DERRICK  , a sort of See also:

• CRANE (in Dutch, Kraan; O. Ger. Kraen; cognate, as also the Lat. grus, and consequently the Fr. grue and Span. grulla, with the Gr. dpavos)
• CRANE, STEPHEN (1870-1900)
• CRANE, WALTER (1845– )
• CRANE, WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )

crane (q.v.); the name is derived from that of a famous See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early 17th-See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century See also:

• TYBURN

Tyburn hangman, and was originally applied as a synonym . DERRING-DO, valour, chivalrous conduct, or " desperate courage," as it is defined by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• WALTER, HUBERT (d. 1205)
• WALTER, JOHN (1738/9-1812)

Walter See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

Scott . The word in its See also:

• PRESENT

present accepted substantival See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form is a misconstruction of the verbal substantive dorryng or durring, daring, and do or See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

don, the present See also:

• INFINITIVE

infinitive of " do," the phrase dorryng do thus meaning " daring to do." It is used by See also:

• CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (? 1340-1400)

Chaucer in Troylus, and by See also:

• LYDGATE, JOHN (c. 1370–c. 1451)

Lydgate in the See also:

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

Chronicles of See also:

• TROY
• TROY, JEAN FRANCOIS DE (1679–1752)

Troy . See also:

• SPENSER, EDMUND (c. 1552-1599)
• SPENSER, JOHN (1559-1614)

Spenser in the Shepherd's See also:

• CALENDAR

Calendar first adapted derring-do as a substantive meaning " manhood and chevalrie," and this use was revived by Scott, through whom it came into See also:

• VOGUE, EUGENE MELCHIOR, COMTE DE (1848- )

vogue with writers of See also:

• ROMANCE

romance . DE RUYTER, See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

MICHAEL ADRIANZOON (1607-1676), Dutch See also:

• NAVAL

naval officer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• FLUSHING
• FLUSHING (Dutch Vlissingen)

Flushing on the 24th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1607 . He began his seafaring See also:

• LIFE

life at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of eleven as a See also:

• CABIN

cabin boy, and in 1636 was entrusted by the merchants of Flushing with the command of a cruiser against the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French pirates . • In 164o he entered the service of the States, and, being appointed See also:

• REAR

rear-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral of a See also:

• FLEET

fleet fitted out to assist See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal against See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, specially distinguished himself at Cape St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent, on the 3rd of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1641 . In the following See also:

• YEAR

year he See also:

• LEFT

left the service of the States, and, until the outbreak of See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1652, held command of a See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel . In 1653 a See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron of seventy vessels was despatched against the See also:

• ENGLISH

English, under the command of Admiral See also:

• TROMP

Tromp . Ruyter, who accompanied the admiral in this expedition, seconded him with See also:

• GREAT

great skill and bravery in the three battles which were fought with the English . He was after-wards stationed in the Mediterranean, where he captured several See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish vessels . In 1659 he received a See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission to join the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark in his war with the Swedes .

As a See also:

• REWARD

reward of his services, the king of Denmark ennobled him and gave him a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension . In 1661 he grounded a vessel belonging to See also:

• TUNIS

Tunis, released See also:

• FORTY

forty See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian slaves, made a treaty with the Tunisians, and reduced the Algerine corsairs to submission . From his achievements on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa he was recalled in 1665-See also:

• DERVISH

DERVISH 75 to take command of a large fleet which had been organized against England, and in May of the following year, after a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long contest off the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• FORELAND, NORTH

Foreland, he compelled the English to take See also:

• REFUGE

refuge in the See also:

• THAMES

Thames . On the 7th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1672 he fought a See also:

• DRAWN

drawn See also:

• BATTLE

battle with the combined fleets of England and See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, in Southwold or See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

Sole See also:

• BAY

Bay, and after the fight he convoyed safely See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home a fleet of merchantmen . His valour was displayed to equal See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage in several engagements with the French and English in the following year . In 1676 he was despatched to the assistance of Spain against France in the Mediterranean, and, receiving a mortal See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound in the battle on the 21st of See also:

• APRIL

April off See also:

• MESSINA

Messina, died on the 29th at See also:

• SYRACUSE
• SYRACUSE (Gr. Mvpaaovoat; Lat. Syracusae, Ital. Siracusa)

Syracuse . A patent by the king of Spain, investing him with the dignity of See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke, did not reach the fleet till after his See also:

• DEATH

death . His See also:

• BODY

body was carried to See also:

• AMSTERDAM
• AMSTERDAM (NEw AMSTERDAM)

Amsterdam, where a magnificent See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument to his memory was erected by command of the states-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general . See Life of De Ruyter by Brandt (Amsterdam, 1687), and by See also:

• KLOPP, ONNO (1822–1903)

Klopp (2nd ed., See also:

• HANOVER
• HANOVER (Ger. Hannover)

Hanover, 1858) .