AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1587. 



how much is overplus more than the two hundred yardes 

 of the Channel!, all the rest are certaine ledges of Rockes, 

 covered with two or three foote water upon the toppe of 

 them, some places more, and some lesse. So the ships 

 [III. 550.] which must enter in at the mouth, must bring very good 

 Pilots with them, which must be very skilfull : yet all 

 this will not serve, but they must carry their Boate before, 

 and sound with their Lead to know where the best place 

 of the Channell lyeth for them to goe in, so it will be 

 small hinderance to any shippe that shall enter, neither 

 yet danger at all of sinking. 



There are three places about the sayde Citie, where the 

 Francis Enemie may give an attempt by Land. The one of them 

 Drake, -g ^j^gj-g ^^ enemie did enter in and landed, which is a 

 sandy Bay, and on the other side of the Bay is the Sea, 

 and on the other side a great Lake which goeth towards 

 the Harbour. The sandy bay or banke, on the one side 

 is 500. yardes broad, all sandy ground without any trees. 

 So that the enemie which giveth the assault in this place 

 must bee constrayned to march all alongst this sandie 

 Bay, the enemie lying open these 500. yardes, which 

 reach untill you doe come to the trench : And on the 

 backside other 500. yardes, till you doe come unto the 

 Citie. 



The sayde sandie bay or banke is 130. yardes broad, 

 where the trench is builded. And in this place this Citie 

 hath bene taken by the enemie twise. Wherefore heere 

 wee have driven in a great many of woodden stakes, 

 which goe downe into the sea 50. yardes deepe : and this 

 wee have done, because this is a very dangerous and 

 filthy coast. And below in the bottome of the Valley 

 there we have builded a little Sconce, where we may plant 

 3. or 4. peeces of ordinance. And likewise wee have 

 made a deepe ditch, which doeth answere to both parts of 

 the sea ; so on this side the Citie is very strong and 

 sufficient. For this was the place whereof the Citizens 

 were most afrayde. 



The other entring is lower downe by the sayde sandy 



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