round about that Iland and it lyes north northeast from Bronthollom and is distant 16. leagues Item Bronthollom and the Iland called Hanno lye the one from the other south by west north and by east and they are distant 11. leagues Hanno is a high round Iland you may ride there if you wil and the land lyes from Hanno to Blacksit south southwest Also the Castle of Bronthollome and the Earthollome lye the one from the other west and by south and east and by north and are distant 3. leagues Item the Earthollome and the south end of Bronthollom doe lie the one from the other South and by east and north by west and are distant 3. great leagues And in the Earthollom there goeth in a little sound which is foure fatham deepe This Iland is two great leagues from Bronthollom Item southwest and by south from Bronthollom nine or ten leagues off from the shore lyes a Riffe called the Browers Riffe which is a banke and there is fiue fatham vpon it and it lies alongst southeast and northwest Also you may saile round about Bronthollom without danger keeping 12. fatham A note for riding vnder Gotelâ—nd FIrst you shall vnderstand that great Kâ—rle and little Karle are two small high rockie Ilands which doâ— lye vâ—râ—e neere the one to the other and they lie to â—he Northâ—wards of the wesâ— parte of Goteland hard by it and â—or such as are bound westwardes is a good roade vnder littâ—â— Karle which lyes next vnto Goteland and all is cleane ground round about But great Karle is not cleane ground neither on the northwest side nor southeast side Item betweene great Karle and little Karle it is 13. or 14. fatham deepe Item Karlesse and Wisbuy lye the one from the other northeast and southwest and are distant 7. leagues Item betweene Karlesse and Wisbuys lyes Westergore Item take heede you come not any nearer great Karle on the other side of it than 11. or 12. fatham Item whosoeuer will saile into Eastergore comming from by west let him passe by the first point and beare in to the other steepe point and anker there in 7. or 8. fatham there you shall haue cleane ground and betweene the Iland and the Maineland it is 11. fatham deepe and 16. â—atham hard by the land Item a little league by west Eastergore lyes likewise a good hauen and it is called Sandwicke and there standes a Chappell hard by the shore side and fiue leagues from thence to the west wards lies another hauen which is called Nerwicke and is fiue fatham deepe and so likewise other more as Buiswige Heilicholme and Farasound and the Iland of Eastergore and doe lie the one off the other south and by west and north and by east and are distant 9. or 10. leagues Item betweene Howbrough and Eastergore lyes a bancke of 24. fatham grosse red stony sand and from that banke you cannot see the land of Goteland out of the top And you haue also to the Eastwâ—rd thereby an other banke of thirteene or fourteene fatham and the ground is gray or whitish sand and when â—ou are ouer that you shal not haue ground at fortie fâ—tham The courses from Earthollom to Derwinda ITem the course from Earthollom to Dermemel is east northeast and they are distant 63. leagues Item when the Rosehead beareth southeast from you and that you are foure leagues from it you shall haue there twentie sixe fatham and the ground red stones like the riffe sand Item when the Rose-head lies south southeast of you being a league from it there you shall finde fourteene or fifteene fatham and it is white sandy ground Item the Rose-head and Goteland lye one from an other south and North and are distant 38 leagues Item if you come from Bronthollom being bound for Danske and haue 30. fatham deepe you shall scant see the land out of the top and the land is great white sand Item when the Rose-heâ—d beares south southeast from you then it seemes like a saddle with two Hillocks Item when the Rose-head beareth south soutâ—west of you and that you are a little leaguâ— off there the gâ—ound is grosse white sand and yee shall haue about 30. fatham deepe Item when as the Rose-head beareth West from you and that you are a small leâ—gue from the Lâ—nd there you shall haue small white sand and 15. or 16. fatham deepe Item when you are betâ—eene the Rose head and the Heele and the East of the Heele about halfe a league fâ—om the land there you shall finde 33. fatham and a white sandy ground And before the Heele in the roade you shall haue 