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Show Chap. 17. of fortiorotwes, tic) Wtolo. {ilopater builded, GQErs Here is nothing that bath 7 brought me info moze admis bo confeining 200 and eightie cubits tn length, ano eight and fortie cubits in bzeadth; tt belo alfo foure fhoufand ies, foure hundzed mariners > ad thre rationofthe potverandfoxce --thoufand fonloiers , fo that tn the Cato belle incre aeh of antiqnitiethan their dilis -_fcaucn thoufur and foure bundzed perfons;a report ‘L-Y° gence and care had of their 1° incredible, iftruth and gad teftimonie did not con HP naules: Kherein, thetherA firme the fame. % mutt neds conferte therefore,that confider their (paedie butlee the anctent veffels far exceeded ours for capacitie; OVeA ing, 02 great number of Thips ahtch fome one Kingdonte e2regionpoffeffes atone infant; ft gineth me fill occafion, citherto falpect the biftozie, 02 fo thinke that in our times we conteberie farte bebind them. Jon that a thing is it fo baue a thfp growingon the ftub, and failing on the fea twithin the fpaceof fine and fiftie dates? nevertheleffe if pou regarsthe fornte, and the affus -rance from peril of the fea >» and theretotthall the -_ffrength and nimbleneffe of fuch as are made in our time, pou (hall eafilie find that ours are of moze bas Lue than theirs : fo) as the greateft befell is not al iwaies the fafett, fo that of mot buge capacitie is -_not altvaies the aptet to Mitt and broke the feas: And petfucha nauis was fo be feene in the fir tar 20 a8 might be fone by the great Wenvic, the bugel of Carthage, led thither by Ducllius the Romane, _effell that euet Cngland framed in onr times, Zn the warres alls again Wteron too pundzed either Were the hips of ollike bnto ours in and tiwentie tall Hips bare leafe € faile withinfiue mouldandmancr of buflding aboue the water (fo And foptie daies. In thelecondiwarreof Carthage of lotw gallies in our (eas ie make {mall account) the nauie that tosnt iith Scipio was felledinthe no? fo full of cafe Within , fth time bath ingendzed tood,and feense fo faile on the fea fullie furnithen fre Gre weekes ; ubich bnto them that are fgnozantof things doth féemeto be falle and bipomttble, 3nitke maner fo2 multitude, tue find in Polybius, that at one firth on the fea the Komans loft fcauen 39 bundzed beffels, tuhich bare echof them fue rowwes of ores on afive, and the Carthaginentes flue bury dyed, Anvalbeit the foymes and apparel of there wet fels were not altogither coztelpondent to outhips ad gallies made tn thefe dates: pet the capacitic of mot of them did not onelic mate), but farre exceed them; (0 that if one of thetr biremes onlie contets hed fo much inborvenasa Hipof ours of fir bun Bred tun: that fhall we thinke of thofetbichban moze fill fr the tights , and brought all things to moze perfection than thep bad in the beginning. Andnow to come tuto our purpofe at the firtt ins tended, Khenauieof England mapbe viutded into thre fortes, of tbich the one feructh fo2 the toartes, theo fher for burden, anv the third fo filbermen, ibhich get their lining by Athing on the fea, Botv manieot -_the fii over are mainteinen tofthin the realme, tf -ppaflet np cunning to etpretle : pet fith it map patted into the nauie rofall anv consmon fete, be9 -_thinke gan to {peake of thofe that belong buto the zince,and fo much the rather, fo) that thetr is cortetne ¢ fuel knowne fo berie ntante.number Certes feanentotwes of walistng ona five? 40 there is no prince in Curope that bath a more J Gould femetoc2es fpeake Mmoveof thefeforrenAutleatt things beautifullcs gallant foxt of thips than quenes fan the courte of the biffovie Doth permit without -_amaieflie of England at this pretent andthe licence to digrefe: gine me leatie( beleedh fhote gene gens af eefo twade petalittie further inthetheeepest of thefe ancient formes kinds of beflcls. $02 alber tt that the difcourfe hereof Mabeth little to the {cviption of our prefent navie int England: pet ae: fall valli¢ ave of fuch erceening fore, that tivo of them being well agvintee faeniipen as tye out vill not let to cntounter With th; ° fonteof thote of other countries, and etthe me them o2 put them to flight if they ma aee on hone. the report thereof not be oripzofitable and bnplea, either are the senda 2 4 forren fant fo {ach as hall reave among the tritings of fo conuententlie mane, to b sohefofuel onebavkes their capacities ano montas , Stthall not be amitte feaas another therefore fo begin at the nauie- so Muloter tilieng bpon the a fhoze in anie part of the cor: of ¥erres of hid)" tinent ech meane peffeit as thot ‘ ? ofe of Crgland . And therefore the (as aypecreth Herodor) toas _commonee ort ablePa tecetueHel tio that fr, bundiep annby thittic 6 foulviers; mongt themielues And fome of them thaé bundyed, Ehere tere called ts Serene be frit tahfeh is, that for firength ,adurance , nimbleneffe aoe- puacn Gallies that baptize and fiwittnette of failing , there are no beffels in the tnbifterenflie applied f inell tothe ne 218 4S to the conuerfant in pi tothe gallie as tip, found. 