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The Description The Sea in his furie upon the coast of Holland and Zeeland, casteth vp great mountains of sand verie daungerous for Shippes. The like.daunger alfo, and for the like cauth, is at the mouth of the havens, escpeciallie from the mouth of the Scheld to Antwerp. But there are Pilots appointed by euery Towne, to accompanie the Ships and to set markes in everie daungerous place. The windes that most vex and trouble the fea are the North-west, west, South-west. As touching the ordcr of the Tide this it is. At full and new moone the spring tides are highest and the lea moll furious. Farthcr, as foon as the Moone comaherb forth from vnder our Orizon the ti:a beginneth to fwel, and fioweth towards � eall (as it were to beare the Moon corn anie) y P till fine come to the line Meridian,but after fine is pall de line Meridian, till fine come to the wdt the fea abateth. Againe w'hen the moonelea- uing vs entereth wder the Ofizon of the Mnti- odes, the feabe ' neth a,,aine to fwell, till fle come to the line of the midnight.om the which the Moon returning towards ou(Hemihere the lea as though the Moone rdeafed her, reumeth to her lace a aine -fo that in the fpace of'z P g � ' 5 howers we haue ,ife fioud & ebbe. At the new Moon% it is full lea, at three of the clock in the morning, and three at atier noone,& 1owe water at me in the morning,and nine at night. From the new tooout till the firt quarter, the tide