admiral
admiral n The English are commonly lords of the harbour where they fish, and use all strangers' help in fishing if need require, according to an old custom of the country, which thing they do willingly, so that you take nothing from them more than a boat or two of salt in respect of your protec...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1980
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3345 |
| Summary: | admiral n The English are commonly lords of the harbour where they fish, and use all strangers' help in fishing if need require, according to an old custom of the country, which thing they do willingly, so that you take nothing from them more than a boat or two of salt in respect of your protection of them against rovers or other violent intruders, who do often put them from good harbours. GMS Jul 80 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Fishing admiral; skipper Citation found in DNE but no stamp; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 11 Jul 2014 |
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