Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British NavyJ. Murray, 1845 - 495 pages |
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... given by Elizabeth , to the improvement of her navy , acquired for her , as Camden tells us , the glorious title of the " Restorer of Naval Power and Sovereign of the Northern Seas . " From her time down to the present , and through ...
... given by Elizabeth , to the improvement of her navy , acquired for her , as Camden tells us , the glorious title of the " Restorer of Naval Power and Sovereign of the Northern Seas . " From her time down to the present , and through ...
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... given so splen- did an instance ? * It may be said we too can steam equally with others ; true , but the naval superiority of England , which has been asserted and main- tained for the last three hundred years , admits not of equality ...
... given so splen- did an instance ? * It may be said we too can steam equally with others ; true , but the naval superiority of England , which has been asserted and main- tained for the last three hundred years , admits not of equality ...
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... given to the Lord High Admiral to confer knighthood at sea was continued and exer- cised by Elizabeth and James , and , as it would ap- pear , to an unlimited extent . Thus when Lord Howard of Effingham and the Earl of Essex were ...
... given to the Lord High Admiral to confer knighthood at sea was continued and exer- cised by Elizabeth and James , and , as it would ap- pear , to an unlimited extent . Thus when Lord Howard of Effingham and the Earl of Essex were ...
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... given to the three chief officers ( titles equally and indiscriminately given to the ships they com- manded ) —these three officers then sunk into the λλ , as soon as their services were no longer required . The deserving , however ...
... given to the three chief officers ( titles equally and indiscriminately given to the ships they com- manded ) —these three officers then sunk into the λλ , as soon as their services were no longer required . The deserving , however ...
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... given for the following thereof , her Ma- jestie is pleased to contribute largely towards such charges as are now to be employed ; their Lordships think good to desire that seeing , by the success of the last year , such hope hath been ...
... given for the following thereof , her Ma- jestie is pleased to contribute largely towards such charges as are now to be employed ; their Lordships think good to desire that seeing , by the success of the last year , such hope hath been ...
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