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Page 37
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
...
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
...
Page 53
... together with Sir Francis Walsingham , all of them still sanguine as to the
existence of such a passage , readily came forward and contributed a large
vessel of 120 tons , called the Mermaid , to accompany the little squadron of
Davis , which ...
... together with Sir Francis Walsingham , all of them still sanguine as to the
existence of such a passage , readily came forward and contributed a large
vessel of 120 tons , called the Mermaid , to accompany the little squadron of
Davis , which ...
Page 70
Among them was the son of his own brother , and Sir Francis Drake himself , with
several of his brothers , all of whom became celebrated as among the first of able
sea officers . I : Readers of the present day , however , will not be disposed to ...
Among them was the son of his own brother , and Sir Francis Drake himself , with
several of his brothers , all of whom became celebrated as among the first of able
sea officers . I : Readers of the present day , however , will not be disposed to ...
Page 91
At the dissolution of Parliament in 1592 , her Majesty gave notice that it was her
intention to place a fleet under the command of Sir Francis Drake , in the
following year ; who , accordingly , having been appointed , lost no time in
making his ...
At the dissolution of Parliament in 1592 , her Majesty gave notice that it was her
intention to place a fleet under the command of Sir Francis Drake , in the
following year ; who , accordingly , having been appointed , lost no time in
making his ...
Page 94
Before they anchored , Sir John Hawkins , who had been ill nearly a month , also
departed this life , some say from grief at the loss occasioned by the delay ,
others that the intelligence extorted by the Spaniards from the captured Francis
had ...
Before they anchored , Sir John Hawkins , who had been ill nearly a month , also
departed this life , some say from grief at the loss occasioned by the delay ,
others that the intelligence extorted by the Spaniards from the captured Francis
had ...
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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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