpon it for to sayle into Scholbalch and you shall bring that East Southeast from you and then you shall haue both Capes in one and then runne right towards him till you finde the first Buye And there lies two Buyes in one gate or entrie and then when you come to the second Buy go east northeast and east and by north and you may saile by either of these Walles and when you come at the third Buy then go south and by west or south southwest and you shall haue no lesse at a low water then three Fatham Now when you come out of the sea and fall with Borne riffe then edge towards the Wall at sixe Fatham and at fiue fatham and a half And do euen as heare before written whē you wil sayle into y e Scholbalch Schirmonckeroghe Item to knowe Schirmonkerogh those are lowe sand-hilles and at the west end stands a hill which is something higher as for the Church you cannot see it till you come hard by the Land Schirmonkerogh is two leagues and a halfe in length Ameland Item vpon Ameland there standes a high great Church with a flat steeple towards the west end of the Iland and is couered with blew states and there is a stone house standing by east of the Church and it seemes to looke vpon as though it were an olde ruinous farme house and there lieth thre● high sand hilles aboue the middest of the land and Ameland is foure leagues in length Item betweene schirmonkerogh and Ameland goeth in Scholbalch and hath two gates or entries one goeth in by Ameland and the other by Schirmonk●ro●h Skelling Item vpon the Skelling are fiue steeples one standing at the ●ast ●nde is sharpe and about the middle of the land are three steeples two flat ones the highest of all is sharp and that which standeth on the west end is a high flat stéeple and is called S. Brandatius Church and the Iland is three leagues in length Item a southeast or northwest Moone makes a hie water in Rauster deepe huysduinen oglie Item Petten be high ragged sand hilles Item Kettle downe is a white forked sand hill Item the Coast of Holland lies alongst south southwest and somewhat to the westwardes north northeast somewhat to the Northwards Item Marsedeepe and the Hosden lie one from the ●ther southwest and by south somewhat westerlye and Northeast and by north somewhat easterlye and are distant thrée and fiftie leagues Item an East or west Moone makes hie water in Marsedeepe Scrauesand Item the Mase and the UUellings are distant 3. kennings Item the Mase and the Marsdeep are distant foure and twentie leagues The Mase The briel Item the Mase lyes vp East Southeast and somewhat Southerlye Item the East Uorn●olt goeth in by Fwerboden and then by the Maine land a West south southwest Moone makes a ful sea also before the Mase mouth and within the Mase a south south west Moone makes a full sea Item before the Flee you must take heede to the tide for the fore flood dooth set thwart ouer the shallow grounds to the Eastwardes and the first of the ebbe sets likewise to the westwards The Flee Iland Item the Flee is knowne by the high white sand hilles and there standes a small steeple in the Church Item the Flee and the Riffe are distant the one from the other 11. gaeat kennings and Uliland is foure leagues in length Item there is an
by north and that goeth within the out Rockes which lie within the Sisters a seaboord Roge and keeping so right against the land you shall see a great gray Rocke leaue that on your Larboord side and there within lye small Rockes leaue those on the Starboord side goe about by the west shore then are you right in the narrowest of the gate or entrie and there is good ground to ancker in within it is flat and soft ground Item from Uerdero to the Graswicke within the Sisters the course is northeast and leaue the sharpe point on your Larboord side there is good anckering and within lyes a round Rocke you may goe on eyther side of it and to the northwards of that rocke standes a great warleeke there is likewise good anckering and roome for a great fleete of ships which tarrie for a winde and if you will goe in then goe alongst by the west shore and there within lyes likewise a round rock leaue that on your stereboord side and there you may ride if you will and the first of the entrie lyes in northwards and after about the Iland north northeast and then north northwest in and about the west shore Item a good way without the Sisters lyes a shippell which is likewise a good hard hauen Item Malstrand lieth from the scawe East northeast if you will saile in there you shall see a great long Hill keepe that same hill to the east northeast from you and so you shall leaue the Pater Nosters on the Larboord side and then you may see Malstrand lying before you where vpon the great Beacon or UUarlocke is standing Item eight leagues to the eastwardes of Malstrand lies UUinne which is a long Rock and is small to be knowne for there lies at the end of it small Rocks like as they were in three partes and that lies east and west from the scawe Item three leagues by east of UUinne lyes Konsbacks and Malesound and Nidinck lying the one of the other Northeast and south west and Malesound is a round Iland and you may saile round about it at fiue sixe seauen or eight fatham And west northwest from Malesound lyes a sonken rocke a small base shot from it and then as farre from that lies another little Rocke in sight aboue water and there standes a Warder or marke vppon it at the west northwest end And further vpon the maine land standes two warders or markes those are great ones and stand vppon the sea side either of them vppon an out rocke a little a sunder and there goeth in a little hauen betweene the warders the same hauen lies east northeast from Malesound and alongst by the lowe point you shall see Konsback lying northwards from you and there it is verie shallowe you may wel passe through betweene Nidincke and the maine land it is all faire ground there and something shallowe Item the Naze of Norway lies from the Scawe west and they are distant 32. leagues Item Uerdero lies from the ●caw North northwest and they are distant 13. leagues Item Malestrand lies from the Scaw East northeast and they are distant 13. leagues Nidincke lyes from Watersbergen southeast and they are distant fiue leagues Item Watersbergen lyes from the Cole south by east and they are distant twelue leagues Item Watersbergen sheweth as though it were an out rocke and the land to the eastwards from Watersbergen is all plaine whole land and Werstwards it is altogether rockie Item Breto is a high round hill and lyes by Malestrand and westwards from Breto lies a long high hill Item when as Breto lies East northeast of you then are you right before Malestrand Item Nidincke is a lowe plaine out Rocke and lies a league from the shore and you may saile round about it Item the Scawe Riffe and the Trendelles lie the one from the other southeast and Northwest and are distant 9. leagues Item the Trendelles and Anold Riffe lye the one from the other southeast by south Northwest and by North and are distant 11. leagues Item Anold Riffe and the Cole lye one from the other next hand southeast and northwest and are distant twelue leagues Item the Trendelles lyes Northeast something northerly from the Wend of Lesol●e about thrée smal leagues from the shore and lies alongst into the sea hard by the Trendelles it is foure fatham deep and on the Trendele it it is but a fatham and a halfe and within them it is fiue fatham deepe or there abouts Item the Scawe Riffe and the Trendelles lye the one from the other southeast and northwest and are distant 9 leagues Item the Scawe and Watersbergen lye one off an other East Southeast and West northwest and they are distant 16. leagues Item when the Scaw beareth west and by south from you and that you are a great league more from the land there you shall haue 37. fatham come no nearer to the scaw in the night then 13. or 14. fatham and especially when you are come from the westwards Item when you are south southwest from the point of the Scawe and that you are a great league from it you shall haue ground there at 38. fatham Item when you haue the Scawe Northwest or thereabouts from you and you are a league from the shore then you shall haue 17 or 18. fatham Item betweene Anold and Waesbergen it is in the channell 22. fatham deepe Item from Lesold to Waesberghen the course is East and when you are east from Lesold so farre as you can well see it off the Ships Hatches then shall you haue no ground in 40. fatham Item betweene the Scawe and Lesolde it is twentye fatham deepe and soft ground euen hard to the Coast of Norway Item betweene the Scaw and Lesolde is no hard groūd but that you haue about Yotland side and that is hard sandy ground and betweene Lesolde and Anold it is al hard ground Item by Waesbergen lyes a Flat of seauenteene Fatham deepe Item from Flastenbrowe lyes a Flat of ●welue fatham deepe alongst to Brunt Holland Item there lies a bank● betweene Anold and Cole of seauen fatham and sometimes the streame runnes round● about and breakes vpon it Betweene Anold and Zeland lyes an Iland which you may saile round about and ride on any side of it and the same lies hath by Zeland there lies out a riffe from it towardes Zeland and towardes Zeland it is hard and towardes Norway soft and also there lies another riffe off it towards the Belt and those banks are very steep too and the Iland is called Sedero Item Northeast and by north of the norwest ende of the Cole lies an Iland called Wede●or hee that will ride within that Iland let him anker against the white church at 7. fatham or thereabouts It is there a flat soft-ground you may saile round about it Norwardes or southwardes whethr you will From Anold to Waesbergen the
round about that Iland and it lyes north northeast from Bronthollom and is distant 16. leagues Item Bronthollom and the Iland called Hanno lye the one from the other south by west north and by east and they are distant 11. leagues Hanno is a high round Iland you may ride there if you wil and the land lyes from Hanno to Blacksit south southwest Also the Castle of Bronthollome and the Earthollome lye the one from the other west and by south and east and by north and are distant 3. leagues Item the Earthollome and the south end of Bronthollom doe lie the one from the other South and by east and north by west and are distant 3. great leagues And in the Earthollom there goeth in a little sound which is foure fatham deepe This Iland is two great leagues from Bronthollom Item southwest and by south from Bronthollom nine or ten leagues off from the shore lyes a Riffe called the Browers Riffe which is a banke and there is fiue fatham vpon it and it lies alongst southeast and northwest Also you may saile round about Bronthollom without danger keeping 12. fatham A note for riding vnder Gotel●nd FIrst you shall vnderstand that great K●rle and little Karle are two small high rockie Ilands which do● lye v●r●e neere the one to the other and they lie to ●he North●wards of the wes● parte of Goteland hard by it and ●or such as are bound westwardes is a good roade vnder litt●● Karle which lyes next vnto Goteland and all is cleane ground round about But great Karle is not cleane ground neither on the northwest side nor southeast side Item betweene great Karle and little Karle it is 13. or 14. fatham deepe Item Karlesse and Wisbuy lye the one from the other northeast and southwest and are distant 7. leagues Item betweene Karlesse and Wisbuys lyes Westergore Item take heede you come not any nearer great Karle on the other side of it than 11. or 12. fatham Item whosoeuer will saile into Eastergore comming from by west let him passe by the first point and beare in to the other steepe point and anker there in 7. or 8. fatham there you shall haue cleane ground and betweene the Iland and the Maineland it is 11. fatham deepe and 16. ●atham hard by the land Item a little league by west Eastergore lyes likewise a good hauen and it is called Sandwicke and there standes a Chappell hard by the shore side and fiue leagues from thence to the west wards lies another hauen which is called Nerwicke and is fiue fatham deepe and so likewise other more as Buiswige Heilicholme and Farasound and the Iland of Eastergore and doe lie the one off the other south and by west and north and by east and are distant 9. or 10. leagues Item betweene Howbrough and Eastergore lyes a bancke of 24. fatham grosse red stony sand and from that banke you cannot see the land of Goteland out of the top And you haue also to the Eastw●rd thereby an other banke of thirteene or fourteene fatham and the ground is gray or whitish sand and when ●ou are ouer that you shal not haue ground at fortie f●tham The courses from Earthollom to Derwinda ITem the course from Earthollom to Dermemel is east northeast and they are distant 63. leagues Item when the Rosehead beareth southeast from you and that you are foure leagues from it you shall haue there twentie sixe fatham and the ground red stones like the riffe sand Item when the Rose-head lies south southeast of you being a league from it there you shall finde fourteene or fifteene fatham and it is white sandy ground Item the Rose-head and Goteland lye one from an other south and North and are distant 38 leagues Item if you come from Bronthollom being bound for Danske and haue 30. fatham deepe you shall scant see the land out of the top and the land is great white sand Item when the Rose-he●d beares south southeast from you then it seemes like a saddle with two Hillocks Item when the Rose-head beareth south sout●west of you and that you are a little leagu● off there the g●ound is grosse white sand and yee shall haue about 30. fatham deepe Item when as the Rose-head beareth West from you and that you are a small le●gue from the L●nd there you shall haue small white sand and 15. or 16. fatham deepe Item when you are bet●eene the Rose head and the Heele and the East of the Heele about halfe a league f●om the land there you shall finde 33. fatham and a white sandy ground And before the Heele in the roade you shall haue 25. f●tham deepe and blacke sandy ground Groundes and Deapthes ITem the bank that is at the easter end lying northwe●● from the Rocke and the wester end of the banke that lyes northwest frō Haerlem hath a sweche in the middest of the banke in which is 12.14.16 or 17. fatham and whē you are at the broadest there is 14. fatham and then you haue the Flie east southeast from you The deapth and ground thwart of Ameland FIrst at 20. fatham ye shal haue grosse red sand mingled with some black sand and shelly And to the southward of that in 15. fatham there you shal haue small sand with shelles And for the space of the running of 4. or 5. glasses continually ye shall haue 16. Fatham and the ground all small sand and that is the banke or flats of Ameland Item in 24. or 26. fathom North from the Skellings there you shall haue fine white sand Item vpon the Riffe from three and thirtie fatham to foure and twentie And from three and twentie to sixe and twentie fatham the ground is all white sand and continueth so till the last end of foure and twentie fatham and twentie Fatham And from twentie to seauenteen fatham is all grosse stony sand and that is about Bortkum and where white shelles are mingled withall and is thwart of the Skellings Item at 18. fatham of the Skellings the ground is white sand mingled with blacke sand Item the ground thwart of the Flye Iland is whit● sand and mingled with some redde Sand and redd● shelles Item at 18. fatham by the east end of the Skeilinges the ground is fine white sand mingled with blacke séedes and small long white thinges like Needeles Item about North northeast from the Neas there lies a sholde of fourteene fatham and the ground is grosse red sand there wee lay at drift three houres or there about● and it was still to the southwards and then wee came to foure and twentie fatham and the ground was grosse stony sand Certaine notes set downe by the Author what his Ship did runne at sundrye times ITem I haue sailed from Bronthollom to Goteland in 18. houres And from thence to Derwinda in seauenteene houres hauing a fresh continuall winde and the Shippe being in her ballast Item Earthollom and the West end of Bronthollom
