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.

To sayl within the Banks of Yarmouth.

If you will sayl through from before Leystaff within these Banks, then look out for the Light-houses which stand by Leystaff, which are two little white Houses, the one standeth beneath upon the Shingles on the Sea∣side, and the innermost upon a little Hommock, some∣what farther within the Land; when you come to the southward, then they shew themselves to the northward of the Town, but come at last thwart of it. In the night there is alwayes fire on them.

To sayl in there also by night, Bring these foresaid Light-houses North-west by North, or somewhat more northerly from you, and sayl in right with them, either by Night or by Day; when the Church of Leystaff cometh to the southward of the Town, over a Coun∣trey House by the Water-side, then you come against the Channel, there is no more than three fathom at

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A Chart of the North Coast of England from Yarmought to Cocket Island.

Describing all the Roads ••avens and Harbors Depths and Soundings, the Courses and distances of one Place from Another

Newly Corroded and Published by Iohn Seller.

And are to be Sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Marriners Compass at the 〈…〉〈…〉

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A Description of the East Coast of Scotland Shewing all the Bayes Roads havens Harbors depths and Soundlings, Courses & distances of places one the said Coasts

Newly Corrected and Published by Iohn Seller.

And are to be Sold at his Shopp at Signe of the Marrinors Compass at the Hermitage stayrs in Wapping.

low water. Keep these foresaid Light-houses one in the other, or bring the innermost rather a little to the northwards of the outermost, to avoid a little Flat which lyeth to the South side of the Channel: But the Channel is indifferent wide, run in until you come a∣gainst it, in two fathom and a half, or two fathom, as near as you will or can; then go up northward alongst by the Shore, you shall then (having sayled a little to the northward) meet with a Flat, whereupon remain∣eth at low-water less than two fathom; you must anchor before that Flat, with laden Ships, and stay for high∣water; it floweth there about eight foot up and down: As soon as you are over the Flat, it will be five, six, and seven fathom deep; edge then to the shore, and sayl towards it, and you come before the Brew-house; there is a Road where you may anchor in five or six fathom; from thence northward, towards Yarmouth, alongst the Shore, is all over good anchoring, and good ground.

About a mile, or somewhat more, to the southward of the Town of Yarmouth, it hath two wooden Heads, you must sayl in between them both, against the highest water, when the strength of the Flood is spent; at half∣flood it is dangerous, because of the strong Tyde, which shall forcibly carry you into the Bight against the Shore; it is also best to carry your Ship in alongst the South-head, for there it is deepest: At Yarmouth, in the Road, men do commonly anchor to the northward of the Haven, right over thwart the Town, in five, six, seven, or eight fathom: The nearer you anchor to the Sands, the deeper water you shall have, but all good Sand, and soft Ground.

Notes

• Yarmouth Haven.