The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation: Made by Sea Or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of These 1600 Yeeres, Issue 6J. MacLehose and sons, 1904 |
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... London to Guinea , in the yeere of our Lord , 1555 . The second voyage of M. William Towrson to Guinea and the castle of Mina . An . 1556 . • 125 136 138 141 154 177 212 A Catalogue of the Voyages - Continued . The third vii THE TABLE.
... London to Guinea , in the yeere of our Lord , 1555 . The second voyage of M. William Towrson to Guinea and the castle of Mina . An . 1556 . • 125 136 138 141 154 177 212 A Catalogue of the Voyages - Continued . The third vii THE TABLE.
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... castle gate , which standeth in the midst of the towne , these words : Cursed be the father and the sonne that shall lay their hands to the repairing hereof . Refreshing our selves one day here , we passed forward with camels three ...
... castle gate , which standeth in the midst of the towne , these words : Cursed be the father and the sonne that shall lay their hands to the repairing hereof . Refreshing our selves one day here , we passed forward with camels three ...
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... castle raised on high , with a garison of foure or five hundred Janisaries . Within foure miles round about are goodly gardens and vineyards and trees , which beare goodly fruit neere unto the rivers side , which is but small ; the ...
... castle raised on high , with a garison of foure or five hundred Janisaries . Within foure miles round about are goodly gardens and vineyards and trees , which beare goodly fruit neere unto the rivers side , which is but small ; the ...
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... Castle . meet , and there standeth a castle called Curna , kept by the Turks , where all marchants pay a small custome . Here the two rivers joyned together begin to be eight or nine miles broad : here also it beginneth to ebbe and flow ...
... Castle . meet , and there standeth a castle called Curna , kept by the Turks , where all marchants pay a small custome . Here the two rivers joyned together begin to be eight or nine miles broad : here also it beginneth to ebbe and flow ...
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... castle , they take them by the 100 drams , which is 90 roials of plate , and those of the mint give 5 medines . lesse in each 100 drams then they are woorth to be sold among the marchants , and make paiment at the terme ΙΟ A.D. THE ...
... castle , they take them by the 100 drams , which is 90 roials of plate , and those of the mint give 5 medines . lesse in each 100 drams then they are woorth to be sold among the marchants , and make paiment at the terme ΙΟ A.D. THE ...
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aboord Admirall aforesaid againe Aleppo alwayes anker aspers Babylon Balsara Bassa Beglerbegs Benin betwixt boate brought called Cape Cape Verde Captaine Caravels caried castle Chaul China clocke coast comming companie of marchants countrey custome dayes degrees divers dominions East England English fadome farre foorth foure Gallies Generall gold Governour and companie Grand Signior graunt Guinea hath hundred Iland John king kingdome knowen laden land larines leagues letters patents Levant lieth Lisbon litle Majestie Malacca maner marchandise Master moneth monson neere Negros night ordinance Ormus Ormuz ounces Palmas pinnesse Pinteado Portugall Portugals pounds quintall Ralph Fitch ranne river sayd Governour sent Sestos set saile shewed shippe ships depart shoare shore shot side sight sort souldiers standeth Sunne tangas Tenerif thence thereof things thither thousand tooke towne traffike traffique trees tunnes Turkes unto victuals voyage warres wherein winde yeere yere