The coasting pilot: Describing the sea-coasts, channels, soundings, sands, shoals, rocks, & dangers: the bayes, roads, harbours, rivers, ports, buoyes, beacons, and sea-marks, upon the coasts of England Flanders and Holland with directions to bring a shipp into any harbour on the said coasts. Being furnished with the new draughts, charts, and descriptions, gathered from ye experience and practise of diverse able and expert navigators of our English nation. / Collected and published by John Seller. Hydrographer in ordinary to the King.

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The coasting pilot: Describing the sea-coasts, channels, soundings, sands, shoals, rocks, & dangers: the bayes, roads, harbours, rivers, ports, buoyes, beacons, and sea-marks, upon the coasts of England Flanders and Holland with directions to bring a shipp into any harbour on the said coasts. Being furnished with the new draughts, charts, and descriptions, gathered from ye experience and practise of diverse able and expert navigators of our English nation. / Collected and published by John Seller. Hydrographer in ordinary to the King.
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Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.
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[London] :: And are to be sold at his Shopps at the hermitage in Wapping: And in Exchange-Alley in Corne-Hill. And by W. Fisher at the Posterne on Towerhill: And by Jo. Wingfield in Crutched Fryars right against the Church,
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"The coasting pilot: Describing the sea-coasts, channels, soundings, sands, shoals, rocks, & dangers: the bayes, roads, harbours, rivers, ports, buoyes, beacons, and sea-marks, upon the coasts of England Flanders and Holland with directions to bring a shipp into any harbour on the said coasts. Being furnished with the new draughts, charts, and descriptions, gathered from ye experience and practise of diverse able and expert navigators of our English nation. / Collected and published by John Seller. Hydrographer in ordinary to the King." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B05788.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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Directions for sayling into the Harbours and Channels on the Coast of Hol∣land and Zealand, from Ameland to the Weilings; Shewing the Marks and Depths of Water for Piloting a Ship through any of them.

Ameland-Gat.

TWO leagues to the eastwards of the Schelling lyeth Ameland, lying E. N. E. and W. S. W. 4 great leagues; upon the West end of Ame∣land standeth a Cape, and a great thick flat Steeple called the Hoelm; the Roof of the Church is broken off, but the after-form with the Roof stand∣eth above the side Walls; to the eastward of the Church of Hoelm standeth a Mill, (with a House to the westward of the Mill) also a broad flat Tower. About the place where Midland-Church was wont to stand, lie three or four Sand-hills, which are low, flat, and long; toward the East end it is knobby Land, with white Sand among it: From the East end of Ameland runneth off a Riff almost three leagues into the Sea, called Born-Riff, which is upon the out-side very steep, come no nearer it than twelve fathom; coming from the eastwards, you can∣not sayl within it, but sayling alongst by it in seven fa∣thom you shall not run a Bowls cast alongst without it.

For to sayl into Ameland-Gat, coming out of the Sea.

