Word: balast
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Revenge riding at anker neere unto the Azores, being all pestered and romaging every thing out of order, very light for want of balast, the one halfe part of the men sicke, and utterly unserviceable: had intelligence of the approach of a Spanish Armada of fiftie and three saile of men of warre, carrying above ten thousand men. But Sir Richard Grinvile, out of the greatnesse of his minde, utterly refused to turne from the enemie, alleaging that hee would rather choose to die, then to dishonour his countrey...
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