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Page 91
... prisoners , John Butler , said that John Oxenham himself had agreed to go with Grenville , but this Oxenham denied , although he admitted having been asked to do so . Oxenham further stated that the Queen had given Grenville a licence ...
... prisoners , John Butler , said that John Oxenham himself had agreed to go with Grenville , but this Oxenham denied , although he admitted having been asked to do so . Oxenham further stated that the Queen had given Grenville a licence ...
Page 299
... prisoners at Lisbon that St Andrew's Day must have been very bitter . Monson swore that the tables should be turned and offered to bet his fellow - prisoners ten to one that he would live to be at the taking by England of that now ...
... prisoners at Lisbon that St Andrew's Day must have been very bitter . Monson swore that the tables should be turned and offered to bet his fellow - prisoners ten to one that he would live to be at the taking by England of that now ...
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... prisoner in the Armada fight in 1588 , should be released . By May 1593 Gawdy had not kept his word , and while he himself was a free man Mathias de Fries still remained a prisoner in England . Gawdy was called to account by the Privy ...
... prisoner in the Armada fight in 1588 , should be released . By May 1593 Gawdy had not kept his word , and while he himself was a free man Mathias de Fries still remained a prisoner in England . Gawdy was called to account by the Privy ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
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