"Your breed could turn a pretty penny in royal fleet or merchant marine," The boy slipped free.

He became a prolific painter as well as a designer for the royal fleet.

He accompanied John to Bergen in 1486 as admiral of the royal fleet.

The pirates would never send their full strength ashore until they had met and defeated the royal fleet.

But he had also seen no signs of the royal fleet of Royth.

No more royal fleet or descent to be dreaded.

King John had developed a royal fleet of galleys.

In peacetime, he was responsible for the maintenance of the royal fleet (when one existed).

James sailed to France for his first marriage and built up the royal fleet.

Scotland's royal fleet, built up over two generations, had been largely destroyed and there were no French ships to oppose him.