Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen and Others, מהדורה 16

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J. MacLehose and sons, 1906
 

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עמוד 387 - And since that time the store that has yeerly come in, was little lesse. It is planted, gathered, seasoned, and made up fit for the Merchant in short time, and with easie labour. But when we first arrived in those parts, wee altogether wanted the true skill and knowledge how to order it, which now of late we happily have learned of the Spaniards themselves, whereby I dare presume to say, and hope to prove, within few moneths, (as others also of sound judgement, and great experience doe hold opinion)...
עמוד 391 - Lord King James: I took the said possession of a part, in name of the whole Continent of Guiana, lying betwixt the rivers of Amazones, and Orenoque, not beeing actually possessed, and inhabited by any other Christian Prince or State; wherewith the Indians seemed to be well content and pleased.
עמוד 175 - England: and having gotten eight degrees by North the Line, I lost my most dearest cousin. And now consider, whether a heart made of flesh, be able to indure so many misfortunes, all falling upon me without intermission.
עמוד 540 - I heard those birds, not singing, but making a lamentable noise. I saw the barbarians most attentive, and, being ignorant of the whole matter, reproved their folly. But when I smiled a little upon a Frenchman standing by me, a certain old man, severely enough, restrained me with these words : " Hold your peace, lest you hinder us who attentively hearken to the happy tidings of our ancestors; for as often as we hear these birds, so often also are we cheered, and our strength receiveth...
עמוד 153 - At length being forced \yyfiflieleagiut. the extremitie of stormes, and the narrownesse of the Straits (being not able to turne windward no longer) we got into an Harbour, where wee rid from the eighteenth day of Aprill, till the tenth of May : in all which time, wee never had other then most furious contrarie windes. And after that the moneth of May was come in, nothing but such flights of Snow, and extremities of Frosts, as AD 1591.
עמוד 403 - ... most sovereigne in the World. I have heard that divers of our Nation have there been cured of the Leprosie, and that one of the same persons now, or lately dwelt at Woolwich neere the River of Thames, by whom the truth may be knowne, if any man desire to be further satisfied therein. As for my own experience, although it was not much, yet the effects that I found it work both in...
עמוד 379 - ... the common deceiver of mankind, whom they call Wattipa, and are by him deluded ; yet, notwithstanding their often conference with him, they fear, and hate him much, and say that he is naught ; and not without great reason, for he will oftentimes, to their great terror, beat them black and blue.
עמוד 111 - The skull of his head was near[ly] as big as half a bushel. His neck bones, shoulder plates, arm bones, and all other lineaments of his other parts were huge and monstrous to behold. The shank of his leg, from the ankle to the knee, was as long as from any man's ankle up to his waist; and of bigness accordingly. At this time, and in this ship, were also sent two chests full of earth with ginger growing in them ; which were also sent from China, to be sent to the King of Spain. The ginger runneth...
עמוד 369 - ... to be defended ; whereby we were lodged as in a fort, and most conveniently, in respect the harbour was so near, for our ships did ride at anchor underneath us, over-against the foot of the hill. Being thus arrived on the coast, I found the time of the...
עמוד 171 - ... to the Straits ; neither by no meanes would they. And one of the chiefest of their faction, most proudly and stubbornely uttered these words to my face, in presence of all the rest : which I seeing, and finding mine owne faction to be so weake (for there were not any that favoured my part, but my poore cousen Locke, and the Master of the Ship) I tooke this bold companion by the bosome, and with mine owne hands put a rope about his necke, meaning resolutely to strangle him, for weapon about me...

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