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"Yet hold remember, that in this presence, Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes speaks to him who is his Sovereign's Sovereign."
Meantime the seven ships under command of Jacob Mahu, Simon de Cordes, and Sebald de Weerdt; were contending with the dangers of the older route. The expedition sailed from Holland in June, 1598, but already the custom was forming itself of directing those navigators of almost unknown seas by explicit instructions from those who remained on shore, and who had never navigated the ocean at all.
Aidez moi un peu avec ces satanees cordes!" The climber slithered down on his heels, a cataract of shingle streaming behind him. Swift to seize his chance, Kit rushed the crest, the crash of the Frenchman's retreat drowning his approach. There, flat on his face, he peeped. Beneath him, on the run of the shingle, lay the lugger.
Meantime the seven ships under command of Jacob Mahu, Simon de Cordes, and Sebald de Weerdt; were contending with the dangers of the older route. The expedition sailed from Holland in June, 1598, but already the custom was forming itself of directing those navigators of almost unknown seas by explicit instructions from those who remained on shore, and who had never navigated the ocean at all.
She was to fling away all the trophies of Heemskerk and Sebalt de Weerd, of Balthasar de Cordes, Van der Hagen, Matelieff, and Verhoeff; she was to abdicate the position which she had already acquired of mistress of the seas, and she was to deprive herself for ever of that daily increasing ocean commerce which was rapidly converting a cluster of puny, half-submerged provinces into a mighty empire.
Also they shewed vs the manner and making of their armour: they are made of cordes and wood, finely and cunningly wrought togither. They gaue vs also to vnderstande that those Agouionda doe continually warre one against another, but because we did not vnderstand them well, we could not perceiue how farre it was to that Countrey.
Mine is the worship of joy. I hold that the effort to preserve our being is virtue." "But thou goest to church sometimes?" "To hear a preacher." "A strange motive." She added musingly: "Christianity is not then true?" "Not true for me." "Then if thou canst not believe in it, I will not." Spinoza smiled tenderly. "Be guided by Dr. Cordes, not by me." The goodwife was puzzled.
By the 4th October, the scurvy raged much among the seamen, especially in the Hope, on which de Cordes ordered a day of prayer to be observed in the fleet, to implore the mercy of God and a happy voyage.
Opening the letters of the directors of the expedition, which were directed to be opened in such a case, de Cordes was appointed admiral, and Benningen vice-admiral; Sebald de Weert being promoted to the command of the Faith, and Dirke Gernitsz China to that of the yacht. These alterations did not please the seamen, who were attached to their former commanders.
Sunday in France Improved observance The cathedral of Arles West front Interior Tool-marks A sermon on peace The cloisters Old Sacristan and his garden Number of desecrated churches in Arles Notre Dame de la Majeur S. Caesaire The isles near Arles Cordes Montmajeur A gipsy camp The ruins Tower The chapel of S. Croix. I spent the first Sunday after Easter at Arles.
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