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But men seen another steere, the contrarie to him, that is toward the south, that is clept Antartyk.
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Northwest, and Northwest by West, and then we tooke in our boate, and this done, there came downe so much winde, as we were not able to steere afore it, with corse and bonnets of each, we hald South with the land, for so the land did trend.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But men seen another steere, the contrarie to him, that is toward the south, that is clept Antartyk.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Wyth showtes the Normannes did to battel steere; 595
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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However, they seeing us willing to run the same fortune as they did, they at length consented, & it was agree'd upon betwixt my Brother-in-Law & myself to steere the same cours, & to keep as neere each other as wee could, the better to assist one another as occasion required.
Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673
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South Africa, CMC - Guyanese veteran Sunil Dhaniram smashed an unbeaten hundred and steere
Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010
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South Africa, CMC - Guyanese veteran Sunil Dhaniram smashed an unbeaten hundred and steere
Stabroek News 2010
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But men seen another steere, the contrarie to him, that is toward the south, that is clept Antartyk.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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About twelue of the clocke it became very calme vpon the sudden, and came vp to the West Northwest, and Northwest by West, and then we tooke in our boate, and this done, there came downe so much winde, as we were not able to steere afore it, with corse and bonnets of each, we hald South with the land, for so the land did trend.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The William had her sterne post broken, that the rudder did hang clean besides the sterne, so that she could in no wise port her helme, with all hands she did lighten her sterne and trimme her head, and when we had brought her forward all that we could, wee brought a cable vnder her sterne, and with our capstaine did wind vp her sterne, and so we made it as wel as the place would giue vs leaue, and in the ende wee brought her to steere againe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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