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During this term Candish makes his memorable voyage, passing through some of the islands.
History of the Philippine Islands Antonio de Morga 1597
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The eldest son Richard Gamon, alias Candish, was seated at Grimsted in Suffolk; he married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Grimston, Esq by whom he had two sons, Richard and John; also three daughtersi Elizabeth, married to — Brightly, Anne to — - Sands, and Mary to Thorne.
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If she bid them they will go barefoot to Jerusalem, to the great Cham's court, [5452] to the East Indies, to fetch her a bird to wear in her hat: and with Drake and Candish sail round about the world for her sweet sake, adversis ventis, serve twice seven years, as Jacob did for Rachel; do as much as [5453] Gesmunda, the daughter of
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The usual sounds reverberated through the shell; Sands making up the fire; Candish stoking the boiler.
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Candish, a gardener, and a maid were all bringing chairs — for the audience.
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“All I need,” said Mrs. Manresa ogling Candish, as if he were a real man, not a stuffed man, “is a corkscrew.”
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Candish paused in the dining-room to move a yellow rose.
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And here, released by Candish, racing across the lawn with a fleck of foam on the nostril, came his dog.
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Candish, with his curved brush had swept the crumbs; had spared the petals and finally left the family to dessert.
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Ensor is from the local Edensor, Cavendish was regularly Candish for the Elizabethans, while Cavenham in Suffolk has given the surname Canham.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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