Hawkyns

[ haw-kinz ]

noun

1. Sir John. Hawkins, Sir John.

Example Sentences

The expedition was brought to naught, through the disagreements between Drake and Hawkyns, who both commanded it, by administrative blunders and vexatious delays in England.

From Project Gutenberg

In the harbor of San Juan de Ulúa the Spaniards took the fleet by stratagem; the Judith and the Minion, with Hawkyns on board, being the only vessels that escaped.

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