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In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Dampier
  • DescriptionBritish pirate and explorer
  • BornSeptember 5, 1651
  • Died1715
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionExplorer