...his three sons, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius authorizing them, their heirs or deputies, "to sail td all parts, countries, and seas of the East, of the West, and of the North, under our banners and ensigns, with five ships, of what burden or quantity soever they may be, and...

...March, 1496, a patent was granted to John Cabot and his three sons (Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius), to "sail to all parts, countries, and seas of the East, of the West, and of the North," for purposes of discovery in general, but more particularly to find a passage to India, which was the...

...Cabot, EARLY NORTHERN VOYAGES. 5 a Venetian, and to his three sons, to sail with five ships to all parts and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north, and to discover and possess all lands previously unknown. The Cabots discovered the American continent,...

...and his three sons — Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius — a patent "to sail to all parts, countrys, and seas, of the East, of the West, and of the North, to seek and find out whatsoever isles, countries, regions, or provinces of the heathen and infidels,...

...heirs and deputies, " full and free authoritie, leaue, and power to sayle to all paries, countreys, and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north, under our banners and ensignes, with five shippes, of what burden or qualitie soever they bee, and...

...Sebastian, and Santius, sonnes of the saide John," empowering them " to sayle to all paries, countreys, and seas of the East, of the West, and of the North, under our banners and ensignes, with five ships, of what burden or quantitie soever they be .... to...

...was allowed to have five ships, which were to be fitted " at his own proper costs and charges," and to sail to " all parts, countries, and seas of the East, of the West, and of the North." Cabot set out in the spring of 1497, and, on June '24, " about five of the clocke, early in the morning,"...

...sons, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius, to sail with five ships, " under the royal banners and ensigns to all parts, countries, and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north, and to seek out and discover whatsoever isles, countries, regions, and provinces, in what part of the world...

...three sons, Lewis, Sebastian and Sancius, to sail with five ships " under the royal banners and ensigns to all parts, countries and seas, of the east, of the west, and of the north, and to seek out and discover what soever isles, countries, regions, and provinces in what part of the world...

...letters patent to John Cabot, a Venetian, and to his three sons, to sail with five ships to all parts and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north, and to discover and possess all lands previously unknown. The Cabots discovered the American continent,...