A true Relation of the Travels of M. Bush. a Gentleman: who with his own hands without any other man's help made a pinnace, in which he passed by Air, Land, and Water: From Lamborne, a place in Berkshire, to the Custom house Key in London. 1607  
London printed by T. P. for Nathaniel Burter, 1608.   

To the Reader.  
IN different Readers, whose judgements are sophistically mixed with humours, or conceits, as many are now a days, who are more ready to condemn with their turbulent tongues, then to amend with sensible judgements: As for them, or any such carpers, I am reasonably persuaded to set as lightly by their censures, as they are far from conceiving well of any thing, but what agrees with their own humours, or fictions. To those that are of more plausible spirits, who (for the most part either say little, or conceit the best, and either applaud what is good, or pass over with silence what is not hurtful: And to those that having some understanding themselves in this Art, as either Navigators, or Shipwrights, and are desirous to be partakers of the Experiments & Practices of other men's knowledge. To the one I commit the censure, to the other the profit of this Travelers labours: knowing that such as are wise, will rather wink at samll faults, then rashly reprove what may pleasure others. Though such as are curious, and think themselves sufficiently expert in this Art, find nothing herein contained that may satisfy their expectation: yet the Gentleman's hope is, they will judge favourably of his intentions and proceedings, and pass it over with patience, for affection's sake to the Art itself: and hereafter doubts not but to do them more profit and pleasure in matters of some other deep performances. If any think, that what this book speaks, is very strange; he may see the very title says as much: And it is good for an Author to be as good as his title. If any think it is but a Tale, and no truth, I cite you my Tales-maister, (which is more than most men will do.) And he to avoid every such imputation, hath his confirmation hereof, under the hands and seals of the chiefest of the Custom house in London, besides many thousand witnesses in the Country. Then sit down and read it, if it do not profit thee, yet his trust is, it shall not displease thee.  
A. N.   

A True relation of the travels of William Bush gent: that without more help than his own, made a pinnace, by which he passed by Air, Land, and Water: No man aiding, or assisting him.  
THe be, by serious industry, gathering a certain hidden virtue from sundry sorts of flowers and herbs, and making thereof (by labour and travel,) a material lump, namely, the Honnycombe; is not therefore to be condemned of any, but rather highly to be commended of all. The Physician of many simples, making one compound medicine, doth not only reap profit to himself by the same, but purchaseth commendations, and applaudities of others. And the studious Reader, out of sundry Authors doth select some chief principles, which he recordeth as memorial, either to advantage himself, or to add pleasure to others.  
Of these three comparisons: The first is excellent for imitation in general. The second very necessary for divers in particular. And the last, though not so highly esteemed of the common sort of people, by reason of their ignorance in Arts, and Sciences: yet for the good that may come thereby to a common wealth, nothing inferior to the best: Especially where the study tendeth to good and virtuous exercises, or the practice and contemplation thereof to laudable Arts, and experiences: Of which Arts, namely, Mathematical; the practice of Navigation is a principal member: as having participation in Arithmetic, Geometry, Geography, Cosmography, and Astronomy, or rather (to say the truth) the quintessence, yea the very proof and trial of them all: For albeit men read or here never so much of Cosmography, or Astronomy, yet without practice and experience it is unperfect. And how can perfection be attained, but by making use & transporting from place to place, thereby beholding the diversities of days and nights, with the temperature of the Air in sundry regions, by which the whole course and revolution of the sphere, is made apparent to man's capcity? Seeing therefore that the same Art and skill is not performed, either by rashness of chance, or strangeness of miracle, but according to certain universal precepts, or documents derived from the mathematical fountains, being the very essential matter and substance thereof; I thought good (being entreated thereunto) not to omit a most strange, and well deserving labour, of no less worth than wonder, effected and brought to pass by a Gentleman of our own country: The which (but that we are very much addicted to admire strange, and contemn our own, according to the old proverb: 
Forsooth it must needs be true:  
For I have learned it of a Iew.)  would beget as good an opinion amongst us: for first inventing the same, as that same miraculous instrument did amongst them of Amelphis, reported of by Pandulphus Collenutius, in his Neapolitan history.  
Not therefore to beguile Expectation, without any longer continued preamble of his practices, I make no doubt but upon relation of his adventurous and strange voyage, you will join in admiration of his skill, and fortune.  
Insomuch, as such as have conferred with the skilfullest Navigators of our Land: with such as have been principal Actors in our furthest north-east, and Northwest discoveries: with such as have been in the South Sea, and at the Cape of Bona Speranza, could never report of such a performance as this gentleman's, which for rareness, hath the wonder and approbation of all men, and for truth, the confirmation of many thousand eye-witnesses.  

And it was this.  
With a few tools, or instruments, and with his own hands (no man in the least measure aiding or assisting him) he framed and fashioned a pinnace by his cunning and skill Mathematique and Geometrical, which without the help either of man, or beast to move the same forward, past by Air, Land, and Water, only by his own industry, and labour, viz. Threescore yards in the Air, Six and Twenty miles upon the Land, and an hundredth miles upon the water.    


The true manner of this Pynaces devices for her proceedings in the Air.  
