Knuyts-deep, or Riper-deep.
From the channell of List to Knuyts or Ryper-deep the course is north and south about seven leagues, but Ryper-deepe & Holyland lye north somewhat westerily, and south somewhat easterly one from the other, for to sayle into Knuyts or Ryper-deep comming from the southwards, run about by the flat of Rem and Manu towards the south end of Phanu, called souther head, or Souther-heigh, and so you shall see two C••pes upon a drye sand, somewhat to the southwards of Southerhead bring those Capes a little through one another, to wit the innermost or longst a little or a h••ndspikes length to the northwards of the shortest or outermost, and then they shall stand eastnortheast from you, keep them so standing, and sayle right in with them, and so you shall finde the outermost buye, lying on the north shoare in foure fathom in the channell, called Old Ru∣per-deepe, leave that buye on the larboard side, and then goe inwards east and by north, east, and east and by south unto the second buye, you must runne also about to the southwards of it, for thwart of it commeth a shoale shooting off from the north shoare, from the outermost Cape towardes the second buye, which you must avoyd.
Or keepe the sounding of the south shoare called Coersand, and run by your lead first east and by north, then east, and at last east and by south in by it, you shall finde there upon the shoalest not lesse then ten foot at low water and common tyde; there within it is again 6, 7, and 8 fathom deepe. Being past the Capes, then luffe up to the northwards, about the sand where the Capes stand upon, and anchor there where you please, there it is wide and broad, and also deep and steepe, so that there you can take no hurt. The Ryper ships that are bound out, doe lye there for to stay for a winde. Behinde the Island Manu it is 6 and 7 fathom deepe, there also men may ride, from thence you may go up the deep to Rypen, but not up alongst to Rype with great ships, close to Rypen the deep endeth, so that there is a shoaleneck betwixt both, where there is no more then 6 foot depth. With small ships you may also sayle about behind Rem towards Iursand, there is a low water about 7 foot water.
Comming from the northwards for to sayl into Ry∣per-deepe, you shall also runne on to the south end of Phanu, untill that you shall espye the foresayd Capes, and goe then further as is above taught. This channell is not the best channell in foule weather, for it is narrow and farre off shoale wihout it: but when you shall bee entred into it, you may easily see both sides break, if it blow any thing hard.
A southsouthwest and northnortheast moon maketh here the highest water.