west and so take heede of the Home head as you enter into Lestoffe south roade also your course lyeth betweene Lestoffe North rode and Yarmouth rode north and south Also if you bee bound south of Yarmouth rode to the Northwarde take heed of the Frâ—nchmans sande that lyeth betweene you and the main your markes of that sand are two high trees brought in the midst of the long house y t standes vpon the cliffes end also your thwart marke of it is a lowe tilde house in the valey and bring the eues of it in the edge of that land and so you may beare within eight or nine fatham of it and so you may goe with Winterton Naas and come no neere the Naas then sixe or seauen Fatham so take heede of the Skirte Knocke that lyeth thwart of Hemeshicots and it lyeth on the east side of the Channell and come no neere it then 7. or 8. fatham Also your course lyeth betweene Winterton Naas and Cromer North and by west and south and by east alsâ— your course lyeth betweene Orford Naas and Cromer a sea boord of all the sandes north northeast and south southwest and take heed of the Blunchbarrel that lieth in the faire way of that course also take heede of the Limmer and Ore that lyeth east southeast betweene Winterton Naas Cromer and lyeth alongst the land to the water also your course lieth betweene the Daggar and shield and Burnam flats that lieth in the inner part of the well west south west and Easte northeast also your course lieth betweene the Daggar and the shield and Laurenas west north west and east southeast and so take heede of the inner parte of the well bankes which is the vttermoste parte of Burnam flats And many other blinde sands and dangers also if yee bee bound from Laurenas into Humber take heede of the Bull that lyeth on the west south west side of that channel come no neerer it then 12. or 11. Fathams Also take heede of the Sunk that lyeth on the north northeast side of that Channel and come no neerer it then 7. or 8. Fatham and so ye may run into Grimple rode or to the White both if yee please and if ye goe from the White both to Hull runne vp alonâ— by the west shore till yee come against Scutter milles which is thwart of Paule and giue it a little birth of the hauen for there runneth a great tide in the midst of that channell and there is naughtie anker holde and there it floweth on your change day west and by south and to the westward Also if you goe from Laurnas to Flamborow head your coorse lyeth betweene them south south east and north north west so take heede of the Smith sand that lyeth thwart of between Burlington and Flamborow head if your winde hang westerly that you cannot gat about the head take heed how you anker in Flamborow rode for there is foule grouÌ„d and your markes that you haue to anker in cleere ground is the Windmill that standeth on the lower parte of Flamborough head and bring the said Windmill in the midst of the great ditch and so you shall anker in cleere ground also your course lyeth betweene the Dagger and Shield and Flamborow head Northeast and Southeast also if yee bee bound about Flamborow head looke that the tide set you not into the Sea for it is but ill haling of the coast againe also your course lyeth betweene Flamborow head and Scarborowe Northwest and Southeast and so take heede of Fillibridge that lyeth in the way and giue a faire birth of the shore Also your course lyeth betweene Flamborowe head and Huntley Foote Northwest and Southeast and take héede of Whitbye Rocke that lyeth in the fayre way of that course and come no neere it then the windowes of the Abbey cleere of the lande and also if yee bee put off with Whitbie hauen take heede how you goe in for there staÌ„ds vpon the rocks of the S. side of y e hauen a crosse and so you may goe in and leaue the crosse on the southside of you and giue it a little birth of you but your ships breadth so you shall goe cleere into the hauen there it floweth on your change day southwest to the westward also your course lyeth between Huntley foote and Tinmouth hauen West northwest and east southeast if ye go into the hauen take heed of your Beacons which is 2. little white houses and the one stands vppon the Cliffe the other standeth vpon the sands beneath and also bring them together one aboue the other and so shall yee go cleere into the Hauen also if he be put beside it by night there is in one of theÌ„ a light also if your winde be scant y t you must turne in you may be bolde to borrow of the south west side at 2. fatham and a halfe at three quarters floud at the northeast side at three fatham and so it floweth on your change day vpon the Bar Southwest and Northeast also it floweth on your change day at Newcastle bridge West southwest and east northeast also your course lyeth betwéen Tinmouth and holy Iland north northwest and south southeast and so take héed of Cocket Iland y e lyeth in the midway of that course and if ye be put to anker in Scate roade take heede for there is foule ground also there are markes to tell you to anker in cleere ground that is the draw bridge of BaÌ„borow in the midst of the Castle ditch and so you shall haue good ankerholde in cleere ground betwéene holy Iland and it if ye be bouÌ„d into holy Iland hauen be sure you take your marks with you which is holy Iland church shut in the square tower of the Abbey so you shall haue vpon the Bar at a low water two fathams so you may be bold to borrow of Bibeile side if ye be put out of Scateroade with Barwicke betwéene the Plow the Goleston your course lyeth north northeast and south southwest and if yee goe to Barwicke hauen looke out for the crosse that standeth on the northwest side vpon the rockes and so ye may goe in on the south side of the Crosse till you come as high as Twedmouth Also your course lyeth betwéen y e Ferne Iland and saint Tabs head in Scotland north and by west and south and by east also your course lyeth betwéene Scarborough and Saint Tabs head north northeast and sou southwest and so ye shall goe cléere a seaboord of Ferne Iland and wheÌ„ yee be past it you may hale in with Saint Tabs as your winde will serue you and there it floweth on your change day south and north so fare you well ¶ In Commendation of the painfull Sea-men WHo so in surging Seas his season will consume And meanes thereof to make his onely trade to liue That man must surely knowe the shifting Sunne