FOr her passage in the Air she had two strong Cables almost of Threescore and six yards in length, and an hundredth weight a piece, straned by wyndlesses, and other strange, and unheardof devices very stiffly from the battlements of the Church Tower of Lamborne in the County of Berke: being a Tower of great height, above an hundredth foot distant one from the other, just the breadth of the pinnace, to two trees in the same Churchyard an hundredth foot likewise distant from the Tower: On which Cables or Ropes the pinnace did slide, with certain iron rings on either side the same framed for that purpose, and divers other engines that caused her (by one man's strength in her) without other help to mount up to the top of the same Tower, and to descend again to the ground at his pleasure: and that with great facility, although the beholders judged it at first as possible as to quench fire with fuel, drown an Eagle with water, or extinguish a burning ague with hot wines.  
There was likewise a frame of Timber upon the top of the Tower, to which the main great Cables were fastened with windlasses, and other devices in it; Another frame also of Timber was fastened deep in the earth with windlasses, and other Engines to strain the ropes, and assist the pinnace in moving by other devices: Two ropes turned in the windlasses upon the top of the Tower and in the foresaid frame with counterpoises in pullyes, to assist the motion of the pinnace, and to cause her to move by degrees either ascending, or descending. Thus, Art joined with industry and labour, turns to good effect and purpose, exercises of most ambiguous doubts and difficulties. The skilful Marryner who hath read many books of Navigation, unto his skill must of necessity add labour and fravell, else it nothing availeth: But compared to a burning candle, that (held under a bushel) yields no light, or comfort. Art is the induction, and platform: But Travel, and Labour bring all things to good end, and perfection.   

The manner of her proceeding by land.  
THis pinnace that thus serves to such several uses, as Air, Land, and Water, might seem to perform things not to be marshaled within the limits and bounds of human reason, and to be incomprehensible unto man's sense, and to lead and carry it away captive to astonishment and admiration; but that he, that distributes knowledge and understanding among men, according to such measure, times, and means, as seem best unto himself, opens the eyes of belief. The causes therefore known, the wonder may cease.  
For the Pynaces passage by land she had four wheels, all made and framed by this gentleman, whereof three served to carry her, and the fourth turned in her, with divers other Engines that caused her by one man's labour and strength to pass forward either up a hill, or in deep way, and he himself in her.  
Her wheels were thus placed, two of them being four foot and an half high, were set in the forepart of the pinnace on either side one, upon a square iron axle-tree: The third turned in a frame of three foot high, and was fastened by devices at the hinder part of the pinnace, directly under the Stern, with which he would make such swift speed on land, as many followed to behold him, and to witness with their eyes, what their thoughts could not conceive to be credible. But as, Ea habentur optima, quae & jucunda, honesta, & utilia, So this workman, so highly commended, and respected for this piece of workmanship, traveled up and down with as great a troup after him, as are commonly congregated upon any feriall▪ or festival assembly, which may happily work such good effects in some of them, that (as Tacitus reporteth the Germans to have encouraged themselves to the wars, with seeing, and singing the worthy wonders and heroical exploits of Hercules.) So some may be drawn by example of his industrious endeavours, and labour to lay aside, and shake of the fruitless embracements of Idleness, and betake themselves to such necessary experiments as may worthily tend to praise, profit, or pleasure.   

The manner of her proceeding by Water.  
TWo things, are in every instrument or vessel of special & most necessary consideration: The one, The body (as it were) and substance of it: The other, The end, and purpose whereunto it serves: The body and substance of every one, as namely of this little pinnace (whereof is now spoken) we may call the Material parts of which it consists, with their particular forms, such▪ as whereby that end may be best attained: I mean best, both with the greatest certainty, and most possible facility: The Purpose, or end, we may term, either the commodities to be reaped thereby, or the singular and pleasant uses whereunto it is or may be applied. The material parts of this little pinnace being already set down, with some parts of the uses, the rest follow thus.  
For her passage by water, she was very carefully caulked, and pitched to keep the water forth: She had also a seat placed in her, just in her middle part, and doubtless right opposite one against the other: she had oars likewise of an equal length and weight to row her with, and four masts and yards of the most fine light timber that might be had, or procured: she was orderly rigged with ropes and sails, and in all points had all manner of tackle provided for her as fit and necessary, as belongeth to a ship of her burden: She had twelve pieces of Ordinance in her, that went off by a strange devise in just order one after the other; They were planted on a platform framed for that purpose upon the Tower-decke in their equal proportions, and no man near them at their discharging: Her forecastle was framed lower than the stern by a foot; upon every top, and yard arm she was garnished, and set forth with flags, ancients, streamers, and pendents of rich Taffeta, the colours sable, and argent, according to the colours of him that made and framed her: Her several flags were beautified with divers Coats of Arms, as the Arms of England, the Essex coat, the Harecourtes, and the Waynemans': And the coat of the Shippewright, and his ancestors, with divers other Gentlemen of worth, and worship in that Country. Had the speculation of this matter come to our imagination by sense, or memory. The respect hereof had not so deeply resided in men's contentments, for ignoti nulla Cupido, But being an object presented to the eyes, and ratified to be true by the Testimony of many thousand witnesses (all one man's labour and workmanship) it hath or own many men's humours and affections to concur in pleasure, and admiration, and (but that it hath been seen) it might be thought a thing impossible to be compassed by human understanding. And yet it may be that some superficial shippewrights, or ungrounded Scholars in that Art, who, ad pauca respicientes de facili judicant, will think this easy to be performed, because they can say, they know it: But that will not suffice, because the sphere of knowledge doth infinitely exceed the limits of conjecture, or not deep, and profound capacities: yet they will oftentimes go about to derogate from others worth, for that they themselves hunt greedily after admiration.  
