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
4431	Newcastle	Elzabethe	William		Nicholson	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1593			E190/185/2 m.1
5502	Hull	Elzabethe James	John		Hoddgeson	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	70	1565		1565-09-03	E190/303/2 f.3v
6326	Hull	Elzabethe	Roger		Watte	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		Hull	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1567	1567-03-10		E190/304/2 f.22v; E190/304/5 f.35r
7335	York	Elzabethe	Humphrey		Moore	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	North Riding Yorkshire	23	1566		1566-04-30	E190/304/9 f.1r
8973	Newcastle	Elzabethe	Christopher		Blaiston	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		Scarborough	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	40	1570	1570-01-13		E190/305/5 f.2r
8974	Newcastle	Elzabethe	Christopher		Blaiston	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		Scarborough	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	40	1570	1570-03-03		E190/305/5 f.2r
9700	Hull	Elzabethe de Bonadventure	John		Yonge	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		Scarborough	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	30	1572	1572-02-06		E190/306/3 f.2r
9803	Hull	Elzabethe	Robert		Wardell	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	50	1571	1571-07-04	1571-07-22	E190/306/4 f.3r
10311	Hull	Elzabethe	Lawrence		Collison	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		Hull	England	Boston	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	30	1573	1573-04-15		E190/306/9 f.17r
10316	Hull	Elzabethe	Thomas		Empson	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		Hull	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1573	1573-05-08		E190/306/9 f.17r
10328	Hull	Elzabethe	Roger		Watte	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		Hull	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1573	1573-07-01		E190/306/9 f.18r
10410	Hull	Elzabethe Jonas	John		Rochester	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	120	1573	1573-02-18	1573-03-05	E190/306/10 f.3v
10416	Keadby	Elzabethe	Thomas		Rodain	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	30	1573	1573-03-02	1573-03-15	E190/306/10 f.4r
10446	Whitby	Elzabethe	John		Prowde	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		Hull	England	Whitby	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	18	1573	1573-02-07		E190/306/10 f.13r
10447	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Elzabethe	Robert		Waill	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		Hull	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	40	1573	1573-02-07		E190/306/10 f.13r
10492	Hull	Elzabethe	John		Thompson	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		London	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1572	1573-11-22	1573-01-13	E190/306/10 f.18r
10752	Keadby	Elzabethe	Thomas		Rayden	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	30	1573	1573-10-02	1573-10-23	E190/306/16 f.1r
10997	Hull	Elzabethe	Thomas		Emson	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		London	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1574	1574-04-09	1574-04-16	E190/306/17 f.12r
11078	Hull	Elzabethe	Thomas		Emson	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		Hull	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1574	1574-07-11		E190/306/17 f.16v
11568	Keadby	Elzabethe	John		Empson	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	Scarborough	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	30	1572	1572-09-17	1572-09-26	E190/306/12 f.1v; E190/427/2 f.5r
13436	Newcastle	Elzabethe	Christopher		Blaxeton	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	Scarborough	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1570		1570-11-18	E190/305/8 f.1r
14912	Hull	Elzabethe	Robert		Ramsey	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		Hull	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	15	1575	1575-03-01		E190/307/2 f.9v
16797	Newcastle	Elzabethe	William		Harrison	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	Bridlington	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	30	1578	1578-12-12	1579-01-12	E190/307/13 f.4r
17036	Keadby	Elzabethe	Richard		Willie	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	32	1580	1580-03-08	1580-04-07	E190/307/16 f.3r
19233	Boston	Elzabethe	William		Batman	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	14	1575		1575-05-20	E190/388/6 f.3v
19809	Tewkesbury	Elzabethe	Piers		Griffethe	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		Tewkesbury	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	16	1577	1577-01-08		E190/1129/20 f.2v
25297	Dartmouth	Elzabethe	Robert		Curtis	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		Dartmouth	England	Royan	France			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	10	1575	1575-12-16		E190/930/7 f.3r
25839	Combwich	Elzabethe	John		Peryman	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		Gloucester	England	Barnstaple	England			SOUTH-WEST	Somerset	13	1577		1577-03-03	E190/930/24 f.2v
26249	Padstow	Elzabethe	Nicholas		Bearud	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		Saint-Jean-de-Luz	France	Bridgwater	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	16	1573		1573-05-10	E190/1082/4 f.3r
29575	London	Elzabethe	Richard		Rytches	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	London	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	40	1573	1573-09-18		E190/427/4 f.8v
32307	King's Lynn	Elzabethe	Roland		Buchus	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	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	50	1577	1577-02-25	1577-03-21	E190/428/2 f.11v
56266	Helsby	Elzabethe	Richard		Rabon	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		Dublin	Ireland	Chester	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	26	1577		1577-09-15	E190/1324/17 f.11v; E190/1324/13 f.10r