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- noun Obsolete spelling of
captain .
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Examples
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Iaques Dirriksons ship aforesaide, who was slaine in the mountaines, namely captaine Kloyers Lieutenant.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Dirriksons ship aforesaide, who was slaine in the mountaines, namely captaine Kloyers Lieutenant.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Thus you have heard the tragicall end of Henry Greene and his mates, whom they called captaine, these four being the only lustie men in all the ship.”
Henry Hudson Janvier, Thomas A 1909
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Thus you have heard the tragicall end of Henry Greene and his mates, whom they called captaine, these four being the only lustie men in all the ship. "
Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements 1881
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William Forbesse, a preacher for souldiers, yea, and a captaine in neede to leade souldiers on a good occasion, being full of courage, with discretion and good conduct, beyond some captaines I have knowne, that were not so capable as he.
A Legend of Montrose 2008
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The Arquebusiers de Grassin were formed in 1744, under an ordinance authorizing Simon Claude, Chevalier de Grassin, a captaine in the Picardie regiment, to raise a corps of light troops.
Archive 2008-01-01 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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I answered that Sartach should see what we had brought, when we were once come vnto him, and that they had nothing to do to aske such questions, but rather ought to conduct me vnto their captaine, and that he, if he thought good, should cause me to be directed vnto Sartach: if not, that I would returne.
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Also hee allured the men of his owne countrey vnto him, who followed him as their captaine and ringleader to doe mischiefe.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Then began he to make warre vpon the Sumongals or Tartars, and slewe their captaine, and after many conflicts, subdued them vnto himselfe, and brought them all into bondage.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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The same day Scacatay the captaine aforesayd gaue vs one man to conduct vs to Sartach, and two other to guide vs vnto the next lodging, which was distant from that place fiue dayes iourney for oxen to trauell.
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