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" French received them at their landing ; and searching every of them so narrowly as they could not hide a penknife, gave them leave to draw their coffin up the rocks with great difficulty : some part of the French took the Flemish boat, and rowed aboard... "
The Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Aldernay, &c. (the Results of a Two ... - Page 232
by Henry David Inglis - 1834
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Auntient lere, a selection of aphoristical and preceptive passages from the ...

Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...searching every of them so narrowly as they could not hide a penknife, gave them leave to draw their coffin up the rocks with great difficulty. Some part...carried their coffin into the chapel, shut the door to them, and taking their weapons out of the coffin, set upon the French ; they run to the clift',...
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The History of the World: In Five Books. Viz. Treating of the ..., Volume 4

Sir Walter Raleigh - Guiana - 1820 - 622 pages
...narrowly, that they could not hide a penknife, gave them leave to draw their coffin up the rocks witli great difficulty ; some part of the French took the...carried their coffin into the chapel, shut the door to them, and taking their weapons out of the coffin, set upon the French ; they run to the clir£ and...
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The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt: The history of the world

Sir Walter Raleigh - English literature - 1829 - 592 pages
...searching every of them so narrowly as they could not hide a penknife, gave them leave to draw their coffin up the rocks with great difficulty : some part...carried their coffin into the chapel, shut the door to them ; and taking their weapons out of the coffin, set upon the French ; they run to the cliff,...
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A Brief Description and Historical Notices of the Island of Jersey,: With ...

Jersey - 1832 - 146 pages
...every one of them so narrowly as they " could not hide a pen-knife, gave them leave to draw their « coffin up the rocks with great difficulty. Some part...else they pleased, but being entered, they were taken u and bound. The Flemings on the land, when they had " carried their coffin into the chapel, shut the...
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An Account of the Island of Jersey: With Appendix of Records, &c

Philip Falle - Jersey - 1837 - 548 pages
...searching every of them so narrowly as they could not hide a Penknife, gave them leave to draw their Coffin up the Rocks with great difficulty. Some part...Flemish Boat, and rowed aboard their Ship to fetch the Commoditiespromised, and what else they pleased, but being entered, they were taken and bound. The...
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Cæsarea: or, An account of Jersey. To which are added, Notes and ...

Philip Falle - 1837 - 548 pages
...searching every of them so narrowly as they could not hide a Penknife, gave them leave to draw their Coffin up the Rocks with great difficulty. Some part...French took the Flemish Boat, and rowed aboard their SJiip to fetch the Commodities promised, and what else they pleased, but being entered, they were taken...
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A Farmer's Vacation

George Edwin Waring (Jr.) - Brittany (France) - 1876 - 268 pages
...searching everyone of them so narrowly as they could not hide a Penknife, gave them leave to draw their Coffin up the rocks with great difficulty. Some part of the French took their boat and rowed aboard their ship to fetch the commodities promised, and what else they pleased,...
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An English Garner: Nineteen years' captivity in the kingdom of Conde Uda in ...

Edward Arber - English literature - 1877 - 668 pages
...searching every one of them so narrowly as they could not hide a penknife ; gave them leave to draw their coffin up the rocks, with great difficulty. Some part...entered, they were taken and bound. The Flemings on land, when they had carried their coffin into the chapel, shut the door to them ; and taking their...
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Guernsey Folk Lore: A Collection of Popular Superstitions, Legendary Tales ...

Sir Edgar MacCulloch - Folk songs - 1903 - 626 pages
...searching every one of them so narrowly as they could not hide a Penknife, gave them leave to draw their Coffin up the Rocks with great difficulty. Some part...carried their Coffin into the Chapel, shut the Door to them, and, taking their Weapons out of the Coffin, set upon the French. They run to the Cliff, and...
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The Channel Islands

Edith Frances Carey - Channel Islands - 1904 - 616 pages
...searching every one of them so narrowly as they could not hide a Penknife, gave them leave to draw their Coffin up the Rocks with great difficulty. Some part...carried their Coffin into the Chapel, shut the Door to them, and, taking their Weapons out of the Coffin, set upon the French. They ran to the Cliff, and...
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