the Eaſtward 'till it is half Ebb aſhore. And when it is half Ebb aſhore at Mounts-Bay, then the N. Stream begins in the N. W. and ends in the N. E. 9 Hours, 'till it is high Water aſhore; ſetting to the Northward three Hours, and to the Southward Nine.
[1] The beſt Time to make a Paſſage from the Land's End to Scilly is at half Ebb; the Tide then ſetting W.S.W. right upon the Iſlands. If you run to the Northward of St. Mary's Iſland, you will have the firſt of the Flood run ſtrong to the Northward; but if you keep to the Southward of it, you will have the W.S. W. Stream with you for ſix Hours, 'till it is half Flood near the Shore: At which Time, this W.S. W. Stream breaks, and runs gently in towards the Iſlands. This is to be underſtood of the Tide, that runs about a League or two off the Iſlands to the Southward; and as far off to the Weſtward, as the outmoſt Rocks.
- ↑ The Iſland Authority, according to Mr. Tovey's Account, and others.
