take ship

And here people take ship for Genoa, which also stands on the coast, and is reached in about four days.

There, when about to take ship for Norfolk, he was taken sick with a fever which left him without strength or money.

I must take ship—sail—wings (if I could find them), and go to meet my child.

And Albany set out to take ship at St Malo, "mawgre all the ships now in the sea" to stop him.

From Canzuca the father visitor went to Nangasaqui, to take ship to return to Macan.