To sayl into Ameland Gat, coming out of the Sea, bring the Cape upon the East end of the Schelling, right over the Steeple of Horn, which shall then bear from you S.S.W. or a little more westerly; sayl in right with them, until that the Cape upon Ameland and the Steeple of Hoelm are one over the other, then leave the first Marke, and sayl in upon the second, and you shall find the outermost Buoy, which lyeth somewhat within the outermost Point of Born-Riff. Coming from the east∣wards, run alongst by the Strand of the Schelling, in five, or five fathom and a half at low-water, and you shall not fail to sayl right upon the outermost Buoy, and then the Church and Steeple upon Ameland shall also come one over the other, and bear from you East, or a lit∣tle more southerly. Coming alongst by the Schelling in four fathom, you shall not sayl within the Kogge∣deeps-ground; over against them lyeth the first Buoy, on the South side of Born-Riff; run alongst to the southwards of it, keeping the Cape and Steeple one over the other, until you be past the second Buoy, which lyeth thwart of the West end of Kamper-sand; the Fair-way betwixt these Buoys, is five and six fa∣thom deep. Being past the second Buoy, bring the Steeple somewhat to the northwards of the Cape, and go on N.E. towards the third Buoy upon Gerritshouden, for to avoid the Plat which lyeth off from the South side towards Born-Riff; on it lie two white Buoys, the first over against the aforesaid third black Buoy, the other over against the fourth black Buoy, lying from the third about S.E. leave the black Buoys all on the Larboard∣side, and the white on the Starboard, and run through so betwixt them; both the Plats is on the North side indifferent flat, so that you may run to it upon the Lead; reckon well your Tydes, especially be careful of a fore-Ebb, which falleth very strong over the Channel N. N. W. into Sea over Born-Riff. Betwixt the second and third Buoy, in the Fair-way it is 8 & 9 fathom; Between the third, and the aforesaid Plat, 7 fathom; Being past the fourth Buoy, both sides are very steep, and the Fair∣way 8, 9, 10, and 12 fathom deep; go then in S. S. E. until that the Steeple of Holm come over the South Point of Ameland, where the Boats lie, and then you come in the Bight, where it is on the South side flat, and good anchoring in five or fix fathom; the North Shore is very steep.

For to sayl further into Horsen; Go away from the Bight E.N.E. alongst by the South side in 5 or 6 fathom, so long until Heynooms-Chamber (being a red tyled House) come a hand-spikes length to the northwards or to the eastwards of Holm-Church, anchor there in 5 or 6 fathom; you shall lie there in good ground shel∣tered for all Winds, also there goeth little Tide. In this Fair-way it is twelve fathom deep; the North shore is there very steep: These foresaid depths (like as those of the Fly) are said to be at low-water.

Easter-Booms-Gat at the Schelling.

The Easter-Booms-Gat is altered very much; the Schorre-grounds, or (as some call them) Peters-grounds, are overgrown very near to the Shore or Strand of the Schelling; before it lies a Bank or little Sand-plat; Be∣twixt the aforesaid Schorre, or Peters-ground, and the Strand, is, according to the testimony of Masters, or Schippers, who usually sayl in and out with their Smack-Ships, about the half of a Ships length broad, and about

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two Ships length long, is upon the Plate or Bank 5 and 6 foot, but between the Schorre, or Peters-ground, well 11 or 12 foot water; so that if there lay on the corner of the Schorre or Peters-ground a buoy or Mark, to dis∣cern or find this Entrance or Gap, one could then very easily sayl in or out with a Fluyt-ship; but seeing the Place is not marked with a buoy, it is judged uneasie to be used by great Ships, and only navigable for Smacks: Coming from the East, and having Midland-Church standing upon the Schelling S.S.E. from you, then you are near about the said Bank; and seeing there is no∣thing else to be written of this Easter-Booms-Gat, we will leave it, and pass over to the Description and Sci∣tuation of the Wester-Booms-Gat.

Wester-Booms-Gat at the Schelling.

To sayl in at the Wester-Booms Channel, coming from the West, Bring the Cape and Tower of Brandaries together, that is, East, and East by South from you: thereupon you must run to find the outermost Buoy, there is fix fathom water; keep then the Cape and Tower so standing, till you come to the second Buoy; bring then the Tower a great hand-spikes length to the southwards of the Cape, and sayl thereupon, then you shall sayl betwixt a white and black Buoy; there it is upon the shoalest 17 foot at low-water, from thence you come to 6 and 7 fathom, and then you come again in the right Booms-Channel; on the North Wall it is deep∣est; it is wide and broad, so that you cannot well bear it up; the Stream runs there of it self right in in still weather.

The Ietting.