25. fâ—tham deepe and blacke sandy ground Groundes and Deapthes ITem the bank that is at the easter end lying northweâ—â— from the Rocke and the wester end of the banke that lyes northwest froÌ„ Haerlem hath a sweche in the middest of the banke in which is 12.14.16 or 17. fatham and wheÌ„ you are at the broadest there is 14. fatham and then you haue the Flie east southeast from you The deapth and ground thwart of Ameland FIrst at 20. fatham ye shal haue grosse red sand mingled with some black sand and shelly And to the southward of that in 15. fatham there you shal haue small sand with shelles And for the space of the running of 4. or 5. glasses continually ye shall haue 16. Fatham and the ground all small sand and that is the banke or flats of Ameland Item in 24. or 26. fathom North from the Skellings there you shall haue fine white sand Item vpon the Riffe from three and thirtie fatham to foure and twentie And from three and twentie to sixe and twentie fatham the ground is all white sand and continueth so till the last end of foure and twentie fatham and twentie Fatham And from twentie to seauenteen fatham is all grosse stony sand and that is about Bortkum and where white shelles are mingled withall and is thwart of the Skellings Item at 18. fatham of the Skellings the ground is white sand mingled with blacke sand Item the ground thwart of the Flye Iland is whitâ— sand and mingled with some redde Sand and reddâ— shelles Item at 18. fatham by the east end of the Skeilinges the ground is fine white sand mingled with blacke séedes and small long white thinges like Needeles Item about North northeast from the Neas there lies a sholde of fourteene fatham and the ground is grosse red sand there wee lay at drift three houres or there aboutâ— and it was still to the southwards and then wee came to foure and twentie fatham and the ground was grosse stony sand Certaine notes set downe by the Author what his Ship did runne at sundrye times ITem I haue sailed from Bronthollom to Goteland in 18. houres And from thence to Derwinda in seauenteene houres hauing a fresh continuall winde and the Shippe being in her ballast Item Earthollom and the West end of Bronthollom
Langeroge for that it appeares in two Sandhilles Item you shall knowe Balterom by that the west end is high Sandhilles and the east ende lowe Sandheaps Iust Item you shall knowe Iust two waies there stands a Church ouer it and the Steeple standes at the east end of the Church and the mill that was in Iust is blowne down and is cleene gone so that there standes nothing where the Mill was Burkum Item you shall knowe Burkum by that it riseth in thrée parts and about the middest of the land standes a church with a flat steeple and standes at the east end of the church Item you shall vnderstand that the Easter Emes goeth in betwixt Iust and Burkum Item to know Burkum well when you shall fall with it comming from by west it seemeth to looke vpon as it were three Ilands for betwixt euerie one of the hilles of it which seemes Ilands is a Ualley or slacke of plaine sand without anye hilles and on that which seemes the middlemoste Iland stands a church with a great sharpe steeple stands at the west ende of the church Item from the northwest corner of Burckum doth lye a riffe of sand and lyeth west in the Sea at least a league and a halfe and you may sayle alongst by the same into the easter emes and goe in east by south Item the easter emes lyeth in east southeast and when you haue Burckum Steeple south of you then keepe by the shore in foure Fathams and a halfe and edge ouer and fetch sounding of Iuster riffe and you shall by and by haue deepe water and then keepe in by him Item when you haue brought Iuster steeple Northeast of you then are you past both the Riffes of Iuster and then you are within the Easter emes Item there is a newe Channell that is when yee haue broken in the wester Emes which lyes a little to the westwards of the old Channel is as deepe at a low water as the old deepe is at a full sea or high water Item when any man will seeke to enter in at the wester-Emes let him bring the bush south and by east of him and the west end of Rotum southeast and bring both the two great Capes in one and then you shall finde the vttermoste Buy and that lies in fiue fatham then goe from the vttermoste Buy to the second Buye East and by north and that lies at foure Fatham then from