I have heard a merry report: That ships of sundry Nations, lying in harbour in fair weather, The young Mariners were climbing, and showing feats of Activity, one of one Nation to outbragge the other, At length a nimble yonckster gets him to the very top of the foremast, and raising himself bolt upright▪ turned round upon his foot without any stay, challenging his Antagonist or any of the Nation to do the like: His Antagonist presently undertaketh the challenge: But having turned scarce half about, fell down, and (as god would) in his tumbling by good hap, caught hold of the shrouds: And as soon as ever he had a little recoured his spirits, being half dead for fear, yet set a bold countenance on the matter: & he also again with a loud voice dared his adversary or any other of that Nation to do the like: as though that which befell him by his error, he had done of very purpose: Even so divers that have performed some sleight matters, or voyages, will take upon them, and crack and boast they have done great things, and according to Arts and happily will speak and talk of strange wonderes such as have never been heard of, and of gulfs▪ and currents, more by many then ever God made, when indeed these shifts are but to shadow their ignorance, and when all savours of as much Art, as that was which the fellow before specified wrought his fear by.  
To such I could with they would have in remembrance a saying of Apelles unto Megabysus a noble man of Persia, who coming into his shop, although his knowledge was but small, yet was he loath to have it, appeaes that he was ignorant of any thing. And therefore began to question, a dispute of lives, of shadows, and of such like matters belonging to the Art: But Apelles entreated him to make more spare of his speech, for (saith he) my youths which grind my colours, hearing your idle discourses, do derive them, which before had you in great admiration for your gallant show, & presence: Now to the manner of his further proceedings.   

The manner of the Pynaces travel.  
I do not think there is any man that either regardeth God's glory, or esteemeth of human society, but holdeth this Art and faculty of Navigation and Shipwrights, (for this Gentleman's practice participates of both) the most excellent that are exercised amongst men. And therefore it is of very due right, that the practisers thereof, should be had in deserved reputation: Neither is there any other Art wherein God showeth his divine power so manifestly, as in this: permitting unto them certain rules to work by, & increasing them from time to time, growing still onwards towards perfection, as the world doth towards his end: and yet reserveth unto himself the managing of the whole: That when the practices of this faculty have done what they can according to the skill they have, or shall learn hereafter, he yet always maketh manifest, that none but he alone is Lord of the Air, Land, and Water, that all storms and tempests do but fulfil his will and pleasure, and all the waves of the waters are continually at his commandment: Sufficiently verified by the several occurrents that befell in this adventurers voyage, which was thus begun and proceeded.  
Upon Monday being the twentieth day of julie last passed, between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in the forenoon, This said pinnace was brought forth of the house of the right worshipful William Essex Esquire, of Lamborne aforesaid, being near unto the Church, to proceed and pass forwards in her journey, viz. From the battlements of the Church tower of Lamborne, by Air, Land, and Water under LONDON bridge to the Custom house Key of the City of London, by the industry and labour of one only man that framed her. Being brought into the Church yard, she shot of her ordinance, being twelve pieces, in order one after another, to the wonderful admiration of the multitude of people that were there assembled to behold her, for the most part of them never saw ship, or pinnace before, except it were some few of the better sort. There the multitude of people was so great, that by reason of the throng, and press amongst them, one whole hour was spent before the pinnace could be brought to the ground platform; and settled upon the Cables to ascend up to the battlements of the Tower,  
She was no sooner set upon the Cables, but was ascended by degrees up into her place upon the battlements, not having any man in her: where she continued till two of the clock in the afternoon: At which time she was let of from the Tower, the distance of twenty foot to hang in the air, in the full view, and sight of all the people there present: As she so hung in the Air, her Ordinance went of, and no man near her by Twenty foot with many fire works, and other strange and worthy devices, to satisfy the people's expectation for that day, for the voyage was determined to begin the next day following. But the ungoverned vulgar sort of people not content with these shows (albeit they came Gratis) began to gather together in a tumultuove and unruly head, as if they meant sour hurt or prejudice to the work, or workman, for they pretended themselves not satisfied with all this, except they might see one come down from the top of the Tower in the same boat or pinnace: which the framer of the work perceiving, and knowing the multitude to be compared to a beast of many heads, unstaid in respect of many guides, unconstant in respect of many minds, and unruly in respect of many members, thought good to prevent by satisfying their murmuring minds with the effect of their desires: For the Author of all that business, to please the incredulous people, and to fulfil the insacietie of the Common sort, went up to the battlements and down again in her, to the astonishment of many, and to the full satisfaction and content of all, being two thousand in number at the least: and about six of the clock in the afternoon she returned into the place from whence she came.  
