Sir Richard Grenville: The Turbulent Life and Career of the Hero of the Little "Revenge" |
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Page 77
... sailed away in company with the French ship . They had not proceeded very far when an unfortunate Portuguese vessel sailed across their path . Had it been the King of Spain's own ship there is little doubt that Grenville would have ...
... sailed away in company with the French ship . They had not proceeded very far when an unfortunate Portuguese vessel sailed across their path . Had it been the King of Spain's own ship there is little doubt that Grenville would have ...
Page 97
... sailed in search of plunder . Between October 1575 and June 1576 there are no fewer than three captains named in official documents in con- nexion with the Castle of Comfort . Two of these were Englishmen - Vaughan and Anthony Carew ...
... sailed in search of plunder . Between October 1575 and June 1576 there are no fewer than three captains named in official documents in con- nexion with the Castle of Comfort . Two of these were Englishmen - Vaughan and Anthony Carew ...
Page 244
... sailed on , leaving his Admiral to follow him or not , as the case might be . Before the 18th of the month he captured a French ship off Cape Finisterre , the consequent delay enabling Howard to overtake him at Cape St Vin- cent about ...
... sailed on , leaving his Admiral to follow him or not , as the case might be . Before the 18th of the month he captured a French ship off Cape Finisterre , the consequent delay enabling Howard to overtake him at Cape St Vin- cent about ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
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