John Nicholl (other)
John Nicholl may refer to: * John Nicholl (mariner) (fl. 1605–1637?), English mariner and author * Sir John Nicholl (1759–1838), Welsh MP for Penryn and judge * John Nicholl (antiquary) (1790-1871), English antiquary * John Iltyd Nicholl John Nicholl (21 August 1797 – 27 January 1853) was a Welsh Member of the UK Parliament and was, for a very short time in 1835, a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. His father was Sir John Nicholl, who like his son was a judge and politician. ... (1797–1853), Welsh MP for Cardiff and judge See also * John Nichol (other) * John Nicholls (other) {{Hndis, Nicholl, John ...
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John Nicholl (mariner)
John Nicholl (fl. 1605–1637?) was an English mariner and author who joined an expedition to the English colony Guiana in 1605. He was shipwrecked and rescued by Spaniards who imprisoned him as a spy. He returned to England in 1607 and published an account of his adventures. Life He was one of 67 Englishmen who on 12 April 1605 sailed in the ''Olive Branch'', at the charge of Sir Olyff Leigh, to join the colony which had been planted by Captain Charles Leigh on the river "Wiapica" (Oyapoc) in Guiana, their leader being Captain Nicholas St. John. Off course, after 17 weeks at sea, the put in at Saint Lucia in the West Indies. Here St. John decided to remain for a time with Nicholl and his party, and to allow the vessel to go home. At first the Carib people were friendly, but later they attacked the new settlers. After a truce, Nicholl's party, nineteen in all, rigged and provisioned one of their periagua Periagua (from Spanish ''piragua'', in turn derived from the Carib lan ...
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