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" John, soon after the hour of <( noune," with the tide, we, in the name of God, and in the confidence of our right quarrel, entered into the said port upon our enemies, who had placed their ships in very strong array, and which made a very noble defence... "
A history of the Royal navy, from the earliest times to the wars of the ... - Page 61
by sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1847
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Battles of the British Navy, Volume 1

Joseph Allen - Great Britain - 1852 - 596 pages
...remained there all that night. The Saturday — the day of St. John — soon after the hour of noon, with the tide, we, in the name of God, and in the...galleys, and great barges of our enemies amounted to 190, which were all taken, except twenty-four which fled ; and some of them were since taken at sea....
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Battles of the British Navy, Volume 1

Joseph Allen - Great Britain - 1852 - 604 pages
...power and miracle granted us the victory over our said enemies, for which we thank him as devoutly aa we can. And we have you to know that the number of...galleys, and great barges of our enemies amounted to 190, which were all taken, except twenty-four which fled ; and some of them weresince taken at sea....
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England on the Sea; Or, The Story of the British Navy: Its Decisive Battles ...

William Henry Davenport Adams - England - 1885 - 264 pages
...reign. But the admiral took a long time to ripen, and, under the Platagenets, we can only dimly conceive news of us, and how it has fared with us since our...except twenty-four in all, which fled, and some of them even were taken at sea ; and the number of men-at-arms and other armed people amounted to thirty-five...
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Twenty Centuries of English History

James Richard Joy - Great Britain - 1898 - 330 pages
...miracle, granted us the victory over our said enemies, for which we thank him as devoutly as we can. . . . The number of ships, galleys, and great barges of our enemies amounted to 190, which were all taken except twenty-four only. These fled and some of them have since been taken...
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Tillage, Trade and Invention: An Outline of Industrial History

George Townsend Warner - Great Britain - 1912 - 224 pages
...(1340), and announced the news to his tenyears-old son, the Black Prince, thus: "We would have you know that the number of ships, galleys, and great barges of our enemies amounted to 190, which were all taken except 24". The Admiralty was founded, and rules made for pay of all ranks,...
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Illustrations of Chaucer's England

Dorothy Hughes - Great Britain - 1918 - 344 pages
...all that day, and the night after. But God, by his power and miracle granted us the victory over our enemies, for which we thank him as devoutly as we can. And we have you to know that the number of our enemies' ships, galleys, and great barges, amounted to nine score, which were all taken, save 24...
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A Chaucer Handbook

Robert Dudley French - 1927 - 416 pages
...all that day, and the night after. But God, by his power and miracle granted us the victory over our enemies, for which we thank him as devoutly as we can. And we have you to know that the number of our enemies' ships, galleys, and great barges, amounted to nine score, which were all taken, save 24...
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