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
14181	Bewdley	Mathewe	Hugh		Sallewaye	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	20	1572	1572-04-26		E190/1129/1 f.2v
14182	Bridgnorth	Emerye	John		Betch	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	15	1572	1572-04-26		E190/1129/1 f.2v
14336	Bridgnorth	Marye	Richard		Cappere	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	12	1572		1572-08-20	E190/1129/1 f.12v
15294	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Henry		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	10	1569		1569-10-05	E190/1128/11 f.1r
15322	Bridgnorth	Emerye	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1569	1569-10-13		E190/1129/11 f.2r
15445	Bridgnorth	Marye	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1569	1569-12-12		E190/1128/11 f.5v
15523	Bridgnorth	Emerye	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-02-01		E190/1128/11 f.10r
15524	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Thomas		Lowe	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-02-01		E190/1128/11 f.10r
15754	Bridgnorth	Michaell	John		Pynne	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-03-18		E190/1128/11 f.16r
15836	Combwich	George	William		Wurth	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Somerset	10	1570		1570-01-25	E190/1128/11 f.18v
16141	Bridgnorth	Margarett	Robert		Dave	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	11	1569	1569-07-28		E190/1128/12 f.10r
16146	Bridgnorth	Emere	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1569	1569-07-28		E190/1128/12 f.10v
16283	Bridgnorth	Emerye	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1569	1569-09-13		E190/1128/12 f.12v
16353	Bridgnorth	Michaell	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-08-01		E190/1128/13 f.2r
16445	Worcester	Arnolde	Richard		Johnson	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	14	1570		1570-09-28	E190/1128/13 f.4v
16458	Bewdley	Petere	John		Bronke	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	10	1570		1570-10-16	E190/1128/13 f.5v
16472	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Humphrey		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570		1570-10-30	E190/1128/13 f.6r
16486	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Humphrey		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1570		1570-11-13	E190/1128/13 f.7r
16577	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Humphrey		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1571		1571-01-17	E190/1128/13 f.10r
16651	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Humphrey		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1571		1571-01-27	E190/1128/13 f.11r
16655	Bridgnorth	Leonde	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	14	1571	1571-01-27		E190/1128/13 f.11r
16660	Combwich	Grace of God	Walter		Senotte	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Somerset	13	1571	1571-01-27		E190/1128/13 f.11r
16722	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Humphrey		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1571		1571-02-09	E190/1128/13 f.12r
16817	Bridgnorth	Michaell	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	14	1571	1571-03-08		E190/1128/13 f.15r
16842	Bridgnorth	Emerye	John		Betche	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	14	1571		1571-03-13	E190/1128/13 f.15v
16853	Bridgnorth	Barnabie	Richard		Johnson	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	10	1571	1571-03-23		E190/1128/13 f.16r
17449	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Thomas		Lowe	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-05-08		E190/1128/14 f.4v
17479	Bridgnorth	Michaell	George		Lowe	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-05-23		E190/1128/14 f.6r
17581	Bridgnorth	Margarett	Thomas		Lowe	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-06-19		E190/1128/14 f.8v
17588	Bridgnorth	Margarett	Thomas		Lowe	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570		1570-06-20	E190/1128/14 f.9r
17640	Bridgnorth	George	John		Betche	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570	1570-07-06		E190/1128/14 f.10v
17652	Bridgnorth	Michaell	Robert		Davyes	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1570		1570-07-13	E190/1128/14 f.11r
19536	Bridgnorth	Michaell	John		Beache	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1576	1576-08-02		E190/1129/18 f.10r
19651	Tintern	Clement	Powell		Apkine	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			WALES	Wales	14	1576	1576-09-19		E190/1129/18 f.11v
19655	Bridgnorth	Michaell	John		Beach	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1576	1576-09-25		E190/1129/18 f.12r
19780	Worcester	John	Roger		Brooke	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	14	1576	1576-10-19		E190/1129/20 f.2r
20067	Bridgnorth	Michaell	John		Beach	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1577	1577-01-14		E190/1129/22 f.5v
20072	Bridgnorth	Mathew	John		Beach	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	15	1577	1577-01-19		E190/1129/22 f.6v
20096	Bridgnorth	Everye	Richard		Jonson	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		Bristol	England	Bridgnorth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	16	1577	1577-01-31		E190/1129/22 f.7v
20263	Bridgnorth	Mighell	John		Beache	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		Bridgnorth	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Shropshire	18	1577	1577-03-08		E190/1129/24 f.1r