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

Origins and destinations of voyages in the database. The voyages shown here largely cover the period c.1565-c.1580. There are a few documents that record voyage details for the period before 1565 (a few Bristol accounts, a few ships leaving Hull for Calais loaded with wool, and a few east coast coastal records), but most pre-1565 documents only reveal if a ship entered or left a particular port, not where it came from or where it was going to. The Bordeaux wine trade voyages are equally difficult to map. While we know the ships left Bordeaux we can never be sure of where they sailed from to get to Bordeaux or where they sailed to after leaving Bordeaux. A Southampton ship, for example, may have left Bordeaux with wine but sailed straight to London. There is more information on ports and voyages in the ‘about’ option in the tool bar. To use the map mouse over a cluster to reveal list of place names (bottom of map); click a cluster to zoom. Click a place (or its name in list) to show its details and voyages. Use the № control to reveal more or fewer routes. The red lines show routes that were more frequently used and the arrows show the direction of travel.

Origins and destinations of the voyages in the database include all voyages undertaken in and out of the selected port regardless of the home ports of the ships.

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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
5208	Arundel	Hopewell	John		Edwards	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	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1594	1594-09-23		E190/185/6 f.36r
8003	Arundel	John	Robert		Smythe	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1565		1565-04-26	E190/638/1 f.1r
8006	Arundel	Peter	Richard		Betts	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	16	1565		1565-03-28	E190/638/1 f.1r
8008	London	Richard Gallant	William		Bell	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	36	1565			E190/638/1 f.1r
8013	Arundel	Peter	Richard		Betts	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	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	16	1565	1565-05-08		E190/638/1 f.1r
8015	Arundel	John	Robert		Smythe	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	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1565	1565-05-08		E190/638/1 f.1r
8179	Winchelsea	Marye Fortune	William		Wyles	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	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1565	1565-07-16		E190/638/1 f.3v
8238	Winchelsea	Mary Fortune	William		Wyles	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1565	1565-08-06	1565-08-10	E190/638/1 f.4r
8255	Winchelsea	Marye Fortune	William		Wyles	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	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1565	1565-08-16	1565-08-18	E190/638/1 f.4v
8276	Winchelsea	Marye Fortune	William		Wyles	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1565	1565-08-31	1565-09-11	E190/638/1 f. 5v
8660	Arundel	Elizabeth	Richard		Betts	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	45	1573		1573-04-27	E190/639/2 f.1v
8670	Rochester	Jonas	Thomas		Devnysher	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	30	1573		1573-05-19	E190/639/2 f.2r
8671	Worthing	Peter	William		Decken	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	7	1573		1573-05-20	E190/639/2 f.2v
8743	Great Yarmouth	Bonaventur	Thomas		Glynson	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			EAST	Norfolk	30	1573	1573-07-31		E190/639/2 f.4r
8796	London	Elizabeth	William		Willes	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		Arundel	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	45	1573	1573-08-14	1573-09-18	E190/639/2 f.4v
8894	Brighton	Hope	John		Sinart	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		Arundel	England	Dover	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	20	1573	1574-03-15	1573-03-25	E190/639/4 f.1r
8904	Brighton	Jonas	Richard		Aldudye	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		Arundel	England	Dover	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	15	1573	1573-03-18	1573-04-20	E190/639/4 f.1r
8919	London	Blacke Lion	George		Peters	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		Arundel	England	Dover	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1573	1573-08-16	1573-08-30	E190/639/4 f.1v
9515	Portsmouth	George	William		Basset	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		Pevensey	England	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Hampshire	12	1567	1567-01-15		E190/737/9 f.2r
10459	Newhaven	Rosemary	John		Russell	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1565	1565-12-04		E190/737/6 f.2r
10465	Shoreham-by-Sea	Marie	Richard		Grude	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		Arundel	England	Dieppe	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	18	1565	1565-12-04		E190/737/6 f.2r
10467	Weymouth	George	John		Larens	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		France	France	Arundel	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	20	1565		1565-12-04	E190/737/6 f.3r
10471	Faversham	John	Thomas		Jefrey	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		Arundel	England	Dieppe	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	28	1566	1566-05-29		E190/737/10 f.2r
10472	Newhaven	Martyn	John		Nevt	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	18	1566	1566-06-27		E190/737/10 f.2r
10478	Portsmouth	George	William		Basset	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		Dieppe	France	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Hampshire	7	1567		1567-01-25	E190/737/15 f.6r
10479	London	Marye Anne	Jermain		Brian	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		Arundel	England	France	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	65	1568	1568-12-26		E190/738/14 f.2r
10481	Arundel	Whyte Horse	William		Blondell	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		Dieppe	France	Arundel	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1574		1574-02-12	E190/739/23 f.2v
10482	Newhaven	Fawcon	Martin		Samsoe	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	50	1574	1574-01-16		E190/739/23 f.2v
10498	Arundel	Wehyt Horse	John		Strett	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1574	1374-01-22		E190/739/23 f.2v
10506	Newhaven	Jacques	Robert		Roy	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	25	1573	1573-10-20		E190/739/23 f.2r
10507	Newhaven	Gryffin	John		Moyse	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1573	1573-11-05		E190/739/23 f.2r
10508	Brighton	Swithen	Richard		Hyemfrey	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		Arundel	England	Dieppe	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	18	1573	1573-11-28		E190/739/23 f.2r
10509	Newhaven	Gryffin	John		Moyse	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1573	1573-12-08		E190/739/23 f.2r
10510	Arundel	White Horse	William		Blondell	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		Arundel	England	Dieppe	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1573	1573-12-11		E190/739/23 f.2r
10511	Newhaven	Harrye	Michael		Auromdell	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		Arundel	England	Meeching (Newhaven, E. Sussex)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1573	1573-12-25		E190/739/23 f.2r
10512	London	Edwarde	Thomas		Woodutt	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		Arundel	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1574	1574-04-15		E190/740/9 f.2r
10513	Arundel	John	Thomas		Eston	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		Arundel	England	Newport (Isle of Wight)	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	7	1574	1574-04-27		E190/740/9 f.2r
10514	Hastings	John	Robert		Wryght	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		Arundel	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	46	1574	1574-05-21		E190/740/9 f.2r
10515	London	Thomas	Richard		Bendie	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		Arundel	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	36	1574	1574-07-09		E190/740/9 f.2r
10516	London	Gylbert	Richard		Betts	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		Arundel	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	60	1574	1574-07-10		E190/740/9 f.2r