land West Capplen is a grosse or a flat Steeple and to the Eastwardes of West Capplen standeth East Caplen and that is a sharpe Steeple and to the North and by East of East Capplen standes Dombrough and is likewise a sharp Steeple This is coukeâ—ick within the sondhills The Order to be obserued in comming out at the Wellings ITem to come out of y e wellings you must leaue one third part of the way on the Larboordside so long as you haue the church by north the steeple of the abbey of Middleborough or to your sight vntill they be within halfe a fath one of another then you shall haue Eastmunster as far froÌ„ the Steeple of the abbey as y t Coude Kerk staÌ„d by N. it and when the steeple of the abbey standes so in the middest of those two Churches then you shall haue to the Northwardes of Coude Kerke another steeple which is called Westmunster and that standes to fight more then a ships length to the northwards of Coude Kerke and when as the Steeple of the Abbey is brought in the middest betwixt both the two before named Churches then you must runne directlye with them keeping the steeple so vntil you haue brought ArdeÌ„brough a great ships length without Heisant and then you must keep Flanders side for feare of the Pooles of the Willing that you may be sure of the other markes Then you shal see Weindwine with a plaine and the valley by it that seemes to bee two ships length and then you shal see the small steeples which are called Weindwine open against the middle of the valley and then the corner of the Steeple is the marke of the deapth of the water for the nearer to the Poles the déeper water like as is the Heilegen before writteÌ„ and when you see the Heilegen as it were two ships length a sunder there you may bring saint Lamberth by North the sandhilles Or when you are cleere past them you may keep theÌ„ halfe a fatham a sunder in sight hale so outwards a good while and to come in at the Wellings from without then keepe saint Lamberth as is aforesaid till you haue brought the Heilegen in one then you must bring Saint Lamberth three or foure fatham open to the Northwards and after gouerne your selfe by the marks of the stéeples of the abbey as is before written And if it be such weather that you can not see the steeples of the Abbey then beare in Northeast vpon a flood vntill you haue brought Arenburch and saint Lamberth in one and then hale in directly east northeast Item before Wellings a southw or a northeast Moone makes a full sea and at Walkherne a south and a North Moone The going in at the Wellings Item first you shall vnderstand that the Steeple of saint Katherins is a sharpe steeple and is the Steeple that stands on the west side on the Sea Coast next to the Sluce And from Saint Katherins vp within the Land standes another sharpe Stéeple and that is Knocke. And to the westward from Saint Katherins by the sea side standes Heyes and hath a sharpe Steeple and is something greater then Saint Katherins and after that by the Sea side stands Lisweighen whose Church hath a great flat Steeple And from Lisweighen vp into the land wards stands an abbey which is called Terdoes and that is a Church with a little sharpe Steeple in the middle And from Lisweighen Westwards standes Blankenburch vppon the Sea side and that is a Church with a flat steeple but it is much lesse then the steeple at Lisweighen betweene Lisweighen Blankenburch vp into the landwards stands Wot Kerke and that hath a sharpe steeple and standes nigh vnto Blankenburch then by Lisweighen to the Westward of Blanckenburch there standes Weindwine that is a sharpe steeple Item when the steeple of Lisweighen and that of the Abbey of Terdoes are brought in one then are you right against the vtter sand that lyes thwart of Mailand and then are you within the English Pole and if you haue sixe Fatham of Mailland side then lies the Pole on the Larboord side of you then keep ouer Mailland in sixe or seauen Fatham but no deeper and runne in so long till you haue brought the Steeple and saint Katherins and the steeple of Knocke in one those are called the Heileghen and then are you cleane past the English Pole then beaâ—e inwards so long till Saint Katherins Steeple comes in one with a high blacke hill and then you are against the French Pole And when the Steeple is hidden with the land that lies by North of the Sluis then are you past the French Pole The markes and order to be kept when yee will saile in at Botkill ITem when as you will saile in at the Botkill hauing recouered the shore you shall bring the Steeple of Middleborough southeast of you or thereabouts And goe so in till you haue west Capplen east southeast from you and then you shall see the Church of west Capplen come in a glaid of the sandbankes then keepe the Church so of you so long till Saint Actens comes past east Capplen and then are you past the Shalds Then runne inwards towards the shore to Flushing How you shall saile in at the Doerloe ITem when you pretend by Gods grace to saile in at the Doerloe bring the high steeple of Middelborough to the northwards of the flat Steeple and also a little from thence the two south towers almost together the innermoste as it were within the length of a Capstein barre from the vttermoste and run so into Flushing east and by south or thereabouts is the course And the Southberghen are two sharp stéeples standing betwixt Middleborough and Flushing Item East Capplen is a sharpe steeple west Capplen and Saint Actens are likewise sharpe steeples That standes from it to the Eastwardes and is much higher then East Capplen Selland ITem the land on Selland side lies alongst southwest and northeast and a south southwest Moon makes a ful Sea The Clocken deepe by Flanders side ITem when as you will goe in at the Clocken deepe you must bring west Capplen in one with Saint Katherins church by Clocken and so goe you in at the best deepe and â—aint Katherins steeple is the next steeple to the Sluis by the water side and those other steeples standes vp into the landwards and after that Heys and then Blancken-Church that hath a flat steeple after that there stand thrée steeples to the westwards The Coast of Flaunders ITem on Flaunders side the Coast lyeth alongst East Northeast and West southwest and a south or north Moone makes a ful sea at the shore And without the sholds a southwest or northeast Moone and alongst all the coast of Flaunders in the vttermoste Channell it is not in anâ— place aboue foure and twentie fatham deepe The Swine ITem if you wil goe in at the Swine to come in
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 vnderstaÌ„d 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 faâ—ham and saint Margets Church shal beare south souâ—heast to him And whosoeuer will come to ancker within saint Margets let him ride at sixe seauen or â—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 â—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 northwaâ—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 easâ— northeast and the ebbe sets west south west From Berefleete to Sainehead the floud runneth eaâ—â— south east and the â—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 Itâ—m at 〈◊〉 well within as without the flouâ— runneth â—ast south wesâ— and the ebbe west northwest Item frâ—m th◠〈◊〉 ufe to Aâ—â—â—wracke alongst the shore the floud sets east and by south and the ebbe West and by noâ—th Item from the Fourne to Saint Powles de Lyons or the I le of Basâ— thâ— 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 â—ide there for the tide goeth round about as a which poolâ— Item from the Seanâ—es in the broade sâ—nd â—etweene that and Ushant the â—â—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 wrâ—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 Fournâ— 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 distanâ—â—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 oâ— 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 yeâ— 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 mâ—l and the fire Beacon in one and keeping