of Aberwracke you shall haue 50. fatham and three leag from the shore is there 56. fatham Item if you 〈◊〉 thwart of Set Iles Northeast of tenne leagues you shall 〈◊〉 52. Fatham Item if you saile southwest from the Caskets 13. or 14 leagues past Garnesay and from thence to Set Iles in the Drech course is 35 and 40. fatham Item if on the day you lye off and on betweene Aberwrack and the Fourne come no neerer the Rockes then 35 or 40. fatham and take good heed in the night Item if you lye off and on in the day time betweene the I le of Base Lanterger you may come within 25. fatham of the maine without danger Item he that comes with Dragnesse West southwest from Set Iles let him come no nearer by night then 40. Fatham The course to be kept sayling from the tayle of Aise THe course from the Killiats or taile of Aise to Use is west northwe●● frō the taile of 〈◊〉 i● the northwest end of Use is 14. leagues Item Bel●●lle and Bluet 〈…〉 ●●rthwest and it is from the Northwest and of 〈…〉 southeast end of Bellille 16 leagues The course from Bellille to the 〈◊〉 P●nmarke is West Northwest and so you shall 〈…〉 enough off the Pennes and from the west 〈…〉 to the southeast ●nd of Bellille is 19. leagues Fontenie or the Rase lies from the wester Penmarke northwest and are distant 8. leag●●● Saint Powles de Lyons lieth from Ush●nt east and by north and are distant 16. leagu●● Set Ile lyes from saint Powl●● 〈…〉 and i● distant 12. leagues Garnesey lies from saint 〈…〉 and a little to the Eastwards and are distant 〈…〉 The Caskets lies from saint 〈◊〉 ●●●theast and are distant 28. leagues The Caskets lie from the 〈…〉 and a little to the eastwards and are dista●● 45 〈◊〉 Berefleete lies from the 〈◊〉 and by south and is distant 16. Leagues Seine head lies from 〈…〉 and by north and is distant 21. leagues Item the Rockes which doe li● without the Cape of Cause lye north northeast of 〈◊〉 head about 5. leagues Blacknes lyes from the said Rockes of Cause northest and a little to the eastwards and is distant 30. leagues From Blacknes to Graueling the land lyeth alongst northeast and by east And all the Coast of Flaunders lyeth east northeast and west southwest The lying of the Headlands of the Coastes of Porting all and Spaine IN primis the point at Farao or Cape saint Mary lies from the Rockes of Chipiona which lie at the east point of the entring of the Ru●er of Swill east and West distant 28. leagues The Cape saint Uincent lyeth from the Cape of Saint Maries West and a little to the Northwards and are distant 18. leagues Cape Picher lyes from the Cape of saint Uincent North and to the westw●●●s distant 33. leagues The Cape of Rockesemper lies from Cape Picher northwest and by north and is distant 8. leagues The Burlings from Rockesemper lye north northwest and are distant 1● leagues Cape Finister lyeth from the Burlings due North and are distant 68. 〈◊〉 The entring 〈…〉 lyes from Burlings north and by east 55. leagues The Iland of 〈◊〉 lye from Cape Finister southeast and by south distant 16. leagues The entring 〈…〉 Moores lyes from Cape Finister southeast and 〈…〉 5. l●●gues The Cape of 〈◊〉 lyes from Cape Finist●r due north and is distant two leagues Siserge lyes from Cape Corian Northeast and by east and is distant 10. leagues The Cape Pri●r li●● from Siserge East northeast and they are distant ● leagues The Hauen of Ferr●e lyes from Siserge due East distant 7. leagues Ortingal lyes from Cape Prier Northeast and by East and is distant 8. leagues Ortingall U●r● point cape Pennie and Martinchaco in Biskaie lyes one from an other east and west and are a sunder 66. leagues The Iland of Saint Cyprian lyes distant from Ortingall 7. leagues The entring into Rebadew lyes from the Iland Saint Ciprian southeast and they are distant 8. leagues The Rockes of Cappenye lye from the ●ntring of Rebadew northeast and by east distant 14. leagues Martinchaco lies from the Rocks of Cape Penie east is distant 43. leagues The point of Pewger lies from Martinchaco east and by south and are distant 14. leagues The point of Bayone lies from the H●wgar northeast and are distant fiue leagues Arkason lyes from the point of Bayone due North and is distant 18. leagues The Pole head of Burdiaur lyeth from Arkason due N. and is distant 18. leagues The south Peretris by Rochell lyes ●rom the Cole head of Burdiaux north northwest they are ●●●tant 1● leagues The courses to be kept in cro●●ing the Sea IN primis the Cape of Cleare and 〈…〉 doe lye one directlye from the other south 〈…〉 and North and by West and are distant the one from the other 155 Leagues The Tower of Waterfoord lyeth from the Groine next hand due North and are distant 156. leagues The olde head of Rinfal and the 〈…〉 south and to the eastwards north and to the We●●wards and distant 155. leagues Sillie lyes from Cisarge North and by east and is distant 133. leagues keeping that course you shall goe foure leagues to the eastwards of Silly Ushant lyeth from Cisarge north northea●● and are distant 108. leagues The Cape of Ortingall and the Lyzard lye the one from the other north and by east and south and by west and are distant 130 leagues The Seames the Hauen of Rebadewe doe lie one from an other north and by east and south and by west and are distant 94. leagues Item Pem●ark● lyeth from Uiueris north northeast and are distant 90. leagues Mouse hole in Cornewall lyes from Cape Prior North and by east and are distant 136. leagues Fontenie li●● from Ortingal north northeast and is distant 90 leagues Groy lies from Uiueris northeast and by north distant 97. leagues Bellille lies from Ortingall Northeast is distant 90. Leagues and keeping your course so you shall fall seauen leagues by east 〈◊〉 And you mu●t 〈◊〉 that seauen leagues are heere reckonev for a kenning Item Set Ile is three kennings to the Eastwards of the Fourne and ther● lies by them a great soncken rocke in the sea when 〈◊〉 are North and by west from the land so farre an you● 〈…〉 from the Hatches of the ship then it seem● 〈…〉 loine Hill and on the toppe on the east side thereof is a little valley and it seemes to bee halfe a ships length and on the west side of the Hill is likewise a little valley and it seemes also to bee about a ships length long and 〈◊〉 that ●halle● vpon the west side stand 2. little Hilles and the vttermoste of the two is the greatest And then there 〈◊〉 high hill a good way within the land and that lies a little 〈◊〉 east the foresaid rocke And when you are off from the said out Rock northwest and by
you goe further in it is shalsower Foure leagues frō Cape Finister to the southeastwards lyes ta● point of Mounteluer and in the course thether lye many rockes on both sides and the most part of the rockes that may hurt you are in sight Mounteluer is a great roūd hill and there is a little tower on the top of it and that is the north point of the Moores Hee that will saile into Hauen of Moores he must first bring the middle of the Mounteluer right ouer a little vally and when he comes before the Hauen then let him run in east northeast towards Mounteluer and when hee is against Mounteluer hee shall then see another high point lying on the Larboord side of him then he shal saile off frō Mounteluer in towards the other point and then hee shall see the Towne to the Westwards before him and then let him saile in before the Towne till hee come to twelue or fifteene fatham and there anker Hee that will saile into Pontasedre hee must saile in by the Iland called Bleedednes which is a flat land Then hee shall keepe the south side going East northeast two leagues and then hee shall finds before the middest of the hauen a little Iland he shall leaue that on hi● Larb●ord side and to the southward of the Iland hee shall see a great Tower then let him saile directlye before the tower and there come to an ancker at sixe seauen or eight Fathā and hee will ride vnder that Iland which lies before the middle of the hauen let him bring the Iland to the westwards of him and so ancker at 7. or 8. fatham Hee that will goe in to ride vnder the Ilands of Bayon let him keepe neere to the Iland for at the northeast point of the Iland there lies a rocke vnder water about a cables length from the point otherwise all is cleare He that comes out of the sea with the Ilands of Bayon he shal not perceaue any other land but Graye Cliffes and he that will saile in there comming from the south let him leaue the rocks which are in the southside of the Iland betweene him and the Iland and so saile in by the middlemoste Iland wherein the Eremetage stands Ouer against the great sandye Bay● there is the best roade in twelue or fourteene fatham and you may ride so nigh till you haue brought that north end of the Iland directly with that land which lies to the northwards of the Iland Hee that will saile into Bayon let him saile in betweene the little Iland of Baiona that lieth on the north side of the eu●rie and the towne going in East and by north till he bée as farre within as the lowe towne which he shal see on the south side and there he may anker at ten or twelue fatham but he must take great heede of a ledge of rockes that lie off the Iland on the north side I●em there lye fiue or sixe rockes by the point or corner of y e Cape Pasalis these he must leaue on y e stereboord side and he needes not come to ancker before he see them shut in the other point that the high towne stands on Item 19. Leagues to the southwards of this Iland of Bayona lies the riuer of Portugall Item the riuer of the port of Portugal is a good bard hauen and hee that will goe in there must keep the south side ●ee●●st him And let him take good heede of the Rockes which lie at the entring into the hauen and that is but a shorte cut in The south side is a lower land then the north side is Item eleuen leagues to the southwards of the port of Portugall lies the hauen Aueiro Item the Hauen of Aueiro is a bard hauen the land by the water side is a lowe sandy land To saile into this Hauen you must take your markes vpon the south land and those are three Beacons of mastes those three Beacons must be kept in one so long till you bee come almoste hard by them then you must set of northwards from them towards the other Shingle which lies in the North side of the Hauen and there yee may ancker at seauen or eight fatham Item seauen leagues by south that hauen there lyes the point of Teliacke by Mōdego which is a faire foreland and from the south point of Teliacke a mile to the east southeastwards there lies Mondego which is a bard hauen And westward from that hauen a quarter of a league from the land lies a bancke of seauen fatham behind that one may ride in 12. or 13. Fatham it is there good ground and faire and there is a village thereby North Northeast from the roade He that will ancker vnder the Burlings let him ancker before the Eremitage at ten Fatham hee may come to it by which side he will for it is cleare there of danger Twelue Leagues to the S. southeast of the Burlinges there lies the Cape of Rocksemper a little within that point is the Roade of Kaskales he that wil ride there may anker where hee list for there is good anker holde in euerie place but no couert for a southwest winde Then a league Eastwards from the Kaskals of saint Gilians point and is the north point of the Riuer of Lisbone and hee that will saile in by the Northland hee muste keepe the middle and sayle in betwixt the point of of saint Gillians and the land of the Kachopes till he be within ●he point of saint Gillians and then let him saile on foorth by the Northland till hee come to saint Katherins Bay and then he must keepe off againe from thence towards the S. land for feare of the Rockes which lye by the Rastelles a bow shoote from the north land and that rocke is at a lowe water in sight and at halfe floud it is vnder water The first white Church is Saint Katherins Churche which standes vppon the foreland of saint Gillians to the Eastwards by the water side and the other Church is the Rastelles and southeast from thence in twelue Fatham is a good roade for all windes He that will saile in by the great deepe of Lisbone comming from the southwards let him leaue the sand of the Kachopes on his Larboord side and all the other sands that breake on his Sterboord side and then he shal see the white sandy Baye that lies next to the Eastwards of the point of Saint Gillians and kéepe that Northeast and by north of him going still alongst the Kachop●s in 6. or 7 fatham and by these markes he may saile into the Bay of saint Katherins and then let him kéepe two third partes of the riuer on his Larboord side and the other third part on the s●●rboord and saile on so vntill he come before the towne of Lisbone and he that will ancker before the Coupers let him ancker before the Lime Kil and more a thwart the Riuer and lay the
the head a southeast or north west Moone makes a low water Item a south moone makes a full sea at Douer and in the Downes at Tennet a south southwest Moone makes a full Sea and a south or north Moone makes a full Sea at the Shore The course of the streames of Ireland and England IN primis from the Cape o● Dorsey to the Iland called Dordon the floud runnes north northwest and the ebbe sets south southeast From Dorsey to Cape cleere the floud runnes East and by north and the ebbe west and by south From the Cape of Cleere to the Ilands called Salteis the floud runneth east northeast the ebbe west southwest From the Cape of Ireland to the Iland of Londey the flouds sets in northeast and by east and the ebbe southwest and by west From Londey to Milford the floud goeth east southeast and the ebbe west south west From Milforde to Calvie to the Bay of Carmardin which is the mouth of Seuerne to the Ilands of Momlesse the floud runneth northeast and the ebbe southwest In the middest of the mouth of S. Georges channell the floud runneth north northeast and the ebbe west Southwest In the Channell of Bristowe the floud sets east northeast and the ebbe west southwest From Sillie to the Lyzart the floud runneth East and by north and ebbes west and by south From Sillie to the lands end of England the floud sets east northeast and the ebbe west southwest From the Point of the lands end to the cape of the Lyzard the floud sets east and the ebbe west From the Lyzart to the Stert the floud sets northeast and by east and the ebbe southwest and by west Item in the middle of the channell against Falmouth Foy Plimouth and the Stert the floud runnes northeast and the ebbe west southwest From the Stert to Portland in the middle of the Channell the floud runnes East north east and the ebbe West southwest Against Dartmouth about two leagues from the shore the ebbe sets southwest and by south and to the Eastward and on the south southwest side of the entring in towards E●cester about two leagues from the shore the ebbe sets likewise southwest and by south Portland ITem within Portland in the Bay the floud sets northeast and the ebbe southwest From Portland to Wight tht floud runnes east and by north and the ebbe west and by south From Wight to Beachie the floud runeth East and by north and nie to the land in 15. fatham the floud runnes northeast and by east and the ebbe southwest and by west He that will saile into Sillie comming from by South let him looke well in time and take good heede of the rocks which lie in the middest of the soūd ●ight before the mouth and hee may saile in on eyther side ●ut it is best to keepe next to the east side and keepe the steeples or towers in the middle of the same Bay and then he may beare in an anker at 6.7 or 8. fatham portland S. andrew Item when the Béel or point of Portland beares northeast and by east from you and that you are 2. leagues or more from the shore then dooth it shew thus as before is portraied but to the Westwards is much more land then heere is set foorth and a greate deale of the west part the land seemes whitely to looke to portland Item when Portland beareth North and by East from you and that you are fiue or sixe leagues off from the land then it shewes thus as aboue when it lies north Northeast from you then it seemes playne ab●●e and r●●nd to looke on From Dongie Nesse to Douer the f●oud sets Northeast and by East and the ebbe northwest by west At the south foreland the floud sets northeast and by north and the ebbe southwest and by south Heereafter follow the hauens alongst the west coast of England ITem east northeast from Beachie nine leagues off lyeth the Nesse which is a faire lowe point westward from the Nesse two leagues off lieth the Cammer of Rie a bard hauen and hee that will saile into the Cammer comming from by west he must keep Beachie open without the point of Fairlee and beare Eastwards in till hee haue brought the house northwest from him then sayle by the Shingle in and when hee comes at the end of the Shingle then let him anker within a cables length of y e Shingle northwest from the point in ten Fatham it is not wide there Beachey Item when Beachie lyes northwest and by north from you and that you are about foure or fiue leagues from the land then it shewes thus and it is a white chalkie land Item he that will ride vnder Beachie hee may ancker where he will the East side is all shold and on the West side is all good ground Beachy Item when Beachie lies northeast off from you and that you are two leagues from the land then dooth it appeare thus as aboue is figured Beachie lies from the Caskets northeast and by east about fortie leagues Wigh● Item when Wight beareth Northwest from you and that you are fou●e leagues from the land there you shall haue 35. fatham and the ground is great rough stones Hee that will sail● in at the east ende of Wight let him take heede of the Ow●●s and fetch the sholding of the west side of the deapth before saint Ellins Church and there hée may ride at seauen or eight Fatham And hee that will sayle in let him bring the Lime kill that lies aboue Portsmouth and the steeple of Portesemouth in one so saile in keeping two third 〈◊〉 of the channel on the Larboord side and saile in so to 〈◊〉 At the East end of Wight a northwest Moone makes the entrie of the first quarter of the floud He that will saile in at the west end of Wight he muste looke well to the tide for the floud sets verie sore vpon the needles and the ebbe likewise westwards vpon the Swingilles and chalkie Rockes which lies westwards of the Needles and is verie narrow between the Needles and the swingilles and let him directly saile with the Needles euen tht he come fast by them and saile in verie neere them and when he is on●e within the Needles then let him kéep off from the land before him because of the ●ocks called the Wardens which lies on the Wight side neere the shore And hee that will ride vnder the Beachie which lies on the other side let him ancker at seauen Fatham and if hee will goe any further in let him keep two third pa●ts of the Channel towards the maine land and saile so in till hee come before the Uillage of Yarmouth where the new Bulwarke standes vpon the Wight side and if he will saile vp to Caus●o● then he must saile on till hee may see the town of Hampton appe●r without the abbey and ancker nerest to the west part of Causho● He
