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Page 59
An active and able seaman as he was could not long remain idle ; and
accordingly we shall find him again with Cavendish , in his second voyage to the
Straits of Magelhaens , and after that in the employ of the Dutch , in several
voyages to the ...
An active and able seaman as he was could not long remain idle ; and
accordingly we shall find him again with Cavendish , in his second voyage to the
Straits of Magelhaens , and after that in the employ of the Dutch , in several
voyages to the ...
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 76
... I considered I was not able to answer , fearing the Queen ' s Majesty ' s
indignation in so weighty a matter . ” + Well might he call it * Hakluyt . † Ibid . - -
Camden . 0 weighty . That the commander of such a miserable squadron 76
HAWKINS .
... I considered I was not able to answer , fearing the Queen ' s Majesty ' s
indignation in so weighty a matter . ” + Well might he call it * Hakluyt . † Ibid . - -
Camden . 0 weighty . That the commander of such a miserable squadron 76
HAWKINS .
Page 89
... wherby I have not byne able to attend upon your Lordship my sellfe . The
spookes that are usyde in a whelle , as your Lordship sayd , do not stond styll , so
yt fallethe out , for as sone as your Lordship hathe gyven order for one demaund
to ...
... wherby I have not byne able to attend upon your Lordship my sellfe . The
spookes that are usyde in a whelle , as your Lordship sayd , do not stond styll , so
yt fallethe out , for as sone as your Lordship hathe gyven order for one demaund
to ...
Page 90
With me I do confesse yt ys at the best , for I ame not able to performe that which I
desyre to do . Therfore I do most humbly pray your good Lordship to be a meane
to Her Majestie that some dyscret and able ' man may be thought uppon to ...
With me I do confesse yt ys at the best , for I ame not able to performe that which I
desyre to do . Therfore I do most humbly pray your good Lordship to be a meane
to Her Majestie that some dyscret and able ' man may be thought uppon to ...
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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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