Upon Tuesday the one and twentieth day of july, between the hours of twelve and one of the clock that day, this Pinnace was prepared to set forward on her voyage, little thinking that the concourse of people had been so great, as was there the day before to hinder her passage: but when she was brought forth into the Churchyard, she found there the number much increased, and the company as troublesome and unruly, as the day passed: yet that did not let, or withhold the determinate purpose of her proceedings, but with the great labour and pains of twenty men at the least that were helping, she was brought to be set upon the Ropes, and there rested forty foot from the ground, out of the people's reach, until such time as all things were sufficiently viewed by him that was to travail in her: for it behoved him to extend his care in a case of such danger, where he had so great a wager, as the venture of his life, in the performance of his undertaken voyage; and the rather, for that the love, the demeanour and disposition of the people that were there, were altogether unknown unto him, whose rule and undiscreet behaviours afterwards appeared to be such, as by their negligence they had purchased to themselves and others, an untimely ruin and overthrow, had not God's love, and mercy been beyond all hope, measure, and expectation. For this Adventurer having many friends (for he was very well beloved) to the number of threescore persons, men, women and children being assembled together, and got upon the top of the Tower, contrary to his knowledge, where the platform was, & where divers other ropes belonging to the pulleys, and counterpoises were fastened to the main pinnacles thereof: the common multitude little regarding, and less knowing to what uses they were made, some leaned, some hung, & some sat upon the ropes, othersome gate up to the top of the pinnacles to which the ropes were fastened, and there stood holding the iron (whereon the Uane was sixth) in their hands, that they might the better, have full sight of the coming up of the Pinnace: But as Mala minus expectaeta graviora, so the mischief that then suddenly befell was the more grievous, by how much it was the less expected, or dreamt upon. For at the first motion of the pinnace having her Commander in her, determined to ascend towards the top of the tower, 2. of the main pinnacles, with men upon them, fell down into the tower, amongst the people that was there standing as thick as might be, that every one was in great hazard & danger. But here God showed his wonderful mercy, for neither they upon the pinnacles, nor upon the ropes, nor any of them that were standing upon the leads under the fall of the pinnacles had any harm or hurt, or received any bruise by the fall thereof, although by estimation they were either of th●m judged 2000 weight.  
There might you have heard a grievous stir and lamentation of the people for the suspected loss of friends, some crying for the loss of their husbands, some for the lack of wives and children: other some for their friends, and kinsfolk, all greatly doubting, and mistrusting that a great part of the people in the Tower, had by that fall been utterly killed, or at least grievously hunt or maimed: but when an happy voice gave notice from the top of the Tower, that no person had sustained either loss of life or limb, or received any hurt or bruise, the people all wondered at so strange a miracle, and gave God the glory: yet some of the most incredulous sort remained doubtful and would not be confident of such happiness or good fortune, until they might see their husbands, wives, and children come down and descend from the top of the Tower: which was not long a doing, for every man strived to make most haste, and he thought himself most fortunate that could attain to be foremost.  
All this time, he that had undertaken this journey sat ready in the pinnace to proceed in her, and beheld all that disastrous chance which had happened, But when he saw that all was in safety, and that neither man, woman, nor child had received the least hurt by that accident, he was much joyful for them, greatly comforted in himself, and gave God hearty praise, and thanks, for sending consolation in such hopeless extremity. But as the musician neither straineth the string of his instrument too high for fear of breaking, nor letteth it too low for fear of bistuninge: So God still keepeth a mean, neither suffering men to be carelessly secure, nor driving them for want of comfort to despair.  
After this, the Governor of the pinnace came forth of her, and went up into the Tower to be an Eye-witness of what had happened, and finding all things sufficient, and strong for his proceeding, notwithstanding this misfortune, he came down cheerfully, and with a resolute heart to go forward on his journey, But many of his friends both learned Preachers, and others went about to dissuade him from this adventurous enterprise: Alleging his attempt too venturous, his purpose dangerous; and his presumption egregious, and to be a great sin in tempting the mercy of God in so strange and unhearde-of manner of boldness. WHO suddenly made answer that this precedent being so wonderful, and beyond hope, did more encourage and animate his proceed, than any man's persuasions could possibly prevail to the contrary: For now he felt the helping hand of his merciful God to be ready to assist him in all his actions, especially in this his journey: So in the name of God he ascended up to the battlements of the Tower in the pinnace, where standing up he turned himself to salute all his friends, and taking them all by the hands, he sat down in the pinnace, and by his own industry, and labour let himself down by degrees to the ground to the joy and wonder of all the beholders.  
At the lower end of the ropes were the wheels, and divers other Engines, provided for his travel by Land, ready attending his coming down: On which wheels after some little time he placed the pinnace; and all their other Engines in their several places; and sitting in her, made her pass too and fro in the churchyard, as well to see that all things should be fit, and well appointed for his travel, as to content the people that stood desirous to see the rest performed of that novel adventure: From thence he proceeded to the place from whence she came in the morning, being partly in his way to London, yet that small part of his journey did more vex and trouble him, than a whole days travel in the rest of his voyage, by reason of the multitude of people, that did so follow, and pester him, and the deepness and straightness of the way that did so exceedingly hinder him, that he was constrained to rest the hbest part of the next day from the traveling any further. Thus although his beginnings aswell in respect of the former mishap, and unexpected accident, the unruly concourse of the common people, and the badness of the way, were very cumbersome and might have ministered much cause of discouragement, yet his resolutions were so settled, and his hopes so fully bend upon gods help in those his businesses, that his proceedings proved exceeding prosperous, and the end was concluded with the fullness of all content and expectation both of himself, and all his well-willers; as appears by his further progress in the same.  
Upon Wednesday the two and twentieth of july, between the hours of four and five of the clock in the after noon, this gentleman enterprised by degrees to make prosecution of his travel, which notwithstanding it was laboursome unto him, yet seemed it sweet and pleasing in that his mind was led with a desire, and delight to see the performance and execution of the same; for a firm hope and assurance of those things we love, and labour to bring to pass, always causeth delight: Spes alit agricolas: Hope nourisheth the Countrymen. The hope of gain causeth the labouring husbandman, not to feel the scorching heat of the summer, nor the hoary frosts of winter. Hope of glory enritcheth the Soldier with a certain sweetness in all his dangerous encounters: and the Merchant, although he lie tossed with billows, and tempest-shaken in the midst of the Ocean, yet is he made merry at midnight with the hope of Lucre. He that is moved with delight in this matter of hope exactly declares his certain confidence of apprehending the subject of his hope, & the undoubted grounds, and probable security of obtaining the things expected.  
