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Show The defcription ofBritaine. Offuch ports and creeks as:ourfeafaring-men doo notefor their benefit upon ; the coaits of England, The defcription of Britaine, (there geod hips of a bundzed tan 02 ito2e be made) this fruttfatnetfe toas not tninownebute the 232i, Alfford, Tinenball, Colehetter, Colo bith, wough hedge, Fingering bo, catt qerleie , weit Mpertete, SHaltot, Golvanget ,W5o2.0w, wpaldon , Stancigate, SHudmefter, Peters, arnbant, Cricfete, Aton, Chap.17. Clements griene, Wulbpidge,Wacletton, Warltmgy litle Tlakeringmuch CHlakertig, uth Supbariey Sa maie be that ¥ have i Wiakeringbam, Melton Wapper billor Xe, Weare EX! thele former chapters omits flecte,pidieterange, Fobbing, Wavlete gad, Bucks { &tedfundgic banensto befound yo tng, Stanford,and Z ilberte fervie, 4 af bponthe tho2e of England, and fome of them ferucd twith backe waters,through want of found and fofficient infor Hnodlond, Peihall,patoiton,Aileftor, ews bith; Vothetker, Sclingham, Keinbame, Uipehuray, wale fed, Nuinbsww, Milton, Feucrtham, Whittaple, RS &s mation from fac) as haue iwpitten‘oute me of the fame. Fncecompente heres of Hhaue thought god to addethis chapter of posts Horne,Margate, Wroveftater , amfgate ; and mae nie of there godcrekes : all Sandtwich , Dotter, Pide,reatonable ports, although noneofthe bet. and creckes,thereby (fo farte asito me ts pomble) x 3n Suffer twe bane Smalave with the crackes Hhall make fatt(facion of mine ouerfights.and albes to the fame,atidon, Apledoure,Kxic a gad it J cannot (being to fo much abuten by fome that 9 adtoining hauen,and Winchelfeie nothing at all tnferiourta bane Leerett me of mpnotes in this bebalfe ) baing the fame,andfo manie thires onelie are left brite me mp pucpote: fo pafiefor all the tole coat of cngx at this time y therefore of force ¥ mutt absnptlic lamdround about, from Werwike to the Solue: pet pate off todeale anic further twith the ret, whofe A iniltnotict tofet dotone fo mud) asbpgwdbap. notolenge Famriaht ture would hauc bane profs temaineth,abeveby my founttiomentyall notaltae table :and for the fbich 3 hoped to have reaped great gither toantthat benefit , hoping in time to reconer fhankes at the bands of fud) fea-faring-men, as = _ teff; if God grantlife and gwd fuccede fhould haue pad ble hereof, reto, ‘ Mozthume= Dderland, Durham, Yozbethire, In MorGumberland therefnre we haue wertvike, Hole Aland, Wamborow,r5edtwell Donttanbozow, ° Corket Sland,Warkewnrth, Petobiggin, Alimow iy ABlithes nuke,and Zinmouth haven; 9n the bithopetjc, Sonderlann, Stocketon, tary tlepole,Zhefe, Sn Borkelhire, Dapitam fands, Sfeningrerne, Staics, Runiutke,obinbuds baie,Wahitbie, Criacht. Inikent Harling, Cite, Harifiecte, Stokehotwy Bent, Sule, Defunt caterde Oftheaire, foile, and commodities ofthis Hand. Cap.18. Scars bo2olw, Fileie; Flambozotw, ABaichlington, Geatte (for the moff party Pomes aft {tie bocke, Sifter kirke Helfeie,Cl throughout the land és {uch, Che itte,attenton, ‘Bytaith Holmes,KemninghanyPalt, Wioo as byreafon trrmanerof con n, Wulbsige, Bes uerleie, dull, Watell, Porthfereb ' =) tinuall clouds ,is reputed fo ie »ucke creeke, 40 Blackecot, Zatrethel Wotwoen, c-Ly~ be groffe,and nothing fo plea 2. In Lincolnethive, Selbie, Snep Pincotne=fant as that is of the maine, e Turneb; fhire, Vavdifie,Catebie, Stockwith, Darke { WPotnbeit, as thep tbich at tete, Cane tolv, Southferebie, artona BC A ee. firme