SIR HUGH W1LLOUGHBY a.d. 



1553- 



These foresaid shippes being fully furnished with their 

 pinnesses and boates, well appointed with al maner of 

 artillerie, and other things necessary for their defence 

 with al the men aforesaid, departed from RatclifFe, and 

 valed unto Detford, the 10. day of May, 1553. 



The 1 1 . day about two of the clocke, we departed from 

 Detford, passing by Greenwich, saluting the kings 

 Majesty then being there, shooting off our ordinance, 

 & so valed unto Blackwall, and there remained until 

 the 17. day, and that day in the morning we went 

 from Blackwall, and came to Woolwich by nine of the 

 clocke, and there remained one tide, and so the same 

 night unto Heyreth. 



The 18. day from Heyreth unto Gravesend, and there 

 remained until the twentieth day : that day being Satur- 

 day, from Gravesend unto Tilberie Hope, remaining 

 there untill the two and twentieth day. May. 



The 22. day from Tilbery Hope to Hollie haven. 



The 23. day from Hollie Haven, till we came against 

 Lee, and there remained that night, by reason that the 

 winde was contrary to us. 



The 24. day the winde being in the Southwest in 

 the morning, we sailed along the coast over the Spits, 

 untill we came against S. Osyth, about sixe of the 

 clocke at night, and there came to anker, and abode there 

 all that night. 



The 25. day about tenne of the clocke we departed 

 from S. Osyth, and so sailed forward unto the Nase, 

 and there abode that night for winde and tide. 



The 26. day at five of the clock in the morning, we 

 weyed our anker, and sailed over the Nase, the winde 

 being at the Southwest, untill wee came to Orwell 

 wands, and there came to an anker, and abode there 

 untill the 28. day. 



The same day being Trinitie Sunday about 7. of the 

 clocke before noone we weyed our ankers, and sailed til 

 we came athwart Walsursye, and there came to an anker. 



The 29. day from thence to Holmehead, where we 



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