the second Buy to the third Buy likewise east and by north that lies in sixe fath And then is the longest Cape the â—â—ast Cape vpon the old deep to bee kept both in one and so you shall haue euer the deeper water Then from the third Buye to the farthest Buy goe east southeast then edge something ouer towards Burckum riffe towards the north shore least yee fall to the eastwardes of Hakenballge which goeth in by east Rotum Also when any man comming from by E. with an eastâ—rly winde would goe in at the old deepe let him bring the longest Cape and the least Cape as they stand in one against the olde deepe and runne so in and there you shall finde the third Buy and the old gate or entrie at a low water hath but two fathams ½ being an easterly winde Item Bosch is on the west end full of high Sandhilles and there is no habitation vpon it Item ye shall knowe Shirmerkerog by the lowe Sandhilles and at the West ende of it stands a high round sand-hill and there standes two Capes vpon it for to sayle into Scholbalch and you shall bring that East Southeast from you and then you shall haue both Capes in one and then runne right towards him till you finde the first Buye And there lies two Buyes in one gate or entrie and then when you come to the second Buy go east northeast and east and by north and you may saile by either of these Walles and when you come at the third Buy then go south and by west or south southwest and you shall haue no lesse at a low water then three Fatham Now when you come out of the sea and fall with Borne riffe then edge towards the Wall at sixe Fatham and at fiue fatham and a half And do euen as heare before written wheÌ„ you wil sayle into y e Scholbalch Schirmonckeroghe Item to knowe Schirmonkerogh those are lowe sand-hilles and at the west end stands a hill which is something higher as for the Church you cannot see it till you come hard by the Land Schirmonkerogh is two leagues and a halfe in length Ameland Item vpon Ameland there standes a high great Church with a flat steeple towards the west end of the Iland and is couered with blew states and there is a stone house standing by east of the Church and it seemes to looke vpon as though it were an olde ruinous farme house and there lieth threâ— high sand hilles aboue the middest of the land and Ameland is foure leagues in length Item betweene schirmonkerogh and Ameland goeth in Scholbalch and hath two gates or entries one goeth in by Ameland and the other by Schirmonkâ—roâ—h Skelling Item vpon the Skelling are fiue steeples one standing at the â—ast â—nde is sharpe and about the middle of the land are three steeples two flat ones the highest of all is sharp and that which standeth on the west end is a high flat stéeple and is called S. Brandatius Church and the Iland is three leagues in length Item a southeast or northwest Moone makes a hie water in Rauster deepe huysduinen oglie Item Petten be high ragged sand hilles Item Kettle downe is a white forked sand hill Item the Coast of Holland lies alongst south southwest and somewhat to the westwardes north northeast somewhat to the Northwards Item Marsedeepe and the Hosden lie one from the â—ther southwest and by south somewhat westerlye and Northeast and by north somewhat easterlye and are distant thrée and fiftie leagues Item an East or west Moone makes hie water in Marsedeepe Scrauesand Item the Mase and the UUellings are distant 3. kennings Item the Mase and the Marsdeep are distant foure and twentie leagues The Mase The briel Item the Mase lyes vp East Southeast and somewhat Southerlye Item the East Uornâ—olt goeth in by Fwerboden and then by the Maine land a West south southwest Moone makes a ful sea also before the Mase mouth and within the Mase a south south west Moone makes a full sea Item before the Flee you must take heede to the tide for the fore flood dooth set thwart ouer the shallow grounds to the Eastwardes and the first of the ebbe sets likewise to the westwards The Flee Iland Item the Flee is knowne by the high white sand hilles and there standes a small steeple in the Church Item the Flee and the Riffe are distant the one from the other 11. gaeat kennings and Uliland is foure leagues in length Item there is an
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
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
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
