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[19] There were three sisters in all, the eldest of whom
(Abigail) fell a victim to the cruelty of Nunn, who struck her
across the head with the fire-tongs, from the effects of which
she died in three days. Nunn was tried and convicted of
manslaughter. He died shortly after. Mrs. Nunn, Phineas's
mother, was already dead.
[20] It would seem, from a paper hereafter to be more
particularly referred to, that the government encouraged the
owners of ships and others to clear the seas of these pirates,
agreeing to pay them for their labours. In 1622, Pett fitted out
an expedition against these pests of navigation, but experienced
some difficulty in getting his expenses repaid.
[21] See grant S.P.O., 29th May, 1605.
[22] An engraving of this remarkable ship is given in Charnock's
History of Marine Architecture, ii. p. 199.
[23] The story of the Three, or rather Two Ravens, is as
follows:-- The body of St. Vincent was originally deposited at
the Cape, which still bears his name, on the Portuguese coast;
and his tomb, says the legend, was zealously guarded by a couple
of ravens. When it was determined, in the 12th century, to
transport the relics of the Saint to the Cathedral of Lisbon, the
two ravens accompanied the ship which contained them, one at its
stem and the other at its stern. The relics were deposited in
the Chapel of St. Vincent, within the Cathedral, and there the
two ravens have ever since remained.
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