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 NavyJ. Murray, 1845 - 495 pages |
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Page 52
... Raleigh , " the cliffs whereof were as orient as gold . " To the two headlands , which formed a large and deep bay , Davis gave the names of Dier and Walsingham , and to the bay , that of Exeter Sound . Here they met with four white ...
... Raleigh , " the cliffs whereof were as orient as gold . " To the two headlands , which formed a large and deep bay , Davis gave the names of Dier and Walsingham , and to the bay , that of Exeter Sound . Here they met with four white ...
Page 61
... Raleigh , who consequently became half - brother to Sir Humphrey . The latter was educated at Eton , from whence he went to Oxford , where he distinguished himself as a gentle- man of very considerable talents in the various branches of ...
... Raleigh , who consequently became half - brother to Sir Humphrey . The latter was educated at Eton , from whence he went to Oxford , where he distinguished himself as a gentle- man of very considerable talents in the various branches of ...
Page 62
... Raleigh , with a few friends , hastily put to sea ; but a gale of wind coming on , in which one of the ships foundered , the rest were glad to return to port . * He tried to get up a second squadron , but , finding his friends not quite ...
... Raleigh , with a few friends , hastily put to sea ; but a gale of wind coming on , in which one of the ships foundered , the rest were glad to return to port . * He tried to get up a second squadron , but , finding his friends not quite ...
Page 63
... Raleigh , Captain Butler , Vice- Admiral ; the Golden Hind , Captain Hayes ; the Swallow , Captain Brown ; the Squirrel , of 10 tons , William Andrews , Captain . In these ships were embarked about 260 men , including shipwrights ...
... Raleigh , Captain Butler , Vice- Admiral ; the Golden Hind , Captain Hayes ; the Swallow , Captain Brown ; the Squirrel , of 10 tons , William Andrews , Captain . In these ships were embarked about 260 men , including shipwrights ...
Page 64
... Raleigh , of all the ships in the fleet , under pretence of illness of her captain , and many of the crew , deserted the rest and returned to Plymouth , where it was conjectured to have been done with some evil design . The rest pur ...
... Raleigh , of all the ships in the fleet , under pretence of illness of her captain , and many of the crew , deserted the rest and returned to Plymouth , where it was conjectured to have been done with some evil design . The rest pur ...
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Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant ... John Barrow No preview available - 2016 |
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