To sayl into the Jetting, coming through the Robbe-Gat, about the Rosyne-Plat, You must run towards the Buoy upon Longe-sand, and forth between the White and Black Buoys, leaving, in sayling up, the Black on the Larboard, and the White on the Starboard, till you come by the Beacons on the Nakens, (you may easily see from Buoy to Buoy) sayl then forth alongst by the Beacons upon the Nakens E. S. E. on, till Brandaries cometh hard by Grind, but not upon it; keep them so standing, and run southwards on, and you shall sayl up∣on the Buoy on the tayl of Hendricks-Taerts-Plate; these you may under-sayl on the East side; leave them on your Larboard, and run on West away S. S. E. to the last buoy that lyeth upon the South point of the afore∣said Hendrick't-Taerts-Plate. Over against the Beacons upon the Nakens, lie on the South Wall two white Buoys, the most easterly lyeth upon the Tayl, which sayling off, you may under-sayl southward between the two last black Buoys; by the West Coast is the Road where the Ships which are bound to Harlingen set on to lighten.

Note. All the depths here before rehearsed, as well of Stortmeleck as of the Booms-Gat, are said of the low∣est water, at half-flood is three foot deeper; it floweth upon these at the aforesaid places with a common Tyde five and a half, or six foot up and down. The num∣bers of the depths set down in the Card of the Fly and Ameland-Gat, are to be understood for feet: As for Example, By the outer Buoy of the Boomkens-Gat, stand 66, that is, 66 foot, or 11 fathom, six foot being reckoned for a fathom.

Stortemeleck.

To sayl into Stortemeleck, (that is the Land-deep of Ulie-land) Bring the Cape that is on the East end of Ulie-land and the Light-house together, they shall then bear from you S. S. E. or a little easterly; sayl there∣upon, and you shall fall right on the first Buoy that ly∣eth on five fathom, on the outermost of the long Bank; the Bank is on the North side reasonable plain, so that those who come out of the North, may run thereby on the Lead in five or fix fathom, and so likewise find the outermost Buoy. If need require, men may run over the end of the long Bank, but not too far eastwards of the outermost Buoy, in 3 fathom, or 18 foot. Towards the Shore, though not eastward of the second Buoy, but a good way westward, lyeth right southward the point of another small Tayl, whereupon near the Buoy it is no more than 11 foot water; between this Tayl and the long Bank, runneth a Chop in the Ground to the eastward, of five fathom deep: It happeneth some∣times, that Ships coming over the end of the Long-Bank, and finding again deeper water, do think them∣selves to be in the right depth of Stortemeleck, where∣upon they luff, but run in the aforesaid Chop, in be∣twixt the two foresaid Tayls; and if with a westerly wind, not without great danger, and yet must run out again backward; coming out of the West along by Ulie∣land in 4 or 5 fathom, you shall not miss to run the fore∣said outermost Buoy in sight: he that in the night fall∣eth about Stortemeleck, let him bring the Light-house S. S. E. from him, and run thereupon till he come near∣er the Shore, he shall run to the westwards of the outer∣most Buoy; within Stortemeleck there lie 7 black Buoys, with one white Buoy; sayling in, leave all the black on the Larboard, and run along the southward, leave the white on the Starboard, even as all other white Buoys, as well in Booms-Channel, the Jetting, as upon the Ulie-Stream.

In coming from Stortemeleck, you must somewhat shun the Shore, for it hath a Shoal right over against the first Buoy.

The second Buoy, called the Outermost-Drooge-drie, lyeth on 11 foot upon the ridge of the shoalest of the Channel; South thereof is also not more than 11 foot water, and a little further again 16 foot deep. The third, called the Innermost-Drooge-drie, lyeth in 16 foot; the right depth betwen both is 3 fathom. The fourth is called Heyckboeck; between this and the third, the right depth is 5 fathom: Over against the fourth, lyeth the white Buoy on the Strand, hard by runneth a little Tayl from the Shore, which you may undersayl when you sayl outwards to this white Buoy; or to the third, which from without it stretcheth E. N. E. in; from the fourth to the fifth almost East, and further more and more southerly: The fifth Buoy is called the Outermost Corner Buoy; the sixth the Middlemost Corner Buoy, and the seventh, or last, the Innermost Corner Buoy; betwixt the Outermost and Middlemost Corner Buoy, the next Outermost runneth a Tayl from the Shore, which you may undersayl from without, this groweth sometimes almost as far as the Buoy; then breaketh the depth by the Wall again through, and scoures the Tayl wholly to the North Shore; from the Innermost Buoy, men run forth alongst by the Strand of Ulie-land, or southward to the Buoy upon the Plate.