them foe gâ—e 〈◊〉 west to the single and Anker betweene the head of the Hordrelles and Reihem And a ship that draws a fatham an◠〈◊〉 water mâ—st haue half floud or better and you◠〈…〉 the Foâ—fis for there you haue â—ut a fatham and a halfe at a low water Item whoâ—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 aboutâ— off there you shall haue it eight and thirtie or nine and thirtie fatham deepe reddish and sâ—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 oâ— 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 Itâ—m without the west end of the foreland of Berefléet lye rockes which are drye at a lowe water and lye a leaguâ— 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 hauâ— 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 distâ—â—t 13. leagueâ— 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 râ—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 â—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 â—â—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 â—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 Iâ—em the corneâ— of Saint Maâ—hewes and the point of Croâ—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 poâ—nt south souâ—heast and something to the Eastwards two leagues Item the Hen with her Châ—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 thaâ— about a quarter of a leaguâ— lies a Rocke which is not 〈◊〉 us at a sâ—ring â—ide Item the Falconers lie without Crâ—â—â—on â— little to the southward and it is a great high rocke and â—ou may sayle within it if ye goe from Croidon to the râ—ce of Foâ—tenie Item west southwest from the Collier hâ—â— 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 weatheâ— iâ— such 〈◊〉 â—â—â—horite the Collier then keepe the corneâ— of the 〈◊〉 without the corner which lies from the northweâ—â—â—nd of Saâ—nt Mathews Abbey and then you cannot in so doing 〈…〉 Item the thwart mâ—â—nes of 〈…〉 the Borborow and when you haue 〈…〉 in one then are you against the Oâ—â—hâ—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 â—oint oâ— 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 â—et thwart ouer to Pietermein And from Pâ—etermein you may verie well goe east Southeast till you haue brought the Caâ—â—le of Larmester and a tâ—ee in one then you may anker at 6. or 7. fatham where you list it is soft gâ—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 Pietâ—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 Bâ—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 Peâ—trees let him goe alongst by the south shore in 8. or 9. fatham and when â—e is come as farre as saint Maâ—is then shall hee keepe the fower of Rochell right ouer the Wood which lyes to the southwardes of the other poinâ— of Rochell and when the corner of the Wood beareth northeast of you then he may set his course southwards or â—â—rthwards without daâ—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 wâ—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 shoâ—e from the Monastarie is flâ—t and wâ—en it is halfe floud you may goe ouer with a ship thâ—t dâ—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 â—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. martiÌ„s 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 â— 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 entâ—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 thâ—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
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 northweâ—â— froÌ„ the taile of 〈◊〉 iâ— the northwest end of Use is 14. leagues Item Belâ—â—lle and Bluet 〈…〉 â—â—rthwest and it is from the Northwest and of 〈…〉 southeast end of Bellille 16 leagues The course from Bellille to the 〈◊〉 Pâ—nmarke is West Northwest and so you shall 〈…〉 enough off the Pennes and from the west 〈…〉 to the southeast â—nd of Bellille is 19. leagues Fontenie or the Rase lies from the wester Penmarke northwest and are distant 8. leagâ—â—â— Saint Powles de Lyons lieth from Ushâ—nt east and by north and are distant 16. leaguâ—â— Set Ile lyes from saint Powlâ—◠〈…〉 and iâ— distant 12. leagues Garnesey lies from saint 〈…〉 and a little to the Eastwards and are distant 〈…〉 The Caskets lies from saint 〈◊〉 â—â—â—theast and are distant 28. leagues The Caskets lie from the 〈…〉 and a little to the eastwards and are distaâ—â— 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 liâ— 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 Ruâ—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 westwâ—â—â—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 1â— 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. lâ—â—gues The Cape of 〈◊〉 lyes from Cape Finistâ—r due north and is distant two leagues Siserge lyes from Cape Corian Northeast and by east and is distant 10. leagues The Cape Priâ—r liâ—â— from Siserge East northeast and they are distant â— leagues The Hauen of Ferrâ—e lyes from Siserge due East distant 7. leagues Ortingal lyes from Cape Prier Northeast and by East and is distant 8. leagues Ortingall Uâ—râ— 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 â—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 Hâ—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 â—rom the Cole head of Burdiaux north northwest they are â—â—â—tant 1â— leagues The courses to be kept in croâ—â—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 Weâ—â—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 northeaâ—â— 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 Pemâ—arkâ— 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 liâ—â— 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 muâ—t 〈◊〉 that seauen leagues are heere reckonev for a kenning Item Set Ile is three kennings to the Eastwards of the Fourne and therâ— 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 â—halleâ— 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
