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 76
... Spaniards and Portuguese ] are planted , but only to seek their traffic by their own discoveries in other places , whereof there are so infinite dimensions of vast and great territories as themselves have no kind of interest in . " 2 ...
... Spaniards and Portuguese ] are planted , but only to seek their traffic by their own discoveries in other places , whereof there are so infinite dimensions of vast and great territories as themselves have no kind of interest in . " 2 ...
Page 124
... Spaniards , with greatly improved ships , contested the mastery at sea1 and gained ground in northern and western France . The danger to our coasts was obvious in 1595 when from Blavet in Brittany an enterprising Spanish captain ...
... Spaniards , with greatly improved ships , contested the mastery at sea1 and gained ground in northern and western France . The danger to our coasts was obvious in 1595 when from Blavet in Brittany an enterprising Spanish captain ...
Page 132
... Spaniards de- vastated St Christopher and no reparation was forthcoming at the peace . Nay , Charles himself reversed Captain Kirke's exploit of capturing the French settlements in Acadia and Canada , by finally bartering them away for ...
... Spaniards de- vastated St Christopher and no reparation was forthcoming at the peace . Nay , Charles himself reversed Captain Kirke's exploit of capturing the French settlements in Acadia and Canada , by finally bartering them away for ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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