The Life of Sir Martin Frobisher, Knight: Containing a Narrative of the Spanish ArmadaLongmans, Green, 1878 - 360 páginas |
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Página 255 - Sickness and mortality begins wonderfully to grow amongst us; and it is a most pitiful sight to see, here at Margate, how the men, having no place to receive them into here, die in the streets. I am driven myself, of force, to come a-land, to see them bestowed in some lodging; and the best I can get is barns and such outhouses; and the relief is small that I can provide for them here. It would grieve any man's heart to see them that have served so valiantly to die so miserably.
Página 69 - I will be glad to seek by all means you can devise for your deliverance, either with force, or with any commodities within my ships, which I will not spare for your sakes, or anything else I can do for you.
Página 200 - Sir, for the meaning we had to go on the coast of Spain, it was deeply debated by those which I think the world doth judge to be men of greatest experience that this realm hath; which are these: Sir Francis Drake, Mr Hawkyns, Mr Frobiser, and Mr Thomas Fenner...
Página 174 - Sampson, to make a sudden attempt, if cause did require, before it were dark. Captain Sampson returned with his message in this sort:— First, touching peace or wars, the governor said he knew of no wars and that it lay not in him to make any, he being so mean a subject as he was. And as for the stay of the merchants with their goods, it was the king's pleasure, but not with intent to endamage any man.
Página 258 - He hath used certain speeches of me (continued Sir Martin) which I will make him eat again, or I will make him spend the best blood in his belly.
Página 243 - I deliver it to your honour upon the credit of a poor gentleman, that out of my ship there was shot 500 shot of demi-cannon, culverin and demi-culverin ; and when I was furthest off in discharging any of the pieces, I was not out of the shot of their harquebus, and most times within speech one of another ; and surely every man did welL...
Página 58 - And taking in his hand one of those country bridles, he caught one of our dogs and hampered him handsomely therein, as we do our horses, and with a whip in his hand, he taught the dog to draw in a sled...
Página 112 - Wolfall being well seated and setled at home in his owne Countrey, with a good and large living, having a good honest woman to wife and very towardly children...
Página 69 - I carried away from hence the last year is dead in England. Moreover, you may declare unto them that if they deliver you not, I will not leave a man alive in their country.
Página 112 - ... also partly for the great desire he had that this notable voyage so well begunne, might be brought to perfection : and therefore he was contented to stay there the whole yeare if occasion had serued, being in every necessary action as forward as the resolutest man of all.