The Merchant Fleet of Late Medieval and Tudor England, 1400–1580

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ID	Port|modern home port	Ship|shipname	Master|firstname	Master|namelink	Master|surname	Crew|type	Crew|size details	Crew|masters	Crew|masters mate	Crew|constables	Crew|mariners	Crew|boys	Crew|clerks	Crew|men at arms	Crew|armed men	Crew|archers	Crew|soldiers	Crew|carpenters	Crew|carpenters mate	Crew|boatswains	Crew|boatswains mate	Crew|quartermasters	Crew|quartermasters mate	Crew|yeoman of the tacks	Crew|coxswains	Crew|coxswains mate	Crew|yeoman of the jeers	Crew|yeomans mate	Crew|pursers	Crew|cooks	Crew|cooks mate	Crew|stewards	Crew|stewards mate	Crew|swabbers	Crew|master gunners	Crew|gunners mate	Crew|quarter gunners	Crew|quarter gunners mate	Crew|surgeons	Crew|surgeons mate	Crew|trumpeters	Crew|drum and fifes	Crew|pilots	Crew|seamen	Crew|preachers	Crew|lieutenants	Crew|corporals	Crew|miscellaneous crew	Crew|total crew	Crew|crew comments	Crew|nominal crew list	Crew|constable name	Voyage origin|placename	Voyage origin|country	Voyage destination|placename	Voyage destination|country	Owner|is shipmaster	Owner|name	Region	County	Tonnage	Year start	Date from	Date to	Source reference
341	Gatcombe	Mariegoulde	Christopher		Raye	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Cork	Ireland	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	SOUTH-WEST (?)	20	1601			E190/1132/11
481	Newnham on Severn	John	John		Brayn	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Chepstow	Wales	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	SOUTH-WEST (?)		1503			E122/199/1
1503	Hull	Mary	Cornelius		Grayff'	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire		1465			E122/62/7 m. 2
3275	Dartmouth	Margarete	William		Ray	unknown	0	1	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16		0		Poole	England	Normandy	France			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	50	1440	1440-02-28		E101/53/25 m1
3424	Dartmouth	Katerina	William		Ray	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Bordeaux	France	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Devon		1431			E101/191/3f48v
3444	Jersey	Katrina	Peter		Bertray	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Bordeaux	France	unknown	unknown			CHANNEL ISLANDS	Channel Islands		1431			E101/191/3f60r
3485	Dartmouth	George	John		Dray (Cray)	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Bordeaux	France	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Devon		1431			E101/191/3f38r
3985	Hull	Grace Dieu	William		Goddfraye	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Bordeaux	France	unknown	unknown			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire		1413			E101/185/9f11r
4497	Newcastle	Elzabeth	Leonard		Rayner	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Calais	France			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1593	1593-10-05		E190/185/6 f.3r
4525	Newcastle	Elzabeth	Leonard		Rayner	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Stirling	Scotland			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1594	1594-03-23		E190/185/6 f.9v
4818	Newcastle	Elzabeth	Leonard		Rayner	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Calais	France		unknown, unknown	NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1594	1594-06-06		E190/185/6 f.19v
5243	Newcastle	Elzibeth	Leonard		Rayner	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Middelburg	Low Countries	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1594		1594-02-07	E190/185/6 f.41r
5649	Newcastle	Jhon	William		Grayson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0				unknown	unknown			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	60	1572			SP15/22 f.1r
5670	Newcastle	Trinitie	Thomas		Gray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1572			SP15/22 f.1r
5864	Cley next the Sea	Laurence	Robert		Trayne	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			EAST	Norfolk	40	1572			SP15/22 f.3v
6180	Newcastle	Marlyn (Martyn)	William		Grayson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1567	1567-06-10	1567-06-26	E190/304/2 f.18v; E190/304/5 f.8v
6231	Newcastle	Marlyng	William		Grayson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	54	1567	1567-07-18	1567-07-29	E190/304/2 f.19v; E190/304/5 f.10r
6389	Colchester	Samuell	Stephen		Gray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			EAST	Essex	25	1572			SP15/22 f.7v
6422	Harwich	Christe	Raymond		Kynge	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			EAST	Essex	100	1572			SP15/22 f.8r
6886	Rochester	Mary	John		Raynolds	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	15	1572			SP15/22 f.13v
6890	Mill-Hall	William	John		Raynger	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	30	1572			SP15/22 f.13v
7245	Hythe (Kent)	Anne	John		Raynolds	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1572			SP15/22 f.16v
7884	King's Lynn	Antheloppe	Simon		Raynton	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		King's Lynn	England	unknown	unknown			EAST	Norfolk		1550	1550-05-02		Gras, Early English Customs, p. 631
8244	King's Lynn	Nycholas	Raymond		Shistowe	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		King's Lynn	England	Berwick-upon-Tweed	England			EAST	Norfolk		1549	1549-10-27		Gras, Early English Customs, p. 709
8541	Grimsby	Margaret	John		Garbarbaray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	50	1568			E190/305/2 f.1r
8577	Grimsby	Margaret	John		Garbray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Grimsby	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	40	1569		1569-06-16	E190/305/3 f.1r
8583	Grimsby	Margaret	John		Garbray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Grimsby	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	40	1569		1569-08-03	E190/305/3 f.1v
8606	Broadstairs	Susan	Richard		Raynolde	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Sandwich	England	Broadstairs	England			SOUTH-EAST	SOUTH-EAST (?)	12	1573	1573-04-01		E190/639/2 f.1r
8880	Gillingham	Harte	John		Raynolds	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Rochester	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	35	1574	1574-03-09		E190/639/3 f.5v
9442	Milton-next-Gravesend	Thomas	John		Rayman	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	10	1574	1574-01-22		E190/639/10 f.3v
9477	Queenborough	Sonne	Giles		Gray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	Flushing	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	10	1574	1574-05-15		E190/639/10 f.6r
10083	Grimsby	Margaret	John		Garbray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Grimsby	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	30	1572		1572-08-10	E190/306/7 f.1v
10112	London	Palme Tre	Thomas		Rayns	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Grimsby	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	30	1572		1572-09-20	E190/306/7 f.2v
10116	Grimsby	Mary Grase	John		Garbray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Grimsby	England	Newcastle	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	40	1572	1572-06-17		E190/306/7 f.3r
10197	Grimsby	Margaret	John		Garbray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Grimsby	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	40	1574		1574-10-18	E190/306/8 f.1r
10198	Brightlingsea	Breckelsay	John		Barray	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Grimsby	England			EAST	Essex	20	1574		1574-10-20	E190/306/8 f.1r
10229	Hull	George	Matthew		Rayleston	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	34	1573	1573-06-01	1573-06-12	E190/306/9 f.1v
10339	Newcastle	Andre	Reginald		Graye	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	30	1572	1572-10-02	1572-10-07	E190/306/10 f.1r
10380	Newcastle	Marii James	Thomas		Musgrayve	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	40	1572	1572-11-16	1572-12-17	E190/306/10 f.2v
10406	London	Palmetree	Thomas		Rayns	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Newcastle	England	Hull	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1572	1572-11-04	1573-02-13	E190/306/10 f.3v