The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 90
... Newfoundland fishery , for the 9000 or more fishermen who were en- gaged in it provided two - thirds of the crews required to man the ships of the Royal Navy , but there was a recurrent vacillation of opinion as to the best means of ...
... Newfoundland fishery , for the 9000 or more fishermen who were en- gaged in it provided two - thirds of the crews required to man the ships of the Royal Navy , but there was a recurrent vacillation of opinion as to the best means of ...
Page 181
... NEWFOUNDLAND 181 in 1644 when the Indians rose again and slaughtered more than 300 persons in the frontier settlements , no serious check to Virginia's general prosperity resulted . The Indians were driven entirely out of the lower part ...
... NEWFOUNDLAND 181 in 1644 when the Indians rose again and slaughtered more than 300 persons in the frontier settlements , no serious check to Virginia's general prosperity resulted . The Indians were driven entirely out of the lower part ...
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... Newfoundland , exploited by Bristol , 29 ; decay of Iceland fisheries , 60 ; English curing process , 60 ; Burghley's encouragement of , 60 ; North American , 69 , 397 ; attack on Spanish and Por- tuguese fishermen off Newfoundland by ...
... Newfoundland , exploited by Bristol , 29 ; decay of Iceland fisheries , 60 ; English curing process , 60 ; Burghley's encouragement of , 60 ; North American , 69 , 397 ; attack on Spanish and Por- tuguese fishermen off Newfoundland by ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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