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  • noun Plural form of vessell.

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Examples

  • Herewith the noise being raised by the christians that sought to saue the conuerted Jew, a number of mariners being forreners, that were arriued there with their vessells out of sundrie parts, and diuerse also of the townesmen came to the rescue, and setting vpon the Jewes, caused them to flee into their houses.

    Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed

  • It was also provided in the proposed act that there should be a "Water Bayly or searcher" appointed "in every port-towne" who was to be empowered to "search any suspitious persons or vessells, chests, truncks or any other things."

    Currency and Banking in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay [excerpts] 1901

  • Early this morneinge I went out in my shalope to Darlies Fort [13] to looke out for the vessells that wer made the eveninge before and by sunne riseinge wee againe made them five leagues out to sea standeinge in with our Harbour; and by ten of the clocke they came ther to an

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • And I do hereby Authorize and impower you to stop all ships and vessells from goeing out of the Capes, and Order them up to Kiquetan.

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • Express to the Colo. or chief officers of Middlesex, whom I doe also in his Maj'tes Name Command to have their Militia ready, and they are to give Notice to the Commanders of ships and vessells in

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • Boston with them, would have caryed it so much contrary to whatt they promised to me before they went from hence; And thatt was thatt they would not meddle, nor take either vessells or goods from any English man, as may Appeare by severel testimonys; whereupon I did proced upon the said Voyage, upon Monthly Wages.

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • Jean Vander Bist Master, and a French Turtler, the Master's name I have forgot; Captain Kidd waited at Mona for the Curacao vessells But the Wind being about No. and from thence to NNE they could not possibly Fetch Mona, So Captain Kidd's patience being tyred gott his ship under Saile and intended to Weather point Esperdo, [8] the

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • We were now about to penetrate a country at least two thousand miles in width, on which the foot of civilized man had never trodden; the good or evil it had in store for us was for experiment yet to determine, and these little vessells contained every article by which we were to expect to subsist or defend ourselves.

    Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1894

  • Its jndented at Each arch as all bridges are, there are 9 large Arches wth ye middle one wch is to be opened by drawing up to give passage to Barges and little vessells.

    Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

  • Be sure to have ready at sea 2 or 3 skilletts of several syzes, a large fryinge panne, a small stewinge panne, & a case to boyle a pudding in; store of linnen for use at sea, & sacke to bestow among the saylors: some drinking vessells

    Anne Bradstreet and Her Time Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918 1890

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