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and afterwards Saluted with Fifteen Pieces 

 of Ordinance by the Admiral^ to whora we 

 returned as many:; then by the Vice- Admi- 

 ral, and feveral other Ships. All which were 

 anfwered together at the fame time with 21 

 in the whole. 



Here we were forced to Ride for feveral 

 days, the Winds being contrary. 



In the Offing between the North Foreland 

 and South ForeUnd it runs Tide and half Tide, 

 that is, it is either ebbing Water or Flood 

 upon the Shore, in that part of the Downsy 

 three hours, which is grofly fpeaking the 

 time of half a Tide, before it is fo, off at Sea: 

 (For the flux and reflux of the Sea is not 

 made exaftly twice in 24 hours, but, as it 

 appears by accurate obfervation, it requires 

 an overplus of almofl: 50 minutes.) The 

 reafon of this diverfity of Tides, I take to be 

 from the meeting of the two Seas in that 

 narrow Streight. 



Oftentimes when the Wind has blown hard 

 at N. E. or at W. or W. and by S. there has 

 hapn'd an altertation of the Tides in the 

 RivQY of Thames^ which ignorant People have 

 miftal^nly lookt upon as a Prodigy. 



It is a molt certain Obfervation , that 

 where it flows Tide and half Tide, tho' the 

 Tide of Flood runs aloft, yet the Tide of Ebb 

 runs under foot, that is, clofe by the ground j 

 and fo at the Tide of Ebb, it will flow un- 

 der foot, as that great and experienced Sea- 

 Commander, Sir H,Manwaring^vf or ds it. 



Augvft 9. We failed from the Dorvns^ but 

 were foon forced back by diftrefs of Weather^ 

 and came to an Anchor S. W. of the Sovth 

 Foreland. ' 10. 