3n olo thneatie DORs calito: be Toles, fiue rolues, ft; fe rene Sallis effone pea fifteene would fobecompareo math ones. anv all thefe are committe fo the regiment ann fafe cuffovie of the Somictall , tho is (0 called (as fometmagine)of Grebe teax0 Almi ras &capiteine onfhe fea. forthefo roles of ioeaun, eight,nine, tibelue, .q falth Zonaras in Ba/itio Macedone tx Bafilio Porphyringeiehone Damattieneet ve mete. Plinie lib. 7, Words, another (o2t from Aniyras the Saracen my Gallies with tayo roWwes call the fir maker ofthe -_giftrate.e2 from fome Sfrench derivation: but hele des referceth oftat quantiticthafebettie ines eeeat beN nicethough otherfete it from Adare eyedatte the tritemes ewes : Thucidithumsthe quatyre mesuerememes Coo tle of Carthage -thingsare notfos this place, ane therefore 3 pale Temouee. he quénes bighneffe bath at this p2 sthe sieuninta Deutfed bp Ariffos of Salaminas the ao ee bp Pefichibon rail Mitton coca Sian by¥enago, lot. yahilan. of fortic: nth Pefigiton rr, -_fent(ubichig the foure and tipentith of bir reigne)al -_teadie made ap farnithen tothe numberof fone onflue and tiwentie great Chips,tthich lie for the mol part in Gillingham rove, befide tine galltes, of bofe particntar names and fornitutes (to far forth as Scan come bp them) it fall not be annie fo : icbaboue fhury et sepaer(ae of efiftie tene + ons sth in min Spinioall makerepost at this time, The defcription ofEngland. Thenames of fo manie hips belong. ‘nap tol bebe a iy eh -- pon os ron fer mes cn‘aaaTD ny P u pote monic fo emploied fo be nothing p:ofitable to the queenes coffers : as a god bufbano fatd once ato fi { TheBonaduenture. Elizabeth Ionas. White Beare. Philipand Marie. | Triumph, | Bull. 4 Tiger. Antlope. Hope. Lib. Vidtorie. Marie Rofe. P | Forefight. swift fute, Aid. Handmaid. | Dread noucht. Swallow. 1o moutfo the defente of the counttie, he ban liketwife | Barke ofBullen, | Adhates, | falcon: George. J Ft is fatd,that as kings mbdprinceshaue inthe The buderitaded that the god keeping of the fea sisthe fafegard ofour land, be tould haue alterep his cene fare , md fone giuen outer his trdgement , For in fimes patt,ben our nation mabe {niall account of nanigation , botw fone vid the Komans, then the Saxons, ¢ laff of all the Eanes inuavethis Fanve tihotecrucltte in the end tnforced our countrimen, -_as it were cuent againt thetr wils , to prowtde Foz pong dates of the bold , and long fice framed hips from other places, andbuiloat home of their themfelucs to creat eucrie peate a citic th fome one 20 ofune sherebp their entmies tere oftentimes dfs place 03 other of thetrkingdoms(and nofmall won ftreficd.But mot of all tere the Mo2mans therein det that Sardanapalus thouls begin € fini two, to becommenaed. Foz tn a thostprocelfe of time ak to wit, Anchialus and Tharfus in one daic) fo bir fer the conquetfof this Zland , and ged confiveratigrace doth pearelicbutloone Hhipozothertothebets on had for the twell keepingof the fame,thep fappoten fer defente of bir frontiers from the entmie.ibut as hothing moze commodtous for the pefente of the of this report J haue no alured certeintie,fo it Gall countrie, than the maintenance of a ffrong nanie, fuffice to bane fain fo much of thefe things: petthis adtay thep {peedilic proutocd,matnteined, and theres J thinke two:thie further to be adocd, that if thep by teaped int the end thetr toithen fecuritic > Miberes Could all be dginett to ferutce at one infant) tic) {oith before their times this Zland toas neuerac God forbid)he ould haue a potver bp fea of about 30 quainted. IBefore the comming ofthe Romans, nine 03 ten thoutand men,thich teres notablecony pw not read that tue bad ante thips atall, ercept a panie, befidethe fuyplic of other beMfels aperteining -_-fetv maneof ticker and covered iwith buffle bites, to bir fabiects to furnit tp bir botage, like buto the thich there are fome to be fence at this Weide thefe hie grace hath other in hand alfo,of -_pretent in Scotland(as FJ hearealthough there be a fiom hereafter as their turties do come about, J little (¥ tote not tocll hat) difference betipene fill