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Page 65
... charged them so sore that now and then they were but a pike's length asunder ; and so continually giving them one broadside after another , they discharged all their shot , both great and small , upon them , . . . until such time as ...
... charged them so sore that now and then they were but a pike's length asunder ; and so continually giving them one broadside after another , they discharged all their shot , both great and small , upon them , . . . until such time as ...
Page 75
... charge to Frobisher , and another to Sir John Burroughs . There is some obscurity about the cause of Ralegh's recall . It is generally supposed that Queen Elizabeth had found out his intrigue with Bessy Throgmorton , and wished to ...
... charge to Frobisher , and another to Sir John Burroughs . There is some obscurity about the cause of Ralegh's recall . It is generally supposed that Queen Elizabeth had found out his intrigue with Bessy Throgmorton , and wished to ...
Page 104
... charge of leading the body of the fleet was entrusted to him . The attack began the next morning . The mark which Ralegh shot at was the San Felipe , a galleon of 2,000 tons burden , the naval wonder of the age , in respect of which ...
... charge of leading the body of the fleet was entrusted to him . The attack began the next morning . The mark which Ralegh shot at was the San Felipe , a galleon of 2,000 tons burden , the naval wonder of the age , in respect of which ...
Page 105
... charge of the fleet , as there was no admiral left on board , and he himself was unfit for anything but rest at that time . The town was carried " with a sudden fury , and with little loss . " By the evening it was in the hands of the ...
... charge of the fleet , as there was no admiral left on board , and he himself was unfit for anything but rest at that time . The town was carried " with a sudden fury , and with little loss . " By the evening it was in the hands of the ...
Page 124
... him to his apartment , and expressed her displeasure at his disobedience of her orders . Essex's enemies now had a real charge against him . 1600 ] ESSEX IN DISGRACE . 125 They even accused 124 [ 1599 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
... him to his apartment , and expressed her displeasure at his disobedience of her orders . Essex's enemies now had a real charge against him . 1600 ] ESSEX IN DISGRACE . 125 They even accused 124 [ 1599 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
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