An Historical Relation of Ceylon: Together with Somewhat Concerning Severall Remarkeable Passages of My Life that Hath Hapned Since My Deliverance Out of My Capitivity |
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... Zelone ) when I was aboute 39 years of Age . I was taken prisoner one Zelone , 4th Aprill , 1660. I was borne one Tower hill in London , 8th Feb : 1641. My Age when taken was 19 years : 1 Month & 27 dayes . Continewed prisoner thare 19 ...
... Zelone ) when I was aboute 39 years of Age . I was taken prisoner one Zelone , 4th Aprill , 1660. I was borne one Tower hill in London , 8th Feb : 1641. My Age when taken was 19 years : 1 Month & 27 dayes . Continewed prisoner thare 19 ...
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... Zelone . In the time of my Childhood I was Cheiefely brought up under the education of my Mother , my Father generally being at Sea , a Commander of a ship that traded in the Medeteranian Seas . She was a woman of extraordinary Piety ...
... Zelone . In the time of my Childhood I was Cheiefely brought up under the education of my Mother , my Father generally being at Sea , a Commander of a ship that traded in the Medeteranian Seas . She was a woman of extraordinary Piety ...
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... Zelone in their Bravery do go to attend upon their Gods in their Progress about the City . Now are the Streets also all made clean , and on both sides all along the Streets Poles stuck up with Flags and Pennons hanging at the tops of ...
... Zelone in their Bravery do go to attend upon their Gods in their Progress about the City . Now are the Streets also all made clean , and on both sides all along the Streets Poles stuck up with Flags and Pennons hanging at the tops of ...
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... Zelone I arived at England in The Author Anno 1680 haveing bin then 23 years arrives at abroad , for I went out in Anno 1657 England . & had not bin in England ever since . The first place I landed at was Erith ; haveing noe mony I had ...
... Zelone I arived at England in The Author Anno 1680 haveing bin then 23 years arrives at abroad , for I went out in Anno 1657 England . & had not bin in England ever since . The first place I landed at was Erith ; haveing noe mony I had ...
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... Zelone I could not easely be perswaded to lay myselfe at theire mercy againe ; but I treated theire Messenger kindly & gave to himselfe a pistoll & some powder besides Beads & Brasse , & sent to each of the Princes a gun & some Brandy ...
... Zelone I could not easely be perswaded to lay myselfe at theire mercy againe ; but I treated theire Messenger kindly & gave to himselfe a pistoll & some powder besides Beads & Brasse , & sent to each of the Princes a gun & some Brandy ...
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