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Page 47
... downe by certaine creeks , washing the shoare on both sides as the coast lyeth . And beyond this we saw the open country rising in height above the sandy shoare , with many faire fields and plaines , full of mightie great 47.
... downe by certaine creeks , washing the shoare on both sides as the coast lyeth . And beyond this we saw the open country rising in height above the sandy shoare , with many faire fields and plaines , full of mightie great 47.
Page 52
... downe into the sea an exceeding great streme of water , which within the mouth was very deepe , and from the sea to the mouth of the same with the tide which we found to rise 8 foote , any great ship laden may passe up . But because we ...
... downe into the sea an exceeding great streme of water , which within the mouth was very deepe , and from the sea to the mouth of the same with the tide which we found to rise 8 foote , any great ship laden may passe up . But because we ...
Page 54
... downe before on both sides their brestes , others use other kind of dressing themselues like unto the women of Egypt and Syria , these are of the elder sort ; and when they are maried , they wear diuers toyes , according to the usage of ...
... downe before on both sides their brestes , others use other kind of dressing themselues like unto the women of Egypt and Syria , these are of the elder sort ; and when they are maried , they wear diuers toyes , according to the usage of ...
Page 59
... downe with a rope what it pleased them to give us , crying continually that we should not approch to the land , demanding imme- diately the exchange , taking nothing but kniues , fish- hooks , and tooles to cut withall , neyther did ...
... downe with a rope what it pleased them to give us , crying continually that we should not approch to the land , demanding imme- diately the exchange , taking nothing but kniues , fish- hooks , and tooles to cut withall , neyther did ...
Page 77
... downe very much wind ; wee strooke a hull . All this after- noone and night , proued very much wind with raine . The three and twentieth , all the fore - noone was very much wind at South , with raine and fogge . At foure this after ...
... downe very much wind ; wee strooke a hull . All this after- noone and night , proued very much wind with raine . The three and twentieth , all the fore - noone was very much wind at South , with raine and fogge . At foure this after ...
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