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Whereby it is manifest that America was then vndiscovered and to them vnknowne, otherwise they would haue made relation of it as of the rest.
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South West from the firste, which course being vnknowne it is no small perill in finding this second straightes, and that agayne is not a myle broad and continueth the bredth 3 or 4 leages
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A slender armie for so great a guide, But vertue is vnknowne till it be tride.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And firste to begin with the North partes of Europe, it is not vnknowne to all our countrymen that from the famous citie of
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Whereby it is manifest that America was then vndiscovered and to them vnknowne, otherwise they would haue made relation of it as of the rest.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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So that for lack of Curious lyned globes to the right vse of Nauigation; with many other instruments either vnknowne or out of vse, and yet of necessitie for that voyage, it should with great difficultie be attayned.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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South West from the firste, which course being vnknowne it is no small perill in finding this second straightes, and that agayne is not a myle broad and continueth the bredth 3 or 4 leages
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Thus were wee deuided into sondry squadrons, but to what ende it was so done, it is to me, and many others vnknowne.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Historiographers and writers, many famous actes and trauels of diuers nations and Countries lie hidden, and in a manner buried vnder ground, as wholly forgotten and vnknowne, vnlesse it were such as the Grecians and Romanes for their owne glories and aduantages thought good to declare.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And firste to begin with the North partes of Europe, it is not vnknowne to all our countrymen that from the famous citie of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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