The English hero [electronic resource] : Or, Sir Francis Drake reviv'd. Being a full account of the dangerous voyages, admirable adventures, notable discoveries, and magnanimous atchievements of that valiant and renowned commander. I. His voyage in 1572, to nombre de dios in the West-Indies, where they saw a pile of bars of silver near 70 foot long, 10 foot broad, and 12 foot high. II. His incompassing the whole world in 1577, which he performed in two years and ten months, gaining a vast quantity of gold and silver. III. His voyage into America in 1585, and taking the towns of St. Jago, St. Domingo, carthagena, and St. Augustine. Also his worthy actions when vice admiral of England in the Spanish invasion, 1588. IV. His last voyage to those countries in 1595, with the manner of his death and burial. Recommended to the imitation of all heroic spirits. Inlarged and reduced into chapters and contents, by R.B.
1773
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The English hero [electronic resource] : Or, Sir Francis Drake reviv'd. Being a full account of the dangerous voyages, admirable adventures, notable discoveries, and magnanimous atchievements of that valiant and renowned commander. I. His voyage in 1572, to nombre de dios in the West-Indies, where they saw a pile of bars of silver near 70 foot long, 10 foot broad, and 12 foot high. II. His incompassing the whole world in 1577, which he performed in two years and ten months, gaining a vast quantity of gold and silver. III. His voyage into America in 1585, and taking the towns of St. Jago, St. Domingo, carthagena, and St. Augustine. Also his worthy actions when vice admiral of England in the Spanish invasion, 1588. IV. His last voyage to those countries in 1595, with the manner of his death and burial. Recommended to the imitation of all heroic spirits. Inlarged and reduced into chapters and contents, by R.B.
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R. B., 1632?-1725?.
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Edinburgh : Printed by Alex. M'Caslan, and sold at his shop, opposite to the Chapel of Ease, Cross Causeway, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
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Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.
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English
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1 online resource (113, [3] p., plate) : port. ; 12⁰.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online
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R. B. = R. Burton, i.e. Nathaniel Crouch.
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Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
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English Short Title Catalog, N30907.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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