To sayl in at the Spaniards-Channel.

For to find the Spaniards-Channel, coming from the northwards, You must bring the Capes upon Huysdown one in the other, or a little through one another, (to wit) the Runner, that is the southermost and greatest, a little to the eastwards of the other, then they shall bear S. S. E. from you; sayl then in right with them, keeping them so, and you shall sayl right upon the out∣ermost Buoy, or in sight of it, which lyeth (as is said) upon the Point of the Keysers-Plate in 22 foot at low∣water: When you come to the Buoy, the Kooger-Church shall lie full E. N. E. from you: Therefore if you come from the westwards or southwards, then

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bring that Church not more northerly from you then E. N. E. but rather a little more easterly, and sayl then right in with it, until that the Capes come one right against another; or else you shall lightly sayl upon the Keysers-Plate, which is without upon the North side very steep; Men may run a little west∣wards of the Outermost Buoy; alongst to the cast∣wards of it it is broader.

From the first, or the outermost Buoy, to the se∣cond, the course is South, somewhat westerly; and from thence to the third, fourth, and fifth, which is the Buoy of the Cape and Steeple, it is almost one course S. S. E. or somewhat southerly; the Buoys lie along the West Shore; men may for need sayl alongst to the westwards of them, but not far, for the West Shore is so steep, that if a great Ship should lie with the Stern against it, there should be no more than 3 foot at Head, and by the main Mast at least three fa∣thom deep; but the East Shore is flat, you may run alongst by it upon your Lead, until you come within the Buoys: The Buoy upon the Tayl, that is, the in∣nermost, upon the Buoy of the Old-Slenk, lies from the Buoy upon Cape and Steeple, South by West, and S. S. W. but the Helder S. E. then you may sayl from the Buoy upon Cape and Steeple right with the Hel∣der, without danger; or to the Buoy upon the Tayl, and from thence alongst by the South Shore, which is also very steep, or right to the Helder, as shall be most convenient for the Wind and Tyde.

The Fore-flood sets very strong over the South-ground to the Spaniards-Channel, till half-flood, and the Fore-ebb S. S. E. till half-ebb. The Helder lyeth from the Buoy upon the Tayl E. S. E. and S. E. by East: When you are come near the Helder, run close by it, so to avoid a Tayl shooting off from Geest-sand, which you may sayl within as you come from Sea, there lyeth a Buoy upon it, which leave on the Larboard∣side; being past the Helder, go N. E. or a little more easterly, or alongst the Texel-side in eight or nine fa∣thom, into the Capevaerden-Road. The Wieringhen side is steep.

The Slenck.

In the Slenck used to lie six Buoys, but the Sands are grown now so high, that they have stopt the Pas∣sage. Within the sixth Buoy it is wide enough to sayl from thence to the Helder E.S.E.

To sayl into Land-deep.

To sayl out at the Land-deep, Run alongst within a Bow-shot of the Foot-strand of Huysdown, and about by the Heads, and you shall not miss the innermost Buoy lying on the Shoals, nearest the West Shore, in 17 foot at high, and 13 foot at low-water; that shoaly place is not above two Ships length broad; over it, and also within, it is deep enough. Thwart of that Buoy shooteth of a Tayl from the Shore towards the Buoy, therefore run close alongst by the Buoy, and leave it on your Starboard-side in sayling out. Besides that Buoy, there lie three other Buoys in the Land∣deep, which you must leave all lying to Seawards of you, and so run between them and the Shore; when you are past the fourth Buoy, you are past all the Shoals, and you may sayl where you will.

