J.H. van Linschoten his discours of voyages into ye East and West Indies, in foure bookes / [Translated by William Phillip].
- Jan Huyghen van Linschoten
- Date:
- 1598
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: J.H. van Linschoten his discours of voyages into ye East and West Indies, in foure bookes / [Translated by William Phillip]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ſtraight beginneth fo open & dilcouer it ſelle, vou map faple nere it and wind about like a bow, ſo to auoid the riffes & ſhallo wes of the Moꝛth ſide, as alfo not to fal towards P ſouth fide of the mouth of the ſtraight, with the tide that runneth ther, loꝛ vou haue many depths and foule ground, vou muff alwaies hold on ß Poꝛth ſide, where there is a landie ſtrand, of the length of the ſhotte of a great peece, at the end thereof making the forme ola ſandy Bay where pou lind freſh water, E as larre as that itrand runneth, it is all along faire ground, to Anker in ik nerd be, and cõming to this ſtrand pou haue the ſtreame that dꝛiueth pou along by the land, towards the mouth ol ö ſtraight, Which pou haue not, palling further fro thenc fo2 then they dꝛiue pou towards the derpe and foule ground, lying on the South fide thereof, As alozeſaid, t once againe J aduiſe pou, not to pafie(frd the end of the ſtrand) to the noꝛth fide fo? it is altogether Rifles and ſhallowes, as aloꝛeſaide. The mouth o2 entrie of this Itraight, entreth betweene two high hils, be⸗ ing as bꝛoad as a man may caſt a Tone, and reacheth Eaſtward, & is in length about the hot of a great piece, p chanel of this ſtraight bath in length 4. fadome and] +. derpe, in the entrie at the fote of the bil on the Moth five there lyeth a ſtone Cliffe, which ſheweth like a Piller, this is comontp called of all nations that paſſe by it, the Varel la of China, ę on the South lide, a god wap from the mouth therol it maketh a creeke, in the midle wher· ol lyeth a Cliffe vnder water from the which there runneth a banke towards the middle ol the chanel ſomwhat further on the fame fide, the length ol a ſmall ſhot, it hath an opening which runneth thꝛough on the other fide in⸗ to the Sea, malfing an Jland, this opening ts ſhallow all ouer, ſeruing onlp fo2 imal Foiſts to paſſe though, in the middle of this Crerke where this opening is, lieth a Cliffe,o2 ſtonie place two fadome vnder water, which ſkonie place commeth fo far without the Crecke, as the point of the land reacheth and ſome what moꝛe towards the midle of the chanell, being pat this Crerk, the land bath a boke ol a ho⸗ uell faling downward, where the ſtraight en⸗ deth, x in palling about this, there is a rounde Houel by the which pou haue derpe and faire ground. & when pou haue paſt about it, p land fide of this ſtraight from the beginningto the end, there are thece Creeks, whereol the two firft are ſmall e the third great, it is fituate right ouer againſt the boke oz point of pred Mouel, where the ſtraight endeth, this thirde Creckehath a ſtonie banke, lohich at a lowe water alter a ſpꝛing tide is vncouered, & rea · cheth fra the one point to the other. au muſt The 3. Tooke. be carefull not to fall vpon it, æ all that which lieth on the Mozth nde, and without b Creeke all ouer the chanell from the one point to the other is faire ground, x without danger. In d iſſuing ol the ſtraight, beeing without it pou haue two Nifles, whereol the one lieth right ouer againſt the illuing of the ſtraight. about the thot ol a great perce towards p Call cõ⸗ ming from the land on the noꝛth fide, ſtret⸗ ching ſouthward, the other lieth in the South the thot of a gret perce from the iſſuing of the land of the ſtraight, reaching Eaſtward fo ß they make a croſſe one thꝛogh the other, and between thoſe two Rifles the chanel runneth and with the ebbe of a ſpꝛing tide you may fe them, the chanel y runneth betwene the both bath ſcarce 4. fadome deepe, the ground with⸗ in ß chanel is muddie ¢ without land. This A haue particularly noted vnto pou, fo their in ſcructions p hereafter thal paſſe thꝛongh that Wap, loz that the diſcriptions of the Mauiga⸗ tion 02 courſe thereof, heretoloꝛe wꝛitten a fet dolune are very ſhoꝛt, and obſcure, ſoꝛ ſuch as haue not paſt thꝛough that way, wherby ma⸗ ny ſhips haue run on grounde, ſtricken ¢ pale fed many dangers, ¢ fome caſt away but res turning to our matter, and kolowing p courſe aloꝛeſald, tobe pou are as far as the mouth of the entrie of the ſtraight, then pou thall palſe right thꝛogh the middle of the way ſom hat towards the Moꝛth fide, hecauſe of the fands alozeſaid, that lie within ö ſtraights, alwaies with pour Lead in pour hand, looking rounde about pou, loꝛ 3̊ at the ſhalo welt place in the middle of the chanel, it is 4. fadom and z. alſo becauſe it is fo narrow. pᷣ pou can hardly caſt᷑ dut pour Lead, me thinketh it is pour ſureſt wap, vpon each Sand to ſet a Scute, oꝛ other mark, that map ſerue pou fo2 Beakens, ſo to auoide them, and going a little further by the Creeke, which hath the opening that com⸗ meth out of p other fide ol the Sea, tuber the Cliffe lieth two fadome vnder the water, then ktepe pꝛeſentiy towards the houel on p right hand, that maketh the point ol the Creeke a- fozefatd tober alſo runing along by your Cõ⸗ uu as befo2e by the land on the leſt hand, omwhat neerer to it, thẽ on the other ſide, til vou be out of pᷣ ſtraight. alwaies taking bade ol the land and creeke lying on the Moꝛth five, right againſt this Houel foꝛ it is ful of ſtones ſhun the eaſt fide, right againſt the iſſuing ol the ſtraight, fo2 that the thot ofa great peeco from thence, it is altogether cliffes,as afoꝛe- faid,¢ whẽ pou are out of the ſtraight, ⁊ deſire to Anker, then make towards the South fide along bythe land, that you map get out ol the 5](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30333118_0354.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