no nearer the land by night then 40. Fatham And if you will ancker betweene those two heads you shall ancker at 25. fatham and be within the streame of the foreland Betweene Ioy and the I le of Basse in the Channell is 58. Fatham and at the lands end of England it is 50. fatham deepe Betweene the Iland of Londey and Sillie it is in the right course 40. fatham déepe Item ten leagues to the southeastwardes from the Iland of Saltes is but 20. fatham and the ground is small red ozie sand Item betweene Milford and the Saltes in the channel is 40. fatham East southeast from the dale of Milford right against it about a bowe shoote off lyes a sonken rocke vnder water From the Iland of Saltes to the Cape of cleer in the right course is 56. Fatham come no neere the land in the night than 40. fatham for then you are but three leagues from the land Item if you sound being thwart of the cape Clere finde 80. fatham deepe and the ground clammie and small white sand then if it bee cleare weather you shal see the Cape out of the top and that ground and deapth is to the southward of the cape Item southward from Dorsey three leagues from the land it is 70. fatham deep the ground is grey sand mingled with small shelles The lying of the land of England alongst the coast IN primis the point of the Nesse lies from the point of Douer southwest Beachie lieth from the point of the Nesse West Southwest Donnoze in the I le of Wight lies from Beachie West and by South Item the coast alongst the I le of Wight lyes West and by north and the Wight lies from Nulfers Hauen Westwards Portland lies from Wight West Southwest twelue leagues The Hauen of Dertmouth lyes from Wight west south southwest westerlye The Stert lyes from Portland west and by south 16. leagues Plimmouth lies from the Stert west northwest sixe or seauen leagues Dodman lies from Plimmouth southwest and by west 13 leagues The Lyzart lyes from the Stert West and by south 25. leagues The lands end of England lyes from the Lyzart UUest northwest westerly 8. or 9. leagues Item it is from the point of Douer to Beachie eightéen leagues And it is from Beachie to Donnoze 20. leagues From Donnoze to Portland is 16. leagues From Portland to the Stert is 16. leagues From the Stert to the Lyzart is 22. leagues From the Lyzart to sillie is 18. leagues And from the Lyzart to the landes end of England is 9. leagues From the lands end to ●●llie is 8. leagues Sillie lies from the lands end of England west southwest and from the Lyzart sillie lies due west The lying of the land about the lands ●nd of England and of the coastes of Ireland IN primis the Iland of Londey lies from sillie northeast and by North and are distant 30. leagues Waterfoord lies from sillie North and by east 30. leagues The hauen at Waterfoord lies from the lands end of England northwest and by north 31. leagues The hauen of Crock lyes from sillie northwest 35 leagues The Cape of Cleare lies from the Iland of Salteis west southwest 43. leagues and between them lies the Old head which lies from waterfoord 24. leagues The Iland of Salteis and the Iland of Beumaries or Holihead lie the one from the other northeast and by north and southwest and by south and are distant 42. leagues The Ilands of Dorses lyes northwest and by west from the cape of Clere and are distant 12. leagues The Ilands of Blaskey lyes fro● the Dorses North and by west and are distant 19. leagues The Cape of Strauen lies from Blaskey North and by west and are distant 8. leagues The courses the lying of the coastes and the tides vpon the North Coast of England Orfordnes Leistow Yermouth Winterton NOte wel that heere the floud comes from the Northwardes And first you shall vnderstand that the lands end and the Nesse lies North and something to the Westward and south something to the east ward they are distant two great kennings and there a south or North Moone makes a ful sea Item from the Nesse to Orfordnes the course is north northeast and to the eastwards they are distant two small kennings and a south or north Moone makes a ful sea Item from Orfordnes to Leistowe the course is north and they are distant 8. leagues at Leistow a south southeast Moone makes a full Sea Item when you haue the foreland southwest of you and that you are about eight leagues distant from it there are bancks of 17.20.23 and of 24. fatham the ground is red sand with white shelles and some stonye ground likewise Item our Ladies bancke lyes at the head betweene Calis and Blacknes about 7.10 or 12. fatham Item hard by Goodwin you shall haue 26 fatham and the ground is grosse red sand Item the west point of the foreland and the Northeast point of Goodwin sands lye the one off the other southeast and by east and northwest and by west and are distant 10. Leagues Item the Souther head of the Goodwin and the point ar Douer ●ye the one off the other southwest and northeast Item from Leistowe to Yarmouth the course is north northwest and they are distant 2. leagues and a southeast or north northwest Moone makes a full sea at Yarmouth Item from Yarmouth to Winterton the course is north northwest and they are distant 2. leagues From Winterton to the Shield is no direct course but they are distant 9. leagues there an east or west Moone makes a full sea Item from the Sheild to Humber the course is Northwest and they are distant three kennings a west southwest moone in Humber maketh a full sea Item from the Shields to Flamborough head y e course is Northwest and they are distant 30. leagues Item from Humber to Flamborough head the course is North and by west and they are distant 12. leagues Item from Flamborough head to Whitby the course is northwest and by west and they are distant 10. leagues Item from Scarborough to Whitby the course is north west and they are distant 5. leagues And betweene Scarborowe and Whitby lyeth Robin Hoods Bay and a Southwest or a northeast moone makes a full sea there Item from Whitby to Hartlepoole the course is west northwest and they are distant eight leagues Item from Hartlepoole to Tinmouth the course is north northwest they are distant nine leagues a southwest or a northwest Moone makes a full sea there Item all alongst the North Coast of England the floud comes in from by north Item from Robin Hoods Baye to Tinmouth or Newcastle the course is northwest Item from the Naze of Norwaye to Skeutnesse the course is Southeast and Northwest and they are distant fiue kennings And to know Skeutsnesse it is a plaine low land and to the eastward of Skeutsnesse there
you must take heed of that place Item if it were so that you would sayle into Calfesound then you shall hale in by a high lande which is called Winge and there stands fiue Warlockes or Bemes vpon it the middlemost is the highest and is on the north shore and if you come out of the Sound you shall knowe that land by the Distill and those are all out-rockes and there where the fiue Warlocks or Beacons are vpon the shore where the middlemost is the highest there you must kéepe something off from Distill for it is not all cléere and kéepe on so North or rather to the westwardes then to the eastwardes there abouts for that shore is cleare of Rockes and look that you run not vpon the Rockes which lie aboue water behinde which you shall ride The courses and d●stances alongst the coast of Norway ITem wederow and the Scaw doe lie the one of the other north and by west and south and by east and are distant thirteene leagues Item from the Naze to Scarsound the course is east northeast and they are distant foure leagues Item from Scarsound to Flecorie the course is east northeast and they are distant 5. leagues Item from Flecorie to Reeperwicke the course is East northeast and they are distant two leagues and a halfe Item from Reeperwicke to Mardowe the course is northeast and they are distant 8. leagues Item from Mardow to Longsound the course is north northeast and they are distant 8. leagues Item from Longsound to Uerdrro the course is Northeast and they are distant 11. leagues Item from the Naze of Norway to Uinesound it is a league and Uinesound lyes in Northwest Item from Uinesound to Scarsound or Westersound the course is northeast and they are distant a league Item from Scar sound to Hellicksounde it is foure leagues Item from Hellicksound to Fleccorie is a league and then foorth two leagues to Woolfsound Item from Woolfsound to Blindsound it is a league and to Hesines three leagues Item from Hesines to Mardowe and to Ostersound three leagues Item from Ostersound to Ioffer land 3. leagues Item from Ioffer land to Longsound it is a league and likewise to Larwicke three leagues Item from Larwicke to saint Uéert a league Item from Saint Ueert to Miles water three leagues Item from Miles Water to Uerdero three leagues Item from Uerdero to Rost foure leagues from thence to Iacksound foure leagues Item from Iacksound to Otturen a league and Norder Wickholme a league Item from Norder Wickholme to sonder Wickholm foure leagues Item from the Uoort to Busher two leagues and so foorth to Malesound a league Item from Malesound to Kirkesound a league and then foorth to Malstrand three Leagues then foorth to Calfe sound ●oure Leagues and there men goe into Koy and so foorth From Calfe sound to Reffesand three leagues there they saile into Meluos Item from Reffesand to Westersound behinde Ning foure leagues From thence to Weesbergen it is three leagues And from thence to the Col sixteene leagues The going in by the Westergate or entrye of Flecory ITem the wester gate or Wester entrye of Flecory dooth lie in North northeast the easter gate or entrie lies west northwest in And you must leaue the Iland with al the great rocks on y e larboord side keep within the white Holm leaue the little black● rocks on the larboord side and there you shall haue eightéen fatham deepe and before the easter gate entrie you may see the Foxe Item a league to the Westwardes of the Hesnes there lies Hamersound where are gray outrocks Item halfe a league to the Eastwards of Hamersound lyes Kerkfort and there stands two Beacons or warlocks vpon the blacke rockes and the one standes on the Starboord side and the other on the Larboord side And first goe in northwards and then after m●re easterly and anker in thirtéene fatham and towardes the west shore in the faire way lyes a blinde rocke which hath foure fatham at a full sea vpon it Item halfe a league to the eastward of Kerkfort lyes Hesnes and if you will goe in there then kéep a good bredth off from the west shore for there lyes a Rocke before it at the entrye which is called the Cognaile and there is another rocke called Gray Hollome you shall leaue those on the starboord side and there standes two Mastes set vp vppon it and when you haue brought these two Mastes in one then are you thwart of the Cognaile And as you come inwards there lyes a drye rocke on the Larboord side And you shall knowe that land for that it is a high land and the Drommelles are from you north north-west and to the westwards are gray rocks and to the eastwards are round rocks and hard by the sea side there stands a white church which you cannot see vnlesse you be hard by it Item when the Drommelles lye northwest of you then are you open of Mardow and the east end of the vttermost Mainholme and that Iland lyeth north and by west and south and by east and you must lye northwest in if you wil goe cleere of them A league to the eastwards of Mardow● lyes Ossenfort and a league to the east wards of Ossenfort lyes Fuert and when the Drommell●s lye west from you there lyeth Longe and before it lyes a round rocke and there stands a Beacon or marke vpon it with a Barrell keepe you néere by the land whereon the Ba●rell stands And there stands a hand to the Starboord side of the entrye and that hand poyntes that there lyes a blinde rocke on which is but eleuen foote water Item the west Stanffort and the easter Risen lye thrée leagues to the Westwards of Iofferland and one of them goeth North in and the other goeth west in Item a little to the Westwards of Iofferland lyes the Kill Item hee that will saile into the Kill let him keepe the high hill that lies next vnto Iofferland alone within the land to the west of Iofferland and when you haue the Hill Northwest and by west from you then you are open before the Kill And vpon the West shore stands a Beacon and it is a white point Item betweene Iofferland and Langsound doth lie Abbisuert by great steepe rough rocks Hee that will saile into Langsound hee must goe North Northeast in from the easter out Scarre of Iofferland and these great out Rockes of the Nesse and then North northwest goeth with the high rough round Rocke where the barres lyes before so al is north north west in From Uerdro to Soenwater the course is north and by west and thence to Roge North north east and if you will ancker by Roge by east it is a shold sandy Bay And you may likewise saile through betweene Roge and the Calfe And if you will ancker vnder Fletto then goe without the two small Rockes Item the course from Uerdero to Elffange is Northeast and
course is Northwest and they are distant 9. leagues Item when Anold is south southwest from you there is the north ende deepe and you may saile to the westward of the riffe 18 fatham all alongst to the sound And if you come out of the sound with a scant winde that you can not kéepe your course or neere the land then ye may ride vnder Anold Betweene Anold and Lesold is 7. fatham deep and you may saile through that Saies into the Belt Under the North end of Anold you may ride at 10. or 11 fatham and you must goe rowme of the riffe for to goe further in He that will saile into Waesbergen let him bring the vttermost Buy to the Northwards of the Castle and so go on north northeast and take good héed for there lies a great Rocke euen a little vnder the water and you must leaue that on your starreboorde side and run so in till you come against the Castell and come thereto an anker at foure fatham or there abouts Item Lesold lyes alongst south and north and on the south ende stands a long flat Church and there lieth a riffe of a good halfe League and you must sayle without that riffe in fiue or six fatham for it is shallow beare Eastward off And when you are out of the sound you maye then boldly sayle on and then you must beare out Eastward againe at fiue fatham vntill you haue brought the south end to the westward of you and then you shall haue there 7. fatham Item North and by east from Nidiucke lyes an Ilande which is called Malesound you may ride within that yland for behind it li●s a good hauen which is called Monstersond and lyes North and north northeast in And to the west northwestwardes lyes a rocke about two or thrée bowshootes off And there standes a warder or Beacon vppon it and you may saile round about these two Ilandes before named Item about 12. leagues south west from the Naze lyes a banke of 14. fatham deepe and the ground is grosse red sand The courses from the Swine Eastward ITem note that Walgheren and Skentinesse lye the one from the other south and north and are distant a hundred thirtie and eight leagues Item Walgheren and the Naze lye the one from the other south and by west and North and by east and are distant 10 leagues Item the Naze and Borneriffe lye one from the other south and North and are distant 9● leagues Item the Naze and the Frith lie the one from the other east northeast and west southwest distant 108. leagues Item the Naze and the sands before Yarmouth lye the one from the other north northeast and south southwest and are distant 112. leagues Item the Naze the Holmes lyeth one from the other Southeast and by south and northwest and by north and are distant 18. or 19. leagues Gotsgesand lyes from Walgheren northeast a litle northerly and they are distant 16. leagues Holland lyes alongst north northeast and south southwest and he that will sayle from Gotsgesand without the Haeken he must go north and by east and it is from Gotsgesand to hacken 2● leagues Item when a man comming out of the Sea doth fall with holland so as he may see the lande he shall know it by two steeples which stand both vp●n one Churche whiche is called S. Albert● and you may be bold to borough by that land in eight fatham so that you keep your selfe as you may get off againe with a northwest winde for that shore is flat farre of from the land From the Haethen to Borneriff the course is northeast and they are distant 12. leagues Wangeroge lyes from Borneriffe east northeast and is distant from it 35. leagues Holy lande Holy lande lyes from Wangeroge North and by east and they are 9. leagues Item the riffe lyes westward into the Sea f●om Yotland and if ye bee in 20. Fatham of the riffe then are you to the southwards of Naze 20. leagues off Bouenbergen lyes from Holy land North and by west and is distant from it 51. leagues From Bouenbergen to the Holmes the course is northeast and the distance ten leagues Bouenbergen is a long flat hill and on the south ende of it stands a st●eple and to the northwards at the north end stands likewise a high steeple and it is al high rough sand-hilles alongst towards the Holmes that shore lies north northeast alongst The riffe or sand lyes out betweene Bouenbergen and the Holmes west into the sea It●m from the Holmes to Robs●ot the course is northeast and they are distant 8. leagues Item at the west end of Robsnot lies a bank of 12 or 13 fatham deep which lies 3. league a from the shore Item your course from harts Hals● to the Scaw is east northeast and they are distant 8. leagues Item Trendell and Scaghen riffe lye one from an other southeast and northwest and are distant 8. leagues Item from Robsnot is foure Leagues to Harts Halse and Harts Halse lies of it northeast and by east From Harts Halse to the Scaw is 8 leagues Item the Scaw is a low sandy Land and Lacklie is a high land and when you come from by west you may see it ouer the Scaw Item the Scaw riffe lyes east northeast into the sea a great halfe league Item a great league to the northeastwardes from the west end of Lesold lyes the grounds or flats of the Trendelles and in some places they are not aboue a fatham and a halfe deepe Item when you haue Leisold West from you and that you may see it out of the waste of the ship you shal haue no ground at 40. fatham Lessold is a plaine low Iland and Anold is a ragg●d or knottie Iland and the Riffe lyes a great way off The Cole is a high land and shewes it selfe in thrée knobs How to saile from sundrie places to the Scawe ITem he that is ●●ue leagues to the northwards of Callis and wil saile in at the 〈◊〉 let him goe North northeast something more north●●● 〈◊〉 h● come in twentie Fatham of the Riffe which is an hundred and eighteene leagues off and the course is north 〈◊〉 and something easterlye to Holme and then north and northeast to the Scaw From the Scawe 〈◊〉 southeast and by east and distant 8. leagues and th●● 〈◊〉 to the east wardes of the Trendelles From Lesold to Anold southeast distant 8. leagues From Anold ri●●e to the Cole south southeast twelue leagues Item when you haue the 〈◊〉 a great halfe League to the northeast of you there it is ●5 Fatham deepe or thereabout And betweene 〈◊〉 C●le and Zeland it i● 14. or 15. Fatham deepe and 〈◊〉 of veale● in the night any neerer Zeland then twelue fatham And betweene Anold Riffe and the Cole there is 20 and ●● fatham deepe Item the South 〈◊〉 lies a good way within the Cole and when you will saile into the
