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Ships & ways of other days (1913)

Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble), 1878-1944 · London : Sidgewick & Jackson, litd · leaf 294

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f these rovers in the Enghsh Channel, themost notorious of whom was a man named Callis, whocruised about off the Welsh coast. For companions hehad a man named Clinton and one whose surname wasPursser. These gained great notoriety until the Queenhad them caught and hanged at Wapping. And therewas a… … O i c s a. so sfa c g g z 5 w = Z S in W z s THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY pardon, but a good reward as well. For he was rovingabout in the Channel when he discovered the greatSpanish Armada saihng up. Then, heedless of the factthat his own country was anxious to see him dead, hesailed of his own accord…

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