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- Lexicon:Liver ruined in ten days' time. … style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">liver ruined in ten days' time.</td>2 KB (207 words) - 13:08, 13 November 2007
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- WikiPOBia:Rules and guidelines …ion in such a way as to let the reader make up his own mind. This does not mean that you have to write a neutral article trying to balance good and bad as… Definitions of naval terms, foreign languages, and slang of the time8 KB (1324 words) - 04:40, 31 May 2011
- WikiPOBia:Copyrights …censing terms of articles, images and other content are established at the time of submission by the copyright owner(s) and only the copyright owner(s) …11 KB (1749 words) - 04:36, 12 November 2007
- WikiPOBia:Style Manual …as possible in the article — preferably in the first sentence. The first time the title is mentioned in the article, put it in bold using three apostrop… May places have changed their names since Jack Aubrey's time. In WikiPOBia, the convention is to use the names used in the [[Aubrey-Mat…17 KB (2715 words) - 00:35, 11 January 2009
- WikiPOBia:Image Help …e file. Press the "Upload" button to finish the upload. This may take some time if you have a slow Internet connection. …ady exists on the wiki, it will be replaced without warning. So unless you mean to update a file, it's a good idea to first check if such a file exists.3 KB (516 words) - 04:32, 12 November 2007
- WikiPOBia:User page see what contributions you have made at {{SITENAME}} over time.10 KB (1696 words) - 20:36, 29 April 2008
- Summary for Master and Commander Aubrey has a busy time improving the ship's rig and guns and learning the capabilities of his new…3 KB (441 words) - 18:47, 13 May 2008
- WikiPOBia:Spoiler warnings …acters that diminish the experience of reading a book or story for a first time reader. Although spoilers are inevitable in a work like {{SITENAME}}, cont…9 KB (1363 words) - 04:34, 12 November 2007
- 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey …a sudden flurry [?] of hail 3.xii.99". After this point O'Brian still had time to proceed some way further in Chapter 3 and to type out the greater part … …ent of Stephen. Until now, being in Stephen's presence for any length of time has always implied sharing in his thoughts; he may be writing to [[Diana …14 KB (2348 words) - 09:34, 24 November 2010
- The Letter of Marque (novel) * Bringing oneself to accept help in a time of crisis4 KB (710 words) - 02:39, 24 February 2009
- The Yellow Admiral (novel) …iage, the loss of his fortune, and the end of his naval career at the same time. His ship, ''[[HMS Bellona]]'', is part of the Brest blockade squadron c…2 KB (394 words) - 01:13, 12 November 2007
- Blue at the Mizzen '''Time''' Summer 1816-early 1817. … founded on fact, although O’Brian seems to have brought them forward in time, partly no doubt to provide a plausible reason for Jack's ultimatum in cha…11 KB (1805 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Patrick O'Brian …with some property of her own. She took kindly to Patrick, who spent some time with her at a handsome old house near Worcester which she owned; its name… …dness on this endeavour and arranged for its publication in 1930; by this time he had the boy living with him as a kind of laboratory assistant. A short…15 KB (2453 words) - 14:40, 25 September 2020
- The Unknown Shore ''Time'' July 1740-February 1745. …nature (Captain Cheap, although he mellows at the last, is for most of the time a paradigm of petty tyranny and selfishness, far removed from the benevole…10 KB (1542 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- Jack Aubrey …nate husband, Jno Aubrey." Jno was the common abbreviation for John at the time. See also, O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Thirteen-Gun Salute''. ©1989 William C… …a seventeen-year-old [[master's mate]]' on board ''HMS Resolution'' at the time of an action near [[Brest]], in which "the squadron stormed the Camaret ba…21 KB (3045 words) - 15:57, 30 December 2013
- Stephen Maturin …use in Port Mahon, elbowing a [[Royal Navy]] [[lieutenant]] who can't beat time correctly. He is described to the reader as a, "small, dark, white-faced c… …ork, NY 10110: p. 29</ref> In Paris he qualified as a doctor, at about the time of the [[French Revolution]].4 KB (562 words) - 15:25, 3 August 2011
- WikiPOBia:Privacy policy Every time you visit a web page, you send a lot of information to the web server. Mos… You can remove your email address from your preferences at any time to prevent it being used.7 KB (1222 words) - 09:31, 24 November 2010
- Articles of War …ember, 1749, the articles herein following, as well in time of peace as in time of war, shall be duly observed and put in execution, in manner herein afte… …f any superior officer being acquainted therewith, shall not in convenient time reveal the same to the commander in chief of the [[squadron]], every such …20 KB (3467 words) - 09:31, 24 November 2010
