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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.

William Dampier

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William Dampier
Age: 63 †
Born: 1651
Born: September 5
Died: 1715
Died: January 1
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