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Note 64: Richard Cocks wrote, The sonne of [Murayama] Toan ... departed to sea with 13 barkes laden with souldiers to take the ...
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They sayle into Ethiope for trade of marchaundise, in barkes couered with leather.
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In the towne of Some also there are many warehouses, whereof we cannot be destitute for the reposing of our wares, as also as many barkes as you wil to transport your wares from thence to S. Nicholas road, and that for three pence a poods caryage: so that from the Citie of Nouogrod vnto S. Nicholas road you may haue wares caried for two altines.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 27 of August, we came to Vologhda, where we remained 4 dayes vnlading the barkes, and lading our chestes and things in small waggons, with one horse in a piece, which in their tongue are called Telegos, and with these Telegoes they caried our stuffe from
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The houses are builded with wood of Firre trees, ioyned one with another, and round without: the houses are foure square without any iron or stone worke, couered with birch barkes, and wood ouer the same: Their
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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From Astracan to Turkemen by the Caspian sea, 10. dayes, with barkes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They feede vpon the barkes of trees, and the most tender branches, in all the time of warre.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And therefore we haue appointed you with these two barkes to make triall of the same: wishing you both to ioyne in friendship together, as most deere friends and brothers, to all purposes and effects, to the furtherance and orderly performing of the same voyage.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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There lay at anker in the hauen almost a hundred brigantines and foistes,51 with diuers boates and barkes of sundry sortes, both with ores and without ores.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Touching the Waxe, as yet wee knowe not howe the weight will rise, by reason that some of it was lost in the barkes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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