- Sidney Smith …r his burning of the fleet at Toulon. As Smith had been on half pay at the time, the French considered that he was not an official combatant. …ards the civilian population, which was not uncommon in the context of the time, and the massacre of captured Turkish soldiers whom he was unable to take …18 KB (3010 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- United Kingdom …ven to the state covering the majority of the [[British Isles]] during the time period of the [[Aubrey-Maturin series]]. It consisted of the kingdoms of […732 B (110 words) - 20:40, 3 June 2007
- British Isles …other islands of various sizes associated with these two main ones. At the time of the [[Aubrey-Maturin series]], these islands were almost all included i…407 B (61 words) - 20:38, 3 June 2007
- WikiPOBia:FAQ … [http://www.hmssurprise.org The Gunroom] mailing list who volunteer their time to keeping the wiki software up to date and other technical aspects of run…3 KB (484 words) - 00:31, 7 June 2007
- Summary for Blue at the Mizzen …ater, breakfasting with Jacob, he comments on Jack's growing unease as the time draws near when his prospects of an admiral’s flag must be settled for g… …vy and Jack as his subordinate. Stephen soothes their rising tempers. In time Jack and Sir David learn to work together and set about training a cadre o…7 KB (1131 words) - 17:22, 31 January 2009
- Edward Pellew …the ''Nymphe'', a 36-gun frigate which he fitted out in a remarkably short time. Having difficulty in manning her, he enlisted eighty Cornish miners. With… …early in ''[[The Hundred Days]]'', but he becomes [[Lord Barmouth]] by the time he appears in the story.7 KB (1190 words) - 14:42, 14 July 2009
- WikiPOBia:Lexicon project …] which was compiled by ??? (I'm sorry I can't remember and I'm rushed for time at the moment. Adding these to the WikiPOBia Lexicon would be a valuable a…5 KB (885 words) - 16:23, 1 March 2009
- Stopper … ''[[La Flèche]]'' disliked having their doctor "in the [[galley]] at any time, since it stood to reason that he clapped a stopper on any kind of free co…2 KB (406 words) - 14:57, 22 November 2010
- Royal Navy ranks …''ranks of the Royal Navy''' have become the model for many navies. By the time of [[Jack Aubrey]] they were established and only minor changes have been …6 KB (1003 words) - 19:35, 4 May 2008
- Template:EB …g and grammar use. This is what an educated person of Aubrey and Maturin's time would have known)372 B (56 words) - 05:53, 16 January 2009
- Ireland Politically, at the time of the Canon, the Kingdom of Ireland had just been united with the Kingdom… At the time of the Canon, the peasant population of Ireland was mostly dependent on sm…2 KB (302 words) - 21:29, 16 June 2007
- Laudanum …geon's Mate]], laudanum is described as, "a powerful opiate whose abuse in time of emotional stress had very nearly put an end to [[Stephen Maturin|Stephe…2 KB (341 words) - 14:46, 14 November 2007
- Midshipman …nd command presence as possible until he became old enough with sufficient time to be examined for [[Lieutenant]].1 KB (182 words) - 03:09, 18 November 2007
- US frigate Chesapeake …efix, however, was not an official Naval practice until 1907. Before that time, the U.S. Navy and other officials referred to Naval vessels with a variet… …the humiliating attack. ''Chesapeake'' had not been cleared for action in time for her guns to be prepared to return hostile fire. The ship's weaponry w…9 KB (1427 words) - 15:48, 28 February 2012
- Summary for Post Captain …e, Jack is assigned to escort convoys up and down the channel. During this time, he gets a reputation for lingering in port as he carries on an affair wit… …tenant Parker. Stephen overhears their plans and goes to Jack - the first time they have spoken since the challenge. Forewarned, Jack quashes the mutiny…13 KB (2072 words) - 07:10, 12 November 2010
- Summary for The Thirteen-Gun Salute …whale]] - chess with Fox - towing with other boats - wind rises in nick of time - Jack regrets ''Surprise'' - [[midshipman|midshipmen's]] journals - dinne…6 KB (916 words) - 19:35, 5 May 2008
- Summary for The Letter of Marque …oubts about [[William Babbington|Babbington]], will he hold back? - happy time rehearsing - Adi, captain's cook, Satanist - Padeen growing addicted - Ste…6 KB (994 words) - 03:41, 12 April 2008
- Summary for The Far Side of the World …k'' - war over, they say - he willing to trepan - Stephen recovers just in time - disagreement with Captain Palmer - ''[[HMS Hermione|Hermione]]'' [[deser…7 KB (1029 words) - 05:44, 16 January 2009
- HMS Surprise (ship) …table; and the record (also cited by Lavery) of the ship's fittings at the time of sale in 1802 seems consistent with this, all the spars being appropriat… … ''L'Unité'', designed by Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait who was at one time Minister of Marine under [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]. Captured by HMS…11 KB (1769 words) - 19:21, 30 May 2011