FIrst from Round to Kin the course is ●ast northeast and they are distant 22. leagues Also from Kinne to Serkhollome and from thence to Parno the course is northwe●● and by north and the distance ●ight leagues an● Parno lyes in the Baye of Ryes bottome Item Kin Serkhollome and Magno are thrée Ilands and these you must leaue all on larboordside when you saile into Parno at Pa●no stan●es a sharpe steeple Also Kin is a lower ragge● Iland about two leagues of length and there is f●ule ground about it Item it is broad betweene Corela●d and Kinne four● leagues Also Coreland 〈◊〉 is a g●od faite shore and betweene Corland and Kinne it is 10. fatham deepe and betweene Serkhollom and Corland is fiue fatham deepe and betweene that and Parno now and then lesse water to wit 4. fatham and three fatham Parno and Ry● doe lie the one from the other south an● by west and north and by east and they are distant nineteene leagues Item the deapth at Parno ●s one fatham a quarter Nowe you must take heede that by night you come no neerer to Domesnes then 15. fatham and hard by the vttermoste parte of the Riffe it is 17. fatham deep and at the vttermoste partes of Domesnes and Round it is 24. fatham deepe Also Domesnes and round lye the one from the other east and by north and west and by south distant eight leagues The course● bac●e againe from Reuell to D●gerort IN primis from Nargen to Sipernesse the course is west ●outhwest and something more southerlye and they are dis●ant 21. leagues Item the course from Sipernesse to Dageroort is southeast and by south and they are distant 6. leagues Item the course from Dagerort to Eastergor is southwest and they are distant 19. leagues And Eastergor lies by the south side of Gotland neere the midst of it or rathe● neerest toward the east end Gotland is a good roade for such as are bound either eastward or Westward you may saue in all places round about that Iland Item from Eastergor to Bron●hollom ●our course is southwest and they are distant 6. leagues Item Westergore lye● in the Northside of Gotland by Wesbuy The course that is to be kept in saylin● from Dagerort to go about by the North part of Gotland to Bronthollom FIrst the course from Dageroort to Gotsgesand is southwest and by west and ●om●what westerly they are distant 25. leagues Item from Gotsgesand to Karelse your course is southwest and by south and they are dis●ant 28 leagues Item from Karelse to the south point of Yolland your course is south southwest and they are distant eight and twentie leagues Item the course from the southermost point of Yolland to Bronthollom is southwest something more southerly and they are distant 19. leagues And from that south point of Yolland lieth out a Riffe into y e sea a little league from the shore Item it is from Reuell to Narghen 4. leagues Item from Narghen to Surpeis 1. league Item from Surpe to Roge is three leagues Item from Roge to Woodhollom is 4. great leagues Woodhollom is a little lowe Iland and lies a league and a halfe from the maine land Item from Woodhollom to Sipernesse it is 8. leagues Sipernesse is a high land and there lyeth out a Riffe from the land halfe a league into the Sea and on the east side it is flat but on the west side it is deepe and is a sandy ground The course from Dagerort about by the north side of Goteland FRom Dagerort to Gotsgesand the course is southwest and by west and they are distant 24. leagues Gotsgesand is a little Iland and full of trees and there is no h●bitation vpon it and there you may choose your made where you will vnder the land for it is all cleane ground and faire white sand round about that Iland It lyes north northeast from the ●astermoste point of Goteland which is called Fero about 4. leagues off Item there lies a Riffe of sand out from that point of Fero a great league from the land and the same Riffe is called Salue Ontein● and it is all shingle stones and lies out from the land North and by east into the sea Item the point of Fero and Eastergore doe lye the one from the other south and by west southerlye and north and by east northerly and are distant 9. leagues The deapthes and soundings about Goteland and Yolland BE●weene Goteland and Yolland is verie vncertaine ●ound●ng for in some place you shall haue 33. Fatham and in some other place twenty two fatham the ground blacke gritty stones and sometime stones as great as peason which are blacke and earthie and sometime you shall haue 19. fatham and all blacke stony gro●nd And when the souther Norden beareth West off f●om you and that you are three Leagues or thereabouts from the land there you shall haue hard ground and 28 or 29 fatham deepe Item when as you are two leagues to the westwardes of Eastergore and three leagues or thereabouts from the land you shall haue rough ground and one and thirtie fatham deepe Also when you are Northwest or Northwest and by north from Howbrough which is the southwest point of Goteland three leagues from the shore you shall haue grosse Grauelye Sand mingled with some blacke stones as great as beanes Also when the Chappell of Souther Norden dooth lye North Northwest or more Northerlye from you a league from the shore you shall haue there thirtéene fatham deepe Also when you are North Northeast or thereaboute● from Howbrough 6 leagues from the Land you shal hau● fifteen● Fatham and ●●onie ground And when you are Southwest of Howbrough two leagues from the land you shall haue twentie two Fatham and likewise grosse stonie ground Item when Souther Norden beareth West Northwest from you and you are two Leagues off in the Sea you shall haue there one and thirtie fatham and hard stony ground Also when you are past souther Norden and are in the faire way about Clippen there you shall haue hard Slymish ground and 39. fatham deepe Also from Karelse to the South end of Yolland your course is south southwest and they are distant seauen and twenty Leagues Item the course from the South end of Yolland to Bronthollom is southwest and by south and they are distant 18 leagues Item Yolland is 18. or 19. leagues long and a great League broade and vppon Yolland all the steeples are flat and Yollands south coast lyes alongst North and by east and south and by west Item from the south point of Yolland there lies out a shrord stony riffe which is called Souther Norden and lies out a league from the shore Also by west Yolland goeth in Cormersound and that way you may saile to Stoke holme and by east Yolland it is foule stony ground Also seauen leagues from Yolland West southwest lyes an Iland which is called Clippē you may saile
Iland which is called the Helmes you must take heede of that Iland How to saile from the Scawe through the Belt ●he scawe Item the Riffe stretches out East Northeast from the Scawe about a great league from the Land and you may well saile by it in 14. houres Item from the Scawe to the Helmes the course is South and by west and they are distant 4. leagues and in the right channell is 14. or 15. fatham and the more to the eastwards so alway is the deeper water Also from the Holmes to Seabuy the course is south by west and they are distant 4. leagues and against seabuy there lies the Dwaell grounds alongst by the shore and lie about halfe a league off from the land and you may saile by those Dwael ground● keeping at 7.8.9.10.11 or 12. fathā For in the maine channel is 10.11 or 12. fatham deepe and is fast ground And when the ●owne of Seabuy beareth west from you then are you right against the Dwaell grounds and East and by south from Seabuy there lyes the Iland of Lesol● about three leagues off and then leaue two third partes of the water to Lesold wardes Lesolde Also there lyeth a Riffe west off from Lesolde about a league from the land and when you haue the Church of Lesold east from you then are you right against the R●ffe Also when you shall saile through the Dwaell groundes to Steuens Hoofe the course is south southwest but and if you will leaue Steuens Hoofe on your Larboord side then saile south and by east and there in the right Channell is sixe or seauen fatham and soft flat ground which is called Sweetring and you may boldely come on that side of Steuens Hoofe at fiue fatham But when you are within Steuens Hoofe then you shal haue deeper water to wit 11.12 or 13. fatham and hard ground And the further you are off from Steuens Hooffe East wards the deeper water ye s●all haue Also about 3. leagues to the southwardes of Steuens Hooft lyes a little towne called Orund buye and alongst that runs a quick sand or landloose ground which is called blacke ground and lies about halfe a league from the land Item the course from Steuens Hooft to Siro lies south southeast and they are distant 8. leag And Helmes which is a little Iland lies off from Steuens Hooft about south and by west they are distant 4. leagues And in the right Channell betweene Steuens Hooft and Siro it is 11.12 or 13. fatham deepe and is hard ground And note that in the right course east southeast from Helme lyes a quicke sand ground which is called Hattes Riffe and it is not past 4.5 or 6. fatham vpon it but when you are past that then thencefoorth to Siro you haue 12 or 13. fatham deepe and fast ground And this quicke sand lyes on the east side of the faire way east southeast from this shold lies an Iland which is called Haslow which lies so far off that you can but euē see it and you may saile through betweene Haslow Zeland alongst to the sound and about west from Siro lyes a little Iland which is called Wedero and there lieth out a Riffe that stretches to within halfe a league of Siro and you may saile through betweene Siro and that Riffe and you must leaue two third partes of the way towards the west land that is to say on that side y e Wedero is in and the other third parte of the water on Siroes side but come no neerer then two third parts of the way or more which leaue on Wederoes side to wit on y e west side the Riffe lieth off from Wedero about east and in the right channel it is 12. or 13. fatham deepe Item the course from Siro to Ruffenes is south southwest and they are distant 4. leagues And there lies a fl●t off from Ruffenes and runs southwest off a little halfe a league ●rom the shore and take heede you come no neerer there then 10 fatham Item the course f●om Ruffenes to Roems is South southeast they are distant 4. leagu And there lieth a flat off from Roems east southeast about a third parte of a league you may ride behinde that for a Northeast winde and for a north northwest winde but you may not saile about by the westwards of Roems hard by south of Roems lyes a little towne which is called Cartmune Item from Roems to Siro the course is south southeast they are distant 4. leag And from the southend there lieth out a small Riffe northeast off about a quarter of a league and Neborke lyeth west southwest from Siro Neborke lyes in Uaneuan side And there lies a little Iland west southwest from Siro about 3. leagues distant and is called Uresselles and there lies a Riffe off you must passe through betweene the Riffe of Siro and the Riffe of Uresselles And that Riffe lieth northwest and by north from the Uressel and there lies a shold on the east southeast side of the channell Then from Siro to Langland the course is southeast they are distant 4. leagues And about west and by south of that there lies ● little Iland which is called Olmes and about 3. leagues from the North end of Langland to the northwards there lies a Riffe northeast from Langland about a third part of a league off And Langland is 7. leagues long and lies alongst south and north And to the east southeastwards of Langland lyes an Iland called Laland and from the south end of Laland there stretches out a Riffe or banke West Southwestwards about halfe a league from the shore and to the southeast or east southeastwards there is a shallow water as fiue sixe or seauen fatham Item from Laland to Femeren the course is east south east and they are 5. leagues distant Item from thwart off Roborgherhert and Femeren the course lies west southwest Item from Femeren to the Trauen the course lies south southwest and they are distant 13. leagues Item for to knowe the markes of Lalands Riffe First there standes a high steeple on Laland which standes in the towne of Nascow when as you haue that steeple east halfe a point to the northwards off you then shall you sée two little round Hillocks seeming as though it were two Fishers boates when as you haue broug●t those two Hillokes and the said steeple in one then you are neere the Riffe of Laland The course from the Moones to Lubecke FIrst from the Moones to Ghestro Riffe the course is south southwest they are distant two kēnings Ghestro Riffe is a flat is a great league from Ghestro Rostick and the Riffe lie one off another south and north and are distant 9. leagues Item the course from Ghestro Riffe to the the Trauen is southwest they are distant 3. kennings Missond and Rosti●ke are distant 7. leagues by land Rosticke and Wismer are distant
sayle to Ankewsen then bring that high red house to the westward of the steeple so that you may see between them and keep so till the west end of it come right ouer that great high Farme house which standeth by north the Watermil and these are the markes of the first Buye then goe south southwest towards the wester shore in two Fatham and then off againe into two Fatham 1 ● the thwart marks of the other Buye is Boecaspell brought ouer that Farme house the land markes are to bring the Mill by south of Ankewsen a little by East of that high stone house which stands at the south end and against that doth lye the Buye then kéep your course by the west shore Upon a flowing water you may saile fast by the East shore comming inwards Item the thwart markes of the third Buye is Grotebrooke brought ouer the same farme house to the Northwards of the water Mill. The land markes of the same buy is a stone house which standes at the north end opening frō the Steeple so as you may see betweene them these are the land markes of the third Buye Item to knowe the land markes of the Buy to the southw●●ds of Ankeusen next to Ankeusen the watch house by the gate being brought by East the Steeple And by these markes when the Mill comes in on with the quire of Boecaspell there shall you finde the Buy on the East shore Item the land markes of the moste southerlie buye is the little tower of the hospitall being a little by west of a little steeple that stands vpon the tower that the ankers do hang vpon the thwart markes is a sharpe steeple brought on the south end of Buerthwisen nigh vnto a high Farme house with these markes lieth the southermoste Buye Item now it is necessarie that al men should knowe that these creekes and streames before specified are to be vnderstoode for waters of pilotage or lademanage therefore by the Sea right it is plaine that the Maister of any Ship sayling these streames and refusing to take in a pilot or lodesman that thereby the Ship doth perish and miscarie he is bound to make restitution to the Marchants for their goods These following are the Seauen Ilands of Yotland Witholm Ameren Dil Kem Menow Fanow Numink Of Bombergen Item from Bombergen to the Elue the land lieth northwest and southeast and are distant 52. leagues And a south and north Moone makes a ful Sea in all those hauens And like wise in Yotland Item Bombergen is a flat long Hill and on the south ende of it standes a steeple and to the north part of the same northeast end dooth likewise stand a steepe Hil or Tower and from that are high round Sand hilles as though it were salt houses all alongst euen to the Holmes and the course from Bombergen to the holmes is North northeast and they are distant a 11. leagues Item the riffe lyes alongst betweene Bombergen and the holmes west or thereabouts in the seawards Item in all hauens betweene Bombergen and the Elue and thereabouts a south or north Moone makes a full Sea Of Friezeland side Item the Coast of Frizeland lies alongst East northeast and west southwest Item the Eider and the Holy land lie east and by north and west and by south one from an other and are distant two small kennings Item Ripen lyes from the holy land Northeast and by north two great kennings a sunder Item the holy land and the Schelling lye northeast and by east and south west and by west one from an other and are distant 31. leagues Item you may sayle into the south Hauens at 5 fatham Item you shall come no neere the Holy Lande on the westerside then nine or tenne fatham so the Northwards for from the Steene at some places it is seauen Fatham deepe How to goe in with Holy land Holy lande Coluerhoeck Item to sayle from the Holy land to the Elue the cours● lies south and by east and distant two kennings Item he that will ride vnder the holye land and comes from the west let him not come any nearer by the west part then ten fathā so long as you can see betweene the Monk● and the high Cliffe and then you may goe boldly with the south shore in foure fathams by that side or fiue Item when the Cliffe beareth southwest or west southwest of you and the Coluerhooke lyes north northeast from you there is the best Rode in foure or fiue Fatham water faire white sand and by Coluerhook is likewise faire groūd to anker on Item when the Werk lyes south east and by south from you then are the markes in one Item when as Mensen lies south from you then are you open of the Weser Item when the Cape of Roten lyes southeast and by East from you then you shall see them also in one Item when the Tower or steeple of Bor●um dooth lye south from you then are you open against the easter Emes Item when you haue Iuster tower northeast from you then are you within the riuer of Iuster Item whem the Beacons of Shermerinkocke lye to the east southeast of you then you shall see them in one Item from Rose borkin to that Beacon in the Meme th● course is southeast and by east goe by the Southland in seuen or eight fatham Item from the Beacon on the Meme to the Buy on the east side of the course is east and by north Item from the Buy on the east side the course is East by north And holde the North shore till you come to the Stoor Toée Item when as you come from vewest and wil sayle into the Elue then keepe the south shore in fourteene fatham and in Elue you shall haue fifteene fatham and is hard ground The course to goe into the Elue Item when you goe with the Elue you must brin● the Cape and the new Werke in one which will bring you with the Buy and the shore Buy lies on the South shore Then from the shore Buy to the Buy the Newgate the course is East and by North reckon alway your streames for the floodes sets commonlye East and by south inwards Then runne towards the North shore in sixe or fiue fatham and so shall the Newgate come in with the first Buy or Tun and when you haue the Werke south at the first Buy there shall you haue it foure fathā or the caebouts keepe that Buy on the steereboord and goe with the other Buy east in and something to the Northwardes from that other Buye the Werke lyes southwest and in fiue or sixe Fatham water then forwards to the third Buye or Tunne goe East southeast somewhat southerlye in And the Werke lyes from the third Buye Southwest and by south there is deeper water seuen or eight Fatham tast by the Buy then beare on to the fourth Buy east Southeast and the Werke lies of it south west and by west And that