So fared it with this traveler, who moved with this passion of hope, or rather certain persuasion of his prosperours proceeding, began now to address himself to the apt disposing of his pinnace, and to the making of her go upon the main land, and so traveled from Church Lamborne, to Vp-Lamborne, being by judgement and estimation some quarter of a mile distant the one from the other. In every Virtue, there is a low degree, a mean, and an Excellent: There be beginners, goers forward, and perfect, Incipientes, perficientes, & perfecti: In every virtue there is a supreme Excellency, rare, singular, and admirable, as in Fortitude, apert perils of death, in Prudence, present Resolutions, etc. which degries this pratitioner had brought to such perfection in his Art, that he effected the same to the great commendation of his Virtue, and the deep contentment of all the beholders. And about seven of the clock in the evening of this same day, he ceased from his labour for that time, and the next day following being Thursday he there rested, and took his repose. For▪ 
— inter iecta vigorem  
for● requies, reparant tempestius atia vires.   
Upon friday being the 24. day of july between the hours of three and four of the clock in the afternooone, he began to travel with his boat from Vp-Lamborne▪ where he had well rested, and refreshed his weariness, up an exceeding high hill towards Childerie downs, which he could very hardly attain the top of, but with great enforcement of pains, and labour. And then descended into the next valley, The passage to which he found to be so easy, that he was thereby encouraged to attempt the climbing to the top of the next hlll, being far higher, and stéeper than the first, but that proved so difficult, and full of toil to him in the travel, that it was full night before he could attanie to the top thereof; and his bones were so overwearied, and grieved with the extremity of that labour, That having then traveled a Mile, and an half he was there constrained to rest and to proceed no further, but to put a deep cross into the earth, where he left his boat, and some people with her there that right, and he with divers others returned to L●mbborne where he rested.  
Upon Saturday the five and twentieth of july between the hours of seven and eight a clock in the morning, he began to proceed forward on his journey, and traveled from the foresaid Cross on Childerie Downes to the lodge of the right worshipful Sir Edmond Fetiplace, being from thence distant some two miles and an half, and there by reason of the tempestuous weather, as extremity of Lightning, Thunder, and Rain, he was constrained to rest from passing any further, and there being about the hours of Two and Three of the clock in the afternoon, he ceased and left of to labour. The rain having fallen so wonderfully fast, that the pinnace (had she been from the wheels) might have swum upon the downs, for (the shower being ended) there was in her by estimation forty gallons of water. At that place he rested the next day being Sunday.   

Monday the seven and Twenty day of july.  
If any man should inquire why the Vine so loveth the Elm by nature that it wrappeth more kindly about it, and bringeth forth more plenty and better Grapes, then planted at the root of any other Tree, no other reason questionless could be given, than a certain secret sympathy of naturé, a proportionate agreeableness, and natural conveniencye. If any should demand, why this traveler hath so bended his studies and endeavours in this Art, seeing there is such peril, both in the proof and practice, I think no better reason can be yielded than this, that if proceedeth from a certain love he hath thereunto, grounded upon the agreeableness, and concordance with his Nature: For neither fears, misfortunes, nor bad weather, or tempests could disanimate or deter him from his further proceedings, but that as before, so upon Monday being the Seven and Twentieth day of july between Seven and eight of the clock in the forenoon, taking time by the forehead, and desirous not to be idle, but always in action, he began to travel from Sir Edmond Ferryplace his lodge, but by reason of the multitude of people that in a distracted desire, came and followed him to behold this unheard of manner of traveling, which was a thing so incredible & strange unto them, That a pinnace should pass over the the top of the downs, he was in some sort by the people's importunity, enforced to rest and remain here three hours after he had traveled three miles.  
Here Virtue was encouraged by the vulgar sort, as it was remembered by the better, for every one that had been Spectator of this strange enterprise, caused such sustenance to be brought unto him, as either that place or their store and provision could afford him, and that in such timely manner, that as a shower of rain after a long drought is more worth than ten showers another time: and money lent to a Merchant falling Bankrupt to uphold his credit, may be accounted so much money given: So the same was the more pleasing and acceptable unto him, in that it was so needful by reason of the greatness of his former labour and travel. After he had well received, and refreshed himself with such provision as they had plentifully bestowed upon him, he addressed his course towards Catimslow hill, being about a mile from the place he thus rested at, and there took his repose that night, having traveled five mile the same day.  
The next morning being Tuesday, the eight and twenty day of julie, between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in the fore noon, he desisted not to go forward▪ and proceeded in his wearisome journey, finding it now very painful, and irksome unto him, as well by reason of the extremity of the hot weather, as by means of the infinite company of people, which greedily followed after him in such great troops, being two miles from any Town, or village, that he was almost stifled, and pestered for want of air, for notwithstanding he himself many times entreated them to forbear, yet neither he, nor all his friends or follewers could prevail, or persuade them to refrain from pressing so near him, & the boat. So incapable oftentimes are the actions of the common multitude, either sense, order, or measure: but that for the most part, they more earnestly pursue that which they are must forbidden and desired to leave. According to that, Nitimur invetitum, semper cupimusque negatum.  
About two of the clock in the afternoon, by a sinister accident and misfortune, the chiefest key of his work broke suddenly, by which the pinnace was guided, and governed: by reason whereof, he was forced to cease going forward any further, having not travailed above a mile that day.  
