This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... MY TRAVELS INTO HOLLAND AND THE SEVENTEEN PROVINCES, 1634. May 17, 1634.--We departed from London by water; vc came to Gravesend about eight of the clock in the evening; we came in a light-horseman;l took water about three clock in afternoon. A dainty cherry orchard of Captain Lord's, planted three ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... MY TRAVELS INTO HOLLAND AND THE SEVENTEEN PROVINCES, 1634. May 17, 1634.--We departed from London by water; vc came to Gravesend about eight of the clock in the evening; we came in a light-horseman;l took water about three clock in afternoon. A dainty cherry orchard of Captain Lord's, planted three years ago, near unto Thames, not forty roods distant. The stocks one yard and a half high; prosper well; but I conceive the top will in a short time be disproportionable to the stock. Very many of the trees bear. It is three acres of ground; planted four hundred and forty-odd trees. An old cherry orchard near adjoining nothing well set: this year the cherries sold for 20: it is but an acre of ground: the grass reserved and excepted. A proper ship came from Middleborough on Saturday at noon, 17 May. Stiff N.W. wind all Sunday; turned E. on 19 Monday morn. Passed by Gravesend on Monday about four. Captain Boare went from Gravesend on 15 May; went to Rotterdam; returned thither 20. Another ship came in twenty-four hours from Brill to Gravesend. A delicate kiln to burn chalk lime; it is the Duke of Lenox, 1 Light-horseman, a small boat, term now obsolete. " In this storm, one night, haling up our boats to free the water out of them, one of our younkers, that went into them for that purpose, had not that regard (which reason required) unto our light-horseman; for with haling her up, to step into her, out of the boat, he split her asunder, and so we were forced to cut her off."--Observations of Sir R. Hawkins, Ifc. 1622, p. 100. D near Gravesend,1 upon the river side; it is made of brick, narrow at bottom, round, and wider at top; it is emptied always at the bottom; they hook out so much as is cold, until they pull out fire, and then...
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