Iland that lieth between the Flee and the Tessell that is called Yereland and there standes a little house vpon it see that you take heede to your tides alwaies before the Tessell for the fore floud and latter end of the Ebbe sets ouer to the Northwards and the last of the floud and first of the ebbe sets to the southwards Item Tessell is two leagues ½ in length Item from Marsedeepe to the Sweene is nine kennings Item from Marsedeepe to the Ulie is 8. leagues Item whosoeue● will saile out of Ulie to Shotland the course is north Northwest and somewhat weste●lye and so saile with a fore winde it is three daies and a halfe sayling and is 152. leagues ●ussel Item for to knowe Holland Egmont is a flat steeple standes vpon the sea side and within Egmont are two stéeples standing togeather in one Churchyard Item Fairehill and Shotland lye by North Northwest and south southeast 150. leagues Item Shotland and Boffamnes lye North and to the eastwards and south and to the westwards and are distant 46. leagues Item Shotland and Orteny lie southwest and Northeast ●0 leagues and when you are about midway betwéen them you may see them both at once in a cleere day Item Ortenye and Boffamus lye south southeast and north northwest 26. leagues Item the southwest end of Shotland and Fayre-hill lye North Northeast and south southwest two kennings distant Item Fayrehill and Farie lye Northwest and by west and south east and by east a great day and night sayling Item Shotland and Barghen lye neere east and west 60. leagues distant Item Shotland and Farie lye west northwest and East south east a day and a night sayling Item Shotland and the Osterhooke of Island lye North West and by West and southeast and by east three dayes sayling Item Farie and the Osterhooke of Island lye northwest and southeast two daies sayling Item from the Osterhooke of Island to the Beare for t the course is south south west and North Northeast twentie leagues Item from the Bearefort to the Siden is 16. Leagues the course is West southwest and East Northeast is the course to Mydall from Siden is all lowe plaine land and within high Item from Mid●ll to Webnie the course is West and Webnie lies three mile from the land and betweene Webnie and Midall is 6. leagues Item from Webnie to Robenes the course is west north west and east southeast sixteene leagues Robenes is a little blacke poynt between UUebnie and Robenes is foure Hauens And likewise there lies of Robenes west southw three Ilands whereof twaine are two leagues and a halfe a peece and the third is fiue leagues long Item from Robenes to the Snens iockle the course is northwest and by north and south east and by south and are distant sixteene leagues A●d betweene them are many Hauens as Dorse Hauen and Busandē Cabelwick Morwicke Walstruse Strent Hamfort Hullin an and Iland called Widowe halfe a mile from the land an other also called UUalfort Item from Snens Iockle to the Bederstand the course is south and north and are distant sixteene leagues And by the Iockelles lye three Hauens called Bodem then Stapen the Riffe by Bosten Riffe dooth lye three Hauens Kurmwork and Grindfort and an Iland called Sletten Item from the Berderstant to the Schaghen is 7. leag doe lie North and by East and south and by west and betweene them lye foure Riuers and called in that tongue Foordes The first is Paters fort and then Telkfort Admerfort and in Admerfort are three Hauens Item from the Schaghen to Disefort is 8. long leagues and they lie one from an other North Northeast and south southwest and between them are two Foordes Orenderfoord and the Sugheford Item Disefort and Schalwicke lye Northeast and by North and southwest and by south and are distant foure leagues in D●sefort lye three hauens schutelfort and Alfort and the Iland Edoc The fords in Island that is the riuers or creekes going vp into the Land FIrst Swidens fort Heeft fort Scort fort Meise fort the Disefort Gruniwick Nerd fort the Iocklefort Rabben fort Hesterbeche and in that Hauen lie Whale fish bones Item from Schaelwick to the Haddenstrant the course is north northeast south southwest and are distant 11 leagues Heere lyeth three mountaines and yet is whole land Item from the Haddenstrant to the Schagen Fort is 16 leagues and lie North Northeast and south southwest betweene these lye manie Fordes or Creekes going vp into the land And first the Singrins Foord going into the landwards Griens ford and then the Bitter and the Putiford the Nide foord Wydaell and Wasedaell the long Déere Item from Schargenfort to the Widalen the course is East southeast and West Southwest and are distant fiue leagues Staghenfort is a Hauen and is called Lapsand Item from the Widalen to the Rauen hooke is twentie Leagues and lies east● northeast and west southwest beetweene these twaine lies three Hauens the first Sigelfort and then Dackfort then Huiswicke And likewise three Fordes or Riuers the first Ydlefort and then Oneselfort and then Lerefort all which are Riuers or Creekes going vp into the Land Item from the Romehooke to Grinsie is eight leagues and lies east and west Item Grinsie is an Iland and lyeth from Huiswicke 8. leagues south southeast and north northwest Item Grinsie and Denfort lye south southwest southerlye northeast northerlye Item Grinsie and Sighelfort lye southwest southerlye and northeast northerlye And vnder Grinsie you may anker for a northeast winde in 17 fatham Item from the Roemhooke to the Langnesse the course is East southeast and west northwest and are distant sixtéene Leagues betweene these twaine lies a sound and a Riuer the sound is called Rooder sound and the riuer is called Sescelfoert and lyes at the westwards of the Langnesse and Ynwicke and Roodhauen lyes eight leagues from Langnesse and they lie in a manner east and west Item from Langnesse to Osterhooke the course is south southeast and North Northwest and are distant foure and twentie leagues and betweene them lieth a Hauen called Worneforte and to the Eastwards of the Langnesse there lies a great mountaine The going in at Vergate Item if yee will goe in at Uergate bring the steeple of Middelbrough E. Capplen in one or to the southeast southerly and run directly so till you finde Shald water at thrée Fatham and goe yee so foorth ouer the Shald then against Meiland you shall come into nine or tenne Fatham then keepe on so vntill ye come where the Mermaide is set vp at Teruere and till you haue brought those towers or steeples which are called Ualentines towers in one then shall you be ouer against the easter Towers and keepe those towers of Teruerre in one and so runne euen hard to by them and alwaies account of your tides for a south or north Moon there makes a full Sea Now to knowe Warkeren by the
the wind being contrarie then take the latter end of the floud and the first of the ebbe And when you will saile in at Heyes deepe you must bring the foure Beacons of Heyes which standes by the Mill in one ouer Core at Heyes and then shall you goe in at the best deepe and so you shall goe farre enough from the vtter sand and so you may beare on to the Weelings east northeast And you shall vnderstand that Anchewisen Buisen and the Swine doe keepe all one iust time of flowing and ebbing Item when as Donkerke lies due south southeast from you and that you can then but see it vpon the hatches then is there a flat of two fatham deepe at a lowe water ¶ The order and course of the streames and tides alongst the Coastes of Flaunders Normandy and of Brittaine to the Seames ITem first you shal vnderstād that alongst all the coast of Flanders of Sealand the floud runneth to the eastwards the last quarter of the floud y e streames sets to the seawards the last quarter of the ebbe to the landwards There are sand banckes about which as well at sometimes of the floud as at sometimes of the ebbe there goeth no streame at all If you come to an anker by east of the Nese in ten Fatham you shall bee well defended for a west southwest winde Item thwart of the head the floud sets in Northeast and by north and the ebbe sets out southwest and by south Whosoeuer wil come to an ancker at lands end of England by Douer let him cast ancker and ride at fiue or 6 fatham and he shall ride well for a south winde He that will come to Ancker by the Gulles let him ride at fiue fa●ham and saint Margets Church shal beare south sou●heast to him And whosoeuer will come to ancker within saint Margets let him ride at sixe seauen or ●ight fatham Note that from Ostend to Saint Katherins the Floud sets east northeast and the ebbe west southwest Betweene Grauelin and Dunkerke the floud runnes Northeast and by North and the ebbe sets southwest and by south From Woltersland to Graueling the ●loud sets North northeast and the ebbe west southwest From the Nesse to Woltersland the floud sets North and by east land the ebbe sets south and by west From Bullen to Blacknesse the floud sets to the northwa●ds and the ebbe to the southwards From Staples to Bullen the floud sets north northeast and the ebbe southwest From Cane to Staples the floud sets northeast and by north and the ebbe southwest and by south From Deepe to Cane the floud runnes northeast and by north and the ebbe southwest and by south From Fecam to Deepe in the faire way the floud sets Northeast and by east and the ebbe southwest and by west From Bereflecte to Fecam foure or fiue myles of the land in the faire way the floud runnes eas● northeast and the ebbe sets west south west From Berefleete to Sainehead the floud runneth ea●● south east and the ●bbe west northwest in the faire way and you may not come any nearer then 12. fatham Item from Berefleete into the Bay of Hags the floud sets southeast and the ebbe west Northwest Item from the Cape of the Hagge to the Iland called Alderny the floud sets northeast and the ebbe southwest and in the race of Blanchey it is so likewise Item from the Caskets to Berefleete the floud sets to the eastwardes and the ebbe westward And betweene Britany Bay and the Caskets the floud sets northeast and by north and the ebbe southwest and by south Item from Garnesay to the Caskets the first quarter floud runneth East southeast and then after northeast and the ebbe south west It●m at 〈◊〉 well within as without the flou● runneth ●ast south wes● and the ebbe west northwest Item fr●m th● 〈◊〉 ufe to A●●●wracke alongst the shore the floud sets east and by south and the ebbe West and by no●th Item from the Fourne to Saint Powles de Lyons or the I le of Bas● th● floud runnes east and by north and the ebbe west and by south Item from Saint Mathewes to the Fourne the floud runes north and by east and the ebbe south and by east Item from the race of Fontenie to saint Mathewes the floud sets North and by East and the ebbe South and by west Item nigh vnto Ushant North northeast of is a place which is two and fiftie fatham deepe and no ship can ●ide there for the tide goeth round about as a which pool● Item from the Sean●es in the broade s●nd ●etweene that and Ushant the ●●oud runneth east northeast and the ebbe west southwest Item from Woltersland to Graueling the coast alongst lyes northeast and by east Item Woltersland lies off of the before wr●tten Rockes northeast and a little to the Eastwardes and are distant 29. leagues Item thrée Rocks which lie without the Cape of Cause lye north northeast from Swine head and are distant fiue leagues Item Sainhead lyes from Berefleete east and by south and is distant 21. leagues Item Berefleete lyes from the Caskets east by south and are distant 16 leaques Item the Caskets lies from the Fourn● northeast and a little to the Eastwards and are distant three and fortie leagues Item the Caskets lyes from Saint Powle de Lyons northeast and are distant 33. leagues Item Garnsay lies from Saint Powles Northeast and a little to the eastwards and are distan●●5 leagues Item set Iles lyes from saint Powles east northeast and are distant 12. leagues Item Saint Powles lyes from Ushant East by north and are distant 26. leagues Item the race of Fontenie and the wester Penmarke northwest and southeast and are distant 9. leagues Item the course from Bellille to Penmark is west north west and so you shall goe cleare without the Pens and it is from the wester Penmarke to the southeast end of Bellille 24. leagues Item Bellille lies from Use northwest and it is from the northwest ende of Use to the southeast end of Bellille 16. leagues Item the course from the tayle of Aise to Use is West northwest and it is from the tayle of Aise to the northwest end of Use 13. leagues Item whosoeuer will anker by the Caskets or Hagge let him go with the land within three or foure cable length o● the shore for feare of the banke which lies out from the land in foure or fiue fatham till you come at the Caskets and then when ye● come before the Uillage then let fall your anker at fiue or sixe fatham and the barke doe lie from Seine head southwest Item if you will anker before Deepe bring the Church and the gibbet in one and then let your anker fall at 10. fatham at a full Sea and at a lowe water at 7. fatham Item if you will anker in the Fossis by Fecam you shall bring the m●l and the fire Beacon in one and keeping
them foe g●e 〈◊〉 west to the single and Anker betweene the head of the Hordrelles and Reihem And a ship that draws a fatham an● 〈◊〉 water m●st haue half floud or better and you● 〈…〉 the Fo●fis for there you haue ●ut a fatham and a halfe at a low water Item who●oeuer will anker vnder the Nesse hee must let fal his anker before Coudey at tenne or twelue fatham and if you goe in any sarthar you shall haue foule ground the kaskets Now you must note when as you haue the west end of the Caskets south from you being foure Leagues or there about● off there you shall haue it eight and thirtie or nine and thirtie fatham deepe reddish and s●elly ground likewise many white stones and there betweene Caskets and Portland you shall haue 40 fatham deepe Item he that will goe to Garnsay must saile so the cape of Rokeine that is the westermost parte o● the Iland and let him saile to the southwardes of that Cape three or foure Cable length And then he shall go in alongst that souther side vntill ye see the Castle and when ye haue the Castle thwart of you then anker at fiue or sixe fatham Item he that will anker before Sherbrocke let him cast anker before the Castle at sixe fatham and he shall haue good road for a west northwest winde It●m without the west end of the foreland of Berefléet lye rockes which are drye at a lowe water and lye a leagu● from the shore right before the great sandy Bay Item he that wil anker before the Hooke let him kéep off a good way from the Headland and then ye shall sée two Churches westwards off from him the one vpon the high land and the other Church belowe And when you hau● brought those two Churches in one then come to an anker at a lowe water at sixe fatham and at a full sea at nine or tenne fatham Item S. Powles and Ushant are dist●●t 13. league● and lye the one from the other West southwest and East northeast S. paulus Item he that will sayle to the I le of Base before Saint Poule de Lions ye shall sée to the southwards a great rocke and you may hale in fast by the rocke and when ye are right against the rocke you may come to anker at thrée fatham at a lowe water and at a full sea at seuen or eight fatham And from the East corner of the Iland there lyes a great rocke which at halfe floud is vnder water Item whosoeuer will sayle into Aberwracke he must leaue the great rocke to the eastward of him and runne in South southeast and when you come in by an Iland and the rocke is to seawards of you then you shall kéep alongst by the shore of the East side And when you haue sayled a while then you shall sée a rocke that lyeth vnder water and the sea breakes on it continually and lyes in the midst of the entrye and you may sayle on which side you will of it And when you are a good way past the Rocke then you may anker at foure or fiue fatham Item north northwest from Aberwracke a league into the sea lyes a bancke which hath but sixe fatham on it at a lowe water Item when you lie off about the Mollens then must you bring the Abbay of S. Mathewes a little without