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ehinderarriedin
sllbarrelsitsoonbecastaleandthentastedofrotten
ygrohingsas
thepeopleoftheddleageskneicrobes
rogerban,theleaednkofthethirteenthcentury
seetohavesuspectedtheirexistence,buthe
hisdisverytohielftheyoftendrankuncleanerand
sotistheyphoidfeverindeedthe
rtalityonboardtheshipsoftheearliestnavigatorswas
terribleofthetheyear1519left
sevilletoaousvoyagearound
theeenretuedaslateastheseventeenth
centuryhereradebeteeurope
andtheindies,artalityof40percenthingunusual
foratripfroterdaobataviaandbackthegreater
partofthesevictidiedofscurvy,adiseasehiscaused
bylackoffreshvegetablesandsand
poisonstheblooduntilthepatientdiesofsheerexhaustion
underthosecircutancesyouandthatthesea
didnotattraous
disvererslikegellanandluusandvasdaga
travelledattheheadofcreostentirelyposed
ofexjailbirds,futurerderersandpickpocketsout
ofajob
thesenavigatorsirationforthe
urageandthepluckplishedtheir
hopelesstasksinthefaceofdifficultiesofhepeopleof
ourofortableiontheir
shipssysincetheddle
ofthethirteenthesortofa
passetoeuropefrohinabywayof
arabiaandthecrusadesbuttheyhadverybadandinrrect
pstheysettheirursebygodandbyguessifluck
theyretuedafteroneorthreeyears
intheotherainedbehindon
solonelybeachbuttheybled
ureand
allthesuffering,thethirstandthehungerandthepainwere
forgottenoutlinesofane
ortheplacidersofanoceanthathadlainforgottensince
thebeginningofti
againiakethisbookathousandpages
longthesubjectoftheearlydisveriesissofascinating
buthistory,togiveyouatrueideaofpasttis,shouldbe
likethoseetchingsbrandtusedtokeitshould
portantcauses,onthoseh
arebestandgreatestalltherestshouldbeleftintheshadow
orshouldbeindicatedbyafehischapteri
ostiortantdisveries
keepinndthatallduringthefourteenthandfifteenth
centuriesthenavigatorsplishjustone
thingtheyfortableandsaferoadtothe
eireofcathaychina,totheislandofzipangujapan
andtothosesteriousislands,hespicesh
thediaevaletolikesincethedaysofthe
crusades,andhosedaysbeforethe
introductionofldstorage,eatandfishspoiledvery
quicklyanduldonlybeeatenafteraliberalsprinklingof
pepperoutg
theveiansandthegenoesehadbeenthegreatnavigators
ofthediterranean,butthehonourforexploringthe
astoftheatlanticgoestotheportuguesespainandportugal
hatpatrioticenergyheirageold
struggleagainsttheorishinvadershaddevelopedsuch
energy,onceitexists,caneasilybeforcedintonehannels
inthethirteenthcentury,kingalphonsoiiihadnquered
thekingdofalgarveinthesoutheerofthe
spanishpeninsulaandhadaddedittohisdonionsinthe
nextcentury,theportuguesehadtuedthetablesonthe
haedans,hadcrossedthestraitsofgibraltarandhad
takenpossessionofceuta,oppositethearabiccityoftarifa
aeans``inventoryandhbyway
ofthespanishlanguagehasedoousas``tariff,and
tangiers,ethecapitalofanafricanadditionto
algarve
theyobegintheircareerasexplorers
intheyear1415,princehenry,knohe
navigator,thesonofjohniofportugalandphilippa,the
daughterofjohnofgauntaboutyoucanreadin
richardii,aplaybyshakespearebegantoke
preparationsforthesysteticexplorationofnorthe
africabeforethis,thathotandsandyasthadbeenvisited
bythephoenien,eeredit
asthehoofthehairy``ao
knohegorillaoneafteranother,princehenry
andhiscaptainsdisveredthecanaryislandsredisvered
theislandofdeiraurybeforehadbeenvisited
byagenoeseship,carefullychartedtheazoreshhad
beenvaguelyknooboththeportugueseandthespaniards,
andouthofthesenegalriveron
theastofafrica,heysupposedtobethee
uthofthenileatlast,bytheddleofthefifteenth
century,theysahegreencape,andthe
capeverdeislands,osthalfhe
astofafricaandbrazil
buthenrydidnotrestricthielfinhisinvestigationsto
theasteroftheorder
ofchristthisuguesentinuationofthecrusading
orderofthetelarshhadbeenabolishedby
popeclentvintheyear1312attherequestofking
philipthefairoffrance,provedtheoccasionby
buinghisoplarsatthestakeandstealingalltheir
possessionsprinains
ofhisreligiousordertoequipseveralexpeditionshexplored
thehinterlandofthesaharaandoftheastofguinea
butheuiddleagesand
spentagreatdealoftiandoneyupona
searysterious``presserjohn,thethicalchristian
priestperorofavasteire
``situatedsoheeastthestoryofthisstrange
potentatehadfirstbeentoldineuropeintheddleofthe
thcenturyforthreehundredyearspeoplehadtried
tofind``presserjohnandhisdescendantshenrytookpart
inthesearchthirtyyearsafterhisdeath,theriddlewas
solved
intheyear1486bartholoryingt
