. A short history of England and the British Empire. Sir Francis DrakeFrom an engraving published in 1587. JOHN HAWKINS AND FRANCIS DRAKE 297 During the last three decades of the sixteenth century themost terrible name to Spanish ears was the Dragon, FrancisDrake. In a number of raids he visited Spanish . . iii. 1 • TT. Francis Drake. America, seizing and plundering ships. His great-est achievement, however, was the circumnavigation of theglobe in the years With five little ships he left. Drakes Golden HindIn this he sailed round the world, 1577-1580. Plymouth, but Drakes own ship
. A short history of England and the British Empire. Sir Francis DrakeFrom an engraving published in 1587. JOHN HAWKINS AND FRANCIS DRAKE 297 During the last three decades of the sixteenth century themost terrible name to Spanish ears was the Dragon, FrancisDrake. In a number of raids he visited Spanish . . iii. 1 • TT. Francis Drake. America, seizing and plundering ships. His great-est achievement, however, was the circumnavigation of theglobe in the years With five little ships he left. Drakes Golden HindIn this he sailed round the world, 1577-1580. Plymouth, but Drakes own ship alone saw the western coast ofSouth America. Having secured vast plunder on the Peruviancoast and fearing to return through the Straits of Magellan, hecontinued his journey northward to Vancouvers Island. Fromthis point he struck westward across the Pacific, and after manydangerous adventures returned to England by way of the Capeof Good Hope. He arrived in England at a time when thenation was in great fear of impending war with Spain; and itwas Drakes bold protest and advice that prevented the privycouncil from agreeing to a humiliating treaty with Philip queen rewarded the great captain with the honors ofknighthood and 10,000 pounds of the plundered bullion. 1 Cheyney, No. 229; Innes, I, 344-351. THE AGE OF ELIZABETH 266. Walter Raleigh: Virginia. Sir Walter Raleigh is alsocounted among the heroes of Devon, but his intellect was of aWalter finer quality than that of Drake or Hawkins;
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