the corner of Conket but you may not bring it farre without Item when you haue Hieman hill in the northwest end of the foresaid little Iland then are you right against the souther Mollen then keepe alongst the east shore till you come to Blanckhauen Item the Mollens are sixe little Ilands which lye in a manner southeast from Ushant Item hee that will sayle from Blancke hauen Northwards let him r●nne North Northwest and let him take heede of the North corner of the Blanck hauen for feare of a great Rocke that lies before it and then northwest and by west of it lyes a rock vnder water which lies not aboue three fatham and a halfe deepe at a low water and is a verie sharpe rocke Item whosoeuer will come to anker in Blancke-hauen let him let fall his ●nker against the middlemoste Bay at fifteene or sixteene fatham Item a little by south of Conket it is not aboue foure fatham and a ●●lfe deepe at a lowe water in a spring tide Item whosoeuer will sayle by west the Uintner he must keepe the corner of Blanke hauen ouer the Blanken Mongie And sayling so you shall finde foure fatham deepe at a lowe water and a spring tide And when as you cannot sée Conket from the North part then are you by North the Uintner And if you can see in at the hauen of Conket then are you by south the Uintner Item hee that will anker before S. Mathewes corner in the best road let him cast anker at sixteene or seauentéen fatham and looke that the said corner lye northwest and by by north from you ●tem Saint Mathewes point and the race of Fontenie lie the one from an other north and by west and south and by east and are distant 5. leagues I●em the corne● of Saint Ma●hewes and the point of Cro●don lye the one from the other east south east and west northwest and are distant 3 leagues Item the Collier lies of Saint Mathewes po●nt south sou●heast and something to the Eastwards two leagues Item the Hen with her Ch●ckens lyes by the West corner of Croidon or Clers downe and are couered at a high water Item the Rock called the Nome i● 〈◊〉 the mouth or entry of Brest to the Southward of tha● about a quarter of a leagu● lies a Rocke which is not 〈◊〉 us at a s●ring ●ide Item the Falconers lie without Cr●●●on ● little to the southward and it is a great high rocke and ●ou may sayle within it if ye goe from Croidon to the r●ce of Fo●tenie Item west southwest from the Collier h●● to a league off lies a rocke no deeper then so 〈…〉 a 〈◊〉 Item when you are forced to lye off and 〈◊〉 nigh about the Collier and the weathe● i● such 〈◊〉 ●●●horite the Collier then keepe the corne● of the 〈◊〉 without the corner which lies from the northwe●●●nd of Sa●nt Mathews Abbey and then you cannot in so doing 〈…〉 Item the thwart m●●nes of 〈…〉 the Borborow and when you haue 〈…〉 in one then are you against the O●●h●rland and when you can see the Colliers breake aboue the water then you man if you will saile hard by it Vsshiant Item when you are of Ushiant North and by West so farre as you can well see the same from the Decke then dooth the East corner appeare the highest part of the Iland the corner is to the eastwards verie steepe downe and then the land is plaine almost to the west point and the west point something steeping Item when you are northwest and by North of Ushant then may you see
by west till hée come against the the ●oint o● Glanons which is called saint Ginvast because of Sholds that lye there betweene Glanons and Groy Vse Item when Use beareth southwest and by south from you about halfe a league off then doth it rise thus as aboue is shewed Item Use is a league and a halfe in length Vse Item when Use dooth beare north northeast from you then it shewes thus as is aboue figured Item he that will ancker vnder Use he must let fall his ancker at seauen eight or nine Fatham for it is no deeper there and you may not ride there at lesse then seauen Fatham in the northeast side is the best Roade of Use but beware of a Rocke that lieth at the easter end as you come by it for it is verie dangerous Item the course from Use to the tayle of Aise is East southeast and are distant 14. leagues Item whosoeuer will saile from Use to Piller let him not come any nearer the maine land of Larmester then 12 fatham Item Piller and Use lye the one from the other North and by west and south and by east and are distant a great kenning and in that course lie many sholds He that will saile from Piller towards the Baye let him beware of the Monkins ledge and let him goe east north east for the Castle of Larmester standes on the east side of the Abbey And when you haue brought those two markes in one then you must ●et thwart ouer to Pietermein And from P●etermein you may verie well goe east Southeast till you haue brought the Ca●●le of Larmester and a t●ee in one then you may anker at 6. or 7. fatham where you list it is soft g●ound Item he that goeth without Bellille bound for the Bay hee must goe east southeast with Piller and it is distant from Bellille fourteene leagues And then from Piller to the Monkens the course is east northeast and are a league a sunder and from the Monkens to Piet●rmein the course is due east a small league of The markes to goe into the Bay ITem when you saile into the Bay you shall see a little church standing vpon the high land you must keepe that Church in one with the land of the Collets and so you shal goe in at the best of the Bay And when you haue the hauen of Premdie open then you are directly thwart of the ledge when you are past that then you may keepe alongst by the shore of Collet in foure fatham and in the Bay a northeast and by east Moone makes a full sea Hee that commeth to ride vnder B●llille before Saint Powles may ride at 13. or 14 fatham and if he will ancker before Pogemeison hee must ride at 21. or 22. fatham And he that wil saile in at the south Pe●trees let him goe alongst by the south shore in 8. or 9. fatham and when ●e is come as farre as saint Ma●is then shall hee keepe the fower of Rochell right ouer the Wood which lyes to the southwardes of the other poin● of Rochell and when the corner of the Wood beareth northeast of you then he may set his course southwards or ●●rthwards without da●ger Item hee that will saile by in the north Pertrees let him edge from the north side for that is the sholdest and the south shore is something deeper And w●en you are against the Blockhouse then shall you haue 8.9 or 10. fatham of the taile of Ayse they lie southeast and northwest then kéep neare to the north shore till you are thwart of the Wood and the south sho●e from the Monastarie is fl●t and w●en it is halfe floud you may goe ouer with a ship th●t d●awes twelue foote water Item he that will ride thwart of the Wood must let fal his anker at 7. or 8. fatham and there is soft ground Item the tayle of Aise lyeth east southeast and west northwest Item the south Pertries lyes from Rochell from the roade of Charle de Bloys west southwest into the sea Item you must haue the tide to sayle from Rochell to the roade of saint Georges Iland and then foorth to ●orage and your course from the roade of Rochell to saint Georges Iland is south southeast something more southerly they are distant two leagues ½ S. martīs yland Item when saint Martins Iland lyes northeast and by north from you it seemes to you as it is heere aboue portraied and the land lies east southeast and west northwest and it is of length foure leagues Item when you come in by the south Petris then take good heede to the south shore of Oleron for there lies out a great ledge of Rockes that breakes alwaies and it lies not far of from the Iland of Oleron they are called the Dogs and you may boldly beare alongst by saint Martins Iland in 6.7 or 8. fatham Item the Lauerden lyes a great league from the point of the Bosse and in a spring tide at ● lowe water it is drie and vncouered And you may verie well saile through betweene saint Martins Iland and the Lauerdin for it is deepe enough and then when you see the great tower at Rochell cleane without the Bosse then are you cleare of the Lauerdin in the Bosse there is at a low water 5 fat Item a southwest or a Northeast Moone makes a full Sea there Item when the white flat tower in Rochell which is called Duke Charles tower commeth to the southwardes of the point of the burned Iland then are you right against Bangert and then you may boldely saile into the Iland of Oleron The groundes and deapths of Brittaine ALso hee that is south southwest from the pole head of Burdiaux in seauen twenty fath hee shall see sandhills to the southwards And he that wil saile from the pole head of Burdiaux to Rochell will come in at the so Peretrées let him not run any neerer the Land then thirteene or foureteene fatham Item at the ent●ng of the Peretrées you shall haue 13. or 14. fatham come no neerer the shore then that deapth Item when you are west northwest from the south Peretrees and about 5. great leagues from the shore you shall haue foure and twentie fatham and grosse red stony sand Item if you be Southwest from the pole head of Burdiaux and haue 〈◊〉 and three fatham and will goe with the Pole head th●n goe Northeast and you shall not saile long but you shall haue sixtie three and sixtie fatham And thereby you shall perceiue you be in the right course to the polewards And if you haue fiue and twentie fatham then you shall see the tower of Cordon that lieth east by south of the polehead and the same tower lieth East southeast of the wester Swach He that is betwixt Bellille and Use in 74. Fatham shall be from the land of Poitow about twentie thrée leagues and if then he saile towards the land thirteene leagues
hée shall finde but 42 fatham He that is from saint Ellens southwest hath three and thirtie fatham hee is about nine leagues from the shore and when he comes to seauen and twentie fatham he shall see the land if it be cleare weather Item to the westwards of Oleron when you are two kennings from the land you shall haue 50. fatham And west northwest in the Sea from Olleron about eighteene leag lyes a ledge of Rocks which is called the Toper and is not aboue three fatham vpon it at a lowe water Hoe that commeth from Rochell outwards by the North Peretrees let him keepe in 15. fatham and he shal not néed to feare the Barges of Olleron for hard by the Barges you shall haue twelue Fatham And hee that keepes this course alongst West Northwest hee shall finde without Use thirtye Fatham And betweene Use and Bellille in the faire way or Northwest course hee shall finde thirty fatham and in the inner channel fiue and twentie fatham Item without Use being within sight of the Steeple of the Church you shall haue eight and fortie fatham and 2. kennings from Use you shall haue fortie ●●tham Item he that is southwest from Belille and hath seauentie two fatham he is sixteene leagues from the Iland And if he be southwest from the west end of Bellille and haue seauentie fatham he is then twel●● le●gu●● from the land and if hee bee against the middle o● the Iland in sixtie thrée fatham he may see the Iland out of the shrouds Item being southwest from the west point of Bellille and as far off as you may in a cleare weather sée land vpon the Hatches you shall haue about sixtie Fatham and the ground is like Mustard seed● br●s●● in ● morter You shall haue the deapth without thwart of Bellille about fiue and fortie Fatham come no neerer the land by night From Bellille to the Seames come no nearer the Land by night then fiftie fatham He that sets foorth from Bellille and goeth west and by North and keepes on till he come thwart of the Glanons shall finde fiftie or sixtie fatham and there lie Rockes without Glanons in the faire way and on both sides of them is about fortie fatham Hee that is without Penmarke in fortie fiue Fatham sayling from thence northwest he shal double the Seames and within the Seames he shal finde fiue and fifty fatham come no nearer by night for feare of the Bridge for that Rocke lies a great way in the Sea west southwest off From the Seames two leagues and more into the Sea lies a great ledge of Rockes and between the Seames and Ledge is 50. Fatham and there is vpon one part of the Ledge but 7 Fatham deepe 12. Fatham in some places Item three leagues to the southwards from the race of Fontenie you shal finde 64. fath the ground is something soft Item betwixt the Seames and Ushant is 56. Fatham hard by Ushant you shall haue 45. fatham And also far in the sea you shall likewise haue the same deapth and therefore it is perilous to trust to the deapth there Item seauen leagues without Ushant at the entring into the Sleue you shall finde 70. fatham and betweene Ushant and Aberwracke in the faire way is 40. fatham Item in the course betweene Ushant and Sillie which lye southeast and northwest you shal finde 70. fatham The Colour of the ground in sundry soundings IN primis he that soundes thwart of Glanons shal finde small blacke sand And he that soundes against Penmarke shall finde soft grauell like waxe He that soundes against Fontenie head shall haue redde sand mingled with blacke He that soundes beeween Ushant and the Seames shal finde great redde sand and some small red stones and some blacke mingled withall And he that soundes being thwart of Ushant shal finde small white sand mingled with white shelles and certaine thinges like white Hackes teeth and then he hath Ushant northeast from him And if he finde all alongst smal things like needles then Ushant beareth from him southeast And if he cannot well iudge by the groundes let him then beare to the northwards and if he finde deeper water then he is in the sholding of the Seames open the broad sound And if he be betweene Ushant and the Seames in 70. Fatham then you shall haue the ground small blacke stones with blacke sand And if he finde the sounding to bée great red sand then hee must stand to the northwards till he finde white sandy ground with long small things like Hackes téeth and then he shall knowe thereby that he is in the entring of the Sieue He that sets out from Siserge must goe north northeast to goe without Ushant and when you haue 10. fatham then he is 19. or 20. leagues from Ushant and sayling on forwards he shall haue 70. fatham and then hee is a 11. or 12. leagues from Ushant and if hee sound and finde small whole shels and little stones like waxe then hee is thwart the Seames And finding this ground let him stand northwards and if it bee on a floud let him take héede of Ushant Item if you bee betweene Ushant and the Iel of Basse in 60. fatham you shall finde in the sounding small stones as big as beanes and thereby you may know that you are on Brittaine side Item if you be about the lands end of England or about the Lesart in 70. fath then you are from the land 17. or 18. leagues and you shall finde in your sounding small blacke stones mingled in great red sand And if you be in the same course at 60. fath then are you 12. or 13. leagues from the shore there your ground shall be great red sand and vnder it long small white things Item if you finde the like deapth towardes the coast of Corenwa●l you shal not see the land so soone as you think for you shall haue that deapth indure a long time Item by the Lyzard it is shore deepe 25. or 30. fatham the land hard by Item southwest of Sillie the ground is full of all sortes of little stones like the parings of Chéese and white small shelles mingled withall Item to the southwards of Sillie the ground is grosse sand Item to the southwest of Sillie the ground is red stones and fine white sand Item 16. 〈…〉 s●●th of Sillie there is the ground likewise small 〈…〉 and white sand Item in 37. and 65. fatham the ground is shelles and whitish stones with sand Item if you h●ue small blacke stones something long and mingle● wi●●●l●cke grosse sand that sheweth the entring of the Sleu● Soundings alongst the Coast of Brittaine ITem if you bee on the Coast of Lyons between Ushant and Saint 〈…〉 sixtie Fatham you are then within two leagues of the land and take heede you come no neerer by 〈…〉 Fatham for you shall see base Brittaine and the R●cke al a right Item within a league
