The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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Page 90
... lord chan- cellor , dated 12th August 1417 , discovered by Samuel Ly- sons among the records in the Tower , and of which the following is a copy , it would appear that there was some- thing like an established royal navy in his reign ...
... lord chan- cellor , dated 12th August 1417 , discovered by Samuel Ly- sons among the records in the Tower , and of which the following is a copy , it would appear that there was some- thing like an established royal navy in his reign ...
Page 91
... Lord and master about the round see : And kept sure , to stoppe our ennemies hence , And wonne us good , and wisely brought it thence , That no passage should be without danger , And his licence on see to move and sterre . in the whole ...
... Lord and master about the round see : And kept sure , to stoppe our ennemies hence , And wonne us good , and wisely brought it thence , That no passage should be without danger , And his licence on see to move and sterre . in the whole ...
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... lord high admiral nobly maintained the title assumed by England of Sovereign of the Seas , by compelling Philip of Spain to strike his flag that was flying at the main - top - mast head , though on his way to England to marry Queen Mary ...
... lord high admiral nobly maintained the title assumed by England of Sovereign of the Seas , by compelling Philip of Spain to strike his flag that was flying at the main - top - mast head , though on his way to England to marry Queen Mary ...
Page 93
... Lord Herbert , brass ordnance were first cast in England in the year 1535. They had various names , such as cannon , demi - cannon , culverins , demi - culverins , sakers , mynions , falcons , falconets , & c . What the calibre of each ...
... Lord Herbert , brass ordnance were first cast in England in the year 1535. They had various names , such as cannon , demi - cannon , culverins , demi - culverins , sakers , mynions , falcons , falconets , & c . What the calibre of each ...
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... lords commissioners of the Admiralty may from time to time direct . The following is the present complement of ships ... Lord Nelson was off Cadiz with 17 or 18 sail of the line , he had no less than seven different classes of 74 - gun ...
... lords commissioners of the Admiralty may from time to time direct . The following is the present complement of ships ... Lord Nelson was off Cadiz with 17 or 18 sail of the line , he had no less than seven different classes of 74 - gun ...
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