- Summary for 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey …ore long Jack goes aboard his flagship, the ''Suffolk'', and for the first time hoists his flag. His first meeting with his superior is uneasy; Leyton …4 KB (658 words) - 01:23, 12 November 2007
- User:Jblumel Well, this is my user page, but I don't really have time to do much with it right now.86 B (19 words) - 19:16, 23 June 2007
- Nelson Chequer …of other navies, including some ships of the [[United States Navy]] by the time of the [[War of 1812]].1 KB (173 words) - 09:26, 24 November 2010
- Scurvy …great problem in the [[Royal Navy]] and for all ocean-going vessels of the time. Lack of Vitamin C causes the body to not produce collagen. While the most…840 B (139 words) - 15:00, 11 November 2007
- Court martial … court. Sometimes in remote locations, it would take an extended period of time before a sufficient number of post captains were present to form a court. …2 KB (334 words) - 16:00, 16 July 2007
- Admiralty …or his sound grasp of administration.) The First Secretaries during this time were Sir Evan Nepean (1795-1804), William Marsden FRS (1804-1809) and John…2 KB (374 words) - 19:24, 5 May 2008
- Commission … reminder of his [[seniority]]. A new commission had to be drawn up each time an officer was moved from one ship or posting to another, even where there…1 KB (210 words) - 14:02, 21 August 2007
- Chronometer …to run fast or slow - and the difference between [[solar time]] and [[mean time]].)3 KB (449 words) - 23:27, 1 March 2011
- /the orlop …established by Cook's circumnavigation of 1779. Readily available accurate time pieces solved longitude.3 KB (420 words) - 00:38, 27 September 2007
- France …ituated between 41° and 50° North, on the western edge of Europe. At the time France also controlled a number of island colonies in North America, the C… …atalonia|Catalan]] accent. He had studied medicine in [[Paris]] around the time of the Revolution and had absorbed the ideals of "Liberté, egalité et fr…4 KB (585 words) - 20:21, 27 October 2007
- Spain ==Spain in the time of the Canon==2 KB (261 words) - 05:03, 18 January 2009
- User:Kimmysanders …d choose Jack but knows she would be mad at him at least 40 percent of the time.344 B (57 words) - 01:44, 4 October 2007
- Joseph Blaine …mand]]'' Blaine contemplates marriage and (briefly) retirement, but by the time of ''[[The Reverse of the Medal]]'' he has abandoned both ideas.2 KB (285 words) - 20:34, 16 August 2010
- Barret Bonden …Captain Corbett’s order in ''The Mauritius Command'' (the first and only time Bonden is acquainted with the cat). …y conscious opponent. In a coma, Bonden cannot be propped at the mark when time is called as the half-blind, semi-conscious Evans is and loses the fight. …11 KB (1817 words) - 17:20, 31 January 2009
- The Savoy …ted into a hospital for old men in the late fifteenth century, and at this time the area was given a privilege of sanctuary, so that malefactors of variou…2 KB (260 words) - 18:54, 2 July 2008
- Cricket …wins the match, provided all four inningses have been completed within the time available; however, if not all team A's wickets have fallen in their secon… …r bat nor wicket, continues so far beyond the stumps that the batsmen have time to run. (In the early 1800s the term 'bye' was sometimes applied to all r…13 KB (2321 words) - 20:15, 18 May 2013
- HMS Implacable …he most popular variety of "ship-of-the-line." ''Implacable'' was, at the time of her sinking, the second oldest vessel in the Royal Navy, behind ''Victo…2 KB (343 words) - 15:36, 23 January 2012
- HMS Acasta …s. For example, two other British 40-gun fifth-rates launched at the same time as ''Acasta'' (''Endymion'' and ''Cambrian'') both outweighed her and moun…5 KB (699 words) - 09:26, 24 November 2010
- WikiPOBia:Guide for the Perplexed …ter the final document. We intend to publish revised editions from time to time, so contributions are always welcome. Don't forget: even if you have no id…7 KB (1133 words) - 20:25, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Epocha <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">a fixed moment in time, or 'turning point'</td>2 KB (302 words) - 05:14, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Nata mecum consule Buteo …-years, by the name of the Consul who had served his one year term at that time — e.g., Horace, ''Odes III'': ''nata mecum consule Manlio'', addressed, …2 KB (330 words) - 05:36, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Nunc est bibendum <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">now is the time for drinking</td>2 KB (300 words) - 05:37, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">now is the time for pounding the floor with a wild foot</td>2 KB (283 words) - 05:37, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Pro. tem. …xt-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">abbrev. of ''pro tempore'', for the time being</td>2 KB (252 words) - 05:44, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Singula de nobis anni praeduntur ... …ext-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">The years, slipping by us one at a time, are robbers, snatching away jokes, Venus (i.e., sexual love), good compan…2 KB (294 words) - 06:05, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Birthday suit <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">At that time, it meant either a suit of good clothes to wear on a special occasion — …2 KB (241 words) - 06:28, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Cape Horn scurvy …used by a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables when a ship takes a very long time to round Cape Horn??</td>2 KB (214 words) - 06:33, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Criminal conversation …ery. It is a measure of our changing language that a guardian in Maturin's time would be more concerned to know that his ward was engaged in conversation …2 KB (240 words) - 12:20, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Dioscorides …orides (c 40-90) was a Greek botanist who wrote a book on the drugs of his time, which remained the leading pharmacological text for sixteen centuries.</t…2 KB (213 words) - 12:24, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Iron water tanks <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">Around this time, iron water tanks replaced the use of wooden casks for storage of water. A…2 KB (244 words) - 12:59, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Liver ruined in ten days' time. … style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">liver ruined in ten days' time.</td>2 KB (207 words) - 13:08, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Menarche (Maturin's Medicine) <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">The first time that a young woman menstruates.</td>2 KB (212 words) - 13:21, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Paracelcus …:diagnosis|diagnosis]] of disease and treatment of wounds was ahead of his time.</td>2 KB (258 words) - 13:39, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Physician At the time of the Canon, physicians were considered to be learned professionals who h…5 KB (674 words) - 17:00, 31 January 2009
- Lexicon:Prophylactic …to prevent disease — not used as a term for a contraceptive in Maturin's time.</td>2 KB (204 words) - 13:52, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Sepsis …l wound - remains the basis of surgery today. His work, in the 1860s, took time to catch on - blood-stained frock coats were considered suitable operating…2 KB (312 words) - 14:03, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Surgeon …surgery rather than by other healing techniques. A surgeon was seen at the time to be less skilled than a [[Lexicon:physician|physician]]. A [[Lexicon:nav…5 KB (586 words) - 14:11, 13 November 2007
- Transcription for 21 'How do you mean, ''parlous''?' Jupiter's satellites give them their time to the minute or even less.17 KB (3054 words) - 03:01, 12 November 2007
- George III …ion]]''. He placed a high value on the [[Royal Navy]] and was said at one time to know the name of every vessel in the Service. In many ways his life an… … Willis, a specialist in mental disorders, whom [[Stephen Maturin]] at one time thinks of consulting about his daughter [[Brigid Maturin|Brigid]]. The ki…3 KB (400 words) - 09:28, 24 November 2010
- Prince Regent …nine years of his father's life he was King in all but name. During this time he was usually sadly at odds with his brother William, [[Duke of Clarence]…2 KB (283 words) - 03:18, 18 November 2007
- US frigate Constitution ''Constitution'' put to sea for the first time on July 22, 1798, under the command of Capt. Samuel Nicholson. She spent … …rs of war. Seriously wounded in the battle, Aubrey sometimes occupies his time observing ''Constitution's'' post-battle repair by telescope from the wind…5 KB (768 words) - 00:46, 11 January 2009
- HMS Hermione …ted by Sir Hyde Parker, [[Commander in Chief|CiC]] at [[Jamaica]]. At that time ''Surprise'' was armed with 32 guns, all [[carronade]]s, and staffed by 20… …originally authored by Sir Edward Hamilton, Captain of HMS Surprise at the time of the events described.4 KB (630 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- The Catalans A Novel …as no soul. However, Xavier is not the central character for much of the time, and in a larger sense ''The Catalans'' is a novel about pretence: not th… …s narrator chooses to co-opt the senses and the mind of one character at a time, seeing and hearing with that person’s eyes and ears and thinking that p…8 KB (1359 words) - 16:20, 3 January 2014
- Peace of Amiens …tored various possessions to [[France|French]] client states. At the same time, it established a more sure [[Great Britain|British]] foothold in [[India]…2 KB (322 words) - 09:29, 24 November 2010
