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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...boasted that, as a kinsman to royalty, he was of more value than 20 knights, and insolently rejected Gilbert's invitation to dinner: while his men, encouraged by their captain's conduct, filled the town of "Plymouth with uproar anil riot, which finally culminated in murder. It was not until Nov. 19 that Gilbert set sail, with his forces reduced to seven ships and 150 men. The history of the voyage is involved in obscurity; but about the beginning of the summer, or a little earlier, iu 1579, the fleet returned to Englaud, with little, it would appear, to Teport. except that it had lost one of its chief ships and one of its bravest captains, Miles Morgan, in an encounter with the Spaniards. Gilbert lent his three ships to the government for service against the Spaniards on the Irish coast; but in July 11, 1582, we still find him complaining to Walsingham that he had not received the moneys that were due him, and that thus he was prevented from doing more for his queen and country. He was already planning a new expedition; and at length, in 1583, his fleet was readj'. The queen, though she had at first dissuaded Gilbert from his purpose, and would not permit Raleigh to accompany him, wrote to him by his brother's hand, that she wished him "as great good hap and safety to his ship as if she herself were there in person," and sent him as a token a golden figure of an anchor guarded by a lady. On June 11, he departed from Plymouth with five sail; but on the 13th, the Ark Raleigh, which had been built and manned at his brother's expense, " ran from him in fair and clear weather, having a large wind." This desertion was the cause of no small displeasure to the admiral, and he wrote to sir George Peckham to solicit his brother to make the cr...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231970751
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 644
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1231970758
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1134 gr


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