Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen and Others, Issue 20J. MacLehose and sons, 1907 - North America |
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... leave to other mens judgement and report , but sure I am , that themselves offered two millions and a halfe of ducats for the redemption of the goods and riches that were in them : which offer of theirs , albeit it was accepted of the ...
... leave to other mens judgement and report , but sure I am , that themselves offered two millions and a halfe of ducats for the redemption of the goods and riches that were in them : which offer of theirs , albeit it was accepted of the ...
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... leaves of wainscot , or the like . It hath very few Chimnies in it , or almost none at all : it may be some one chimney in some one or other of the lower out - roomes of least account , serving for some necessary uses , either to wash ...
... leaves of wainscot , or the like . It hath very few Chimnies in it , or almost none at all : it may be some one chimney in some one or other of the lower out - roomes of least account , serving for some necessary uses , either to wash ...
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... leave it to some other , whose chance was to be present at the action , as my selfe was not , and shall be of more sufficient ability to performe it . Meteranus writeth , that the taking of Cadiz had so terrified the neighbour townes ...
... leave it to some other , whose chance was to be present at the action , as my selfe was not , and shall be of more sufficient ability to performe it . Meteranus writeth , that the taking of Cadiz had so terrified the neighbour townes ...
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... leave all the Queens own English built ships at the mouth of the harbour to assure our retreate . By this meanes I should hazard to loose but two great Cartes , which before I had won , and for the adventuring of those defeate the ...
... leave all the Queens own English built ships at the mouth of the harbour to assure our retreate . By this meanes I should hazard to loose but two great Cartes , which before I had won , and for the adventuring of those defeate the ...
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... leaving commandement of the great Ships with Sir Walter Raleigh ( because the Lord Thomas Howard desired to land with mee ) accompanied with his Lords Ship , and all the other principall Officers and persons of qualitie in the Army , I ...
... leaving commandement of the great Ships with Sir Walter Raleigh ( because the Lord Thomas Howard desired to land with mee ) accompanied with his Lords Ship , and all the other principall Officers and persons of qualitie in the Army , I ...
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Page 19 - ... him from death : whereat the Emperour was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper ; for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves. For the King himselfe will make his owne robes, shooes, bowes, arrowes, pots ; plant, hunt, or doe any thing so well as the rest. They say he bore a pleasant shew, But sure his heart was sad. For who can pleasant be, and rest, That lives in feare and dread. And having life suspected, doth It still suspected lead.
Page 19 - Two days after, Powhatan having disguised himselfe in the most fearefullest manner he could, caused Captain Smith to be brought forth to a great house in the woods, and there upon a mat by the fire to be left alone.
Page 19 - Towell to dry them : having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got his head in her armes, and laid her owne upon his to save him from death...
Page 19 - Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got his head in her armes, and laid her owne upon his to save him from death: whereat the Emperour was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her 18.
Page 7 - The re-issue of Purchas His Pilgrimes is in some ways a greater boon to scholars than the reprint of Hakluyt himself.
Page 10 - Counter-Rats." 113. CORY AT (Thomas). — Coryats Crudities hastily gobled up in five Moneths trauells in France, Sauoy, Italy, Rhetia comonly called the Grisons country, Heluetia alias Switzerland, some parts of high Germany, and the Netherlands ; Newly digested in the hungry aire of Odcombe in the County of Somerset, & now dispersed to the nourishment of the trauelling Members of this Kingdome (this title is on an engraved frontispiece, by W.
Page 5 - Related to the World. Some left written by Mr. Hakluyt at his death, more since added, His also perused, and perfected, all examined, abbreviated, Illustrated with Notes, enlarged with Discourses, adorned with pictures, and Expressed in Mapps, in fower Parts, each containing five Bookes.
Page 12 - The history of Japan ; giving An Account of the ancient and present State and Government of that Empire; of Its...
Page 10 - Pinnace, and in the same Pinnace put himselfe, and his honorable son Lord William Howard, aboord the Honor de la mer, & there remained in the fight till the battell was ended. The fight was very terrible on all sides and so continued doubtfull till about one or two of the clocke in the afternoone : about which time the Philip, whom in very truth, they had all most fancie unto, began to yeelde, and give over, her men that remained alive shifting for themselves as they were able, and swimming and running...