through the point which is to the southwards of the maine Iland and when you are off oâ— Ushant Northwest and by West then is that point shut in on the shore Vsshiant Item whâ—â— Ushant beares north Northwest from you then doth it appâ—â—râ— like as it is heere aboue demonstrated Item when you are off oâ— Ushant northwest and by west or west Northwest then lies there a great Rocke of the northeast pointe but you cannot well see through betwixt the Rocâ—e and Ushant from thence And alongst the northwest for of Ushant it is all full of great flat Rockes and lye all vnder wateâ— and by the West end a little from the shore â—â—en a smâ—l rocke as it were two little hillockes Item when â—ou are West and by North fâ—om Ushant then their 〈…〉 aâ—other rocke to appeare oâ—t at the north â—nd but you cannot 〈◊〉 see through betwixt the rock and Ushanâ— Item when you are one West of Ushant then may you see two gâ—eat rockes lying without the northwest coâ—ner of it and you may also see through betwixt the corner and the roâ—k 〈◊〉 â—he lands seemes then to be all plaine aloft seeming eue◠〈◊〉 place almost like high Item when you are south and by west from Ushant so far off as you may well see it fâ—om the Hatches aâ— Hull of the shippe if ye then looke out of the top you shall see the West northwest end all ragged with many rockes and at the east southeast end lyes a round rocke and you may easily see betwixt the Rocke Ushant And then a little from that east southeast of you you may see the Mollens which doe lye in two little Ilands and there lyes yet other three Ilands towards the maine but those you cannot see from hence and they lie euerie one a good way off from an other and there lyes many great Rockes about that Iland that lyeth next to Ushant and is full of Hillocks the mill the abbe Item a Bowe shoote from the point of Konket lies the Uintner and at a lowe water you may see it it is a little flat round Rocke and you may saile round about it Item the course from the Fourne to Blanchie hauen is East and from the Fourne to Blanchsablen Bay South southeast Item when you will sayle from Saint Mathews point into Brest or Croidon keep the southermoste Iland of the Mollens open to the Southwards of Blanck Mongie and goe East Southeast in with Brest and so you can take no hurt on the north side for it is broade enough Item the Mollins are sixe little Ilands and the highest of them is that next to Ushant Item on the shore at Fontnes head a Southwest and a northeast Moone makes a full Sea The Keyser The Lauender The Seâ—mes Item the Seames lye off into the sea 3. leagues west northwest Item when you will anker in the race of Fonteny you must anker at fourtéene or at fiftéene fatham Item when any man will passe the race of Fonteny let him set his prowe to the North northeast and let him take good héed of the Lauender for y e floud sets directly towards it and there is a sonken rocke hard by Also hard by the Keiser there lyes a flat rocke in the race on the easter side Item if you come out of the sea with Saint Mathews poynt through the broad sound you shall sée a high land vp in the land eastwards with thrée hils as it were thrée heads and the northermost is the highest and halfe a league to the southwards there lyes an other high hill and is the highest aboue the high land The sheeâ— Item when the Shéet beareth north from you or thereabouts so as you may sée it out of the top then it riseth aâ— héere aboue is shewed and the ground is smal white sand and many small Mazes in it and it is there seauen fifty eight and fifty and nine and fifty fatham déep and you cannot from thence sée the Seames out of the top Groy Item when you are thrée leagues from Groy or thereabouts then it sheweth thus as is set foorth and Groy and Bellille riseth almost of one fashion and lye the one from the other North northwest and South southeast and are distant seauen leagues and vnder Groy is likewise verye good riding Groy Item when Groy lies east northâ—ast frâ—m you then it sheweth as is heere aboue described Groy Item when Groy lies north and by wâ—st from you then it sheweth as is aboue figured groy Item when Groy lyes Northeast from you then dooth it shew as is aboue portraied belille Item when Bellille beareth north northeast from you then it sheweth like as is aboue portraied Item the point of Saint Gindast and Glanons at the entring of Penodet lye the one from the other southeast and northwest and are distanâ— foure leaguâ—s And forts eschew the danger of the Sholdes in this Channell let these markes following be well remembred and you cannot doe amisse There is lying betweene Glanons and the I le of Moton a ledge of Rockes and to goe cleere of them you must leaue one third part of the way towards the Glanons and the other two partes towards the I le of Moton and so you may saile without feare Item when any man will sayle into Penodet hee must borough hard by the maine land and the point of Glanons shall beare Southeast of him then let him goe Northwest till he come before the hauen and there he may anker at foure fatham Item whosoeuer wil saile out of Cantper to goe through betwéene the I le of Moton and the Ledge he must saile hard by Moton so nie as a man may throwe a pound stone a shore and then goe southwest and by south and when you are come out with Glanons then you may saile boldelye without danger to Penmarke they lie the one from the other east southeast and west northwest and are distant 9. leagues Belille Item when you are West of Bellille from the Northwest parte of it foure Leagues from the land then dooth it shew thus as iâ— heere portraied Item from Bellille to Use the course is southeast and northwest and are distant 16. leagues Item when you will anker at the east end of Bellille bring your selfe a little to the west wards of the Mill and ancker in ten fatham and ye shall ride wel for a northwest winde and for a southwest and by west winde and there is indifferent good ground great red grauell and when you will ride on the Northeast side in Poldye Bay anker at 11. or 12. Fath. then wil the east point couer you for a southeast winde And for a west Northwest winde set ouer againe towards the sharpe steeple seeke no better deapth then twelue or thirteene Fatham and hee that will may ride in eight ten or twelue fathams Item he that will saile from the inner parte of Bellille to Glanons he must goe Northwest and
you goe further in it is shalsower Foure leagues froÌ„ Cape Finister to the southeastwards lyes taâ— 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 rouÌ„d 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 froÌ„ 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 hiâ— Larbâ—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 FathaÌ„ 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 Bayâ— 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 euâ—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 Iâ—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 â—eeâ—â—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 MoÌ„dego 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 â—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 Kachopâ—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 sâ—â—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
