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But notwithstanding, God be praysed, the winde enlarged vpon vs, that we had not occasion to goe into the harborough: and then the Pinnesse bare her Myssen mast ouer boord with flagge and all, and lost the flagge: with the mast there fell two men ouer boord, but God be praised, they were saued: the flagge was a token, whereby we might, understand whether there were a good harbour there or not.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But notwithstanding, God be praysed, the winde enlarged vpon vs, that we had not occasion to goe into the harborough: and then the Pinnesse bare her Myssen mast ouer boord with flagge and all, and lost the flagge: with the mast there fell two men ouer boord, but God be praised, they were saued: the flagge was a token, whereby we might, understand whether there were a good harbour there or not.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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[They saw a shippe with the Prince of Oranges flagge.]
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 6. of August we had a West wind, in the morning we cast out our lead and found grounde at 80. fadome, and about noone we saw a shippe that bare the Princes flagge, yet durst not come neare vs, although we made signes vnto him, and after noone wee saw the land of Heissant, whereat we all reioyced.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Coruo, and the morow following at the breake of day, a flagge of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The next morning there came vnto vs a boate from the shoare with a flagge of truce, wherein were three of the chiefe men of the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Arthur Pet in the George, as Admiral, to weare the flagge in the maine top, and Charles Iackman in the William, as Viceadmirall.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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There it pleased the Lords to call a select Councell, which was alwayes done by hanging out of a flagge of the armes of England, and shooting off of a great warning peece.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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_ J cutt it is quyer bouse J bousd a flagge the laste darkemans.
Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle
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They beeing thus discomforted, and their shippe beeing in hazard of sinking by reason of the great shot which were made, whereof some were vnder water, within fiue or sixe houres fight, set out a flagge of truce, and parled for mercie, desiring our Generall to saue their liues, and to take their goods, and that they would presently yeeld.
History of the Philippine Islands Antonio de Morga 1597
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