thefe things,baue ones SOdpoint,WBarrowa godhauen, Skaterniiia Sod lie tefpec t to the tmpeviment 02 port, Penningha rance of the Stalingbo2otw 4 god bauen, funtie beames,bythe interpofitiobinte Gui n of the clouds and Clie, Darcy chappell, Saltiete ion a en] ott ingro fled aire : foerpertence teachett bs,t , TAiilgripe , Paples hat itis ba " ok"Ata /Wenllet HO leffepure,tbolefome , ann commo e, Frifcon , Lok, dtons than is eroike, Gotton, Frompton, that of other countries 2 And (as Cafar himfe,lfe ce heres 2 ' fo addeth) mudy dikea godbauen, mF more tempe : aoe 5° that of the Galles,from thomrate in fummer that Bn Morthfolke, Linnea Hosthfoike, God Hauen, Snatch he aduen bam, ®itchbam , Delingha Helther is there anie thing found in turen hither. fhe aire of our Thomeham God , Bankelte m gan ie fae tegton, thatts not bfuallie féne r gad > Burnbam ga, amongtt other nae iith oiuers tolvnes and villa tions lieng bepond the teas ges thereto belongin 4 , Wherefore , we mule Welles gad 3 Strikete,M neds confelle,that the arian, Blakeleie fotone, ion of our Blan (for "Whithon Clate, wWlakelie bee hefitof thebeauens)isSituat bauen gad , Salthoute nothi ng creeke, Sheringham bith, anie countrie of the maine,thereinferiour to that of %oughton » Cromer fo euer it lie sndet Betton, Lrinningham the open firmament . and this » Pounlleie , Woman. rch kneto fall Bateborow , Wakeham {well, tho affirmeth apart of the Pluta , Eckelies , Winterton, Clift an fields to be Cutter, elmefeie, Dkel foundin Britaine, any 4 t ; Upton, Waibzioge, Parmonth, god 60 Huaforic, all the tuaie to Rortwiey with of we billages on theriuerfi nc, "=" Nn Suicolkte,Weel es, Wongeie, Southton, Cos ton, Gorton, Laittote a gan post dct, Da ne raaetton, Btibanoty 5 Cotte bith, Gtton , talalne? life, Donetwich, Stwoln bauen; Stfetvell,Thorpe al borotv,D3ford Agad bane Colneic, Sproten, Ppiw n,Balfeie Od, F elirftoty ich y Dotwnambzinge Praanll.Sbotelete,Catatnec,sSarf od. 20 Cer tuehaue Dedham, Danie ap, oi tre Wirabbetres Ramieie whe. Dmvlerd. Dkeleie irbi , Wartwich goles e,horpe.\Beteptwm Wal fou mill, Wlalton hull : D.Dithes, Wentleie an- Jet HO, Wricleteie ,obauen gan, Tostington bout tin the Deean, "8 that ave Gtuate ae of Writaine is ach,as bp the tetrimontes andShe repoColle rts both of old ano hel triters', and ere Perienice allo of fachthe as not Tiefruitfullsand foc in vcda inbabit the fame sts bes as bingeth fozth mante commodities , tbereof sore tt felfe(tf fond niceother countrtes baue ned, nette tuere abolifhen)néedbe of thofe that are Datlie bought from other plas aPeuerthelette it ig move inc pei " > than profitable fox filllined to feeding and age , and bearing of - = 4 reaton thereofthe countric is wanverfule fuch fone a ne its G anea thatthe fotyar batt ie e fo} the p2ouifion anta ee femeas lesince this Celt Plentic of tiners. Biles. 109 With plentieof quarries (and thofe of furmie hinds tonstong befoye Cafars time , tbtcy fwas the caule of mavble,hard ffone,anofine alabaffer)but alforicy fiberefaxe our predeceffors living in thofe dates in mines of ntettall,as thalbe hetwen hereafter, mianernegleded tillage,and liued bp feeding and gra Bn this Jland likewife the winds are commoanlie windg, fing onelic, Ihe gratters themfelues alfo then divel» moze rong andfierce, than in anie other places of ledinmoueable billages by companies, thofe cus the maine, tebicy Cardane alfo efpted : and that is of Home tvas to dinide