that will ride without Hurst by the Needles let him beare in and ancker before the Uillage in the North Chanell at three Fatham at a lowe water and he shall â—aue the Needles South southeast from him and at a deepe tide â—he floud dooth not rise there aboue one Fatham He that will ride in Portland roade let him ancker at â— fatham Item 12. leagues to the Westwards of Portland is a roade called Torbaie and lies within the head which is called the Berrie and Portland and that lie east and West and on the East side of the Berrie head standes a Church and there against the Church is verie good riding at 6. or 7. Fatham Item when as Torbay beares North Northwest from you and that you are about three Leagues from the shore then the land appeares in this fashion Dartmouth the stert Hee that will ancker vnder the south point of Torbay let him ride at 7. Fatham and he shall ride well for a southeast winde dort 〈◊〉 Torsbay the stert Item when Derâ—mouth beares north northwest from you and the point of Torbay north and by east of you then sheweth the Stert and Dertmouth after this manner as is heere figured and then you may see the little Bulwarke in the East side Sa. Patricks chappell in the west side and a little â—lat Church to the westwards of you the stert Item when the Stert is west northwest from you and two leagues off from it then doth it shewe like as is aboue portraied the stert Item when the Stert beares Northwest from you and you being 4. or 5. leagues off it then doth it shew like as is heere aboue set foorth Portland lies from Ushant Northeast and is distant 48 leagues portland portland Item when Portland lies west and by north from you then it sheweth after this manner Item when Portland beareth Northeast and by North then dooth it shewe thus He that will saile into Dertmouth let him goe directlye with Saint Patricks Chappell which standes on the west pointe of the Hauen and let him take heede that he doe not bring that village which standes within on the west side of the hauen without Saint Patrickes Church but let him keepe the vttermost house of the same Uillage on the East side of the hauen a way in sight without the Bulwarke of the west side by Saint Patriâ—kes Chappel and then can he not take any hurt on the rockes in the Range by the West pâ—int and when hee is a little way within the point that lyes on the east side he shall see a sharpe corner of a Cliffe without y e sharpe corner of the Cliffe lies a rock vnder water very dangerous let him leaue y t on the steereboord side and when he is past that Rock then he may keep himselfe in the middest of the hauen and beare in without danger He that will ride vnder the Stert let him Ancker in ten Fatham there hee shall haue cleâ—nâ—â—round the roade is to the Eastwards of the Sâ—ert To the West Northwestwards of the Sterte sixe leagues goeth in the sounde of Plimouth he that wil goe in there must beare in the middest of the sound directly with an Iland that hath a Chappell on it and if hee be disposed to riâ—â— within the Iland when he is so farre in as the Iland then hee must borrough hard by the East side thereof in 10. â—aâ—ham and when hee hath brought the Iland to the southwards of him let him anker in sixe or seauen fatham He that will saile into the Eâ—ster harborough which is Catwater let him goe alongst by the east shore â—ill he come before the Blockhouâ—e at the entrie of Catwater and hee must take verie good heede of the southeast point of the entry of Catwater for it is al foule ground shallowe let him saile in by the Nâ—rthwest point within two ships length of the Blockehouse then runne into the northeast by E. about a bowes shoote in and ancker in 4.5 or 6. fatham To the Westwardes of Plimouth lies a round hedge which is called Rams head south and to the westwards of that 3. leagues into the sea lyes a rocke which is called the Edie stone and it lies south southwest southerlye from the Howe of Pâ—imouth He that will ride vnder the Rams head to the eastwards may ancker at eight or nine Fatham within a bowe shoote of the Cape for there is all cleane ground Item foure leagues from the Rams head to the Westwâ—rds lâ—â—s an Iland hard by the shore it is a little round Iland and with small Barqus ye may ride within it and goe through betwixt the maine in the east side is the best comming in and the best riding is against the middest of the Iland hard by it to y e eastwards goeth in Lowe hauen Item two leagues to the eastward of Lowe lyes the hauen of Foye and a little byeast Foye lyes a Rocke vnder water and so long as you can sée Lowe Iland without the poynt which lyes to the westwards of it you can take no hurt by it Item Foye is a bard hauen and at the entrie of the hauen there staÌ„ds on either side vpon the high land a church and that which stands on the east side is the lesser they are square towers something white and hath a flat stéeple at the west end He that will saile into the hauen of Foye must haue halfe flood at the least and let him saile in the midst of the chanel and when he is betwéene the two poynts he may kéepe alongst which shore he will but the west shore is the wydest chanel by the stakes and tower of the steeple which stands in the west side of the hauen and if he come in by the west shore then he must when he is within those stakes bear off a little from the west shore almost into the midst of the chanell next to the west shore Before the village which lyes on the west side is a little dock and there a ship may lye a flote at a lowe water or yée may saile further in and then you shall see a wall standing on the west side of the hauen and a village behind it there is good ankering a ships length by south that wall on the east side but ye must ride by two Cables or else you may saile further in alongst by that Swach that lyes on the west side wherein the water mill stands but take heed you come not too nigh the north corner of the Swach for there lyes a rocke and when you are a little past that ye may rowe into the midst of the streame there is best lying for ships that drawe much water and to the southwards of the foresaid wall a ship that drawes 18. foote water may well ride a flote Item there lyes within the east poynt a village euen at the first entrye and before the village is a poole where two or thrée ships
8. leagues by land Wismer and Lubecke are distant 8. leagues by land Item in the channell sayling to Lubecke it is 14.15 or 16. fatham deepe How to saile into Wismer deepe TO saile in at the deepe of Wismer which goeth in by the east side you must haue y e steeple which standes on the southland to y e southwards of you saile in so till you haue brought the steeple which stands on the West land neere to the moste easterlye house of those fiue or sixe houses which stand there and by those houses standes a tuffe of Trees togeather from the East land and there lies out a small Riffe that stretches off from the Eastland Nortâ—west and by north and when you haue brought those stéeples that stand vppon the Eastland those houses in one then goe south southeast in and in that deep you shall haue 14. foote water And in the Sommer there are two tuns or Buyes lying the one lies on the taile of the Riffe and the other on the shallowe ground and you may saile through betweene them Heere followeth farther of Wismer deepe ITem to saile into Wismer deepe when you come from by east then beare southwest in with the west shore till you haue brought the sharpe steeple of Wismer and the point of the east shore in one And then hale in southeast and keepe the steeple vnder the land and there you shall haue shallow water off 4. or 5. fatham deepe and the verie sholdest is but 3. fatham and when you come at 3. fatham then you shall haue the point or corner of the west shore west and by south from you and after that three