 | John Barrow - 1818 - 450 pages
...notable thing; and understanding by reason of the sphere that if I should saile by way of north-west I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon...commanded two caravels to bee furnished with all things appertayning to the voyage, which was, as farre as I remember, in ,the year 1496, in the beginning... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1818 - 454 pages
...notable thing; and understanding by reason of the 'sphere that if T should saile by way of north-west I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon...commanded two caravels to bee furnished with all things appertayning to the.voyage, which was, as farre as I remember, in the year 1496, in the beginning of... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 614 pages
...the voyage was incidentally mentioned, arid without precision: "The king commanded two caravels to be furnished with all things appertaining to the voyage ; which was, as farre as f remember, in the year 1496, in the beginning of sommcr." Nor ought this uncertainty of Cabot himself... | |
 | Richard Biddle - 1831 - 344 pages
...thing. And understanding by reason of the sphere, that if I should saile by way of the North-west, I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon...1 remember in the yeere 1496, in the beginning of summer. I began therefore to saile toward the North-west, not thinking to finde any other lande than... | |
 | Richard Biddle - 1832 - 352 pages
...thing. And understanding by reason of the sphere, that if I should saile by way of the North-west, I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon caused the king to be advertised of my derise, who immediately commanded two caravels to bee furnished with all things appertaining to the... | |
 | 1841 - 504 pages
...thing. And understanding, by reason of the sphere, that if I should saile by way of the north-west, I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon caused the king to be advertised of my desire, who immediately commanded two caravels to be furnished with all things appertaining to the... | |
 | Maine Historical Society - 1847 - 406 pages
...and " understanding," he says, " by reason of the sphere, that if I should sail by the northwest, I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon caused the king to be advertised of my device," &c. He afterterwards adds, " I began therefore to sail towards the northwest, not thinking... | |
 | Maine Historical Society - 1847 - 396 pages
..." understanding," he says, " by reason of the sphere, that if I should sail • by the northwest, I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon caused the king to be advertised of my device," &c. He afterterwards adds, " I began therefore to sail towards the northwest, not thinking... | |
 | George Folsom - 1847 - 88 pages
...and " understanding," he says, " by reason of the sphere, that if I should sail by the northwest, I should by a shorter tract come into India, I thereupon caused the king to be advertised of my device," &c. He afterterwards adds, " I began therefore to sail towards the northwest, not thinking... | |
 | Conway Robinson, Virginia Historical Society - 1848 - 590 pages
...desire to attempt some notable thing. And understanding by reason of the sphere that if I should sail by way of the northwest, 1 should, by a shorter tract,...I thereupon caused the king to be advertised of my device, who immediately commanded two caravels to be furnished with all things appertaining to the... | |
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East, where spices grove, by a way that was neuer knowen before, by this fame and report there increased in my heart a great flame of desire to attempt some notable thing And understanding by reason of the sphere, that if I should, saile by way of the... 
