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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
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The time being propitious for their parting thence, the Mariners hoised their sayles, leaving the port of Alexandria, and sayling prosperously many dayes together.
The Decameron 2004
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The 28. of Aprill still driuing without sailes, we had the height of 36. degrees and 20. minutes, and about euening we hoised saile againe, the winde being West Southwest, and we held our course Northwest with very hollow water.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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At length the Spaniardes hoised vp their sayles, and againe gathered themselues vp close into the forme of a roundel.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This done, we shot off halfe a dozen pieces, hoised our sailes, and departed on our voyage.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The nauy hauing refreshed themselues at the Groine, and receiuing daily commandement from the king to hasten their iourney, hoised vp sailes the 11. day of July, and so holding on their course, till the 19. of the same moneth, they came then vnto the mouth of the narow seas or English chanel.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 12. of Februarie wee hoised anker, and set sayle out of the great Bay of Antongill, being well prouided of all necessaries, we put out with a North wind, the Bay stretching Northeast and
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 6. of Nouember, perceyuing not any hope of more trafficke for vs with those of Bantam, wee hoised anker and set sayle, setting our course towardes the straight of Sunda.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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