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I have nothing further to add , on my own behalf , than to avail myself of this
occasion to express the lively gratification I feel in thus publicly acknowledging ,
with filial affection and gratitude , the able and willing assistance afforded to me ,
in the ...
I have nothing further to add , on my own behalf , than to avail myself of this
occasion to express the lively gratification I feel in thus publicly acknowledging ,
with filial affection and gratitude , the able and willing assistance afforded to me ,
in the ...
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But something besides expert officers and able seamen was wanting ; namely ,
the proper establishments and ready means for supplying provisions , stores ,
and ammunition , none of which were in existence ; nor was money always ...
But something besides expert officers and able seamen was wanting ; namely ,
the proper establishments and ready means for supplying provisions , stores ,
and ammunition , none of which were in existence ; nor was money always ...
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She had Frobisher , Hawkins , Drake , and Fenner , able and expert seamen ; but
for many years they had neither rank nor place in the navy , and at no time
permanent ; and the duty of Lord High Admiral , which was anciently confined
nearly ...
She had Frobisher , Hawkins , Drake , and Fenner , able and expert seamen ; but
for many years they had neither rank nor place in the navy , and at no time
permanent ; and the duty of Lord High Admiral , which was anciently confined
nearly ...
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... name renowned , he struggled for fifteen years , without being able to procure
the means of setting forth an expedition for the purpose : “ But about this time , ”
says Camden , “ some studious heads , moved with a commendable desire *
MSS ...
... name renowned , he struggled for fifteen years , without being able to procure
the means of setting forth an expedition for the purpose : “ But about this time , ”
says Camden , “ some studious heads , moved with a commendable desire *
MSS ...
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made to take out the bullet ; so as I am neither [ able ? ] to goe nor ride ; and the
mariners are verie unwilling to goe except I goe with them myself . Yet , [ if ] I find
it come to an extremitie , we will [ do ] what we are able : if we had vittels , it were
...
made to take out the bullet ; so as I am neither [ able ? ] to goe nor ride ; and the
mariners are verie unwilling to goe except I goe with them myself . Yet , [ if ] I find
it come to an extremitie , we will [ do ] what we are able : if we had vittels , it were
...
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| Title | 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 Navy |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 juuni 2010 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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