no nearer the land by night then 40. Fatham And if you will ancker betweene those two heads you shall ancker at 25. fatham and be within the streame of the foreland Betweene Ioy and the I le of Basse in the Channell is 58. Fatham and at the lands end of England it is 50. fatham deepe Betweene the Iland of Londey and Sillie it is in the right course 40. fatham déepe Item ten leagues to the southeastwardes from the Iland of Saltes is but 20. fatham and the ground is small red ozie sand Item betweene Milford and the Saltes in the channel is 40. fatham East southeast from the dale of Milford right against it about a bowe shoote off lyes a sonken rocke vnder water From the Iland of Saltes to the Cape of cleer in the right course is 56. Fatham come no neere the land in the night than 40. fatham for then you are but three leagues from the land Item if you sound being thwart of the cape Clere finde 80. fatham deepe and the ground clammie and small white sand then if it bee cleare weather you shal see the Cape out of the top and that ground and deapth is to the southward of the cape Item southward from Dorsey three leagues from the land it is 70. fatham deep the ground is grey sand mingled with small shelles The lying of the land of England alongst the coast IN primis the point of the Nesse lies from the point of Douer southwest Beachie lieth from the point of the Nesse West Southwest Donnoze in the I le of Wight lies from Beachie West and by South Item the coast alongst the I le of Wight lyes West and by north and the Wight lies from Nulfers Hauen Westwards Portland lies from Wight West Southwest twelue leagues The Hauen of Dertmouth lyes from Wight west south southwest westerlye The Stert lyes from Portland west and by south 16. leagues Plimmouth lies from the Stert west northwest sixe or seauen leagues Dodman lies from Plimmouth southwest and by west 13 leagues The Lyzart lyes from the Stert West and by south 25. leagues The lands end of England lyes from the Lyzart UUest northwest westerly 8. or 9. leagues Item it is from the point of Douer to Beachie eightéen leagues And it is from Beachie to Donnoze 20. leagues From Donnoze to Portland is 16. leagues From Portland to the Stert is 16. leagues From the Stert to the Lyzart is 22. leagues From the Lyzart to sillie is 18. leagues And from the Lyzart to the landes end of England is 9. leagues From the lands end to â—â—llie is 8. leagues Sillie lies from the lands end of England west southwest and from the Lyzart sillie lies due west The lying of the land about the lands â—nd of England and of the coastes of Ireland IN primis the Iland of Londey lies from sillie northeast and by North and are distant 30. leagues Waterfoord lies from sillie North and by east 30. leagues The hauen at Waterfoord lies from the lands end of England northwest and by north 31. leagues The hauen of Crock lyes from sillie northwest 35 leagues The Cape of Cleare lies from the Iland of Salteis west southwest 43. leagues and between them lies the Old head which lies from waterfoord 24. leagues The Iland of Salteis and the Iland of Beumaries or Holihead lie the one from the other northeast and by north and southwest and by south and are distant 42. leagues The Ilands of Dorses lyes northwest and by west from the cape of Clere and are distant 12. leagues The Ilands of Blaskey lyes froâ— the Dorses North and by west and are distant 19. leagues The Cape of Strauen lies from Blaskey North and by west and are distant 8. leagues The courses the lying of the coastes and the tides vpon the North Coast of England Orfordnes Leistow Yermouth Winterton NOte wel that heere the floud comes from the Northwardes And first you shall vnderstand that the lands end and the Nesse lies North and something to the Westward and south something to the east ward they are distant two great kennings and there a south or North Moone makes a ful sea Item from the Nesse to Orfordnes the course is north northeast and to the eastwards they are distant two small kennings and a south or north Moone makes a ful sea Item from Orfordnes to Leistowe the course is north and they are distant 8. leagues at Leistow a south southeast Moone makes a full Sea Item when you haue the foreland southwest of you and that you are about eight leagues distant from it there are bancks of 17.20.23 and of 24. fatham the ground is red sand with white shelles and some stonye ground