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... Plymouth on 18th November , 1579. Raleigh com- manded one of the vessels , but the flotilla ran into a superior Spanish force off Cape Verde , and an action was fought . The English ships scattered , and all , except one which was lost ...
... Plymouth on 18th November , 1579. Raleigh com- manded one of the vessels , but the flotilla ran into a superior Spanish force off Cape Verde , and an action was fought . The English ships scattered , and all , except one which was lost ...
Page 75
... Plymouth Hoe . There was delay and confusion before starting , and petty disputes took place between the commanders . It was said , when everything was settled at last , that the officers ' display of gold and silver lace on shipboard ...
... Plymouth Hoe . There was delay and confusion before starting , and petty disputes took place between the commanders . It was said , when everything was settled at last , that the officers ' display of gold and silver lace on shipboard ...
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... Plymouth in his ship , the Destiny , to face whatever fate awaited him . II The news of the fight at San Thomé was known in Madrid as well as in London during the month of May , 1618. Gondomar burst into the King's closet at Whitehall ...
... Plymouth in his ship , the Destiny , to face whatever fate awaited him . II The news of the fight at San Thomé was known in Madrid as well as in London during the month of May , 1618. Gondomar burst into the King's closet at Whitehall ...
Contents
Preface Raleigh and the Sixteenth Century | 7 |
Say to the Court it Glows | 15 |
Public Life | 35 |
Copyright | |
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