To find the Land-deep, coming from the Sea south∣wards, You must sound the Shoal in 4 fathom and a half; and running so by the Shore, you shall sayl right with the outermost Buoy; which done, come no nearer the Shore, else you sayl within the Tayl of Arrian-Bergers-Creek, which shooteth off from the Shore to the South Sand-hill; or else if you come from Sea, with an open Wind, then keep the great Cape upon Huysdown over Dirckoms Sand-hill, (that is a round Sand-hill a little to the South of Kichdown, but not so high) and sayl so in right with it, you shall then meet with the outermost bucy, which lyeth at low∣water in 4 fathom and a half, near the wester Grounds, or the Hakes, leave it on the Larboard-side, and run in alongst to the eastwards of it; betwixt it and the Shore, it lyeth most N. E. and N. E. by North in; you can take no hurt on either side, if you take heed to keep you in the Shore. Thwart of the Kich∣own, or coming to the southwards of it, you must edge a little from the Shore, to avoid the Shoal which lyeth near, somewhat from the Shore. When you come to the second buoy, then cometh the Mill to the northwards of Kickdown, and at the third, the Mill and Can-Nells-House come one in the other, which two buoys lie in five fathom at low-water; from the third, to the in∣nermost Buoy, it is N. E. by East; run close alongst to the eastward of it, to avoid the foresaid little Tayl of Sand which (thwart of it) lyeth off from the Shore, and then forth within a Bow-shot the Heads, and so along by the Strand of the Holder.

To sayl into the Mase.

The Mase is at present a wide or broad Flat, ha∣ving little change of depth, which may be sayled with all winds. When the Wind is South, regard the old Marks; that is (coming from Sea) before you see the Capes, bring the Steeple of the Brill, which is a stumpy Steeple E. S. E. from you, or a little East or southerly; after you have gotten the Cape, bring them together and run on; or if you bring the Brill Steeple a hand-spikes length northwards of the Tower of Oostveern, and run on, you shall then first run the buoy in sight lying in three fathom at low-water.

From this first buoy, we sayl to the second and third buoys right upon the Capes. The second buoy lies on 13, and the third upon 11 foot; being there, the Stee∣ple of Goeree comes a little upon the foot-strand of the Land of the Brill: The fourth buoy lyeth much alike with the third, right upon the Capes, though a little more southerly; between these buoys, the shallowest of the Mase is about 10 foot; by the fourth buoy it begins to deepen, with a common low-water it is about 11 foot deep, but with a southerly or S. E. Wind it runs shallower; from thence to the fourth buoy it is broad, so that there we may sayl in a reasonable depth. Be∣low the Heydick, or innermost Beacon, it is much nar∣rower. The fifth buoy lyeth distant from the fourth E. N. E. and N. E. by East, from the fourth buoy to the fifth; southward along the buoys, in the right Chan∣nel, it is 14, 15, 16, and 17 foot deep, and near the fifth buoy five fathom. The sixth buoy lyeth from the fifth East by North in 12 foot; there along the south∣ward it is 5 and 6 fathom deep, and is called the Pit, coming then a little beyond the sixth buoy, so cometh Maeslant-Sluce and Ulaerding-steeple together; keep them so, and run forwards till you bring the Old-Head of the Brill in the New-head, then you may run to the Land of the Brill, and so alongst the south∣wards till you come before the Brill, where you may anchor; now those that will run higher up the Mase, let them run all alongst South-Wall, till they be past the New Sluce, let them chuse then the North Wall: from the East end of R••••senburgh there comes a Tayl off, which you may under-sayl coming westwards; if then (when you are past the heads of the Swartwall) you bring North the Brill-Steeple without or north∣wards these Heads, but keep to the southwards, you cannot under-sayl it, but must run far about south∣wards. Full eastwards of Heenvliet runs the old Mase in; the Flood falls there very hard, you must take heed that you be not deceived with the Terwasand, that