Fatham you shâ—ll haue againe now and then three Fatham and lesse but doubt not but trust to your course and to the before written marks The Flouds and Ebbes from Callis in Andolozia to Hambrough FIrst at Calis Malis a south southwest moone makes a full sea Item at Saint Lucas a Southwest Moone makes a full Sea Item you haue the like tide from thence to Lisbone Item all the Coast of Spaine and Gascoine Poitowe and Brittaine to Fonteny it floweth a southwest and northeast Moone Item in the Riuer of Burdeux a southwest and by west moone makes a full sea Item a southwest and by west moone makes a full sea in the race of Fonteny At Saint Mathewes a southwest and by west Moone At Fourne a West southwest moone makes a high water At Aberwracke a west southwest and an east northeast moone makes a full sea Item in the sea before saint Poules an east northeast moone makes a full sea and within the Hauen of Roscow a west southwest moone Item two leagues without Ushant an east or West moone makes a full Sea and the same tide keepes on to Saint Poules Item 9. Leagues without saint Poules it floweth west northwest Item in the Roade at Garnesey a west and by south moone makes a high water Item from Garnesey to the Kaskets it floweth Northwest Item 6. or 7. leagues without Garnesey it floweth a northwest and by North moone Betweene the Kaskets and Portland alongst the coast a northwest and by north moone makes a full sea and seauen or eight leagues off the land a northw moone makes a full sea Item at Sillie an east or west moone and in Falmouth an east and by north moone makes a full sea and without in the sea an east and by south moone In Plimmouth and Dartmouth an east and by North moone makes a ful sea and without in the sea an east S. east moone alongst to Portland and within Portland an east southeast moone and in the Rase southeast and foure Leagues a seaboord it floweth a south southeast moone Item at Needles in Wight a southeast and by south moone And at S. Ellens a southeast Moone and at the east end of Wight and without in the Sea a south and by east moone makes a full sea Item at Beachie a south moone and without a south southwest moone makes a full sea In the Camer a south and by east moone and in the Downes a south southwest moone And without vpon thâ— north Coast of England east southeast the floud comes from by north The Tides of the Coast of Flaunders ANd vpon Flaunders Coast a south and north moone makes a ful sea at the shore and in the Hauens and without in the fayre way a Southwest and Northeast Moone Item in Zealand a southwest moone makes a full sea Item a southwest and by South moone makes a ful sea before the Mase and within a south southwest Moone makes a ful sea Item in the Marsedeepe an east or west moone makes a full sea Item at the Flee a southeast and northwest Moone Item before the wester and easter Cames a southeast and northwest moone makes a full Sea Item before the Weeser and before the Elue and before Ankewsen a south or north moone makes a full Sea Item at Hambrough it Floweth at an east or west moone Item a Southwest and a northeast moon makes a high water at Amsterdan The Tides seruing specially for the Coast of England THe Moone south or north on the landes end full Sea The Moone south and by east at the Gore end full sea The moone south southwest betweene Holy Iland and Tinmouth full sea It floweth betweene Tinmouth Flambroughhead a southwest and northeast moone It floweth betweene Flambrough-head and Bridlington in the Bay a southwest and by west moone The moone in the west southwest betweene Bridlington and Laurenas full sea It floweth betweene Laurenas and Cromer all along the well an east and west moone It floweth betweene Cromer and Yarmouth roade to Layslow north roade a southeast moone It floweth betweene Laistow roade and Orfordnes a southeast and by south moone It floweth betweene Orford Orewell waues a south southeast moone It floweth betweene the Naes and the ware head of Colne a south and by east moone It floweth at the Spittes and at the Scaw al alongst the Swinne a south moone At the west ende of the Nore a south and by west moone full sea It floweth at Graues-end a south southwest moone It floweth at London bridge a south west moone It floweth at the Northland a south southeast moone so alongst the Coast till you come to Beachy and in the Offing from the north Forland to the south Forland it runneth halfe tide And from the south Forland to the Naes to Fairely it runneth halfe tide And from fairely to Beche it runneth quarter tide vnder other It floweth to y e westward of Beche a kenning a southeast and by south moone It floweth at Portesmouth a south and by east moone It floweth at S. Elins a south southeast moonâ— It floweth on the sea side of the Iland a southeast and by south moone and so on the Land at the Needles and runneth quâ—rter tide in the Offing It floweth at Poole in the hauen a south east
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 â—lmoste round And on the east side of the Rocke lyes a little â—not and that iâ— 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 hâ—lles and the east side is the longest And between those 〈◊〉 lye also 2 little smal Rockes not much aboue the water and â—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 lâ—we Rockeâ— and those lie in foure or fiue parts and in in the 〈…〉 lye foure round hillocks which are little higher then the lâ—â—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 northwâ—â—â—â— 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 â—â—â—â—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 Barameâ—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 watâ—r Item a south soutâ—â—aâ—t Moone makes a lowe water at the Fournâ— And likewise a south southeast Moone makes a lowe water at Aberwrackâ— Item at the 〈◊〉 Base or Roscow which is within that Iland and liâ—◠〈◊〉 â—ennings to the Eastwards of the Fourne a south moon makes a lowe water and within thâ— Iland a south southeast mâ—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 moonâ— 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 â— seaboord the Iles a southwest and by south moone mâ—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 Gaâ—nsey to the Caskets a southwâ—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 Seinhâ—â—â— in the faire way a west southwest Moone makes 〈…〉 and when it is a high spring then a west 〈…〉 â—oone makes a lowe water Item from the point of 〈…〉 within the Riuer of Seine a West and by south â—oâ—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 fâ—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 Callicâ— 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 1â— 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