thegroundamongt them , and ten feene bpon the nakeo billes, not garded twith each one not to depart from the place there bis lot trés to beare and keepeit off, That gtieuons tneorv laie(a thing much liketo the Jrith Criacht)till by ea: usntence alfo infoxceth our nobilitie, gentrie, and Wuilding, ting op of the countrie about bint, be twas inforcen 10 communialtle,to builo their houfes in the ballies,leafotemmuefurther , and {eke for better pafture. dnd ving thebigh grounds tnto their comme anv cattell, his was the Wettith cuffome( as Flearne )at firtt, leaf the cold and ftormie blafts of winter fouls Ft hath bene commontlie reported, that the ground baced them greater annotance : tthereas in other res of Walesis neither fruitfulas that of England, gions each one defireth to fet bis houfe aloft on the neither the fotle of Scotland fo bountiful as that of bill, not onlie to be feene.a farre off,aid caft forth his WMlales:tich ts true,fox cozne and fopthe moft part: beamtesofffatelie and curious wo2kemanthip into stherivife,there ts fo god ground in fome parts of euerte quarter ofthe countries but also (in bot bas Wales,as ts in Cngland,albeit the bett of Scotland bitations) foz coloneffe fake of the aire, fith the beat be fcarfelte comparable to the meane of either of ts neuer fo bebement on the bill fopasin the ballic, bath . Uotwbeit, as the bountie of the Scotith noth 5, becaute the teuerberation of the funne beames cic fatle it fome refpect , fo doth it furmount in other; ther reacheth not fo farre as the bighett, 02 elfe bes Godand nature haning not appointed all countries commeth not fo frong as ubenitis refeaen bpon to peeld foorth like commodities, the lotverfoile, Wutthere our ground is not fo gwd as We woul Autto leave our butloings tuto the purpoten Hufbanv {wifl), tue hanecif ned be) {uffictent helpe to cherith place (tbfc) notivithftanving bane beric much ine amended,ste our ground withall ,and to make it moze fruitfull, created, meanefor curfofitie and coff, in Englano, 302 belive the compett that ts carried ontof the buf UWiales,and Scotland,within thete few peates) and banvmenis pards,vitdhes,ponds, douehoules, 02 ci: to returneto the foile againe. Certeinelicit is cuen fies and great totones : webaue with bs.a kind of hotv in thefe our daies grotpne to be much moe abitemarle , whichis of fo greatforce, that if it be 30 fruitfull,than it hathben e in timespatt, be canfe caf ouer a peece of land but oncein thee {core pears, ts fo2 that out countriemen are gtotonefo be moze it Hall not needof ante farther competing. Wereot painefall, thilfull,md carefull though recompente alfo Dmth Plinie fpeabe, lib. 17, cap. 6, 7, 8, abere be of gaine,than heretofore thep haue bene stnfomnch afficmet that our marle indureth bpon the earth bp that my Synchronio2 time fellotus can reape at this the {pace of fonrefcoze peares : infomuch thatit is prefent great commoditie in alittle tome; ithereas lato ponthe fame but once ina manslife , fiberebp of late peares, a great compatte bath peelded but the otoner thall not need to tranell tiwife in procuring (mall pofit, and this onelie though the tole and nes focommiend smdbetter bis (oile, Ie calleth it Margligent occupation of fuch, as dailie manured' and ga, and making diuerfe kinds thereof , be finallie hab the famein occupteng.9 might {et dolwne erame commendeth outs, and that of JFrance , aboueall o- 4o plesofthefe things out of all the pattsof this