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Page xxiii
... English to trade with Tan- jore in 1624 ( p . 188 ) we have both Danish and English versions . Jón naturally vaunts the success of his country- men at the court of the Nayak and emphasizes the discom- fiture of their English rivals ...
... English to trade with Tan- jore in 1624 ( p . 188 ) we have both Danish and English versions . Jón naturally vaunts the success of his country- men at the court of the Nayak and emphasizes the discom- fiture of their English rivals ...
Page 77
... English , gave to the other , we stood away from land , at the same time , each on the course he desired , the two English vessels with their enormous riches , of which the captain claimed a fifth part and 80,000 dollars of the goods ...
... English , gave to the other , we stood away from land , at the same time , each on the course he desired , the two English vessels with their enormous riches , of which the captain claimed a fifth part and 80,000 dollars of the goods ...
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... English fishing- vessels2 . These last told us that in the spring thirteen Turkish ships which were making for Iceland had been taken by the English in English waters , and sunk . Neither this year , 1628 , nor the following , 1629 ...
... English fishing- vessels2 . These last told us that in the spring thirteen Turkish ships which were making for Iceland had been taken by the English in English waters , and sunk . Neither this year , 1628 , nor the following , 1629 ...
Contents
A waterspout and mirage Crossing the Line | 56 |
Penguin Island Birds beasts and fish at the Cape | 64 |
Hottentots Description of Africa The Chris | 78 |
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