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3._o ship_n and_o a_o pinnace_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o dominica_n saint_n juan_n de_fw-fr puerto_fw-la rico_fw-it hispaniola_n and_o to_o the_o bay_n of_o the_o honduras_n begin_v in_o january_n 1591._o pag._n 567_o the_o voyage_n of_o m._n william_n king_n captain_n m._n moor_n m._n how_o &_o m._n boreman_n be_v owner_n in_o the_o solomon_n of_o 200._o ton_n and_o the_o jane_n bonaventure_n of_o 40._o ton_n set_v forth_o from_o ratcliff_n 1592._o pag._n 570_o the_o voyage_n of_o henry_n may_v one_o of_o m._n james_n lancaster_n his_o company_n in_o his_o navigation_n to_o the_o east_n indies_n 1591._o &_o 1592._o who_o in_o his_o return_n with_o m._n lancaster_n by_o the_o yle_n of_o trinidad_n mona_n &_o hispaniola_n be_v about_o cape_n tiburon_n take_v into_o a_o french_a ship_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o capitan_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr barbotiero_n which_o ship_n be_v cast_v away_o upon_o the_o yle_n of_o bermuda_n where_o all_o the_o company_n that_o escape_v drown_v remain_v for_o certain_a month_n build_v themselves_o a_o bark_n sail_v to_o newfoundland_n and_o so_o home_n 1593._o pag._n 573._o &_o 574_o the_o voyage_n of_o sir_n robert_n duddeloâ—_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o trinidad_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o paria_fw-la with_o his_o return_n homeward_o by_o the_o yle_n of_o granata_n santa_n cruzâ—_n sant_n juan_n de_fw-fr puerto_fw-la rico_fw-it mona_n zacheo_n the_o sholde_n call_v abre_n ojos_fw-la and_o the_o isle_n of_o bermuda_n anno_fw-la 1594._o &_o 1595._o pag._n 574_o the_o voyage_n of_o sir_n amias_n preston_n and_o captain_n george_n summer_n to_o the_o west_n indies_n begin_v in_o march_n 1595_o wherein_o diverse_a yland_n city_n town_n and_o fort_n be_v part_v take_v and_o ransom_v and_o part_v burn_v pag._n 578_o the_o last_o voyage_n of_o sir_n francis_n drake_n &_o sir_n john_n hawkins_n intend_v for_o some_o special_a service_n on_o the_o yland_n and_o main_a of_o the_o west_n indies_n anno_fw-la 1595._o in_o which_o voyage_n both_o the_o 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and_o the_o state_n of_o the_o south_n sea_n and_o the_o trade_n to_o the_o philippinas_fw-la pag._n 557._o and_o the_o page_n follow_v the_o interpretation_n of_o certain_a word_n of_o the_o language_n of_o trinidad_n annex_v to_o the_o voyage_n of_o sir_n robert_n duddeley_n pag._n 577_o a_o libel_n of_o spanish_a lie_v write_v by_o don_n bernaldino_n delgadillo_n de_fw-fr auellaneda_n general_a of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n armada_n concern_v some_o part_n of_o the_o last_o voyage_n of_o sir_n francis_n drake_n together_o with_o a_o confutation_n thereof_o by_o m._n henry_n savile_n etc._n etc._n villaâ—â—â—_n pag._n 591_o &_o 593._o a_o excellent_a rutty_a for_o the_o island_n of_o â—he_n west_n indies_n and_o for_o tierra_n firma_fw-la and_o nueva_n espanna_n pag._n 603_o a_o principal_n rutty_a contain_v most_o particular_a direction_n to_o sail_v from_o saint_n lucar_n in_o andaluzia_n by_o the_o canary_n the_o antillas_n and_o the_o other_o great_a isle_n westward_o of_o 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