may well lye and the déepest is within at the east point And if he that comes in by the east shore will not goe into that poole then let him when he comes a little way within the stakes on ●he east shore fall somthing off and keepe neerest to the west shore for on the east side lyes a Flatte all alongst vntill you come against the first house of the west village And if perchance the winde were so scarce that you cannot beare in then ye may come to an anker without so as the ship may ride without the stakes And then ye may warpe in with Hausers and lye behinde t●e stakes with a ship that draweth twelue or fourt●ene soot water a flote at a lowe water Item the hauen lyes N. northeast in till you be past the Churche of the Uillage which lyes on the west side and then it lyes north in til you be past the watermill and then north northeast in And he that will anker without to tarye his tide or for any other occasion he may come to an anker at six seauen o● eight fatham so that he haue the Church that standeth on the east side north northeast of him for there it is cleane ground all without The hauen of Foye and Daddeman lye the one off the other southwest and northeast Whosoeuer sayleth into ●almouth l●t him take good heede of the rocke that lyeth without in the middlo before the entring And he may leaue the rocke on which side he will but the deepest water is to the eastward of the rocks And when you are past the rocke then may you anker in the middest of the hauen where you will at fiue sixe or seauen fatham and take heed how you sayle in any further for feare of the bankes which lye within And if you will sayle within the bankes then you must haue good knowledge of the markes of the hauen He that will sayle into Helford had need to take a quarthe flood with him and let him sayle by the east poynt nigh the land at foure fatham till he see the stéeple on the south-side beare south of him then he may anker against the stéeple at foure fatham And by the west poynt lyes a rocke vnder the water in the west side of the hauen He that will come to anker in the road of Moushole he must sayle hard to bywest of a high round hill and to the northwards of the hilles side lyes a white ledge of rockes on the shore and against that is the road in fiue or at seauen fatham it is not verie cleane ground He that comes from the south and wil saile into Sillie let him looke out in time for feare of the Rockes which lye in the middle of the entring right before the mouth on eyther side but it is the best to keepe neerer the east side and then keepe the Church of Saint Maries in the middest of the sandy Bay and then you may anker at sixe seauen or eight fatham Item Sillie lieth west southwest off the landes end of England nine leagues Item from the point of the lands end to the Lyzard the course is southeast and by east eight or nine leagues Sandes at the Thames mouth NOw to knowe the markes of the last there standes a thick bushie tree vpon the foreland and you must bring Margate by south off that Bushy trée to sight wit●in two yardes length and keepe them so you shall passe betweene the Norther and the Souther last and when ye haue brought the recouluers in one then are you out of y e danger of the Lasts then kéepe on your foresaid course toward Sheppy when you haue brought the high land Sheppy to the Southward of you then you shall see a white Church standing on the North side and three or foure high trees there by it bring the said white steeple into the trees and goe so into the lowernesse and the you shal come to the sea Rocks and that lies West Northwest in At the Foreland a south or north Moone makes a full sea and the Reculuers are two sharpe stéeples vpon one Church take héed you come not on the lands end at a lowe water for there is not aboue two foot water déep The deapths ouer against England IN primis the Coast of Flaunders in the right and vsed channel is not aboue 24. fatham déep In the midst of the chanel betweene Douer and Blackenesse lyes a banke which hath not at a lowe water aboue 3. fatham déep on it And within halfe a league to the southwards of the bank it is 27. fatham deepe and to the northwardes fiue and twenty fatham Betwéene Winchelsey and Pickardie the deapth is 26. fatham Item vnder Ouldersey in the channel the deapth is 25. fatham Item the channel by east of Beachie two leagues off is 27. fatham déep Betweene Beachie and Seine head in the channel is 38 or 40 fatham deep Betwéene Wight and Beachie it is in the channell 38. or 40. fatham déep And thrée leagues without Wight it is 37. fatham déep and it is not very cleane ground there Item from Berefléete to the middest of the depth of the channell you shall finde it all rockie and from the middest of the channell to the East of England it is all cleere ground It is very perillous to trust to sounding by the Iland of Aldernay for hard by the land is fortie fatham deepe and west southwest off by the Kaskets it is eight and thirtye fatham déepe Betwéene Portland and the Kaskets in the channell is fortye fatham And two leagues a sea-boord the Iland of Aldernaye is a certaine place which is but thirtye fatham deepe whereas in all other places betweene Porteland and that Iland it is forty Fatham deepe in the channell Item to the south southwestward about a kenning from the Stert is about fortye Fatham and the ground is red sandy clay South southeast into the Sea from the Stert and a kenning of it is 45. Fatham deep and sayling from that depth southeast a little further foorth yee shall finde 55. fatham And these vncertaine deepes are betweene Rocketo and the Stert Item to the Southwards of the high land of Dertmouth in the sight of the land it is about 43. fatham deepe and the ground is white sand with some little shelles amongst it verie little smal long things like vnto such Maggots as are sometimes in Bacon Item 5. or 6. Leagues southwest from the Stert is 40. Fatham déepe and the ground is gray red sand reddish and shellie Item 10. or 12. leagues Southwest from the Stert it is 47. fatham deepe the ground is blacke grosse sand and shellie and little rough thinges like Maggots with some small stones amongst Betweene Dartmouth and Set Iles in the channell is 55. Fatham and from the towne of Plimmouth 4. leagues south southwest into the Sea it is 30. fatham deepe faire white sand Betweene the Lyzart and the Stert come
goeth in a deepe sound towards Berghen And on the east side of the same sound lies a high round rocke or Cliffe drie abou● water A note how you shall knowe Skeutsnesse SKeutnesse is a plaine lowe land and to the the eastward of it dooth a sound runne into Berghen And to the eastward of the said sound lies a high round rocke or Cliffe is called the Bocke And foure leagues to the southward of the same sound lyes another round rocke or Cliffe in the sea is called the west Stone and between the west stone the sound lies a little lowe Iland which is called the Whitings eye and to the westward of Skeutsnesse 4. leagues in the sea lyes a little Iland which is called Whitskersen and shewes as it were two little hilles but it is not high Item skeutnesse and Oldersound lye one from an other north northwest and south southeast and are distant seauen kennings Item nine Leagues to the northward of Skeutsnesse lies a high round Cliffe which is called sicke and to the Southward of it dooth goe in the Bomwell a little by north the Saltfoorde and to the southward of the Saltfoord it is all lowe land and to the northward is high land Item betweene Skeus●nesse and Oldersound beeing a prettie way from the land if you looke on it It seemes as it were all broken land on the south side and there are many sounds that goe in betwéene Skeutsnesse Oldersound Item to knowe Oldersound there is a high cliffe y t lyes alone and when you are a good way off to the northwards it shewes like a saile to the southwards of you and seeing it from the westward it is round And from Oldersound to Kin it is foure leagues they lie north south and betweene those two is a hauen but you must eyther goe into Oldersound or into Kinsound and a seaboord Kinsound a goo● way from the land are many high rockes And to knowe Kin there is a round drie rock● at the southwest end of Kinsound that standes vp forked like a Bishops miter and lies all alone Item from Kinsound to Oldersound is three Leagues and they lie north and south and betweene those two lies a high round sharpe Rocke and there is no hauen betweene them Item from Oldersound to Stade is eight leagues and they lie northeast and south southwest Item you shall vnderstand that betweene Oldersound and Stade is a high land and there you may saile all alongst by the shore there are no out rockes whereby you may take any hurt for they are all in sight And there is a good hauen in Oldersound and by Kinsound is likewise a good hauen which is called Ulwatch Item from Stade to Flouare or Herie is foure leagues and they lie east northeast and west southwest and is all broken Cliffes betwixt Item from Stade to Flo Godsche sound the course is northeast and S.w. they are distant 7. leag Flo watch is a round Cliffe and lies alone and the East end to looke vpon seemes a little lower then the west end and comming in from the southwards or by the southwest end there goeth in Flo and it is a good hauen by west off that you shall goe into Giske and that lies in east and West and is a verie good hauen and betweene Stade and Go●ssanne lyes a little Iland which is called the Swin and is cleane ground to sayle about Now for to knowe Giske it is a lowe plaine land and there is church with a church yard on the land and before it lies a blacke rocke and two or thrée sonken rockes wheron the sea doth commonly breake Item when as you are three or foure leagues West in the sea of Giske then dooth that land lie alongst northwest and southeast almoste threescore and seauen leagues and then more easterly Now sayling from Giske you shall not of long come to any other land but an Iland called Grip then when you are thwart of Stames Heft which lies on the maine land for Grip lies a kenning off into the sea and to the Southward of Grip is the best going in And your course from Hellen is all easterlye and then you shall see a high land lying before you that is called Toster Poster And when you come by the east land run all Northeast in so long till you haue a streame or a tide that meetes you and you haue hauens on both sides of the land The courses to be kept in sayling on the Coast of Norway NOw hee that will saile in at the easter straite or entrie by the Naze of norway then let him with an east winde saile in hard by y e Naze let him take héede of y e rock called the Bishopbodē for that lies in the middest of the entrie and lies aboue water And when you shall bee within that sound where you shall ride in there lyeth a bom● within the head of that land anker behinde that where you will And if it be so that you will goe in at the Easter straight or entrie then you shall beare in by Maren and when you are a little within there standes a little Warder which is a Beacon or marke before the entrie which you may see thorowe the middest and take heede of that shelf and then goe on so in and let fall your ancker Item if you will saile in at the Scarsound you shall knowe that land by the Cow and her Calfe which is a broken land and there lyes a rocke without which is called Mels and there is an other which is called Sparuay and then when you come further inwardes as far as the Hart then you may saile betwéen the two Beames or marks or else through betwéen the other shore and the two markes Item if you will saile into Hesnesse then keep you néere to the west shore there lies a rocke which is called the Cognaile take good héed of that And also there lyes yet an other which is called the Gray Hollome you mu●t leaue that on your starboord side there are two Beacons set vp and when you haue brought those two in one then are you euen thwart the Cognaile and then as you come inwards there lyes a Bome which is a marke to take heed by on the Larboord side You shall knowe that land by that it is a high land and to the eastwards lyes the Drommelles and you may well see the Church of Mardowe and if the weather be such that you cannot fetch Mardowe then you shal runne thrée leagues further into an other hauen which is called Longe there lyes a round drye rocke before it and there stands as it were a Beacon with a Barrell on it kéep well on that shore where the Barrell stands and at the entring in on the starboord side there is a hand which poynts you to holde off from that place and also there is a Baye or Bome which lyes in two fatham and ½
deepe bay into Iasmount Item from Granshood to Siuolde is three leagues and there comes out a small Riuer which is called Wiper Item from Riuoold to Colbergen is 9 Leagues and there comes likewise a small riuer out Item Colbergen and Iasmount lye East and west the one from the other and are distant 19. leagues Item the course betweene Iasmount and Granshood is east northeast and west south west Item the coast of Pomerland lyes alongst west Southwest and east northeast The courses to saile to Reuell ITem from Fosterbo●ne Riffe to goe by the North side of Bronthollome the course is east and to the Northwards and are distant 20. leagues Item from Bronthollome to goe to the southwardes of the Goteland the course is northeast and they are distant 47. leagues Item from Howbrough in Goteland to Easter Gore the course is Northeast and something to the Northwards and they are distant 14. leagues Item from Easter Gore to Dagerort the course is northeast northerlye and they are distant 37. leagues then from Dagerort to Sipiernes it is 7. leagues northeast by east But take deepe of Sipernes And then your course from Sipernes to UUodhollome is likewise northeast by east and they are distant 9. leagues Item UUodhollome is a little lowe Iland and lyes two leagues from the maine land Item from Wodhollom to Roge the course is east northeast and rather more easterly they are distant 6 leagues Item from Roge to Nargen the course is east northeast rather to the eastwards and they are distant sixe leagues and you must haue Nargen on your Larboord side Item from Naruen to the Buye you must goe east a great league and ynu shall haue Buye on your steareboord side Item you must goe from the Buye to Reuell south and something to the east wards and they are three leagues distant How Dagerort is knowne THe b●st knowledge is this the gouernors of r●uel haue made a high Tower or steeple vpon Dagerort without any church to it Item Dagerort and Hontsord lye the one from the other south southeast and north northwest and are distant eight leagues Item between Dagerort and Hontsord is a great gulfe or bay and the same is called Hondeswicke The courses from Dagerort to Derwinda THe course from Dagerort to Derwinda is north and by west and south and by east and they are distant 14. leagues Item from Derwinda to Seuenberghen the land lies alongst south by and by west and north and by east and they are distant 32. leagues The course from the Rose-head to Derwinda DErwinda is a Castle and there are three small Towers vppon it one standes in the middle of the Castle and that is the highest and the Castle standes in Coreland Item the course from the Rosehead to Derwinda is Northeast and by north and they are distant threescore and three leagues The thwart courses from Coreland to Goteland FIrst Derwinda and Eastergore lye one from another East and UUest and they are distant eight and twentie leagues Item Derwinda and Howbrough which is the southwest end of Goteland lye one from an other East northeast and UUest Southwest and they are distant 44. leagues Item the southwest end of Goteland and the Heele lye one from another South and North and are distant nine and fortie leagues The course from the Rose-head to Quinsbrow THe course from the Rose-head to Quinsbrowe is east and by south and they are distant 18. leagues Item the Heele and the UUissell of Danske lye the one from the other South and by west and North and by East and are distant 5. leagues The course from Bronthollom to Rie ITem the course from Bronthollome to Derwinda is Northeast and by ●ast and they are distant 77. leagues Leserort Derwinda Bacouen Item the course from Derwinda to Leserort is Northeast and by north and they are distant 4. leagues 〈◊〉 Item the course from Leserort to Domesnes is East northeast and the distance 13. leagues Item and if you doe not sound it is dangerous on Corland side therfore you must goe y e way by your lead And take good heede of Oessell side for that is stony ground Item you may borrow by Leserort in 4.5 or 6. fatham without danger and the ground is red sand and when you come to 13. or 14. fatham then goe northeast by east with Domesnes Item the course from Domesnes to Rye is southeast and something more easterly and the distance 21. leagues Item betweene Coreland and Oessell it is 15 or 16. fatham déepe And thwart of the church of Oessel lyes a riffe two leagues off from the shore and the same riffe is called Swalueroort you must take heed you come no neerer that riffe then seauen Fatham Item betweene Domesnes and Oessell it is 20. fatham and is fast or hard ground Item hee that will ride vnder Oessell for a Westerlye winde let him beare in till he come in seauen Fatham or thereabout and there hee shall haue good cleane ground and good Ankerholde And yee shall keepe the Church of Oessell halfe a league from you west and by north or therabouts And there you shall bee well for a we●t southwest winde And the point of Oessel by west the church wheron the houses stand that shall bear● w●st from you And the Riffe lies thwart off from the church two leagues south by west into the sea and in some places it is drie nigh to the land Take heede therefore you come no neerer the out side of that riffe then 8. fathā for it is verie vne●en ground and stony And when you are at anker in the roade at Oessel then haue you the point of Domesnes southest from you or thereabout and distant three great leagues Also the land alongst from Derwinda to the Seuenbergen lyes south and by west and north and by east they are distant 11. leagues The thwart course● of Domesnes Round and Oes●ell ITem Domesnes is a a Riffe and lieth a great League from the land East Northeast into the sea from the point Item Domesnes and Round lie one from an other east and by north and West and by south and are distant right leagues Item Round and Ambroke lie the one from the other north west and by west and southeast and by east and are distant 8. leagues And Ambroke is a little Iland and lies a league from Oessell and the ground about it is foule stony ground Also the Round and Rie lye one off another southeast and northwest and are distant 16. leagues Also Round is an Iland is in compasse a great league about and you may saile round about it without danger keeping you in fiue fatham and a halfe Also hee that wil ride by the northeast point of Round let him anker against the Chappel in 5. Fath. it is al clean ground there And on the west southwest side of Round it is a faire flat land Now followeth the course from Round to 〈◊〉
