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He received his letters - patent , March 24 , 1584 ; and two barks sailed , a week later ( April 2 ) . On July 13 they reached the island of Wokoken , where they landed and took possession in Elizabeth's name .
He received his letters - patent , March 24 , 1584 ; and two barks sailed , a week later ( April 2 ) . On July 13 they reached the island of Wokoken , where they landed and took possession in Elizabeth's name .
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Then everyone was ready to sail . A Dutch squadron ( 24 ships and 2600 men ) accompanied 96 English ships of all sorts , carrying 14,000 men ( including a thousand gentlemen volunteers ) . The English sailed in four squadrons ...
Then everyone was ready to sail . A Dutch squadron ( 24 ships and 2600 men ) accompanied 96 English ships of all sorts , carrying 14,000 men ( including a thousand gentlemen volunteers ) . The English sailed in four squadrons ...
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On July 10 , 120 vessels , volunteers except for ten Dutch ships and twenty of the Queen's , sailed from Plymouth . Essex was Commanderin - Chief , with Lord Thomas Howard as Vice - Admiral and Ralegh Rear - Admiral .
On July 10 , 120 vessels , volunteers except for ten Dutch ships and twenty of the Queen's , sailed from Plymouth . Essex was Commanderin - Chief , with Lord Thomas Howard as Vice - Admiral and Ralegh Rear - Admiral .
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| Title | Sir Walter Ralegh: The Last of the Elizabethans |
| Author | Edward John Thompson |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 818868130X, 9788188681303 |
| Length | 387 pages |
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