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THOMAS CAVENDISH Fitted out an Expedition to attack the Spaniards in the
South Sea , passed the Strait of Magelhaens , and after various Successes
followed Drake ' s Track round the Cape of Good Hope , and arrived in safety -
Fitted out ...
THOMAS CAVENDISH Fitted out an Expedition to attack the Spaniards in the
South Sea , passed the Strait of Magelhaens , and after various Successes
followed Drake ' s Track round the Cape of Good Hope , and arrived in safety -
Fitted out ...
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... set sail for England , and arrived at Harwich on the 21st of October ; being ,
says his historian , “ highly commended of all men for his greate and notable
attempt , but specially famous for the great hope he brought of the passage to
Cathaia .
... set sail for England , and arrived at Harwich on the 21st of October ; being ,
says his historian , “ highly commended of all men for his greate and notable
attempt , but specially famous for the great hope he brought of the passage to
Cathaia .
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They then set sail on the 22nd of August , and arrived in England after a stormy
passage , with the loss of one man by sickness , and another who was washed
overboard . THIRD VOYAGE , 1578 . ne The Queen , the. en a * Purchas .
They then set sail on the 22nd of August , and arrived in England after a stormy
passage , with the loss of one man by sickness , and another who was washed
overboard . THIRD VOYAGE , 1578 . ne The Queen , the. en a * Purchas .
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... arrived at and entered Frobisher ' s Strait , where it was intended to land the
settlers on the Countess of Warwick ' s Island ; but from the loss occasioned by
the sinking of the Dennis , and the want of drink and fuel for one hundred men ,
the ...
... arrived at and entered Frobisher ' s Strait , where it was intended to land the
settlers on the Countess of Warwick ' s Island ; but from the loss occasioned by
the sinking of the Dennis , and the want of drink and fuel for one hundred men ,
the ...
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The 30th of August having arrived , it was decided at a second council , for divers
good and substantial reasons , that each captain and owner should look to the
lading of his own ship , and that by a certain day they should set sail for England .
The 30th of August having arrived , it was decided at a second council , for divers
good and substantial reasons , that each captain and owner should look to the
lading of his own ship , and that by a certain day they should set sail for England .
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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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