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Once more the lead splashed, and "Eleven fadom" was the resulting cry.
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Bantam, nothing but a cloth about their middles: Their weapons is, each man a poinyarde at their backes, and a trunke with an iron point like a speare, about a fadom and a halfe long, out of the which they blowe certaine arrowes, whereof they haue a case full; it is an euil weapon for naked men: they are enemies to the Mores and Portingalles.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
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In which place, about three leagues from the shore you shall not haue aboue 9 fadom water, and clay ground.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
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Saturday (11) we went Eastsoutheast and followed Gabriel, and he brought vs into an harborough called Morgiouets, which is 30 leagues from Caninoz, and we had vpon the barre going in two fadome and a fourth part: and after we were past in ouer the barre, it waxed deeper, for we had 5 fadoms, 4 and a half, and 3 fadom
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
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But so far as I incircled it, I found thirtie fadom water aboard the shore, and a strong current; which makes mee thinke there is a Channell about the shoales; where is the best and greatest fish to be had, Winter and Summer in all that Countree.
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Once more the lead splashed, and "Eleven fadom" was the resulting cry.
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Once more the lead splashed, and "Eleven fadom" was the resulting cry.
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"Jump then, lad, and see thou jump not five fadom deep, as thou didst out there in mid-seas!" cried Hopkins, and Howland leaping lightly from the boat to the rock cried in his blithe voice, --
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"As if it was five _fadom_, under ground," replied Ned.
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From hence we might discerne the mayne land and very high mountaines, the next day because we rode too open to the Sea, we waighed, and came to the Isles adioyning to the mayn: among which we found an excellent rode, defended from all windes, for ships of any burthen, in 6.7.8.9. or 10. fadom vpon a clay oze.
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