likewise Item our Ladies bancke lyes at the head betweene Calis and Blacknes about 7.10 or 12. fatham Item hard by Goodwin you shall haue 26 fatham and the ground is grosse red sand Item the west point of the foreland and the Northeast point of Goodwin sands lye the one off the other southeast and by east and northwest and by west and are distant 10. Leagues Item the Souther head of the Goodwin and the point ar Douer â—ye the one off the other southwest and northeast Item from Leistowe to Yarmouth the course is north northwest and they are distant 2. leagues and a southeast or north northwest Moone makes a full sea at Yarmouth Item from Yarmouth to Winterton the course is north northwest and they are distant 2. leagues From Winterton to the Shield is no direct course but they are distant 9. leagues there an east or west Moone makes a full sea Item from the Sheild to Humber the course is Northwest and they are distant three kennings a west southwest moone in Humber maketh a full sea Item from the Shields to Flamborough head y e course is Northwest and they are distant 30. leagues Item from Humber to Flamborough head the course is North and by west and they are distant 12. leagues Item from Flamborough head to Whitby the course is northwest and by west and they are distant 10. leagues Item from Scarborough to Whitby the course is north west and they are distant 5. leagues And betweene Scarborowe and Whitby lyeth Robin Hoods Bay and a Southwest or a northeast moone makes a full sea there Item from Whitby to Hartlepoole the course is west northwest and they are distant eight leagues Item from Hartlepoole to Tinmouth the course is north northwest they are distant nine leagues a southwest or a northwest Moone makes a full sea there Item all alongst the North Coast of England the floud comes in from by north Item from Robin Hoods Baye to Tinmouth or Newcastle the course is northwest Item from the Naze of Norwaye to Skeutnesse the course is Southeast and Northwest and they are distant fiue kennings And to know Skeutsnesse it is a plaine low land and to the eastward of Skeutsnesse there
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
FIrst from Round to Kin the course is â—ast northeast and they are distant 22. leagues Also from Kinne to Serkhollome and from thence to Parno the course is northweâ—â— and by north and the distance â—ight leagues anâ— Parno lyes in the Baye of Ryes bottome Item Kin Serkhollome and Magno are thrée Ilands and these you must leaue all on larboordside when you saile into Parno at Paâ—no stanâ—es a sharpe steeple Also Kin is a lower raggeâ— Iland about two leagues of length and there is fâ—ule ground about it Item it is broad betweene Corelaâ—d and Kinne fourâ— leagues Also Coreland 〈◊〉 is a gâ—od faite shore and betweene Corland and Kinne it is 10. fatham deepe and betweene Serkhollom and Corland is fiue fatham deepe and betweene that and Parno now and then lesse water to wit 4. fatham and three fatham Parno and Ryâ— doe lie the one from the other south anâ— by west and north and by east and they are distant nineteene leagues Item the deapth at Parno â—s one fatham a quarter Nowe you must take heede that by night you come no neerer to Domesnes then 15. fatham and hard by the vttermoste parte of the Riffe it is 17. fatham deep and at the vttermoste partes of Domesnes and Round it is 24. fatham deepe Also Domesnes and round lye the one from the other east and by north and west and by south distant eight leagues The courseâ— bacâ—e againe from Reuell to Dâ—gerort IN primis from Nargen to Sipernesse the course is west â—outhwest and something more southerlye and they are disâ—ant 21. leagues Item the course from Sipernesse to Dageroort is southeast and by south and they are distant 6. leagues Item the course from Dagerort to Eastergor is southwest and they are distant 19. leagues And Eastergor lies by the south side of Gotland neere the midst of it or ratheâ— neerest toward the east end Gotland is a good roade for such as are bound either eastward or Westward you may saue in all places round about that Iland Item from Eastergor to Bronâ—hollom â—our course is southwest and they are distant 6. leagues Item Westergore lyeâ— in the Northside of Gotland by Wesbuy The course that is to be kept in saylinâ— from Dagerort to go about by the North part of Gotland to Bronthollom FIrst the course from Dageroort