Upon Wednesday the nine and twentieth of julie, between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in the morning, after the iron engine was mended, 〈◊〉 the day before was broken, he began to proceed on his journey, from Cutchinglow hill upon the downs with as much speed as he might. And after he had traveled almost three miles be practised in his boat, The concealed Art for swift speed in running. Which he performed with inexpected admiration, for in twelve score, he outran all the people twenty yards, being of men, women and clildrens, to the number of five hundred. This day he travailed further to also worth Parish, to a place called harbert's lodge, where perforce he was constrained to rest, by reason that the engine so lately mended, was newly broken again, about four of the clock in the afternoon, having travailed that day six miles, and better. This day he passed the highest and steepest hill, that was in all his journey, being from the foot to the top thereof, by estimation a long mile.   

Thursday the thirtieth of julie.  
ARistotle (Eth: 2. Cap. 3.) reduceth all our motions of the mind, to Pleasure, and Pain: For as we see (saith he) there is no wickedness but men will attempt for Pleasures: So we try many to be deterred from the study of Virtue only for the fear of Pain. Some other modern Philosophers (aiming almost at the same mark) distinguish in general, All Affections into two Members, (that is) Some consist in procuring, and prosecuting some good thing, either pleasant, or profitable unto them. Others, in flying or eschewing some ill thing that might annoy them: They aimed (I say) both almost at one mark, because who prosecuteth any matter that conduceth to his nature, receiveth thereby pleasure; So he that shuneth any thing disagreeing to nature, shuneth consequently Pain. With these divisions consent the proceedings of this traveler, who prosecuting with all vehemency his motions of mind, and affections of Desire, and Hope, was strengthened, and encouraged to attempt any difficulties, and was not disanimated by any pain, to prosecute the end of his profit, and pleasure.  
Insomuch that upon Thursday the thirtieth of julie, between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in the forenoon, after the remending of the said Engine of iron this industrious gentleman no way variable in his resolution, or swerving any whit from his determinate purpose, addressed himself and his course from harbert's lodge, to a place called Streatly, being some two miles distant from the lodge, To which place he came about twelve of the clock of the same day, where he rested that day, and the day following being Frydaye, only to calk, pitch, and trim his pinnace, because she was so marvelously shaken by the long and weari-some journey she made upon the land: Launching her forthwith into the water, to make trial whether (without further reparation) she was able to endure her travel upon the Water: which upon search he found so sufficient, as that her former shaking by Land, had not much hurt, or annoyed her.  
Upon Saturday being the first of August, about twelve of the Clock, this Gentleman intended to commit both himself, and his pinnace to the mercy of the water, and very early in the morning prepared divers great weights, and put them into her, so by the greatness of the weights caused the pinnace to sink under the water, to enable her by the swelling of the Timber and planks to defend any breach that might happen by her going upon the water in that journey, and that with more speed and safety he might arrive at the end of his determined voyage: being in good hope he should receive less damage upon the water than he had sustained upon the land. This done, he thought himself in such security as if he did in Portu navigare. But it fell out clean contrary; for a company of rude persons, being Bargemen, (a kind of people by nature, and education immoderate, barbarous, and uncivil) wading in the water to the pinnace, with great violence haled, and pulled her up and down, as if they intended nothing else but to have shaken her asunder. Which when the Commander of her heard of, and perceived, with what kind and mild speeches and entreaties as he could, he persuaded them to desist from their rude and uncivil manner of behaviour. But all prevailed not, they were so far from leaving of to continue these wrongs and injuries, as they returned vild and uncivil speeches to the Gentleman: and not contented with that, their company increased to the number of ten, or twelve persons, all Bargemen, some with long Pike staves, some with long hooks, and other weapons, and barbarously assaulted this distressed Uoyager, having but two men with him, attendants in his company, who were both grievously wounded and hurt in their heads & other places, by these riotous persons: for all this these rude fellows were not satisfied, neither for the abuse offered to himself, nor the hurts done to his men, but they manifested their further cankered stomachs and malice, (after the hurt men were retired into their lodgings, for safeguard of their lives) and went unto the pinnace where they had left her, and with great stones, hooked staves, and other weapons, maliciously rend and spoiled her, and beat great holes through her, not forbearing to continue this violence and outrage, until they thought they had sufficiently torn her for travailing any more, either by land or water. Thus to be led by the brainsick resolutions of idle humours, & to follow the multitude, (which the Philosopher termeth to be Monstrun multorum Capitum, A Monster with many heads) is but to delight in sturbance, to take pleasure in doing injuries, and to heap one mischief on the neck of another.  
This was a great overthrow, and hindrance to this travelers voyage, and might have been his utter undoing, if their devilish purposes had taken their full effects: for by this misfortune he was constrained to stay at Streatley, Saturday, Sunday, and part of Monday, as well to cure and recover his men, as to mend & repair his boat; which (God be thanked) were both reasonably well performed by the Monday following: so that by this time his men were somewhat recovered, and enabled in the afternoon to pass in a boat which he had hired of purpose, to carry them some four miles a day, as they were able to endure the air, with drums and sorts of Music, by which both himself, and his men received much consolation and comfort.  
