ankers

The hermits remained through the Middle Ages those who dwelt in deserts; the anchorites, or "ankers" of the English Middle

The Hermits Charles Kingsley 1847

I am sick of being told how good these investment * ankers are!

Bourne's bruises 2008

I hate politicians and journalist .... oh yes, and merchant * ankers.

Hard times ahead 2008

The 12. and 13. of September wee had no answere out of the towne, and we had want of water, and could get none thereabouts but that which came out of the towne, for that the Gouernour had taken order that we should get no water about the towne, so that we hoised ankers to go seeke some.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The 18. 19. 20. 23. and 24. we sayled to lade water, for it was hard to get, and we were forced to keep good watch, which done hoysing ankers againe, wee sayled towardes Bantam, holding our course Eastwarde.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Islands, and so met with the other two, and casting forth their ankers, went on shore, where wee spake with men that saide they would shew vs where wee shoulde haue water, so we would giue them two Caliuers.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

They haue no kind of yron worke belonging to these vessels, saue only their ankers.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The third of February we had so great a storme, that most of our ankers were lost, and we ran vpon the land in great daunger to cast our ships away, but God holpe vs, for the storme ceased, and then we went to hoyse vp our lost ankers, and so againe went to anker vnder the Island, glad that we had so well escaped that daunger.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

About euening we hoysed ankers, and set sayle, and the 11. of

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The 14. of August about breake of day in the morning, there came two boats with Pilots and men abord our ship, that were sent out by our owners, and brought vs some fresh victuailes, which done they hoysed vp our ankers, and about noone we sayled into the Tessel, and ankered in the channell, where we had fresh victuailes enough, for we were all weake.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003