“Not only I lost what I had in the ship, but from the captain and the company generally what was good or worth the taking was carried away; all which was done unknown to the emperor.”
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William Adams
William Adams, born on September 24, 1564, and died on May 16, 1620, was a renowned sailor and one of the founders of the British East India Company. more
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