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... land : and the rest , some on boards , and some on broken pieces of the ship . And so it came to pass , that they escaped all safe to land . And when they were escaped , then they knew that the island was called Melita . And the ...
... land : and the rest , some on boards , and some on broken pieces of the ship . And so it came to pass , that they escaped all safe to land . And when they were escaped , then they knew that the island was called Melita . And the ...
Page 230
... land toward the West coast : and affirmed that the land , notwithstanding it stretcheth marvellous farre towards the North , yet it is all desert and not inhabited , unlesse it be very few places , here and there , where certeine Finnes ...
... land toward the West coast : and affirmed that the land , notwithstanding it stretcheth marvellous farre towards the North , yet it is all desert and not inhabited , unlesse it be very few places , here and there , where certeine Finnes ...
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... land . At the entry of which river he stayed his course , and in conclusion turned backe againe , for he durst not enter thereinto for feare of the inhabitants of the land : perceiving that on the other side of the river the countrey ...
... land . At the entry of which river he stayed his course , and in conclusion turned backe againe , for he durst not enter thereinto for feare of the inhabitants of the land : perceiving that on the other side of the river the countrey ...
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