Stories from Hakluyt, selected and edited by Richard Wilson . ear cast away, oppressed by waves, yetat that time recovered: and giving forth signs of joy, 154 STORIES FROM HAKLUYT the general sitting abaft with a book in his hand, criedout unto us in the Hind (so oft as we did approachwithin hearing): We are as near to Heaven by seaas by land : reiterating the same speech, well beseem-ing a soldier, resolute in Jesus Christ, as I can testifyhe was. The same Monday night, about twelve of the clock,or not long after, the frigate being ahead of us in theGolden Hind, suddenly her lights were out,
Stories from Hakluyt, selected and edited by Richard Wilson . ear cast away, oppressed by waves, yetat that time recovered: and giving forth signs of joy, 154 STORIES FROM HAKLUYT the general sitting abaft with a book in his hand, criedout unto us in the Hind (so oft as we did approachwithin hearing): We are as near to Heaven by seaas by land : reiterating the same speech, well beseem-ing a soldier, resolute in Jesus Christ, as I can testifyhe was. The same Monday night, about twelve of the clock,or not long after, the frigate being ahead of us in theGolden Hind, suddenly her lights were out, whereof, asit were in a moment, we lost the sight, and withalour watch cried, the general was cast away, whichwas too true. For in that moment, the frigate wasdevoured and swallowed up of the sea. Yet still welooked out all that night, and ever after, until wearrived upon the coast of England: omitting no smallsail at sea, unto which we gave not the tokens betweenus, agreed upon, to have perfect knowledge of eachother, if we should at any time be
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