Iohn againe, in which storme wee lost our skiffe at our sterne, that wee bought at Wardhouse, and there we rode vntil the fourth of Iuly.
Wednesday (24) being Midsummer day, we sent our skiffe aland to sound the creeke, where they found it almost drie at a low water.
I sent off my Skiffe throughly manned, furnished with shot and swords, The Cherubin, and the Margaret and Iohn doing the like.
The 14 day they sent the skiffe to shore, and filled fresh water.
The 5 day they purposed to send from the ship their skiffe with the carpenter, and 4 Russes to row him to the 4 Bougories, to request Amos Riall to come from thence with the Pauoses to the shippe with all possible speed.
The 4 of Nouember the skiffe returned to the ship with some victuals, and certified that the foure Islands were about 60 versts from them to the Northeastwards.
The Mariners of the skiffe set a lande twoo men with Hargabushes, and other two më with Crossebowes, and and Indian who went straight way to the bushes, thinkyng to finde their fellowes.
Wednesday being Midsummer day we sent our skiffe aland to sound the creeke, where they found it almost drie at a low water.
This land, sayd he, is called Nova Zembla, that is to say, the New Land; and then he came aboord himselfe with his skiffe he told me the like .
Skiffe to him with fiue men, and all without any weapon sauing their Oares.
Without all delay we made ready ourSkiffe which wee had made of purpose to pass the said Sault: whereinto the said Monsieur du Pont and my selfe entered with certaine Sauages, which we had brought with vs to show vs the way.
Somner, and Christorfer Galsworthy of Thomas company, for runing away with the Thomas skiffe and 350 Rs.
They stole away the skiffe and went for Langasaque, and there took sanctuary in the papist churches, and weare secretly convayed away for the Phillipinas per the 258 Jesuistes; but the skiffe we recovered againe.
In which attempt the Vice-Admirall had the rudder of his Skiffe stroken through with a Saker shot, and litle or no harme receaued else where.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "skiffe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
