A History of the Discovery of Maine

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Bailey and Noyes, 1869 - 527 Seiten
 

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Seite 125 - ... to sail to all parts, countries, and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north...
Seite 189 - Country men, let not the meannesse of the word fish distaste you, for it will afford as good gold as the Mines of Guiana or Potassie, with lesse hazard and charge, and more certainty and facility.
Seite 128 - Some months ago his Majesty Henry VII. sent out a Venetian, who is a very good mariner, has good skill in discovering new islands, and he has returned safe, and has found two very large and fertile new islands, having likewise discovered the seven cities, 400 leagues from England, on the western passage.
Seite 70 - Karlsefne and his company had erected their dwelling-houses a little above the bay ; and there they spent the winter. No snow fell, and the cattle found their food in the open field. One morning early, in the beginning of 1008, they descried a number of canoes coming from the SW past the cape.
Seite 66 - I now, advise you to prepare for your departure as soon as possible, but me ye shall bring to the promontory where I thought it good to dwell ; it may be that it was a prophetic word...
Seite 223 - ... old, and by the death of men, decaying of houses, and perishing of writings, as well as his own absence, it were hard to come to any assured knowledge thereof; they have commanded Ramusio to enscarch with diligence any way and knowledge possible, that may stand to the said Sebastian's profit, and obtaining of right.
Seite 266 - ... short time, I hope, we shall have more certain knowledge of these things, by the aid of your Majesty, whom I pray Almighty God to prosper in lasting glory, that we may see the most important results of this our cosmography in the fulfilment of the holy words of the Gospel. " On board the ship Dolphin, in the port of Dieppe in Normandy, the 8th of July, 1524. " Your humble servitor,
Seite 134 - Venetian, and permit him to sail with six ships "to the land and isles of late found by the said John in our name and by our commandment...
Seite 169 - On the 8th of the present month, one of the two caravels which his most serene majesty sent the past year under the command of Gaspar Corterat, arrived here, and reports the finding of a country distant west and northwest two thousand miles, heretofore quite unknown. "They...
Seite 179 - ... ("This country was first discovered by Gaspar Cortereal, a Portuguese, and he brought from there wild and barbarous men and white bears. There are to be found in it plenty of animals, birds, and fish. In the following year he was shipwrecked, and did not return: the same happened to his brother Michael in the next year...

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