. Young folks library . DRAKES FAMOUS VOYAGE ABOUTTHE WHOLE GLOBE Bt FRANCIS T HE 15. day of Nouember, in theyeere of our Lord 1577. M. FrancisDrake, with a fleete of fine shipsand barkes, and to the number of164 men, gentlemen and sailers, de-parted from Plimmouth, giuing outhis pretended voyage for Alexandria:but the wind falling contrary, heewas forced the next morning to putinto Falmouth hauen in Cornewall,where such and so terrible a tempesttooke vs, as few men haue scene the like, and was in-deed so vehement, that all our ships were like to hauegone to wracke: but it pleased God
. Young folks library . DRAKES FAMOUS VOYAGE ABOUTTHE WHOLE GLOBE Bt FRANCIS T HE 15. day of Nouember, in theyeere of our Lord 1577. M. FrancisDrake, with a fleete of fine shipsand barkes, and to the number of164 men, gentlemen and sailers, de-parted from Plimmouth, giuing outhis pretended voyage for Alexandria:but the wind falling contrary, heewas forced the next morning to putinto Falmouth hauen in Cornewall,where such and so terrible a tempesttooke vs, as few men haue scene the like, and was in-deed so vehement, that all our ships were like to hauegone to wracke: but it pleased God to preserue vs fromthat extremitie, and to afflict vs onely for that presentwith these two particulars: The mast of our Admirallwhich was the PelHcan, was cut ouer boord for the safe-gard of the ship, and the Marigold was driuen ashore,and somewhat bruised: for the repairing of whichdamages wee returned againe to Plimmouth, and hau-ing recouered those harmes, and brought the shipsagaine to good state, we set forth the second time from 174 Drakes Famous Voyage 175 Plimmouth, and s
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