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is a great flat Sand, lying formost in the midst of the Old Mase, & that lies a great way dry at low-water, and stretcheth with a long small Point westwards into the Mase. To shun this, take notice of a bush of Trees standing on the South-wall, a little eastward of the Old Mase, keep the Steeple of Roterdam northwards of that Bush, so shall you not sayl over that Tarwe-sand; but if you let the Steeple come southward of the Bush, you shall surely strike upon the foresaid Tayl. Northward of the Tarwe-sand it is deep, upon which you may sayl in the Old Mase even to Dort; therein lie also 2 buoys, he that will run upon the aforesaid Marks of Roterdam Steeple and the bush of Trees, so long till the Steeple of the Brill comes together, with a tiled House which stands upon the South side of the East end of Roosen∣burgh, and keep that so standing, so shall he not miss of the buoy; being past the Old Mase, you may sayl in the midst of the water beyond Vlaerding, till you come to the five Sluces; from thence you must chuse the South Wall, and run along near unto it, till you come over a small Sand or Bank, where with low∣water, there is 11, or 11 foot and a half water; the nearer you keep to the South Wall, so much the deep∣er it is stretching cross the Mase; as soon as you are past that, keep strait to the Schtedams-head, there you have the deepest water.

To sayl into the Mase with a northerly Wind.

But if you will sayl in the Mase with a northerly wind, you must keep the upper Wall, that so you may have the smoothest deepest water; for by the North Wall there goes in a depth, where a full foot of wa∣ter and more is then by the buoys above written, and is called Everskill; to reach this, you must bring the outermost Beacon in the Brill, and keep it so standing, till you bring two bushes of Trees on the North side, East of it, that is, about a Musquet-shot north∣wards the outermost buoy; bring the most northerly Bush in with Delfs-Steeple, so are you then on the North side of Everskill; and the southerly Bush to the Eer, then are you on the South side of Everskill, then keep so long between both the Beacons, (then are you right over against the Hompel) then run again to the Land of the Brill, either to the Pit, or the aformenti∣oned Southern-Gat.

The Goerees-Gat.

Betwixt the Land of the Brill and Geeree, goeth in also 2 Channels, the northermost is called the Quack∣aeeps, and is not for great Ships, but onely for Smacks and small Ships; the other the Goerees-Gat: betwixt these two Channels lyeth a great Plat called the Hin∣der, which at low-water is not deeper than 5, 6, and 7 foot; to the northwards of it goeth in the Quacks∣deep, and the southwards of it the Goerees-Gat.

For to find the Quacks-deep, coming in out of the West, You must keep the Steeple of the Brill East from you, and run so in, until that a great Countrey House (which you shall see stand alone a little within the Point of the Quack) come to the southermost Sand∣hills of the Land of the Brill, which shall then bear near about East from you, keep that then so standing, and come so right in, until that Oostv••••rn come to the westermost or southermost Sand-hills, then come in a∣longst by the Strand somewhat more southerly, until that Goeree come to the eastwards, or within the Sand∣hills, then you shall be past the East Point of the Hin∣der, which the Pilots call the Buoyen; run then towards Goeree, or the eastwards, to Helleveet-Sluce, where you desire to be.

For to sayl in at the Goeree-Gat, You must bring the Steeple of Goeree and the Cape upon the Land of Goe∣ree, one in the other, and then they shall bear Fast by South, and E. S. E. from you; or if you cannot see the Cape, then bring the Steeple East by South, or E.S.E. from you, according as you shall have the wind, sayl in right with it, until you come hard aboard the Strand, and within a Bowls cast in alongst by it, East by North, and East in, so long, until that the Land do fall away more to the southwards; thereabouts runneth off from the Shore a little Tayl, which you may sayl within in going out, but not in coming in; there you must edge a little further from the Shore; being past that, luff up again towards the Shore or Haven of Goe∣ree, and anchor there before it; or else if you will run up the Hellevoet-Sluce, then bring the Mill which stand∣eth to the westwards of Goeree, a little to the north∣wards of the Steeple of Goeree, keep them so standing, and sayl so up to Hellevoet-Sluce, and you shall not come near the Plat, which lyeth over against, or to the southwards of Hellevoet-Sluce.

