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After these words, the teares still streaming from her faire eyes, she recounted the whole passage of her rare mishappes, even from her shipwracke in the sea of
The Decameron 2004
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The floating Moone would shipwracke there, and sinke?
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Roghalwhat, which Iohn named himselfe king, but the Mannians taking it grieuously, that Magnus was not nominated, draue them from their shoare, and many of the company perished by shipwracke.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Spanish prizes that were come to England: and sorrowfull newes withall, that the last and best prize we tooke, had suffered shipwracke at a place vpon the coast of Cornwal which the Cornish men cals Als Efferne, that is, Helcliffe, and that
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Spring folowing, king Harald came into the Isle of Man, and Loglen fleeing into Wales, was himselfe, together with Godred the sonne of Olauus his pupil, and 40. others, drowned by shipwracke.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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William Garrard and his company, to be suffered to traffike within his highnes dominions, but to be deliuered to their Agent to bee sent home: for that the said merchants with great charges and losses, both by shipwracke, and riotous seruants, did first finde out this trade, and haue continued the same these 19. yeeres, to their great hinderance.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then the kings and princes (altering their purpose after this so great a shipwracke) returned home againe euery one vnto their owne lands: onely Edward, the sonne of the king of England, remained behinde with his men and ships, which the Lord had saued and preserued.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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England: which yeere was the first safe returne, without losse or shipwracke, or dead fraight, and burnings.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Likewise vpon the Scottish Westerne Isles of Lewis, and Ila, and about Cape Cantyre vpon the maine land, there were cast away certaine Spanish shippes, out of which were saued diuers Captaines and Gentlemen, and almost foure hundred souldiers, who for the most part, after their shipwracke, were brought vnto Edenborough in
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Bonauenture suffered shipwracke, what became of the goods, howe much they were spoiled and deteined, how little restored, what charges and expenses ensued, what personages were drowned, how the rest of the ships either arriued or perished, or howe the disposition of almightie God hath wrought his pleasure in them, how the same ambassadour hath bene after the miserable case of shipwracke in Scotland vnreuerently abused, and consequently into
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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