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The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh; Pioneer of Anglo-American Colonization by Charles Kittredge True (Paperback / softback, 2012)

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1877. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... C DEGREESkptef- XVIII. ARRESTED ON HIS JOURNEY TO LONDON--EXPEDIENTS TO ESCAPE--COMMITTED TO THE TOWER--FRUITLESS EFFORTS OF QUEEN ANNE IN HIS BEHALF -- BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUUT OF THE KING'S BENCH -- FORMER SENTENCE RENEWED AGAINST HIM--HIS EXECUTION AND BURIAL. HAVING remained in Plymouth a few weeks, Sir Walter Raleigh started for London, in company with his wife and Captain Samuel King, of the Guiana fleet, a fast friend. They had proceeded Ho farther than Ashburton, twenty miles from Plymouth, when they met Sir Lewis Stukeley, vice-admiral of Devonshire, a relative of Raleigh, who had the king's orders to arrest him, and to seize his ships. They turned back immediately to Plymouth, and Stukeley took possession of the Destiny. He left Sir Walter, with his wife and servant, at the house of Sir Christopher Harris, while he busied himself about the affairs of the ship. There was w a chance for Raleigh to escape. Urged by his wife and friends, he engaged Captain King to hire a vessel to take him to France, and one night two men came and took him in a boat to go to the vessel waiting out in the offing of the harbor. But just before they reached the barge Sir Walter had misgivings as to whether it was horable for him to take this course, and he ordered the men to turn back. The loving instincts of his wife were in this case wiser than the reasonings of her husband. Under the circumstances, he had a right to protect himself from the injustice and cruelty of the government, as it w began to be manifested by the treatment he and his captains were receiving. It is altogether likely, from the loose manner in which Stukeley guarded him, and from subsequent maneuvers of this officer, that it would t be disa greeable to his employers to have his prisoner escape, and

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General Books
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1150406267
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9781150406263
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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
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English
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Charles Kittredge True

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Out-Of-Print Date
03/11/2016
Date of Publication
01/01/2012
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Black & White Illustrations
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United States

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