to Gotsgesand is southwest and by west and â—omâ—what westerly they are distant 25. leagues Item from Gotsgesand to Karelse your course is southwest and by south and they are disâ—ant 28 leagues Item from Karelse to the south point of Yolland your course is south southwest and they are distant eight and twentie leagues Item the course from the southermost point of Yolland to Bronthollom is southwest something more southerly and they are distant 19. leagues And from that south point of Yolland lieth out a Riffe into y e sea a little league from the shore Item it is from Reuell to Narghen 4. leagues Item from Narghen to Surpeis 1. league Item from Surpe to Roge is three leagues Item from Roge to Woodhollom is 4. great leagues Woodhollom is a little lowe Iland and lies a league and a halfe from the maine land Item from Woodhollom to Sipernesse it is 8. leagues Sipernesse is a high land and there lyeth out a Riffe from the land halfe a league into the Sea and on the east side it is flat but on the west side it is deepe and is a sandy ground The course from Dagerort about by the north side of Goteland FRom Dagerort to Gotsgesand the course is southwest and by west and they are distant 24. leagues Gotsgesand is a little Iland and full of trees and there is no hâ—bitation vpon it and there you may choose your made where you will vnder the land for it is all cleane ground and faire white sand round about that Iland It lyes north northeast from the â—astermoste point of Goteland which is called Fero about 4. leagues off Item there lies a Riffe of sand out from that point of Fero a great league from the land and the same Riffe is called Salue Onteinâ— and it is all shingle stones and lies out from the land North and by east into the sea Item the point of Fero and Eastergore doe lye the one from the other south and by west southerlye and north and by east northerly and are distant 9. leagues The deapthes and soundings about Goteland and Yolland BEâ—weene Goteland and Yolland is verie vncertaine â—oundâ—ng for in some place you shall haue 33. Fatham and in some other place twenty two fatham the ground blacke gritty stones and sometime stones as great as peason which are blacke and earthie and sometime you shall haue 19. fatham and all blacke stony groâ—nd And when the souther Norden beareth West off fâ—om you and that you are three Leagues or thereabouts from the land there you shall haue hard ground and 28 or 29 fatham deepe Item when as you are two leagues to the westwardes of Eastergore and three leagues or thereabouts from the land you shall haue rough ground and one and thirtie fatham deepe Also when you are Northwest or Northwest and by north from Howbrough which is the southwest point of Goteland three leagues from the shore you shall haue grosse Grauelye Sand mingled with some blacke stones as great as beanes Also when the Chappell of Souther Norden dooth lye North Northwest or more Northerlye from you a league from the shore you shall haue there thirtéene fatham deepe Also when you are North Northeast or thereabouteâ— from Howbrough 6 leagues from the Land you shal hauâ— fifteenâ— Fatham and â—â—onie ground And when you are Southwest of Howbrough two leagues from the land you shall haue twentie two Fatham and likewise grosse stonie ground Item when Souther Norden beareth West Northwest from you and you are two Leagues off in the Sea you shall haue there one and thirtie fatham and hard stony ground Also when you are past souther Norden and are in the faire way about Clippen there you shall haue hard Slymish ground and 39. fatham deepe Also from Karelse to the South end of Yolland your course is south southwest and they are distant seauen and twenty Leagues Item the course from the South end of Yolland to Bronthollom is southwest and by south and they are distant 18 leagues Item Yolland is 18. or 19. leagues long and a great League broade and vppon Yolland all the steeples are flat and Yollands south coast lyes alongst North and by east and south and by west Item from the south point of Yolland there lies out a shrord stony riffe which is called Souther Norden and lies out a league from the shore Also by west Yolland goeth in Cormersound and that way you may saile to Stoke holme and by east Yolland it is foule stony ground Also seauen leagues from Yolland West southwest lyes an Iland which is called ClippeÌ„ you may saile