Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around the World: Its Aims and Achievements

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J. Howell, 1926 - 543 pages
 

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Page 276 - ... our Generall as hee had alwayes hitherto shewed himself couragious, and of a good confidence in the mercie and protection of God: so now he continued in the same, and lest he should...
Page 254 - Doughtie should receive punishment according to the qualitie of the offence : and he, seeing no remedie but patience for himselfe, desired before his death to receive the Communion, which he did at the hands of M. Fletcher, our Minister, and our Generall himselfe accompanied him in that holy action : which being done...
Page 254 - Doughty (as he then in the presence of us all sacredly protested) was great, yet the care he had of the state of the voyage, of the expectation of her Majesty...
Page 296 - East-ward to get the shore, whereof we had sight, the 7 of October, falling into a very dangerous bay full of rocks: and there we lost company of M. Drake the same night. The next day very hardly escaping the danger of the rocks, we put into the...
Page 274 - Moro, rising to meete him, he graciously did welcome, and intertaine them. He was attired after the manner of the Countrey, but more sumptuously then the rest. From his waste downe to the ground, was all cloth of golde, and the same very rich : his legges were bare, but on his feete were a paire of shooes, made of Cordovan skinne.
Page 296 - Ecclipse happened the 16 day in the morning before one of the clocke in England, which is about sixe houres difference, agreeing to one quarter of the world, from the Meridian of England toward the West. friveiTtT The last of September being a very foule night, and the seas SSSI. sore growne, we lost the Marigold...
Page 137 - Adde hereunto, that though we searched the coast diligently, euen vnto the 48. deg. yet found we not the land, to trend so much as one point in any place towards the East, but rather running on continually Northwest, as if it went directly to meet with Asia...
Page 301 - His name was a terror to the French, Spaniard, Portugal and Indians. Many princes of Italy, Germany, and others as well enemies as friends in his life time desired his picture. He was the second that...
Page 506 - Nombre de Dios formerly imprinted ; Carefully collected out of the notes of Master Francis Fletcher, Preacher in this imployment, and divers others his followers in the same.
Page 254 - ... hazarded; whereupon the company was called together and made acquainted with the particulars of the cause, which were found, partly by Master...

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