not let fo leaute forefarther tementbance.She Hath liketwite tye notable galites: the Spervtwell, the Crie right, and the Wlacke gatlte, with the fight thet. DE the fameallo Solinus fpeaketh, fo far as % remember : neverthelefte it map be gathered by bis hbctrof ano reft of the natierotall,itisterevibleto Inoxds,hotw the Dyer parts of them aboue the tua, The Wat coats are keptin quict,and fundzte forten entries ie 07 fuperifition,as pet ¥ dw not reap, numberof thore that ferue fo burden with the other, thereof J banc made mention alveadic, and hoe bie ts Dailic féene,as occafion feructh, in fime of the Wwatres,is to me dtterlie baknsiwne. wet iftheres hav fone hips alt, but as their number and monlo -twaslitle and nothing to the purpote, fo Cgbert was -_-the fir prince that ener throughlie began fo knot this neceffitie of a nanie, and bfe the fernice thereot fer onelte were framed ofthe fatd twickers,a nb that Ceuta faie how greatlie hit grace ts delighted : anv mot 40 the Writons vid bfe to fat all the tbtles thep tenthep Were at Without great caufe (F faie) fith bp their wicancs bir to the fea in them : but tthether it were pone fo} polis the feain: putbacke, thich othertwife toould inuave ts. rhe In the beginning of the Sarons regiment tne port of ote record be ante thing at allto bectevites, tthe vefente of hts countrie, After bimalfo fome foute 02 fit, mb (a8 3 beard of latejone man -_frompirats, Mert onto him other there are 135 fhfps that etad s00 tun, topmen _pzinces,as Alfreo, Cogar, Cthelted,sc : tnvenourey buver 100 at abone fortic 656: botes 100 s but of 5° moze arty moze to foze themfelues at the full with halkes catches, fitherboats,and craters,itlicth not hips ofall quantitics but chieflic Gogar,fo: he pio: ttt tite fo deliver fhetat account, ith thep are hard» -utdeda natte of 1600 aljds 3600falle,hich be dint lie focorteby, De ele allo there ave forme of the -_-ved into foure patts , and fent them to abfoe bpon Queties matetties dubieds that bane tivo 02 thre, -foure fundjte coafts of the land to keepe the fame (and toorthie to be ree hhofe nante J feppretts for movetties fake hath bene micmbzed)is Cthelozed, tho made a laty,that everte kinotpne not long finte to baue hav firtene 01 fe man holding 310 bidelands, foulfind a tip furnts uenténe, and emploted them tibolicto the wafting hed to ferue bin in the iwarres. Wotwbeit,m as y in and out of our merchants,abereby hebathreapen -_-fatv before,then all their nauie was at the Steatett, no fmall commoditic anv gaine. 4 might take occas 66 it was not comparable for force and fare batlbing,to fion to fell of the notable and oifficult voiages mave -that which attertward the Nosnrans proutvedsnetther into Frange conittties by Englithmen,and of theie -_that of the Homans ante thing like to the fame Bailie fuccette there: but as thefe things are nothing _-that is to be {ene now in thefe our dales. $0? the incident to my pritpofe, FI furccafe tofpeakeof fourneies alfo of our hips, pou thall bnderffarn, thetit. Dnelie this willZ ad, to the env all mten -that a twell builded bemen till run 07 fatle conw Shall brderftano fomethat of the great mafles of monte thre handjedleagues o7 nine hundzc0 ntileg treafare dailie ertploied bpor our nanie,bow there ina weke, o2 peraduenture fone fill go 2200 are fetp of there Hips,ofthe firt and fecond (ort,that leaguestn fir toehes ano anbalfe, And fuerlie,it beitig aparelled and made teavte to fale, are not their lading be reavie oe hep coine thither, ibaith one thoulaw potitios, 07 thie thonfann vty there be of them that will here,at the theft Zndicg, cats at the leat, if they Mould pretentlie be fold, shome againe in ttwelue 02 thirtene tekes from TH at Hatt tug thinke then of he greater, but efpe- ciailie of the nanierotall,of abid) inc one befellis toayth tinsof the other,as the Otpiuxightshaneotten n) atall, 02 {ups fiben he hard there thoulo be pzonftion mae fo arz mo2,Wihing the quénes monie fobe rather lato ont to forte {peedier returne of gaine bnto bic grace, bicautethe realme(fatth be)is in cafe good entough,and G peraduenture he thought.iBnt ifas by ttoze of are Genet. LReuenge. Ting this repost, wil either not crenit 201 Colcheter; although the fate Fnotes be cight hv 20d leagues from the cape 02 point of Coznetwail, as J haue bene informed, Dhis alto J onvertana by thefe hips. hata Se ee PEED than bitvelbie carts , md more ferning for pleature and to gase bpon,fhan ante bfe in the twars for ttc fhep Mould be denifed. Wutof all other J note one Ha Of thenauic of England. Set The defeription of England. St |
