Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 126
n. In 1545, Francis I. had a magnificent carack constructed in Normandy,so richly decorated, with such lofty decks and towers, and so capitallyappointed, that it was called the Great Carack. It was anchored in theroadstead of Havre-de-Grace. Henry VIII. ordered one equally splendid(Fig. 74), in… … Fig. 73.—The Coque.—From a Miniature in a Manuscript Virgil of the Fifteenth Century(Eiccardi Library, Florence). the English. The King, desirous of inspecting it, boarded it on the eve ofits departure, accompanied by a numerous and brilliant court. A collationhad been prepared for him and his…
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