 Nova Albion, and that for two causes; the one in respect of the white banks and cliffs, which lie towards the sea, and the other, because it might have some affinity with our country in name, which sometime was so called.  The History of North America - Page 437edited by - 1903Full view - About this book
 | William Ford Nichols - 1923 - 418 pages
...says the writer of the narrative — probably Francis Fletcher, Drake's chaplain and chronicler — "and that for two causes, the one in respect of the white bancks and cliff es which lie toward the sea, the other that it might have some affinity euen in name... | |
 | Richard Hakluyt - 1927 - 328 pages
...accompt of their skinr.es, for their Kings coate was made of them. Our Generall called this Countrey Nova Albion, and that for two causes : the one in respect of the white bankes and cliffes, which lie towards the sea : 156 and the other, because it might have some affinitie... | |
 | Henry Raup Wagner - 1926 - 612 pages
...their Kings coate was made of them. Our Generall called this Countrey, 276 >ff The Famous Voyage NOUA ALBION, and that for two causes: the one in respect of the white bankes and cliffes, which lie towards the sea: and the other, because it might haue some affmitie with... | |
 | George Wycherley - 1928 - 536 pages
...this new land "New Albion" fdr two reasons: "the firste, in respect to the white banckes and cliffes which lie towards the sea, and the other because it might have affinitie with our country in name, which sometime was so called. . . . "When the time came for our... | |
 | 1923 - 348 pages
...figure under the name of Sir Francis Drake. The record says : "Our Generall called this countrey Nova Albion, and that for two causes : the one in respect of the white bankes and cliffs, which ly towardes the sea, and the other, because it might have some affinitie with... | |
 | Various - 1994 - 676 pages
...account of their skins, for their king's coat was made of them. Our General called this country Nova Albion, and that for two causes; the one in respect...have some affinity with our country in name, which sometime was so called. There is no part of earth here to be taken up, wherein there is not some probable... | |
 | Peter C. Mancall - 2006 - 431 pages
...account of their skins, for their King's coat was made of them. Our General called this Country Nova Albion, and that for two causes: the one in respect...have some affinity with our Country in name, which sometime was so called. There is no part of earth here to be taken up, wherein there is not some being... | |
 | Charles W. Eliot - 2006 - 405 pages
...account of their skins, for their king's coat was made of them. Our General called this country Nova Albion, and that for two causes; the one in respect of the "Mole. white banks and cliffs, which lie towards the sea, and the other, because it might have some... | |
 | 1927 - 408 pages
...account of their skinnes, for their Kings coate was made of them. Our Generall called this countrey, Nova Albion, and that for two causes : the one in respect of the white bankes and cliffes, which ly towardes the sea : and the other, because it might have some affmitie... | |
 | Geographical Society of the Pacific - 1902 - 434 pages
...untutored, half clad natives who understood not a word of the language. "This country our Generall named Albion; and that for two "causes; the one in respect of the white bancks and cliff es which "lie towards the sea; the other that it might haue some affinity, "euen in... | |
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