Captaine Martin Pringe, the Last of the Elizabethan Seamen: Giving a Notice of His Voyages, and a More Particular Exposition of His First Voyage for the Discovery of the North Part of Virginia, in the Year 1603

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W.H. Luke, 1888 - 34 pagina's
 

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Pagina 31 - And who, in time, knows whither we may vent The treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores This gain of our best glory shall be sent, To enrich unknowing nations with our stores ? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident May come refined with the accents that are ours?
Pagina 7 - Bideford, and Dartmouth, and Topsham, and Plymouth (then a petty place), and many another little western town, that England owes the foundation of her naval and commercial glory. It was the men of Devon, the Drakes and Hawkins', Gilberts and Raleighs, Grenviles and Oxenhams, and a host more of
Pagina 26 - Arrowes are of a yard and an handfull long not made of Reeds, but of a fine light wood very smooth and round with three long and deepe blacke feathers of some Eagle, Vulture, or Kite, as closely fastened with some binding matter, as any Fletcher of ours can glue them on.
Pagina 10 - Frobisher sailed in a vessel of but twenty-five tons ; two of those of Columbus were without a deck; and so perilous were the voyages deemed, that the sailors were accustomed, before embarking, to perform solemn acts of devotion, as if to prepare for eternity.
Pagina 24 - Gosnold over-shot the yeere before, coasting and finding people on the North side thereof. Not yet satisfied in our expectation, we left them and sailed over, and came to an Anchor on the South side in the latitude of 41. degrees and odde minutes...
Pagina 24 - Rocke, discovered the yeere before by Captaine Gosnold, where going upon the Mayne we found people, with whom we had no long conversation, because here also we could find no Sassafras.
Pagina 22 - went for Master and chief Commander in the Voyage one Martin Pring, a man very sufficient for his place, and Edmund Jones his Mate, and Robert Salterne above mentioned as their chiefe Agent"; while in the smaller vessel "went for Master William Browne, & Samuell Kirkland his Mate, both good and skilful Mariners." Having " plentifully victualled the aforesaid ship & barke for eight moneths...
Pagina 24 - Groves and Woods replenished with tall Okes, Beeches, Pinetrees, Firre-trees, Hasels, Wich-hasels and Maples. We saw here also sundry sorts of Beasts, as Stags, Deere, Beares, Wolves, Foxes, Lusernes, and Dogges with sharpe noses.
Pagina 11 - James) a freeman of the company, and to give him two shares of land in regard of the large contribution which the gentlemen and mariners of that ship had given towards good works in Virginia, whereof he was an especial furtherer. The placing and entertainment of Mr. Copland in Virginia being referred by the former court to the consideration of a committee, they having accordingly advised about it, did now make report of what they had done therein, as followeth, viz : 1. First, they thought fit that...

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