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... and other manuscript papers that have not hitherto met the public eye , cannot ,
I conceive , considering the many years that have passed away since the eventful
period of which they treat , fail to be received as documents possessing more ...
... and other manuscript papers that have not hitherto met the public eye , cannot ,
I conceive , considering the many years that have passed away since the eventful
period of which they treat , fail to be received as documents possessing more ...
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On taking leave , Frobisher had the honour of kissing her Majesty ' s hand , “ who
dismissed him with gracious countenance and comfortable words . ” They left
Gravesend about the end AC LIBRARY RSITY om e of May , having first received
...
On taking leave , Frobisher had the honour of kissing her Majesty ' s hand , “ who
dismissed him with gracious countenance and comfortable words . ” They left
Gravesend about the end AC LIBRARY RSITY om e of May , having first received
...
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om e of May , having first received the sacrament , and made preparation “ as
good Christians towards God , and resolute men for all fortunes . ” On falling in
with Friesland they were hampered with drift ice , and large icebergs , some of
which ...
om e of May , having first received the sacrament , and made preparation “ as
good Christians towards God , and resolute men for all fortunes . ” On falling in
with Friesland they were hampered with drift ice , and large icebergs , some of
which ...
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On attempting to enter the strait , previously discovered , they found it barred up
with mountains of ice , and the bark Dennis received such a blow , that she sunk
among it , and others were in very great danger . Unfortunately , the Dennis had ...
On attempting to enter the strait , previously discovered , they found it barred up
with mountains of ice , and the bark Dennis received such a blow , that she sunk
among it , and others were in very great danger . Unfortunately , the Dennis had ...
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The Lord Treasurer allowed , by agreement , the premises at Dartford , where
mills and furnaces were erected on a large scale , to be made use of ; and here
140 tons of ore , besides what was brought to the Tower , were received from
Bristol ...
The Lord Treasurer allowed , by agreement , the premises at Dartford , where
mills and furnaces were erected on a large scale , to be made use of ; and here
140 tons of ore , besides what was brought to the Tower , were received from
Bristol ...
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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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