THE THREE BROTHERS OR THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF SIR ANTHONY, SIR ROBERT, & SIR THOMAS SHERLEY IN PERSIA, RUSSIA, TURKEY, SPAIN, ETC1825 |
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... command , and was present at the battle of Zutphen in 1586. He appears also to have been engaged in the war in France , and probably accompanied the Earl of Essex when he was sent with a body of four thou- sand men to the assistance of ...
... command , and was present at the battle of Zutphen in 1586. He appears also to have been engaged in the war in France , and probably accompanied the Earl of Essex when he was sent with a body of four thou- sand men to the assistance of ...
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him close prisoner in the Fleet until her Majesty shall otherwise command . We have also called be- fore us Sir Thomas Sherley , the father , and charged him that he hath encouraged his son herein , and hath persuaded him to take the ...
him close prisoner in the Fleet until her Majesty shall otherwise command . We have also called be- fore us Sir Thomas Sherley , the father , and charged him that he hath encouraged his son herein , and hath persuaded him to take the ...
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... command of that place under the Turk , for those which serve on horseback are commonly called Spa- his , or chorses . This Spahi came to us , with cer- tain Janisaries and others , which , at the first , did use us kindly , but in the ...
... command of that place under the Turk , for those which serve on horseback are commonly called Spa- his , or chorses . This Spahi came to us , with cer- tain Janisaries and others , which , at the first , did use us kindly , but in the ...
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... command of the place , they gave us free leave to walk up and down the town , sending one of the men with us , to keep us from hurt . Antioch is situate on the side of a hill ; it is very much decayed and ruinated , only the walls stand ...
... command of the place , they gave us free leave to walk up and down the town , sending one of the men with us , to keep us from hurt . Antioch is situate on the side of a hill ; it is very much decayed and ruinated , only the walls stand ...
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... command for all the boats to come down to the place where his tents were pitched ; which we did immediately ; and , at our arrival there , the King sent a company of his unto us , which did take away the oars of our boats , commanding ...
... command for all the boats to come down to the place where his tents were pitched ; which we did immediately ; and , at our arrival there , the King sent a company of his unto us , which did take away the oars of our boats , commanding ...
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Page 37 - Kinge himselfe was in this sortte attired, save only he had a satten cote without sleeves ; he was a man of a goodly personage, exceedinge blacke and very grimme of visage ; his Queene was a blackamoor : his companie that followed him was to the number of twenty thousand men ; he had about ten thousand camels to attend him ; in the summer time he did abide allwayes by the river Euphrates, and in the winter up in the desart.
Page 98 - ... and swords girt to them, as also hatchets under the one thigh. After the guarde were ledde by twenty men twenty goodly horses, with very rich and curious saddles, and ten more for his sonne and heire apparant, beeing a childe of twelue yeeres of age.
Page 68 - ... the King, when he came unto it, did cause Sir Anthony to ascend up into that princely throne, and standing by the chair with his viceroy, and other of his nobility, did take Sir Anthony by the hand, and willed him to sit down in his chair...
Page 21 - Zante, where Sir Anthony, and all we of his company, went ashore for victuals, in regard all our provision was spent. When we were departed forth of the ship, they sent after us those things we had left behind, and mounted their ordnance against us, swearing if we did offer to come aboard the ship any more, they would sink us. Whereupon Sir Anthony complained to the governor of the place, but could have no remedy; so we lost our passage, and were constrained to stay in Zante ten days for shipping,...
Page 20 - Persia, that he was a gallant soldier, very bountiful to strangers, and what entertainment he had at his court ; assuring Sir Anthony, that, if he would go thither, it would be greatly for his advancement ; and moreover, that he would be his guide, and attend on him thither, which Sir Anthony did consent unto, yet kept it very close, for fear it should be known in Turkey...
Page 117 - After two dayes stay in the Citie, the King made preparation for his entertainment at Court, whither he went, suiting his followers as well as the shortnesse of...
Page 65 - ... like unto a hammer. After they were divided and turned face to face, there came one into the middle, and threw a wooden ball between both the companies, and having goals made at either end of the plain, they...
Page 13 - ... yet by diligent search we found a small path where wee landed our men with exceeding much difficulty, and so were masters of the Isle the eleventh of September, where wee tooke in water, but the Isle yeelded us nothing but miserable infection. One night wee had a showre of ashes which fell so thicke into our ships from that burning hill of Fuego, that you might write your name with your finger upon the upper decke.