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Pagina xi
Drake's experience was , in its nature , altogether different from Wynter's . His fighting had been brisker , more adventurous , less systematic . He had seen less of fleets , little of the transport of troops . He had made attacks and ...
Drake's experience was , in its nature , altogether different from Wynter's . His fighting had been brisker , more adventurous , less systematic . He had seen less of fleets , little of the transport of troops . He had made attacks and ...
Pagina xii
... fight . But , in fact , much of the nonsense that has been talked grew out of the attempt , not unsuccessfully made , to represent the war as religious ; to describe it as a species of crusade instigated by the Pope , in order to bring ...
... fight . But , in fact , much of the nonsense that has been talked grew out of the attempt , not unsuccessfully made , to represent the war as religious ; to describe it as a species of crusade instigated by the Pope , in order to bring ...
Pagina xxv
... of war 150 77,250 Store ships 40 Smaller vessels 320 8,000 25,000 16,612 55,000 besides- Nos . Sailors and fighting men Rowers Galleasses . 6 720 1,800 Galleys 40 3,200 8,000 giving a total of 556 ships of all kinds , INTRODUCTION XXV.
... of war 150 77,250 Store ships 40 Smaller vessels 320 8,000 25,000 16,612 55,000 besides- Nos . Sailors and fighting men Rowers Galleasses . 6 720 1,800 Galleys 40 3,200 8,000 giving a total of 556 ships of all kinds , INTRODUCTION XXV.
Pagina xxxii
... fighting the Spaniards on every sea where they were to be met , and had come to the conclusion that , whatever the Spaniard might be ashore , afloat he was but a poor creature : the experiences of Drake , Hawkyns , the Fenners , and ...
... fighting the Spaniards on every sea where they were to be met , and had come to the conclusion that , whatever the Spaniard might be ashore , afloat he was but a poor creature : the experiences of Drake , Hawkyns , the Fenners , and ...
Pagina xxxix
... fighting begins , it will be well to examine the comparative force of the oppos- ing fleets . We have all known from our infancy that the Spanish ships , as compared with the Eng- lish , were stupendous in point of size , marvellous in ...
... fighting begins , it will be well to examine the comparative force of the oppos- ing fleets . We have all known from our infancy that the Spanish ships , as compared with the Eng- lish , were stupendous in point of size , marvellous in ...
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28th of July aboard her Majesty's Addressed advertise ANGELES appointed April army Arnemuiden beseech boats Bonaventure BURGHLEY Cadiz Calais CALIFORN captain ccix ccxiii charge coast of Spain continue Council Darell divers doth doubt Dover Duke of Parma Dunkirk duty Earl Elizabeth enemy England English Fenner fight flyboats forces Frobiser furnished galleass galleys harbour hath heartily farewell hope Howard hoys humbly take Ireland John Hawkyns letter Lisbon London Lord Admiral Lord Henry Seymour Majesty Majesty's good ship Majesty's ships mariners Master Mayor means merchants month month's victual Narrow Seas navy night ordnance pinnace Plymouth ports powder and shot present provisions Quarles Queen ready received Right Honourable sail Scotland sent serve Sir Francis Drake Sir Henry Palmer Sir William Wynter soldiers Spaniards Spanish fleet sundry take my leave thereof Thomas tons town unto your Honour WALSYNGHAM weather wind write