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Page 65
... possession by any other power highly dangerous . Philip II . endeavoured to avert the peril by making an " asiento " or contract with Avilés , by which he advanced 15,000 ducats to the seaman , and constituted him proprietor of any ...
... possession by any other power highly dangerous . Philip II . endeavoured to avert the peril by making an " asiento " or contract with Avilés , by which he advanced 15,000 ducats to the seaman , and constituted him proprietor of any ...
Page 66
... possession in 1690 , was restored to them in 1691. In 1851 it suffered severely from an earthquake . AVOCA , or OvOCA , VALE OF , a mountain glen of county Wicklow , Ireland , in the south - eastern part of the county , formed by the ...
... possession in 1690 , was restored to them in 1691. In 1851 it suffered severely from an earthquake . AVOCA , or OvOCA , VALE OF , a mountain glen of county Wicklow , Ireland , in the south - eastern part of the county , formed by the ...
Page 74
... possession of Ayr and its castle was an object of importance to both the contending parties , and the town was the ... possessed of a fair revenue . When Scotland was overrun by Cromwell , Ayr was selected as the site of one of the forts ...
... possession of Ayr and its castle was an object of importance to both the contending parties , and the town was the ... possessed of a fair revenue . When Scotland was overrun by Cromwell , Ayr was selected as the site of one of the forts ...
Page 77
... possession of Herat , and maintained himself there until June 1881 , when he invaded Afghanistan with the view of asserting his claims to the sovereignty , and in particular of gaining possession of Kanda- har , still in the occupation ...
... possession of Herat , and maintained himself there until June 1881 , when he invaded Afghanistan with the view of asserting his claims to the sovereignty , and in particular of gaining possession of Kanda- har , still in the occupation ...
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... possession of it after a protracted siege in 1696 , but in 1711 restored it to the Turks ; in 1739 it was finally united to the Russian empire . Since then it has greatly declined , owing to the silting up of its harbour and the ...
... possession of it after a protracted siege in 1696 , but in 1711 restored it to the Turks ; in 1739 it was finally united to the Russian empire . Since then it has greatly declined , owing to the silting up of its harbour and the ...
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