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The same power was granted by Henry VIII . when he gave a commission to Sir
Edward Howard to prepare a fleet for sea , to which he appointed him Captain -
General , with authority to confer knighthood , to make ordinances and statutes
for ...
The same power was granted by Henry VIII . when he gave a commission to Sir
Edward Howard to prepare a fleet for sea , to which he appointed him Captain -
General , with authority to confer knighthood , to make ordinances and statutes
for ...
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63° 8 ' , to which the geographers of that day very properly gave the name of the
first discoverer . Frobisher entered this “ great gut , bay , or passage , three -
score leagues , ” and , stretching along to the westward , he supposed it to be the
...
63° 8 ' , to which the geographers of that day very properly gave the name of the
first discoverer . Frobisher entered this “ great gut , bay , or passage , three -
score leagues , ” and , stretching along to the westward , he supposed it to be the
...
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... the captain gave the name of “ Best ' s Blessing . " * 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 ...
... the captain gave the name of “ Best ' s Blessing . " * 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 ...
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... up by Captain Walter Briggs , under the direction of Lieutenant - General
Carlisle ; but he dying on the voyage , the narrative was given to a Lieutenant
Cripps , who handed it over to Lieutenant Cates , who gave it for publication to
Hakluyt .
... up by Captain Walter Briggs , under the direction of Lieutenant - General
Carlisle ; but he dying on the voyage , the narrative was given to a Lieutenant
Cripps , who handed it over to Lieutenant Cates , who gave it for publication to
Hakluyt .
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Lord Henry says , in his letter to the Queen — “ Sir Francis Drake gave the first
charge upon the Spanish Admiral , being accompanied with the Triumph , the
Victory , and others . ” The Triumph remained to watch the narrow seas , and the
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Lord Henry says , in his letter to the Queen — “ Sir Francis Drake gave the first
charge upon the Spanish Admiral , being accompanied with the Triumph , the
Victory , and others . ” The Triumph remained to watch the narrow seas , and the
...
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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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