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... wind veered to the north - west - that was Monday , the day of our Lady of Candlemas - and that night we had much rain and wind , and were obliged to strike sail , and without sails we could make no headway against the wind . On ...
... wind veered to the north - west - that was Monday , the day of our Lady of Candlemas - and that night we had much rain and wind , and were obliged to strike sail , and without sails we could make no headway against the wind . On ...
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... wind began to fall off to the north - east , with much wind and sea ; and the said wind lasted till the 29th of the said month . And we were on one tack and the other , because we could not put her more across sea lest it should swallow ...
... wind began to fall off to the north - east , with much wind and sea ; and the said wind lasted till the 29th of the said month . And we were on one tack and the other , because we could not put her more across sea lest it should swallow ...
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Hakluyt Society. following Tuesday , we had a cross sea , because the wind was in our teeth with heavy rain . The wind and rain were so continuous that , as soon as a storm had passed from stem to stern , it was blown back upon us ; and ...
Hakluyt Society. following Tuesday , we had a cross sea , because the wind was in our teeth with heavy rain . The wind and rain were so continuous that , as soon as a storm had passed from stem to stern , it was blown back upon us ; and ...
Contents
PAGE | vii |
The Gela Florida Islands | xxx |
The Islands of Savo Solomon and Sesarga Spain | lxxxvi |
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