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" Philip being in the wind of him, and coming towards him, becalmed his sails in such sort, as the ship could neither make way, nor feel the helm: so huge and high carged was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five hundred tons; who after laid the... "
A Book of English Prose, Character and Incident 1387-1649 - Page 171
1905 - 395 pages
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The Naval Chronicle, Volume 2

James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1799 - 714 pages
...sails in such sort, as the ship could neither make way, nor feel the helm : so huge and high-carged was the Spanish ship, being of a Thousand and Five...Biscaines, a very mighty and puissant ship commanded by Brittandona ; the said Philip carried three tire of ordinance on a gide, and eleven pieces in every...
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Ships and sailors, ancient and modern, by C.C. Cotterill and E.D. Little

Charles Clement Cotterill - 1868 - 380 pages
...his sails in such sort as the ship could neither make way nor feel her helm, so huge and high carged was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five hundred tons. Who often laid the Revenge aboard. When he was thus bereft of his sails, the ships that were under his...
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Stories of the Sea Told by Sailors

Edward Everett Hale - 1880 - 322 pages
...his sails in such sort as the ship could neither make way nor feel the helm ; so huge and high carged was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five...Biscaines," a very mighty and puissant ship, commanded by Brittandona. The said "Philip" carried three tier of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every...
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The Heart of Oak Books, Volume 5

Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 396 pages
...his sails in such sort that the ship could neither make way nor feel the helm — so huge and high was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five...were under his lee, luffing up, also laid him aboard. The said Philip carried three tier of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every tier. She shot...
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The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from ..., Volume 6

Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 560 pages
...his sails in such sort that the ship could neither make way nor feel the helm — so huge and high was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five...were under his lee, luffing up, also laid him aboard. The said " Philip " carried three tier of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every tier. She...
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Selections from the Sources of English History: Being a Supplement to Text ...

Charles William Colby - 1899 - 378 pages
...sails in such sort, as the ship could neither make way, nor feel the helm : so huge and high-charged was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five...Biscaines, a very mighty and puissant ship, commanded by Britandona ; the said Philip carried three tiers of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every...
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature ..., Volume 12

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...his sails in such sort that the ship could neither make way nor feel the helm — so huge and high was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five...were under his lee, luffing up, also laid him aboard. The said " Philip " carried three tier of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every tier. She...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 12

Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 430 pages
...his sails in such sort that the ship could neither make way nor feel the helm — so huge and high was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five...were under his lee, luffing up, also laid him aboard. The said " Philip " carried three tier of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every tier. She...
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The Age of Blake

Lionel William Lyde - 1899 - 214 pages
...neither make way nor feel the helm, so huge and high was the Spanish ship, being of 1500 tons. And she after laid the Revenge aboard. When he was thus bereft...were under his lee, luffing up, also laid him aboard. The said Philip carried three tiers of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every tier. She shot...
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Selections from the Sources of English History: Being a Supplement to Text ...

Charles William Colby - 1899 - 398 pages
...sails in such sort, as the ship could neither make way, nor feel the helm : so huge and high-charged was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five hundred tons, who after laid the Bevenge aboard. When he was thus bereft of his sails, the ships that were under his lee luffing up,...
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