one anker at 13. fatham and the other at 4 fâ—tâ—am He that will saile in before the Fisher town let him not come neere the shore before the Coupers gate for there lies a rocke a pretty way off and it is il riding thereabout in any place because the streames turns about so there at y e eb and it is all rockie Item within a stones cast to the southwards of the Kachopes is 8. fatham deepe and by the same sand by the south side it is 13. fatham deepe within a Ships length of the sand And let him that will saile out at Saint Gillians déepe take good héede of the ebbe for that sets sore towards the sand of Kachopes Item hee that will saile in by the great deepe of Lisbone let him bring the Castle of the Rastelles east and by north of him or let him bring the tower of the Rastelles to the northwards of the souther foreland keeping them so till hee haue brought the little Church at S. Gilians point North northeast or there about from him then goe northeast off it towards S. Katherins bay and alwaies reckon your tides well He that will saile to S. Toous hee must haue halfe floud with him and must saile east from Cape Pitcher then hée shall see before him to the northwards a great high land when he is past that high land then let him keepe the point of Cape Pitcher open a good way without the high land going with those markes til he see the Tower to the northwards of him then let him saile right with the Tower till he come neere to it And when he is as far in as the Tower then let him edge into the middle of the channell and ancker at ten fatham Cape S. Vincent Item when you are off from Cape S. Uincent West or thereabout then dooth it shew as is aboue figured He that will ride vnder Cape S. Uincent shall passe on by the first point and saile a League further in vnder the other point by a red land and there ancker at 15. or 20. Fatham for the ground is all cleane thereabouts and ye may saile fast by the shore that yee may in manner leape a land Hee that wil saile into S. Lucas hee shall at the entring into the mouth of the riuer of Ciuill when hee is without before the hauen keepe the stéeple or Tower of S. Lucas to the eastwards of him and so go in at sixe fatham ye shall continue so at sixe fatham almoste a league And when hee comes in sixe fatham he may ancker and then he shall haue haue pilots come to him Item to the westwardes of S. Lucas lies a sandy Bay and you may saile alongst by that in sixe fatham or come to an ancker if you list Callis Sebasâ—â—an WHen Callismallis is northward of you then dooth it shewe thus as is aboue set foorth Hee that will ride before Callis let him saile in by the Rockes which lie to the westwards of Callis which are called the Porkers and he must leaue them Rockes on the steereboord side and beare in at sixe Fatham or more And when he is 3. or 4. cables length within the Porkers that he may see the Towne of Callis open to the southwards or South south west from him then let him ancker at 3.4 5. or 6 fatham And right off the Porkers to the northward lye sonken rockes there is at a lowe water but a fatham a halfe vppon them Item the markes for the rock which lies betwéen Rotta and the Porkers in the channell are these when S. Katherine Chappel which stands by west S. Maries Port by the waters side and the house that stands vpon the high hil which you goe ouer two sheeres be brought in one And S Maries Cloister in Callis without the north point of Callis and also two high hilles lying to the East northeast or thereabouts from you brought together also after this maner as is heere under shewed the lesse vnder the greater then are you euen hard by the said rocke in granado Item when you are come out of the sea with a large winde then keep the two hilles open in that order as they stand aboue figured but if hee keepe them shut in one then ye goe directly vpon the rocke The Tides alongst the coast of Ireland and England ITem on the West part of Ireland an east northeast or a west southwest Moone makes a full sea Item to the Bay of Carmardin in the mouth of Seuerne and without in the Channel at the Momlesse an East and by north or West and by south Moone makes a full sea Item at the Iland of Londey an East Moone makes a ful sea the same tid holdeth to the Holmes And at Bristowe an east and by south moone makes a full sea Item a northeast and by east or a southwest by south Moone makes a full Sea at Sillie Item in Mousehole and in Falmouth an east northeast Moone makes a full Sea and three or foure Leagues off the shore in the faire way an east southeast Moone makes a full Sea Thwart of Falmouth and Foye in the middest of the Channell an east and by south Moone makes a full Sea Thwart of Plimouth and Dartmouth and all betwixt that and Portland in the middle of the channell an east southeast Moone makes a full sea In Foy in Plimouth and Dartmouth an east and by-north moone makes a full sea In the faire way betweene Dartmouth and Portland a southeast and by south moone makes a full sea In the middest of the channel ouer against Portsmouth a south southeast Moone makes a full sea And the like tide is off the I le of Wight in the middest of the channell Poâ—tland IN the râ—ce of Portland a southeast moone maketh a full â—ea and in the roade of Portland an East Southeast Moone makes a full sea A southeast and by south Moone makes a full sea at the Needles in Wight And the same tide goeth to Wolter horne on the land and 3. or foure leagues a seaboord a south and by east moone makes a full sea and at saint Ellens a southeast moone And it is to be noted that the floud sets in at the east end of Wight till the moone be at southeast or northwest At Calshot Hampton and at Portsmouth a south and by east Moone makes a full Sea before Hampton a south moone makes a full sea From Wight to beachie a south and by east Moone makes a full sea on the shore At Rie in the Cammer and Winchelsey a south and by east Moone makes a full sea and without in the Oâ—tune a south southwest Moone A south southwest Moone makes a full sea in the roade at Dongie Nesse and a south moone vppon the Stell and without in the channell there a southwest moone makes a full sea From the Nesse to Romney head a southwest Moone makes a full sea In the Channel and hard by
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 â—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 tâ—e stakes with a ship that draweth twelue or fourtâ—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 oâ— 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 â—almouth lâ—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 witâ—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
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 Itâ—m I haue sailed out of the Hoofden to the Scaw in 33 houâ—â—s hauing a fresh coole of winde which carried vs wâ—ll in the running of three glasses two leagues 1 â— and I hâ—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 â—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 sailâ—â— 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 â—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 faâ—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 lâ—ngth and the coursâ— 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 againsâ— 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