When you sayl in at the Goeree-gat with a bare sou∣therly wind, and that you cannot bring the Cape and Steeple one in the other, you may bring the Steeple wel E. S. E. or a great Capstane bars length to the north∣wards of the Cape, and then run on until you come over against the Strand, and so you shall run over the Tayl of the Hinder in 14 and 15 foot at low-water; but when the Cape and Steeple are one in the other, you shall not have less than 19 or 20 foot: being come over the Tayl of the Hinder, in the right depth, it is 6, 7, and 8 fathom, deeper water. A little within the Cape, or almost thwart of it, is the narrowest of the Channel, further in it is wide; on the side towards the Hinder, it is rising Ground, but the south shore alongst by the Strand is very steep.

To sayl in at the Brewers-Haven.

Before the Land of Scowen, thwart of the Brewers-Haven-Chan∣nel, lie 3 Banks, the outermost called the Bree-bank lyeth a ken∣ning without the Land, upon which it is 7 fathom deep, and again within it 10 fathom deep; upon the second, near the Shore, it is 5 fathom deep, and again within it is 7 fathom. The third, called the Ooster, lyeth close by the Land, and runneth into the cast∣wards, betwixt Schowen and the Land of Goeree; upon it is no more than 6 foot water: When you would sayl into the Channel of Brewers-Haven, you must go about to the westwards of it.

Upon the West end of Schowen stand two Capes, bring them one in the other, and run so right in with them, until the Steeple of the Remisse (which Steeple is somewhat sharp) come to the Blenck or W••••lsack, that is a high white Sand-hill, which shew∣eth it self out in Whiteness high above all the other Sand-hills, then leave the Capes, and run in by the marks of the Blenck and Re∣misse, until that Outdrop (a little white Steeple upon the Land of Goeree) come to the Steeple of G••••ree, and so you shall go in be∣twixt the Ooster of the Larboard-side, and the Hill on the Star∣board-side; and alongst a little to the southward of the outer∣most Buoy, until you come within the Ooster. When Outdrop and Geeree are one in the other, then leave also the aforesaid marks of Remisse, and run in right with Goeree, until you come by the second Buoy; or (if there lie no Buoys) until that Bommence come a little without the Oxe-Tayl, that is a Point of Schowe, lying out a little to the westwards of Brewers-Haven; sayl so right in until you are past the Brewers-Haven. This Channel of Brewers-Haven, is a broad and deep Channel, very convenient for great Ships; he that must turn in or out to windwards, may run alongst a good way on boch sides, as well of the outermost as the second Buoy; but to the southward of them it is deepest, and the common Fair-way. The third Buoy, is a Buoy with a Tayl, and lyeth upon a Point of a Tayl off from the Ooster, which you may not go to the northwards of, until you be very close alongst by it. All alongst by the Strand of Schowen it is very deep and steep, you may run close by it from the outermost Buoy unto Brewers-Haven, there is nothing that can hurt you; the shoalest of this Channel is 18 or 19 foot; at least a league without the Land, in the coming in betwixt the Ooster and the Hill; further inwards it is 4, 5, 6, and 7, and at some places 10 and 11 fathom, as it is shewed in the Chart by the number of feet, and all at low-water.

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A Chart of the EEMES ELVE

Amelander gat Lauers Scholl••••lgh Weser Eyder and isever and how the same doth bare from Holy land

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A Chart of the Coast of IUTLAND with the Adjacent Islands shoals and depthes from the Hever to the Schaw

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A Chart of the SOUTH SEA

Texel and Fly-stream with all ye Sands Depths and Soundlings

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A Chart of the EEMES as the Easter and Wester Eeams Scholbalgh & the Lau••••er

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A Chart of the FLY and AMELANDER gat

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A Chart of the WESER and Iade

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A Chart of the MAES

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Showing the Chan∣•••••• of Brewers haven Zierick and Viergat

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The Coast of HOLLAND Between the Maes and the Texel

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