... </P></TD>
ehinderarriedin
sllbarrelsitsoonbecastaleandthentastedofrotten
ygrohingsas
thepeopleoftheddleageskneicrobes
rogerban,theleaednkofthethirteenthcentury
seetohavesuspectedtheirexistence,buthe
hisdisverytohielftheyoftendrankuncleanerand
sotistheyphoidfeverindeedthe
rtalityonboardtheshipsoftheearliestnavigatorswas
terribleofthetheyear1519left
sevilletoaousvoyagearound
theeenretuedaslateastheseventeenth
centuryhereradebeteeurope
andtheindies,artalityof40percenthingunusual
foratripfroterdaobataviaandbackthegreater
partofthesevictidiedofscurvy,adiseasehiscaused
bylackoffreshvegetablesandsand
poisonstheblooduntilthepatientdiesofsheerexhaustion
underthosecircutancesyouandthatthesea
didnotattraous
disvererslikegellanandluusandvasdaga
travelledattheheadofcreostentirelyposed
ofexjailbirds,futurerderersandpickpocketsout
ofajob
thesenavigatorsirationforthe
urageandthepluckplishedtheir
hopelesstasksinthefaceofdifficultiesofhepeopleof
ourofortableiontheir
shipssysincetheddle
ofthethirteenthesortofa
passetoeuropefrohinabywayof
arabiaandthecrusadesbuttheyhadverybadandinrrect
pstheysettheirursebygodandbyguessifluck
theyretuedafteroneorthreeyears
intheotherainedbehindon
solonelybeachbuttheybled
ureand
allthesuffering,thethirstandthehungerandthepainwere
forgottenoutlinesofane
ortheplacidersofanoceanthathadlainforgottensince
thebeginningofti
againiakethisbookathousandpages
longthesubjectoftheearlydisveriesissofascinating
buthistory,togiveyouatrueideaofpasttis,shouldbe
likethoseetchingsbrandtusedtokeitshould
portantcauses,onthoseh
arebestandgreatestalltherestshouldbeleftintheshadow
orshouldbeindicatedbyafehischapteri
ostiortantdisveries
keepinndthatallduringthefourteenthandfifteenth
centuriesthenavigatorsplishjustone
thingtheyfortableandsaferoadtothe
eireofcathaychina,totheislandofzipangujapan
andtothosesteriousislands,hespicesh
thediaevaletolikesincethedaysofthe
crusades,andhosedaysbeforethe
introductionofldstorage,eatandfishspoiledvery
quicklyanduldonlybeeatenafteraliberalsprinklingof
pepperoutg
theveiansandthegenoesehadbeenthegreatnavigators
ofthediterranean,butthehonourforexploringthe
astoftheatlanticgoestotheportuguesespainandportugal
hatpatrioticenergyheirageold
struggleagainsttheorishinvadershaddevelopedsuch
energy,onceitexists,caneasilybeforcedintonehannels
inthethirteenthcentury,kingalphonsoiiihadnquered
thekingdofalgarveinthesoutheerofthe
spanishpeninsulaandhadaddedittohisdonionsinthe
nextcentury,theportuguesehadtuedthetablesonthe
haedans,hadcrossedthestraitsofgibraltarandhad
takenpossessionofceuta,oppositethearabiccityoftarifa
aeans``inventoryandhbyway
ofthespanishlanguagehasedoousas``tariff,and
tangiers,ethecapitalofanafricanadditionto
algarve
theyobegintheircareerasexplorers
intheyear1415,princehenry,knohe
navigator,thesonofjohniofportugalandphilippa,the
daughterofjohnofgauntaboutyoucanreadin
richardii,aplaybyshakespearebegantoke
preparationsforthesysteticexplorationofnorthe
africabeforethis,thathotandsandyasthadbeenvisited
bythephoenien,eeredit
asthehoofthehairy``ao
knohegorillaoneafteranother,princehenry
andhiscaptainsdisveredthecanaryislandsredisvered
theislandofdeiraurybeforehadbeenvisited
byagenoeseship,carefullychartedtheazoreshhad
beenvaguelyknooboththeportugueseandthespaniards,
andouthofthesenegalriveron
theastofafrica,heysupposedtobethee
uthofthenileatlast,bytheddleofthefifteenth
century,theysahegreencape,andthe
capeverdeislands,osthalfhe
astofafricaandbrazil
buthenrydidnotrestricthielfinhisinvestigationsto
theasteroftheorder
ofchristthisuguesentinuationofthecrusading
orderofthetelarshhadbeenabolishedby
popeclentvintheyear1312attherequestofking
philipthefairoffrance,provedtheoccasionby
buinghisoplarsatthestakeandstealingalltheir
possessionsprinains
ofhisreligiousordertoequipseveralexpeditionshexplored
thehinterlandofthesaharaandoftheastofguinea
butheuiddleagesand
spentagreatdealoftiandoneyupona
searysterious``presserjohn,thethicalchristian
priestperorofavasteire
``situatedsoheeastthestoryofthisstrange
potentatehadfirstbeentoldineuropeintheddleofthe
thcenturyforthreehundredyearspeoplehadtried
tofind``presserjohnandhisdescendantshenrytookpart
inthesearchthirtyyearsafterhisdeath,theriddlewas
solved
intheyear1486bartholoryingt
... </P></TD>