Thats to say A Fleete of Shipps not to be overcome By any power of man.
Why there are fishes and shipps too in the sea; they were made for that purpose.
But from the armed winds an hoast brake forth Which tare their shipps and sav'd ours.
These were the Whales, These were the huge Levyathans of the Sea Which roaring came with wide and dreadfull Jawes To swallow up our Kingdom, Shipps & Nation.
Nay, I assure you Our shipps wilbe fast bound by Spanish charmes Not to get hence in hast.
They often fly about fishing [ves crossed out] shipps when they cleans their fish & throwe away the offell.
Insomuch that the shipps being now uppon their returne .
Yet, at first entring of the ij Holland shipps and junk, the kynges brother offerd to take the matter in hand and to councell them for the best, and to certefy the Emperour yt was Portingalles goodes.
We envited the masters of the Hollander shippsand juncks to dyner to morrow, they being now ready to goe to sea with first good wind.
Also they bring word that the Hollanders which com from Bantam say that we have 2 shipps to com for these partes.
And he sent a man after to bid me welcom, as all the princepall of the towne did the lyke; and the neighbours came them selves and met me, after they heard the shipps shute of their ordinance.
And so towardes night arived at Bingana Tomo,[229] haveing met a bark of Firando per the way, whoe tould us our 2 shipps and junk were all ready and attended our coming, wishing us to make hast.
Towardes night a man of Goto brought word how there were iij shipps arived neare to Goto and there com to an anker; but he knew not what they were.
So their shippsshot affe ordinance at their departure, viz.
Also I sent hym word I offred to take all the tymbers and knees which were brought in my abcense (allthough they came out of tyme when the shipps were provided) at a reasonable rate as they were worth, which the bongews denyed.
Speck sent his jurebasso to demand lycence to sell 2000 deare skins, which I make accompt came in their shipps which tuched at Pattania, or else they are purchase.
And they say there was ij French shipps this yeare at Bantam, but came without money and so could doe nothing.
Duch howse lyke theeves; and surly I esteemed them worse, that would leave their shipps in such danger, som of them never going abord since the shipps came into harbor.
They say there is iij other French shipps coming after to second them, which, yf they speed no better then these, will not geve the adventurers curadge to send any more.
The two English shipps aforesayde, lost companie before they came to Newfoundland: and neuer came after together in all their voyage.
Radisson continues: "Wee were promissed two shipps for a second voyage.
We weare well beloved, and weare overjoyed that we promised them to come with such shipps as we invented.
The lake towards the North att the side of it is full of rocks & sand, yett great shipps can ride on it without danger.
Upon this information, Mr. Bridgar sent 2 men to pass from north to south, to know if it were true that wee had 2 Shippsbesides that which was at the Island.
We came to Quebecq, where we are saluted with the thundring of the guns & batteryes of the fort, and of the 3 shipps that weare then att anchor, which had gon back to france without castors if we had not come.
After they had laine there some time they were apprehensive the Moors shipps would not come downe from Mocha,[16a] soe they sent a pinnace thither, which tooke two Boates.
Shipps they tooke some small Armes, Chestes of Lynnen and perpetuenes,[9] with about 40 l.
Shipps neither any cattle, so that wee did nott stop their att all, but went to the Estermost key, wheir wee come to anchor, with a northerly winde.
In the meane time they stood into the sea about 3 Leagues and came to an Anchor there, and hearing by the Pinnace the Moors Shipps were ready to come downe they weighed and stood to Leparon againe.
Quibo Nueve,[28] or the keys of the new towne, wheir all shipps that goes from Pennamau to Lymmo touches to water and all shipps that come from windward makes these keyes if thay are bound into Pennamau.
North lattitude and about 2 miles from Pennamau, wheir All the shipps that come to Pennamau rides, Thay putts for the Shipps, butt the Gover'r that had made his Eschape att the Stockadose did nott discry us, butt tolde them Sta.
Had martched from the shipps 3 leauges, and takes upp our seate, wheir wee intended that night to sleepe.
Now wee wanting carpenters understoode by thiss Indian Pylott that their was 2 shipps up an Arme of a River, about 4 leagues from thiss Isle of Dogges.
What Number of Shipps doe Yearely Trade to and from the said Collonyes and Plantations, and of what Burthen they are.
That shipps have been permitted to trade to and from the Plantations not qualified according to law, 3.
To the security of the Estates Imbargoes of forreigne Princes or of all factors, and their States, Or Imprestinge the Shipps Principalls in case of the factor's of any of our Subjects, for their death.
And of the substance of what lading they import thither togeather with an account also what Shipps are freighted from thence and with what sort of Goods, and what quantity there is of each of the said sorts, and whether Consigned.
To which purpose you are to require an Account to be sent you continually from time to time of all the Shipps that shall Trade into any of the said Plantations.
Boston, Salem, or Piscataqua; and that all shipps and vessells trading to the eastward of Cape Porpus shall enter at some of the aforesaid Ports, or at the town of Falmouth in the Prov.
Ordered that no shipps do unliver any part of their lading at the Isles of Shoals before they have first entered with the Collector of H.
Now hath our King Sir Andrews shipp besett with pearles and precyous stones; Now hath England 2 shippsof warr, 2 shipps of warr, before but one.
Sir Andrewes shipp I bring with mee; A braver shipp was never none: Nowe hath your grace two shipps of warr, 155 Before in England was but one.
King Harry this answere againe "he is a proud Scott that will robb vs all if wee were 20 shipps and hee but one.
A note of all the shipps nowe at sea under the chardge of the Lorde Admerall wth their nombers of men and tyme of victuallinge wch is reduced nowe to ende in them all together the xth of Auguste.
She also speaks of Starcross, on the farther side of the river, 'where the Great shipps ride, and there they build some shipps.
When they had gott provision, As mustard, pease, and bacon; Some say two shipps were full of whipps, But I thinke they were mistaken.
Her ma^[t] was perswaded under the cullor of scooryng the seas to have set owt two of her shipps to have receyved him yf being not well assysted he shoold be forced to flye but she can not be drawen to yelde therto.
And that upon the Sterne of the Shipps there shall be the Red Crosse in one Escotcheon, and the Harpe in one other, being the Armes of England and Ireland, both Escotcheons joyned according to the pattern herewith sent unto you.
And you are to take care that these Flaggs may be provided with all expedition for the Shipps for the Summer Guard, and that these engraveings may also be altered according to this direction with all possible expedition.
On the 16th July the City agreed to supply victuals for "those twentie shipps lately sett forth" for one month longer, and on the 10th August the Common Council again passed a similar resolution.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shipps" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
