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Page 82
... charge . The President returning from amongst the woods , seeing the time consumed and no provision gotten , ( and the ship lay idle at a great charge and did nothing ) presently embarked himself in the discovery barge , giving order to ...
... charge . The President returning from amongst the woods , seeing the time consumed and no provision gotten , ( and the ship lay idle at a great charge and did nothing ) presently embarked himself in the discovery barge , giving order to ...
Page 133
... charge than you ) may easily be conjectured by this example . Two thousand [ pounds ] will fit out a ship of 200 tons , and one [ ship ] of 100 tons . If of the dry fish they both make , [ they ] fraught that of 200 and go for Spain ...
... charge than you ) may easily be conjectured by this example . Two thousand [ pounds ] will fit out a ship of 200 tons , and one [ ship ] of 100 tons . If of the dry fish they both make , [ they ] fraught that of 200 and go for Spain ...
Page 156
... charge after this rate for each person , will amount to about the sum of 12 £ .10s.10d . The passage of each man is 6 £ . The fraught of these provisions for a man , will be about half a ton , which is 1 £ .10s . So the whole charge ...
... charge after this rate for each person , will amount to about the sum of 12 £ .10s.10d . The passage of each man is 6 £ . The fraught of these provisions for a man , will be about half a ton , which is 1 £ .10s . So the whole charge ...
Contents
John Smith and the Promise of New England Selec | 125 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE | 149 |
John Smiths Written Testimony to the Commission | 158 |
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