- Book Covers …might be used depending on the wind direction, but rarely both at the same time. The square main sail was a bit of an innovation in 1800; in earlier years…7 KB (1220 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Tar …ne tar would cause the line to absorb the tar and, thus, repel water. Over time, the tar would work out of the line and need to be replaced, so tarring th…755 B (134 words) - 15:50, 5 April 2008
- HMS Indefatigable …' which were carrying silver from South America to Spain. Spain was at the time a neutral country, but was expected to decalre war on Britain in an allian…3 KB (474 words) - 11:10, 21 March 2009
- HMS Lively …ates carrying bullion from South America back to Spain, which was, at that time, neutral. The Spanish frigate ''Clara'' struck her colours to ''Lively''. …y of ''Lively'' which was a very new ship, in the book, the ship has spent time in the East Indies and has a crack experienced crew. Aubrey takes the plac…1 KB (206 words) - 09:26, 24 November 2010
- HMS Java …tution'' was able to place her self in a [[rake|raking]] position. By this time Captain Lambert had been mortally wounded and the ''Java's'' lieutenant su…2 KB (315 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Royal Navy ensigns …ermined by [[Samuel Pepys]] as being in the ratio of 18:11, however by the time of Aubrey, the ratio had become closer to 18:10 or 18:9.2 KB (337 words) - 19:54, 16 August 2010
- Samuel Pepys …inistrative processes that were still in place over a century later at the time of the Canon.766 B (124 words) - 20:18, 29 April 2008
- Thomas Pullings …800. Although Pullings had passed his examination for [[lieutenant]] some time before, due to his lack of [[influence]] (and, undoubtedly, his lack of st…5 KB (713 words) - 01:42, 7 August 2009
- United States …a''' is a federal republic located on the North American continent. At the time of the start of the Canon it consisted of fifteen states formed from the o…564 B (85 words) - 09:32, 24 November 2010
- William Babbington …mall boat in the South Atlantic. They were rescued by ''[[HMS Java]]'' in time to take part in that ship's disastrous encounter with the [[USN Constituti… Babbington next met Jack Aubrey, by this time [[Post Captain (rank)|captain]] of ''[[HMS Worcester]]'' in the [[Mediterr…5 KB (699 words) - 15:48, 2 May 2010
- Mrs Williams …liams|Frances]] and [[Cecilia Williams|Cecilia]], who are unmarried at the time of the family's first appearance in ''[[Post Captain (novel)|Post Captain]…2 KB (341 words) - 17:14, 31 January 2009
- Cannon … guns, so the cannons were loaded through their muzzles in a laborious and time-consuming procedure that greatly limited the speed of fire. Numerous patt…3 KB (333 words) - 17:24, 4 June 2010
- Clarissa Oakes (character) …umber of the ship’s officers, resulting in intense jealousies that for a time threatened the well-being of the Surprise. During the same voyage, Claris… … in that capacity even after Stephen Maturin’s return to England. For a time, Clarissa accompanied Brigid to [[Spain]] when her freedom was endangered …3 KB (392 words) - 16:37, 17 January 2009
- Calcutta …ley, brother of Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, who at the time was serving in the Company Army. At the time of the [[Aubrey-Maturin series|Canon]] there was a sizeable and wealthy Br…2 KB (259 words) - 09:28, 24 November 2010
- Horatio Nelson … advance his nephew's career ensuring his promotion to post captain by the time he was twenty. Nelson proved to be an energetic if not always successful c… …pecific to its time. Reflecting on it in 1813, Aubrey notes that, "at that time the enemy was not a really eminent seaman: he had been shut up in port for…7 KB (1202 words) - 22:38, 30 January 2009
- In this Month …fter the entry). I have tried to stick with either those specific bits of time data supplied by O'Brian in the novels or with the actual historical reco… …tes. For at least one sequence of events, O'Brian presented more than one time (e.g difficulties arriving from an encounter with an iceberg following the…3 KB (441 words) - 15:10, 15 January 2009
- In this Month - April *April 18, 1800: Jack Aubrey and [[Stephen Maturin]] meet for the first time at a concert at the Governor’s House in [[Port Mahon]]. [[Master and Co…685 B (90 words) - 15:12, 15 January 2009
- In this Month - November … Jack Aubrey and [[Stephen Maturin]] meet [[Diana Villiers]] for the first time at a fox hunt at Champflower Cross. [[Post Captain (novel)|PC]]: pages 19…1 KB (177 words) - 15:14, 15 January 2009
- Navigation …established by Cook's circumnavigation of 1779. Readily available accurate time pieces solved longitude.3 KB (488 words) - 15:21, 15 January 2009
- James Lawrence … Shannon]]'', commanded by [[Philip Broke]]. The fervid patriotism of the time elevated him posthumously to a national hero. His command '''''Don't give…4 KB (697 words) - 12:10, 5 May 2009
