They came out of a creeke amongst the sandy hilles, [Footnote: Kija Bay.
And as wee drew neere, they all stayed, and we came with our barge to the mouth of a little creeke which came from their towne into the great riuer.
Tredine three miles, where is another creeketo Langunda, foure miles, and another créeke is there in like sort where fishermen catch herrings.
Then come we to Bedenham creeke (so called of a village standing thereby) the mouth whereof lieth almost directlie against Porchester castell, which is situat about three miles by water from Portesmouth towne, as Leland dooth report.
From thence we went by Polwitherall creeke (parted into two armes) [Sidenote: Polpenrith.
Out of the bodie also of Trurie creeke breaketh another eastward a mile from Trurie, and goeth vp a mile and a halfe to Cresilian bridge of stone.
This creeke of Trurie is diuided into two parts before the towne of Trurie, and each of them hauing a brooke comming downe and a bridge, the towne of Trurie standeth betwixt them both.
In like maner from saint Iustes pill or créeke (for both signifie one thing) to saint Mawes creeke is a mile and a halfe, and the point betwéene them both is called Pendinas.
Howbeit there is a baie before this creeke betwixt it and Milford.
From the mouth of the west creeke of this peninsula, vnto saint Iustes creeke, is foure miles or more.
Milor creeke is next Restronget: some call it Milor poole, from whence we went by Trefusis point, and there found an other great fall from Perin, which being branched in the top, hath Perin towne almost in the verie confluence.
In like order betwixt Restronget and the creeke of Trurie be two créekes; one called [Sidenote: S.
Buluerhith is but a creeke (as I remember) serued with no backewater; and so I heare of Codding or Old hauen, wherefore I meane not to touch them.
Here goeth in a salt creeke halfe a mile on the east side of the hauen, and at the head of it is a bridge called Lerine bridge; the creeke it selfe in like maner bearing the same denomination.
Some call it Budeleie hauen of Budeleie towne, others Salterne port, of a little creeke comming out of the maine hauen vnto Salterne village, that hath in time past beene a towne of great estimation.
As for the water or creeke that runneth into the south southeast part, it is but a little thing of halfe a mile vp into the land, and the creeke that hemmeth in this peninsula, of both dooth seeme to be the greater.
Merous creeke is but a little one, rising west of Padstow, and falling in almost ouer against the Gull rocke.
The creeke of saint Mawes goeth vp a two miles by east northeast into the land, and beside that it ebbeth and floweth so farre, there is a mill driuen with a fresh creeke that resorteth to the same.
Next vnto this by west of Orford, there runneth vp another creeke by Butleie, whereinto the waters comming from Cellesford, and from the Ike, doo run both in one bottome.
On the Sowth side of that Branch is a Creeke Cochequo, whereon at the head are 2 Saw Mills, and affoord good Masts, & Mutch Tarr hath been made on that Creeke side.
On the Northside of the South Arme is Oyster Creeke on which place are many people setled some Saw Mills and affoords yow Good Masts, and further up is another Saw Mill on Lamperell Creeke.
Vpon another creekeon the same side, Carclew hath (after the Cornish maner) welneere metamorphosed the name of Master Bonithon, his owner, into his owne.
There lyeth a creeke of Ose, betweene two hilles, which deliuering a little fresh rillet into the sea, receyueth for recompence, a large ouerflowing of the salt water tides.
But it so fell out, that they were ther a day before the shipe came, and the sea being rough, and the women very sicke, prevailed with the seamen to put into a creeke hardby, wher they lay on ground at lowwater.
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