lye one from another west and by south and east and by north and are distant three leagues Item the Castle at Bronthollom and the Bleckeside lye the one off the other southeast and northwest Item I haue sailed out of the Flee ouer the Riffe in 28 houres hauing a mightie and continuing winde the ship being in her ballast Item I haue sailed from Bronthollom to Domesnesse within 4. houres with a stout gale a fore winde Item I haue likewise sailed within ten houres from Bronthollom to Yotland hauing a continuall fresh gale of winde Item I haue sailed from Bronthollome to Gotelande within foure and twentie houres and from Goteland to Derwinda in seauenteene houres bearing as much saile as the Ship was able to carrie Item I haue sailed out off the south Perdris by Rochel to Bellille in foure and twentie houres with a reasonable gale of winde Item hauing a verie great gale of winde I haue sailed from the Fourne to the I le of Wight in 33. houres It●m I haue sailed out of the Hoofden to the Scaw in 33 hou●●s hauing a fresh coole of winde which carried vs w●ll in the running of three glasses two leagues 1 ● and I h●ue sailed to the Riffe of Scaghen in 17. houres and was as much as the ship could beare vp and this was the third day of Iuly 1574. with a laden ship The same third day of Iuly I sailed on foorth from the Scawe to thwart of the Trendelles in 3. houres Item I haue with a fresh through bearing winde sailed from Flushing to Callis in ten houres Item I haue sailed from the Hoofden to the Scawe in three daies carrying as much saile as the Ship was able to ●eare and in three daies and three nights to the Nase which was euerie glasse a league Item I haue sailed from Friburch out of the Elue to Rochell in fiue daies wee were two nights in the north sea two nights betweene the Hoofden and the Fourne and a night betweene the Keyser or race and Rochel with a mightie continuall winde as much as mast and Tackle were able to beare Item with a fresh through bearing winde I haue sailed from easter Penmarke to Bellille in 8. houres Item with such a like winde I haue sailed from Bellille to Use in 6. houres Item I haue sailed hauing a continuall great gale of winde out of the race of Fountanie to Saint Martins Iland in twentie foure houres Item I haue sailed from the south Peeretrees to Bellille in foure and twenty houres with a reasonable gale of winde Item with a reasonable bearing gale I haue sailed from Bellille to Use in 10 houres Also with such like weather I haue sail●● from Bellille to the Toper in 7. houres Also I haue sailed from Saint Martins Iland to Use in 7. houres hauing a great coole of winde Item with such a like winde I haue sailed from Bellille ●o Penmarke in 9. houres Item I haue sailed out of the race of Fountany to Use in 22 houres hauing but a reasonable gale of winde and fa●re weather Item I haue sailed from the Fourne thwart of Portland with an easie gale of winde in 24. houres Also I haue with a good reasonable winde sayled from the Needles in the I le of Wight to Saint Powles in 28. houres Also I haue sailed from the Fourne to thwart of the I le of Wight in 33. houres hauing a continuall fresh gale of winde Also I haue sailed from Beachie to Wight in 10. houres and foorth to Portland in 7. houres Also I haue with a fresh winde sailed from the Hage to thwart of Dunkirk in 18. houres and foorthwith to the Hooffeden in 4. houres Also I haue sailed from the Hage to the Hooffeden in 23. houres which was with a mightie gale of winde as much as mast and tackle could beare And I haue sailed with a fresh large winde from Nargen to Woodhollome in 9. houres Also with a like winde I haue sailed from Nargen to Dagerort in 17. houres Also in the running of 28. glasses I did saile from Banges riffe to Scaghen Also I haue with a reasonable gale of winde sailed from the Peertrees to Bellille in 24. houres Item I haue with a resonable gale of winde sayled from Bronthollom to Fosterborne Riffe in 9. houres Item I haue sailed from Elsenore to the Scawe in 20. houres hauing but a reasonable gale of winde Item Dagerort and Huntsfort lye the one from the other north northwest and south southeast and are distant 8. leagues The course through the Belt these leagues are to bee counted for Wekerses FIrst from the Trauen to Femeren it is 9. leagues and without to goe about to Stabuy it is 10. leagues and the course is northeast and by north Item Stabuy is two leagues in l●ngth and the cours● is northwest Item from Stabuy to Langland it is 5. leagues and the course is west northwest against the south end of Langland there lies a shallow within halfe a League of Langland you may saile betweene them both Item Langland is sixe leagues long and the course is north a little to the eastwards Item from Langland to Siroe it is 3. long leagues and the course is northwest and by north Item from Siroe to Rins is three leagues and the course is northwest and by north Item from Rins to Sessions is fiue leagues and the course is north and by west Item from Sissiones to Siroe is 4. leagues and the course is north northeast And directly ouer agains● Siroe lies an Yland which is called Wedero from thence lyeth out a Riffe or bancke a great halfe league from Siroe and you may passe through betweene Siroe and the same riffe or banke Item from Siroe to Steuenshot is sixe good leagues and the course is north northwest Item from Steuenshot to the Sea Buy it is 10. great leagues and the course is north and by west When you are verie nigh vnto the land you haue on Larboord side the grounds of Yotland on which is 4. or 5 fatham but you may not come any nearer to them And on your starboord lyes the Riffe of Lesold you may come within 5. or 6. fatham to that riffe but in the right channel is 10. or 11. Item when as you shall saile off from Steuens that you will saile ouer the sweetring toward the Dwaell groundes the course is north northeast 14 leagues and then when you are come so farre that you can see the high land behinde seabuy then bring that high land which lyeth behinde Seabuy so far northerly of you that Seabuy may beare north northwest so shew it selfe cleere without the said high land And then saile on north northwest and you shall haue fast ground and if you haue then 8.9 or 10. Fatham deep then are you in the right channell Item from Seabuye to the Scawe is 6. great leagues and the course is north and by east and on your Larboord lyes a little
moone It floweth at Waymouth an east and west moone It floweth at Portland a southeast moone It floweth from the west part of Portland til you come vnto Plimmouth an east and west moone It floweth on the shore from Plimmouth to the Lizard a west and by south moone and in the Offing a southeast moone It floweth at Mount Bay an east and west moone It floweth at Selly a west and by south moone It floweth at the Lands end of Goolfe a west southwest moone It floweth all alongst the Coast vp to Bristow and the coast of Ireland from Waterfoord to Kinsale a west and by south moone Furthermore it floweth for the moste part from the Poole head of Burdeaur all alongst ●he Coast of Biskey Ga●iza Portingale til you come to the straights of Maliga a southwest and northeast moone It floweth at Flushing a southwest and by south moon It floweth at Antwerpe an east and west Moone It floweth all alongst the Coast of Flaunders from the Wildings to Callis a south by east moone and so runneth halfe tide vnder the other It wil flow a point of y e Compas●e more in the Spring tides then in the neap Now heere is one special thing to bee noted and that is this it floweth o●e point of the Compasse more in the Spring streames then it dooth in any of the quarters of the moone so that it bee a riuer where there is any indraft hauing distance from the sea when there is neither rage of windes nor any cause either to hinder or further the said effect As for example thus it floweth at Grauesend at the change of the moone or full a south south west moone Tides in a riuer that hath any distance vnto the Sea but in anie of the quarters of the Moone it scant floweth a south and by west moone and this is generall for euer The markes to goe by the east and of the Flee hard aboord the shore ITem your markes to goe into the Souther sea by the East end of the Flee being to the Westwards of it you shall see two beacons which stand on the east ende of the Flee you must keepe them both togeather vntil you come within 4. or 5. fatham of maine and then you shal haue sight of the first Buy which ye must goe withal and being at the first Buye you shall goe in alongst by the shore with the second in three Fatham for it is not much deeper in that channell you may leaue the Buy on which side ye will And as you drawe neare to the east end of the Flee you shal come to 7.8 or 9. fatham but take heede you come not too néere the Flée for it is there as you Looffe in verie steepe therefore you must giue the point a prettye b●arth going vp in 4. or ● Fatham vntill you come to the Buy which you shall see to the south southwestwards of you wh●ch you must leaue on your La●boord side and so goe vp alongst by the Flée vntill the Beacons begin to come together where you may anker in 4.5 or 6. fatham as you thinke best The markes to goe in at the West gate by the Flee Iland or Skelling IF ye come out of the Sea meane to goe in at the wester Gate by the Skelling you shall see a Beacon stand vpon the West end of the Skelling hard by the Tower you must runne in with the maine kéeping the Beacōs of the Flee together vntill you see the foresaid Beacon and Tower in one and thus you shal finde the first buy which you must goe in by so goe in from it vntil ye come to the other your least water in this deepe will be 3. fatham and thus going in from Buy to Buy you shall come into the norther gate and then you may go vp in that deep by those Buyes your course is then south and by west next hand The going in at the Norther gate IF you come out of the sea wil go in at y e norther gate looke for a great Beacon y e standeth vppon the west end of the Skelling to the Eastwards of the tower by the sea side and thus hauing the Beacon the Tower together you shal finde the first Buye of this Gate which lies in 3 fatham at the least Leaue it on your Starboord side goe next hand south in with the next Buye leauing it on your larboord side to the next goe in south and by west leaue that also on your Larboord side with the fourth Buye goe south southwest How to goe in with the wester Eames COmming out of the sea to go in for y e wester Eames if you wil look out for the first Buy you shal sée it whē you haue brought the Bosse south southeast of you the second buye lies from the Bosse south and by east the third Buye is from that south the fourth is south by west and these Buyes doe lie east and by south and west and by north one off another and by this you may knowe what Buy you goe in withall The courses from Hedland to Hedland about Island ITem from Ynge to Marchant Foreland the course is west Afteene leagues between them is the Buye called Portland Buye and a league to the westwardes of Ynge is an Iland called Ynge Iland lieth not a league from the maine Item from Marchant Foreland to Westmonie the course is west and by north 12. leagues and to the northwestwardes of Westmonie is a Bay wherein is a Harborough called Oribag and to the Eastwardes of Westmony lyes two Ilands the one called Risbell and the other the Scatter and they lie not two leagues from that hau●n and to the southwards of Westmony there lieth also three or foure Ilands called the Gant Ilands and the vt●ermoste of them lieth 4. leagues of the maine Item from Westmony to the Roock the course is west northwest 16 leagues and three leagues to the eastwards of the Roock is a hauen called Genswick and at the point of the Roock lyeth two Ilands called the Ganet Ilands and they lie three leagues off the Roock to the west southwestwards Item from the Roock to Snoffall foote the course is north northwest twelue Leagues and betweene them is Hamford Baye in the which goeth in two soundes the one is Hamford and the other is called Keblewicke and in the south part of the Bay is Rossimers Nesse the north part is Snaffa● foot Rosimers Nesse and the northwards of the Roock fiue leagues and Botsum Hauen is to the northwards of the Roock three leagues Item from Snoffall foot to faire Foreland the course is north 11. leagues and betweene them is a great Baye called Snoffall Bay and 3. leagues to the northeastward of Snoffall foot in the Bay is a hauen called Gamlike Item from Faire Foreland to Kettle Bay point the course is northeast 16. leagues distant and between them in the Baye are these soundes
north then you can perceiue but one Hillocke vpon that valley that lies at the west ende of the Rock and then the foresaid high hil lies a little to the westwards of the out rocke and when you are a kenning from the land west and by North of the Rocke that is the East ende of the foresaid deepe Rocke and the west ende goeth downe a little slope and you shall see a little hill or knot on the West side of it and then westwards from the said Rocke lies another outer rocke which is something lower and ●lmoste round And on the east side of the Rocke lyes a little ●not and that i● something greater and a little way to the westwardes of the same lyeth yet two out Rockes more and are proportioned like as if they were long h●lles and the east side is the longest And between those 〈◊〉 lye also 2 little smal Rockes not much aboue the water and ●hen a man is a kenning northeast from the foresaide long hil if ye look out of the top then it is all alongst betweene those out Rockes full of Rocks and at the west end of the broadest long hill doe also lye long Rockes and then a good way westwards of them lies a long ledge of l●we Rocke● and those lie in foure or fiue parts and in in the 〈…〉 lye foure round hillocks which are little higher then the l●●ge the moste easterly hillocke lies alone a little to the Eastwards from the ledge And then when you are past ouer the Stert so farre that you can see the land to the northw●●●● of Blanchie hauen then is there a long high hill and is a good way on the top all plaine and both the endes goe ●●●●ping downe The course of the tides of Portingall Spaine and France ITem at Calis Malis an East southeast Moone makes a lowe water At saint Lucas of Barame●he a southeast and by east Moone makes a lowe water so along from thence to the Riuer of Lishborne the like Item all the Coast of Spaine Gascoine Poitow and Britaine till Fontenie head a southeast Moone makes lowe water Item in the Riuer of Burdeaux at the mouth a southeast and by south moone makes a lowe water Item in the race of Fontenie a southeast and by east Moone makes a lowe water Item at saint Mathewes a southeast by south moone makes a lowe wat●r Item a south sout●●a●t Moone makes a lowe water at the Fourn● And likewise a south southeast Moone makes a lowe water at Aberwrack● Item at the 〈◊〉 Base or Roscow which is within that Iland and li●● 〈◊〉 ●ennings to the Eastwards of the Fourne a south moon makes a lowe water and within th● Iland a south southeast m●one Item two 〈◊〉 without Ushant a South moone makes a lowe water and the same tide holdeth to the I le of Base Item in the faire way off of Ushant a southwest moon● makes a lowe 〈◊〉 Item seauen 〈◊〉 within the I le of Base a southwest moone makes a 〈…〉 Item before 〈◊〉 a south and by west moone makes a lowe water At the Set Iles a south southwest moone makes a low water and foure leagues ● seaboord the Iles a southwest and by south moone m●kes a lowe water Item before the Ilands of Briehack a south southwest moone makes a lowe water And from Briehack to within the hauen of S. Malloes a south and by east moone makes a low water on the shore And without in the faire way from the I le of Base to Saint Malloes a southwest and by south moone makes a lowe water Item from Rocke to saint Mallowes and from Granuile to Garnesey there a south moone makes a lowe water And within the roade of Garnsey a south by east moone makes a low water Item from Ga●nsey to the Caskets a southw●st moone makes a lowe water And 6. or 7. leagues without Garnsey a southwest and by west Moone makes a lowe water Item betwene Caskets and Portland a southwest and by west Moone makes a low 〈…〉 the Coast and 7. or 8. leagues a sea boord a west southwest Moone makes a lowe water Item from Bearfleete to the Seinh●●● in the faire way a west southwest Moone makes 〈…〉 and when it is a high spring then a west 〈…〉 ●oone makes a lowe water Item from the point of 〈…〉 within the Riuer of Seine a West and by south ●o●ne makes a lowe water Item a southwest Moon makes a lowe water in the riuer of Seine within From the Strowter to Some in the f●ire way a south and by west Moone makes a low● 〈◊〉 Item at Some in the Fosse a 〈◊〉 southwest Moone makes a lowe water and at 〈◊〉 a west southwest moone makes a lowe water and at a west Moone it is but little floud Item at Bullein and at Callic● at Graueling at Dunkerke Newport and alongst all the Coast of Flaunders a west Moone makes a lowe water Waltersland Item from Waltersland to the abbey of the Brothers a southwest and by west Moone makes a still water And from thence to Blankenborow saint Katherins a southwest Moone makes a still water And from Blankenborowe to Saint Katherins a southwest Moone makes a still water Item a south Moone makes a high water at Swine Of the Hauens alongst the Coastes of Spaine and Portingall ITem hee that will saile into Ribadewe hee shall goe in hard by the point on the east side and then hee shall kéepe foorth in the middest of the Riuer till hee come open of the sandie Baye and there hee may come to ancker at sixe seauen or eight fatham And from Ribadewe eight Leagues to the Northwestwards lyes the sound of Utueris and he that will goe into Uiueris with a southwest winde hee will goe in by a high point on the west side and then let him keepe on in the middest of the harborough going in a good way And then come to an Ancker where hee shall thinke good at tenne or twelue fatham Item west northwest from Uiueris sixe Leagues off lyes the point of Ortingall and it is a high land and without the point there standes fiue or sixe high Rockes which may bee seene in the Seawards at the least two kennings of from the land And those are Cleues and there is betwéen them and the land 1● fatham On the east side of Ortingall is a barred hauen and that goeth to the towne of Saint Mathewes And hee that will ride there let him ancker before the Uillage called Karinoo which lyes beneath the Castle of Ortingall And that is but a quarter of a league from the Rockes which lye of the southwards And hee shal haue the Uillage North from him And Northwest from Ortiger three leagues or more lyes the Hauen of Sidero which is a good harborough and goeth Southwest in And the Southside is a lowe point he that wil goe in there let him keepe by the south side for the northside is all