Zbt coutfe ant) coaftg ttye HanDg of Canton* 
ground, a pot* bane occafion to fsfefee fo* 
fuccour ttt that place, tnith the Inindes of 
tljemonfon of China, pou map anker In 
tbcmoutbesof t^ofe Channels, Inhere 
pou map We fafe, but in tbofe {pontons 
o; coniunctions of times there is no foute 
tneatber, in the courfe of the general! 
Inindes, pou (ball not paffe (from this 
firftroujeof BHanos Iping to ^eatoard) 
to the land Jo* it is all hankie ground full 
of handle places, to* the dapcll place is 
but tfcuo fadome. 
£Dn the #o*tbeaft fide intnard from 
thcfe 3iflands,tbere are tino otberBflands 
Iping along bp the Hande, tnbicb reach 
Jto?theaftand ^»outhtoeft, tebereof the 
^>outht»eft 31 Hand is greater and higher 
then that to Landlnard. Che Cbannell 
hettoane them is dape and faire muddie 
ground : Che ground of the iffue on the 
$o*tbeattfide of this Cbannell is all Co* 
rail and befell Hone, bauing manp 31- 
lands andttome cliffes. fcere theftreams 
runne ftrongett loitb the {pontons of the 
tninde. 4 
<a mile 0 } mo*e Caff board from thefe 
tlno Bflands, there is a good and faire fea, 
and ground: it is fierie dangerous to paffe 
loitb great (hips uetloanc thefe BHands, 
to* pou can not paffe. 
Cn the Hande right again® thefe 31# 
lands, there is al^auen railed Hunchon, 
and the Bflandes are called Lyon : ifrom 
this firfr 3 Band of Lyon to the point of 
Sumbor are about tbirfane miles, and 
pou runne as afo*efaid #o*tbea® and 
g>outbloeff. Chefeiflands reach toitfcm 
th *a mtlesof the point of Sumbor , but in 
the middle toapthep areleffe,ano mo*e 
diftant from each other : and before pon 
come nare the point of Sumbor bp fire 
miles,tbere is an Bfiand of ^ eddilh earth, 
loitb ttoohilles like ttoo men, and in the 
middle ther ( eis a hallep, tofitcb reacheth 
$o*tbtoe® and £>outbea®. Cn the 
&outbeaft fide it hatha god ^atjen to* 
the toindes of the {ponton of China, 
Chis Bland is a god marke to* them that 
co me from I a pon. 
Che point of Sumbor reacheth a great 
toap into the fea, it is a tbicke land loitb a 
high rifing backe: it hath on the end of 
the £>outbloe® point, clofebp, a long 
and high 3fland,ana from the #o*tbea® 
point of this Bfiand, Ipetb an Bfiand o* 
CUffe making bet toane this 31fland,and 
the afojefata point a herie narrow* chan* 
The 3. Books. - - 
well, Inhere the coantrep Ihippes do paffe 
through, inluardcs from the £>outbUictt 
fide, and from the 3 Hand the land maketb 
a great Crake, luhich in compaffe is a* 
bout foure great miles :tt®o miles from 
the point g>outbtoe®ioard, there Uetb 
ttoo o*tb*afmatl3flands. ,3s pou come 
outboard to thefe Bflands, there is dape 
and faire ground, but from thence to the 
point and all oner the Crake it is all that* 
loluc, fo that at lotoe boater it is a*ie,ano 
pou map fa the muddie ground, fipon the 
plaine of the afo*efaid point,on the toutb* 
toe® fide, there is a great toione, inhere 
thephauemanp great XSarkes, that are 
made tnftb Crapes and napled, loherof 
fomeareaoo. Bhares great, 
Cn the $o*tbea® fide of thfs point; 
there is a Crake running intnard to the 
Hand : at this point of Sumbor the Hand 
maketh an end 0 ; li^oke that lieth finder 
2 S.degrees and 
ifrom this point foure miles to &ea* 
board Caff ^ojtheafi, there lieth tlno 
great 3 lands loithout anp tras 0 ? bufljes, 
inhereofthefirft reacheth Call 9 melt: 
and from the Call point of this 3 Hand the 
other beginneth, inhich reacheth $e*tb 
and$>outb: tbe Channell betioantbem 
both map be a Ihotofagreat paceb*oad„ 
dape and faire. Chisjfiand tobiebrea* 
cheth Call and Weft, on the Call end 
hath a point ffiching ont totoardes the 
jl*o*tb, in the tnbtcb point there is a fmall 
Crake of fine 0 ? fire fadome dape faire 
ground, inhere pou map harbour in all 
Sneatbers, ercept it be loitb a $o*tbtoell 
inind. Che $o*tb Bfiand on the me® 
pointhathtlnoBflands Iping on arotoe, 
tobercof the one is great, the other fmall 
and tometobat long, bettoane the inhich 
and the 3fland pou map paffe tnith fmall 
Ihippes, and round about thefe Brands it 
Is faire ground. 
3n this Bfiand pou bane fierie g©d 
frelhtoater,and thep are called Timba- 
faro. 
ifrom thefe Bfiands a mile and a talfe 
ojttno miles $o*tbtoaro,there lieth turn 
other tall Bflandes inhich reach Call 
fouthcatt«Gaaeff$Q*tbtoe®,tobcroftbe 
one is greater and longer than the other, 
thep lie clofe togftber, 9 the channel! be- 
ttoane them is faire t dape, tnith harbor 
again® #o*tb #o*tbca®, 9 ^outhtoe® 
tnindes, to* 3 bane laine there at anker 
tnitbagreat ®o*mc? ifrom this point of 
Sumbor 
