Here Vale a lively flood, her nobler name that gives

To[62] Falmouth; and by whom it famous ever lives,

Whose entrance is from sea so intricately wound,

Her haven angled so about her harb’rous sound,

That in her quiet bay a hundred ships may ride,

Yet not the tallest mast be of the tall’st descry’d;

Her bravery to this nymph when neighbouring rivers told,

Her mind to them again she briefly doth unfold:

‘Let[63] Camel of her course and curious windings boast,

‘In that her greatness reigns sole mistress of that coast