Drake, Sir Francis

1. An English navigator of the sixteenth century; the first Englishman to sail around the world. Drake often raided Spanish treasure ships; he participated in the destruction of the Spanish Armada.

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Didst thou not speak the name of Francis Drake—Sir Francis Drake?

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Drake, Sir Francis, an English navigator, born at Tavistock, in Devonshire, in 1539, or according to some authorities in 1545.

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Drake, Sir Francis, *iij bis, 117.

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Drake, Sir Francis, celibacy of, 158.

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Drake, Sir Francis, with Hawkins at Vera Cruz, 1-2; his raid on Panama, 3; his raiding expedition to the Pacific, 3-8; his attempt to find a north-east passage, 8-10.

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