The first, second, or last occasions of fear did not cause him to distrust of hopeful end: but as a wise shipmaster when he setteth forth from the shoarer and goeth to Sea, laying aside the remembrance of wife, children, house, and family, employeth his body and mind only to the due performance of his ship to a gainful haven: So notwithstanding all dangers that befell him, either by misfortune or disorder, he patiently under went them, and still carried his mind and intendments ready and prepared to do their best to bring his business to happy and successful conclusion: And so upon Monday being the third of August between the hours of one and two of the clock in the afternoon, he began to travel by water at the place where he left the Thursday at his coming thither, for his pinnace was water-borne being upon wheels, as she traveled upon the land: From thence he directed his course from Streatley to Pangbornelocke, being distant from Streatley by water four miles: And coming thither about six of the clock, rested there that day.  
Upon Tuesday being the fourth of August between the hours of eight and nine of the clock in the afternoon he proceeded forward on his journey, and passed from the place where he left the night before, over the banks of the said Lock upon his wheels into the water on the other side of the lock, until he was water-borne, and then he cast the wheels with other devices from him, and so being clear in the water, rowed with his oars, going softly forward until he came to Maple Dirrham-locke, b'ing distant from Pangbornelock, some three miles, where he came a shore in his boat again, upon the wheels, and passed through a long Wood wharf, there by land a very deep and troublesome passage, which was so painful by reason of the bad way, and the extremity of heat, that the people (being very many of the better sort, pitied him much, and were greatly sorry for his painful labour. All which he did by his own toil and industry: and yet not so relying upon his Art, but that he ascribed the means to Gods will and pleasure, without which he could not have done any thing. Two things therefore are wished to be increased in men of his Profession: the first is, the true fear of God, & then a careful diligence in all things belonging to their Art; where the fear of God is not, no art can serve the turn, for that were to make of art an Idol; yet those that fear God, must take heed they tempt him not: they ought therefore to use art as the means that God hath ordained for their benefit, and be thankful.  
After he had rested himself about two hours, and well recreated and refreshed his body at Sir Michael Bluntes, he prepared to proceed forward passing in the boat upon the wheels below the lock into the water, and when she was water-borne again, he cast the wheels from him, and passed forward with his Dares towards Reading-locke. Unto which place before he came, he might descry a far off a whole army of people, upon Causum-bridge, ● upon the banks of the river, which followed the pinnace with her drums and music, until she came to the Lock. There might you have seen the number of the people double increased, and the travailer with divers Gentlemen, and others in his company (all strangers) very kindly received and entertained by Knights, Ladies, esquires, and sundry persons of the best rank and fashion, to the number of two thousand people and up-ward, of men women, and children, being half a Mile from the town, whether with great pains the pinnace was brought, and placed in the King's forge at the priory: and such as were in the travailers company passed into the town, coming thither about six of the clock, and rested there, having travialed that day eight miles.  
Upon Wednesday being the fifth of August, between the hours of ten and eleven of the clock in the forenoon, he conveyed his pinnace as privily as might be to the water, to avoid and beguiled the press of people, being then dinner time: at which time he thought that people would have least mind to look after his proceeding. Notwithstanding upon the least news of his departure muttured, the people instantly increased, and flocked together in greater troops and abundance, than were there the day before, with their drums & several instruments music, of aswell to show their own gladness and content of mind, as to add comfort to the travailer, for Music doth jubilate the heart with pleasure, excites and stirs up humours and invites so magnanimity: and no other cause can be yeiled then this, that betwixt men's hearts and music, there is a certain symphatie, correspondency, and proportion. Who can give any other reason why the Loadstone draweth iron, but a sympathy of Nature? why the needle touched but with such a stone, should never leave looking toward the North-pole? who can remember other reason then Sympathy of nature? So we may say, that such is the nature of men's minds, as music hath a certain proportionate Sympathy with them: As our tastes have with variety of dainty cates: our smelling with variety of odours, etc. But not to insist upon this, they followed (I say) this traveler all along upon the shore, a mile and better upon Sunning-Locke, where (but that God miraculously protected, and defend him) both the pinnace and he in her had been cast away and drowned: for unaduisebly by the counsel of a Miller he presumed to shut a narrow strait, which had a great fall joining to the Lock: where a stump had almost over whelmed the pinnace, but she escaped that danger, only receiving some quantity of water near about three or four gallons. About four, or five of the clock in the afternoon he came to Sunning, where by divers people of the better sort and condition with him and his company were very kindly entertained. There he rested that night, casting in his mind, how he might escape the like troublesome locks and dangers.  
Upon Wednesday being the sixth of August, between the hours of ten and eleven of the clock in the forenoon, he prepared his pinnace to travel upon her wheels by land to Maidenhead, understanding it to be thithér thirty miles by water, and but eight miles by land, besides many dangerous locks which might put him in great hazard: so he proceeded to travel by land to Twyford, but had not passed half a mile, when the main Exe of the pron-worke broke: by reason whereof, he could pass no further than Twyford, for it was four hours before it could be mended again: So there he rested that night, coming thither about six of the clock.  
These crosses and impediments would have wearied many, & moved them to discontentment as well for the often exercising of one thing which eng●●●●…th satiety, and for that by nature men affect to be various: As for that also they found such discouragements in the estate and condition of the exercise and business which they had in hand: yet these could not set war and battle in his thoughts, or hinder the progress of his intendments. But that on Friday being the seventh of August, between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in the forenoon, he began to proceed and go forward on hís painful journey, which he found to be full of tail and labour, by reason of the deepness of the sand, which caused the pinnace to travel very sad and heavily. That day she travailed to little Week, in Maidenhead thicket, being distant from Twyford four miles, and there rested about six of the clock.  
