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But the marchants English men and other regarding more their gaines then the ship, hindred me very much in my purpose of going foorth, and made the marriners to come to me to demaund their wages to be payed them out of hande, and to haue a time to employ the same there.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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These marriners did vse a certaine coniuration to breake the said tayle, or cut it in two, which as they say doth preuaile.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then my 3 marriners made such requests vnto the rest of my men to come aborde, as I was constrained to take them in.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For those men they carried were all marriners to rowe, fevve of them armed, because they made account with their ordinance to haue taken the barkes vvell enough at sea, which they might ful easily haue done, without any losse at all, if they had come in time to the harbour mouth, before the Spaniards boats had gotten so neare the shore.
Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges
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---- _Certaine briefe and speciall instructions for gentlemen, merchants, students, souldiers, marriners ... employed in services abroad or anie way occasioned to converse in the kingdomes and governementes of forren princes_.
English Travellers of the Renaissance Clare Howard
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The ships suffered some impeachment in their passage by a contrarie wind that droue them backe againe: but yet the marriners and men of warre taking good courage vnto them, the rather because there was séene a fierie leame to shoot out of the east towards the west, which way their course lay, made forwards againe with their ships, and landed without finding anie resistance.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed
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Necessarie for all statesmen, iudges, magistrates, temporall and ciuile lawyers, mint - men, merchants, marriners, and all others negotiatin in all places of the world.
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But the marchants English men and other regarding more their gaines then the ship, hindred me very much in my purpose of going foorth, and made the marriners to come to me to demaund their wages to be payed them out of hande, and to haue a time to employ the same there.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Then my 3 marriners made such requests vnto the rest of my men to come aborde, as I was constrained to take them in.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Prouided neuerthelesse, that if wee shall at any time within the sayde twelue yeeres haue iust cause to arme our Nauie in warrelike manner in defence of our Realme, or for offence of our enemies: and that it shall be founde needefull and conuenient for vs to ioyne to our Nauie the shippes of our subjects to be also armed for warres to such number as cannot bee supplied if the sayd foure shippes should be permitted to depart as aboue is mentioned; then vpon knowledge giuen by vs or our Admirall to the sayde Gouernour or companie about the fifteenth day of the moneth of March, or three moneths before the saide companie shall beginne to make readie the same foure shippes that we may not spare the sayd foure ships and the marriners requisite for them to be out of our Realme during the time that our Nauie shal be vpon the seas, that then the sayde companie shall forbeare to send such foure shippes for their trade of marchandise vntill that we shall retake our sayd Nauie from the sayd service.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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