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" To wit, she was twelve score feet of length, and thirty-six foot within the sides ; she was ten foot thick in the wall and boards, on every side so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her. "
The Pageant of the Forth - Page 95
by Stewart Dick - 1911 - 258 pages
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The History of Scotland, from 21 February, 1436. to March, 1565: In which ...

Robert Lindsay - Scotland - 1728 - 268 pages
...was Year and Day ere ihe was complete ) to Wit, She was twelvefcore Foot of Length, and thirty fix Foot within the Sides. She was ten Foot thick in the Wall, outted Jefts of Oak in hex Wall, and Boards on every Side, fo flark and ib thick, that no Canon could go through...
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The Complaynt of Scotland: Written in 1548. With a Preliminary Dissertation ...

John Leyden - Complaynt of Scotlande - 1801 - 692 pages
...threttie sex footis within the walls. She was ten foote thick of the walls, of cuttit treslis of oak, and boards on every side, so stark, and so thick, that no cannon could doe at her. She cumbered all Scotlande to put her to the see ; and quhen she was committit to float,...
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History of Marine Architecture: Including an Enlarged and Progressive View ...

John Charnock - Naval architecture - 1801 - 956 pages
...thirty-six foot within the sides; she was ten foot thick in the wall and boards, on every side so slack and so thick, that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbred Scotland to get her to sea. From that time that she was afloat, and her masts and sails complete,...
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Liber facetiarum, being a collection of curious and interesting anecdotes

Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...thirty-six feet within the sides ; she was ten feet thick in the wall, and boards on every sides so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbered Scotland to get her to sea. From the time that she was afloat, and her masts and sails complete, with tows, anchors, offering...
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Beauties of English and Scottish history

English and Scottish history - 1828 - 488 pages
...was year and day e'er she was compleat.) To wit, she was twelve score foot of length, and thirty-rsix foot within the sides. She was ten foot thick in the wall, outter jests of oak in her wall, and boards on every side, so stark, and so thick, that no cannon could...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 13

Periodicals - 1839 - 272 pages
...thirty-six foot within the sides , she was ten foot thick in the wall and boards ; on every side so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbered Scotland to get her to sea. From that time that she was afloat, and her masts and sails complete, with anchors offering thereto,...
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Archéologie navale, Volume 2

Augustin Jal - Naval art and science - 1840 - 690 pages
...tie sex footis within thé walls. She was ten foote thick of thé walls , of cuttit treslis of oak , and boards on every side , so stark , and so thick , that no cannon could doe at her. She cumbered ail Scotlandeto put her to thé see ; and quhen she was committit to float,...
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The theory and practice of ship-building. With portions of the ..., Volume 70

Andrew Murray - 1861 - 262 pages
...thirty-six foot within the sides ; she was ten foot thick in the wall and boards, on every side so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbered Scotland to get her to sea. From that time that she was afloat, and her masts and sails complete, with anchors offering thereto,...
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English seamen under the Tudors, Volume 1

Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1868 - 338 pages
...thirty-six foot within the sides. She was ten foot thick in the walls and boards on every side, so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbered Scotland to get her to sea. She bare many cannon, six on every side, with three great basils, two behind in her dock and one...
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English Seamen Under the Tudors, Volume 1

Henry Richard Fox Bourne - Explorers - 1868 - 666 pages
...thirty-six foot within the sides. She was ten foot thick in the walls and boards on every side, so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbered Scotland to pet her to sea. She bare many cannon, six on every side, with three great basils, two behind in her...
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