Upon Saturday the eight of August, between the hours of nine and ten of the clock that day, he traveled from little Week in the Thicket aforesaid, to Maidenhead: Through which Town, he endured the most painful toil and travel, that he had in all his journey, by reason of the deepness of the mire in the street, wherein the wheels pierced a foot deep at the least: and so forward to Maidenhead Bridge, over the Thames. Into which River he passed with his wheels, until he was water-borne, where he purposed to proceed on his journey on Monday following: So for that day he returned to Maidenhead about four of the clock, having travailed the same day some three miles, and there rested he that night, and the next day being the Saboth day.  
Upon Monday, being the tenth of August, between the hours of nine and ten in the morning, he began to travel from Maidenhead Bridge by water, to which place he came from Maidenhead upon his wheels, being entreated by divers Knights and Esquires, that were there assembled, that they might see the manner of his travel by land, which after they had fully viewed at their pleasure, he took off he wheels, and launched her at the place where the was water-borne the Saturday before upon her wheels: and so passed by water to Winfor, and there stayed to refresh himself two hours, and from thence rowed to Stains with his oars attending him, having a set of loud Instruments of music in them, from Maidenhead to London, to do him comfort and encouragement in his journey. And having travailed eighteen miles this day, he rested at night at Stains, coming thither about six of the clock.  
Upon Thursday being the eleventh of August, between the hours of six and seven of the clock that morning, he began to proceed forward towards Kingston, and arrived there between 10 and 11 of the clock the same forenoon, Notwithstanding he stayed at Hampton Court half an hour by the entreaty of Sir Charles Manners, where he refreshed himself: So by estimation he rowed his pinnace above five miles an hour, for four hours together: by which the watermen were brought into a wondrous distraction, and admiration, one while conceiving the best of it; another while the worst: Sometimes thinking it might be done by art and cunning; and sometimes again, judging it a thing impossible: So as the earth being unmanured, bringeth forth brambles, and briars, with many stinking weeds; and manured also, springeth forth here and there darnel, and cockle; Even so their understandings were so ill guided, that sometimes they did not only yield vain imaginations, but in the midst of their best conceits, many times unjust surmises, and impertinent distractions. He stayed at Kingston three hours, and from thence passed to Brainford, he landed at master Harrions key there dwelling, and rested there Wednesday, and Thursday, coming thither about 5 of the clock in the afternoon, and having rowed that day thirty miles.  
Upon Thursday being the 13. of August between the hours of seven and eight of the clock in the evening, he privately bended his course towards London, only with one pair of oars in his company to carry sufficient witnesses of his landing at the Customhouse Key, leaving his musicians, and the rest of his company behind him, doubting the multitude of boats, and people might much annoy him, if he should attempt to land there by day. So between the hours of 12 and 1 of the clock that night he landed at the Customhouse Key, in the presence of 4 of the king's servants of the Customhouse, and divers other witnesses that saw the whole performing of the journey, and came with him thither.  
From thence he returned again to Brainford with his pinnace, and there landed by 4 of the clock in the morning intending to prepare his Pynac●… and his company in some better fashion, understanding the people's expectation of his coming to London, and of his landing at the Custom house Key, which had been performed again, but for the misbehaviour, and unrulynes of the boats, that with such a multitude and throng priest so near the pinnace, that she could not any way have free passage.  
The most part of Frydaye, Saturday, and Monday he spent in painting and rigging her with masts, yards, Sails, Flags, Ancients Streamers, and pendents: And all other provision for her ordinance, and fire works, in as laudable a sort, and fashion, as for a ship of greater burden: which the knights, Ladies, and gentlemen near Brainford, and all sorts of the common people, round about that place, hearing, and understanding of, resorted thither upon the Mondaye, expecting the pinnace should that day have departed, but she intended not to proceed till the morrow following. Then the better sort entreated the commander of her to do them that especial favour that they might see the manner of his travel both by Land and Water: which request made by so worthy personages, he willingly subscribed to, and with all expedition placed the pinnace on her wheels, and brought her from whence she stood private, into a large Court, where there stood private so many Coaches, and the great gates were so low, as she could not that way have passage into the street, But another way being found by which she was brought forth, there wanted no Spectators to attend her coming, but the street was full of people, and most of the better sort, for there were two hundredth knights. Ladies, and Gentlemen, who having seen the pinnace pass by Land, desired also that they might see her swim on the water: This was likewise granted by the traveler. And they all satisfied to their full contents and pleasure.  
Upon Tuesday being the nineteenth of August between the hours of Four and Five of the clock in the morning, the pinnace was brought and launched into the water, and passed forwards towards LONDON, with Drums, and loud Instruments of Music, shooting off her ordinance at her departure from Brayneforde: She came before Westminster between 7 and 8 a clock in the morning, which being descried a far of, there came such a multitude of all sorts of boats, that neither she, nor any of her company could row, or stir any way, by reason of their rude thrusting upon her: So she was constrained to press by all means she could to Sumerset Court at the wall, not being able to come near the stairs, at which place she was drawn up by ropes with force of men, and by them carried into a house in the Strande, where we now leave her until her further proceedings.  
Upon Wednesday being the nineteenth of August, between the hours of ten and eleven of the clock in the forenoon, the commander of the foresaid pinnace shaped his course to the Customhouse of the City of London, with divers witnesses for the performance of his journey with him. Who in the presence of the Customer, Controller, and Surveyor there, did offer to make oath of the performance of the voyage, entreating a certificate of what he had effected: which was willingly granted, & delivered under these Officers hands, and seals. And he himself very kindly entertained by all the officers, and feasted at the Customers house and all his company.  
FINIS.