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for Florida, Sir Humfrey Gilbert for Newfound-land, Sir Rich.
Greynuile for Virginea, Sir Martyn Frobisher, and Master Dauies, for
the North-west passage, Sir Walter Raleigh for Guiana, &c.
Here, Count Mongomery made forth, with a more commendable meaning,
then able meanes, or welspeeding effect, for relieving the hard
besieged, and sore distressed Rochellers.
Here, Sir Fra. Drake first extended the point of that liquid line,
wherewith (as an emulator of the Sunnes glorie) he encompassed
the world.
Here, Master Candish began to second him, with a like heroicall
spirit, and fortunate successe.
Here, Don Antonio, King of Portugall, the Earles of Cumberland, Essex,
and Notingham, the Lord Warden of the Stanneries, Sir Iohn Norrice,
Sir Iohn Hawkins (and who elsewhere, and not here ?) haue euer
accustomed to cut sayle, in carrying defiance, againt the imaginarie
new Monarch; and heere to cast anker, vpon their returne with
spoyle and honour.
I omit the infinite swarme of single ships, and pettie fleetes,
dayly heere manned out to the same effect.
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