black divers
black a a great Flock of small [-]B[-]black _Divers_, about the bigness of a Feldyfare, came about the Ship a little before, but all of 'em left it, and betook themselves to the Island [of ice] . from account in 1686 "a Gentleman homeward bound from _Virginia_ to _England_, wrote, that he...
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5362 |
Summary: | black a a great Flock of small [-]B[-]black _Divers_, about the bigness of a Feldyfare, came about the Ship a little before, but all of 'em left it, and betook themselves to the Island [of ice] . from account in 1686 "a Gentleman homeward bound from _Virginia_ to _England_, wrote, that he saw off the Banks of _Newfoundland_ ." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit E188 W. J. KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I An arrow has been written in pencil indicating the second part of quote ("from account . of Newfoundland") belongs at the beginning of the first part of quote ("a great . [of ice]") |
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