Zland, ther,ibich lieth Gomtetime a hundzed foot deepe , and that is to fate,manie of England, moze out of Scots farre better than the feattering of chalke bpon the land,but moff of all out of Wlales : in tehtch tivolat fame,as the Hedui and Pictones did in bis time, 03 tebearfen, berie little other foo ano Ifuelibod twas as fome of our daies alfo dm pracife: albeit oiucrfe ivent to be Loken fo2(beftve fleth)moze than the foile Dolike better to cat onlime , but it will not fo long ofit felfe,and the cot gaue;the people in the meane tndure,as J baue heard reposted. timeIfuing {belie , vifolutelie, and bp picking ano here areallo in this Jlano great plentic of frety fealing one from another. All abich vices are notw tiuers and freames,as pou baue beard alreadie,amd (fothe moff part)relinquithen, fo that cach nation thefe theougblis frangbt twith all binds of delicate manureth bir otpne twith triple commioditie, to that Gf) accuftomed to be found inriuers. Zhe thole Ble tt was before time. likewife ts berie full of billes, of thich fome (thongh he patture of this Jlandis Accorwding tothe na: Dattnre: hot verie manie)are of erceeding beigth, and dtucrfe fure and bountie ofthe toile, therebp in moft places extending themfelnes verte far from the beginning; itis plentiful, verie fine,batable, mb fuch as either as wemap fee bp Sheters bill, thich ritirg eatt of fatteth our cattell with fpen,o2 peeldeth gteat abut Lonbdon,anod not farre from the Thames, runneth a+ Dance of milke and creame ; dhercof the pellow et long the fouth five of the Zand weftivard, bnitill it butter and fineft cheefe are made. d5ut there the conte to Coanetpalt. Xtke onto thefe alfo are the blue claie abounveth (thich hardlie Dzinketh tp the Crotpdonbils; ebich though onder diners names(as Winters water in long feafon) there the grate is alfo the other from the ebe)dw run intothe bozders fpearic,rough,anv beriapt far bnthes: bp thich ocs of Scotland. yatHouly ¥ {peake of the Qheutot 66 cafion it commoeth nothing fo profitable onto the hilles tbtch reach tiventic miles im length, of the biacke mounteines in Clales,ubte) go from (*) to (ere lacks («)miles at the leat in length of the Cle hilies in Shropfhire,ubich come twithin fonre miles of Luw tol, andare dinfded from fomepart of Clozccficr bp the Lenw-of the Grames in Scotland,and of our Ghiltren, whic ave eighteene miles at the leat from site end of themt,tbidyreach from Wenlie tn Dyforv Wire to Dunftable in Wedforthire, and are veri¢ Well reptentthed twith tod and cooternotwithitan bing thatthe mo part yelp a fort fhort graffe, zofitable for thepe. herein albeit they of Scots land bo fometbat come bebind vs, vet their outs ward oefed ts intardlic recompented, not onclic otuneras the other. Whe bett patture groundof all Cnglanvis it Wales, ¢ ofall the patture in Wales that of Cardigants the cecfe. 4 {peake of the fame thicdhis to be found in the mounteines there, there the bundzed part ofthe graffe gtowing ic not eaten, but fuffeten torot on the ground, thereby the fotle beconmneth matted, and diuerfe bogges and quicke mo2es made twithall in long continnance; becanfe all the cattell inthe countrie are not able to eatif botone. 3fit be to be accompted gwd foile on obich aman map late a toad ouer night, amd on the mor< roto findit bippen and onergrowen with graffe: it ig not hard tofind plentie thereof in mante places of this land.Peuertheles, fach is the frnitfaines of the afozelaip |