the next to the Foreland is called Lousie Bay and is there three leagues off and to the northeast of it is Anderffer and the next Dereffer next Northeâ—ffer then Pigges Holl and Soundiffer which is a sound y t is two leagues ouer in that sound is a good harbrowe called Scottelffer and an Iland called Blunt Iland Item from Kettlebaye to the Rag the course is Northeast and by east sixe leagues distant and betweene them are these Baies First Kettle Baye then Floudon Baye next Wolffe Bay and then the rag Bay Item from the Ragge to sound riall point the course is east northeast 20. leagues and betwixt them are these Baies and sounds there is a Bay sixe leagues to the eastwards of the Rag called Orgen Bay and the easter point of that Bay is called the Orgen point and that is the west point of a sound called Langerdall and within that sound is a Harborough called Stingarffer and the east point of Langerdall is called Shell Nesse and it is betwixt both pointes eight leagues and to the eastwards of Shel Nesse is a sound called Calkerffer in the mouth of that sound there are two Ilands the one is called the Barnard the other the Scate Item from sound Riall point to Simbernesse the course is east northeast ten leagues and off the mouth of sound Riall lies an Iland called Gremsie next sound Riall is flat and Flatstrand Bay next is Oxenfer and it is betwixt it and Simbernesse 25. leagues Item from Simbernesse to LaÌ„gnesse the course is east by north 12. leagues and betwixt them is a blacke bay Item from Watlingfer point to sillie the course is southwest 20. leagues distant betwixt them is Strond Bay and Watlingfer Item from Watlingfer point to Sillie the course is southwest 15. leagues and these are betweene them First Rose bay next Southerfer and then Red-cliffe next sillie and in the mouth of Sillie is an Iland called Sillie Item from Sillie to the Horne the course is west southwest 30. leagues off betweene them is first Dofhouse Rocke Baye Prie Bay Gooderwick neâ—t Pappe Iland which lieth a league from the shore and off Doshouse lies a Rocke fiue Leagues off the shore called the Whales backe Item from the Horne to Ynge the course is West and by south sixe leagues and betweene them is Ynge Bay Breefe Notes of Saint Georges Channell NOw first from S. Denis head in Wales to the Calfe of Mamis is 37. leagues at S. Denis head it floweth east West halfe tide at the I le of man it floweth southeast and the floud runneth to the Northeast wardes Item from the Calfe of Man to the moulde of Galloy the course is north by E. they are 12. leagues distant Item from the Mould of Galloy to the mould of Kinter the course is N. northwest they are distant 20. leagues Item the mould of Kinter and the sound of Ellye lye the one from the other north northwest and south south east and are distant 12. leagues Item the Mould of Kinter and Carles Ile lyeth south and north distant sixe leagues and it floweth there northeast Item betwixt Caraway and Cormeck I le it is fiue leagues Item betweene Cormecke and Dentram fiue leagues and it floweth there southwest and by west Item betweene Dentram and the sound of Ellie it is sixe leagues Item between the small sound and Dowret it is foure leagues and it floweth there west south west Item betweene Dowret and Lasternel is two leagues Item bâ—tweene Lasternell and Albermorick is foure leagues and it floweth there east and west Item from the mould of Kinter all the sound alongst vntill ye come to the Lough against Abermorick the floud runneth to the northwards and fâ—om the great Loâ—gh to the northwards the ebbe sets out West and thâ— floud east till ye come to the sound of Moule Item from Abeâ—moricke to Rowre Remory the course is east south east two leagues Item from Rowbrie Demorye to Kittles Croffe the course is north northest 14. leagues and it floweth there east and by south Item betweene the Kittles and Macknelles Castle is two leagues and it floweth a seaboord Macknelles Castle a Northwest and by west Moone and the floud runneth there to the Northwestwards and the ebbe to the southeast Item from Macknelles castle to seale Iland the course is west northwest and they are distant two leagues and there is a verie good roade in the east southeast side of the Seale Iland Item from Seale Iland to Rowre is tenne leagues and the course is North and South there the floud runneth to the southwards till you come to the northwardes of Lohcarim and it floweth there northwest Item from Rowbrie to Faire head the course is north and by east thirtie leagues there the floud runneth alongst the Coast to the Northwards and the ebbe to the Southwards Item Faire head and Holborne head or Catnesse lye East Northeast sixe leagues distant and there it floweth a southeast and Northwest Moone and the floud sets to the nothwards Heere followeth the course from Woods Hollom vp to the Narue ITem from Woods Hollom to the I le of Nargen the course is east northeast sixe Leagues and rhere lyes a Rocke east northeast from it two leagues off At this Iland ye may see Reuel steeple east southeast from it about ten or twelue miles Item from the I le of Nargen to the I le Hogland on Finland side the course is east northeast 26. leagues and from Nargen ouer to Finland side it is not past 8. or nine leagues and all the said coast of Finland is full of rockes and dangers Item from the I le of Hogland to the Ile Tuto the course is southeast 4. leagues and with that course ye shal goe to the westwards of Tuto Item from Tuto to the Narue the course is southeast and by east 8. leagues but in going from Tuto to the Naruewardes ye must hale southest or southeast and by south to goe cleere of the sholdes on Rufland side the Latitude of the Narue is 60. degrees and 10. minutes Item from the Narue roade the land lyeth west vntil ye come as faâ—re as Reuell it is a faire Coast to saile by and better passing by it then by Finland side or by Hogland except the winde be northerlye Item there is an Iland west 12. leagues from y e Narue called Earthollom The said Ile is 2. miles from the main there is good roade about it Also there is an other Iland betweene Earthollom and the Narue roade that is but 8. leagues west from the Narue and there is a good road about it there is the castle of Keysorâ—w by it and on the Northside of it is a great ledge of Rockes called the wrangles they lie in the middest of the Sound therfore beware of them A briefe way to shift the Sunne and Moone by memory First ye haue to consider that although the moone
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 â—â—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 twelâ—â— leâ—guâ—â— from the land and if hee bee against the middle oâ— 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 seedâ— brâ—sâ—â— in â— 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 Corenwaâ—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. 〈…〉 sâ—â—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 hâ—ue small blacke stones something long and mingleâ— wiâ—â—â—lâ—cke grosse sand that sheweth the entring of the Sleuâ— 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 Râ—cke al a right Item within a league