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
13144	Ipswich	Elizabeth	Henry		Pickes	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		Ipswich	England	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			EAST	Suffolk	24	1573	1573-08-11		E190/589/13 f.15r, 19r
24871	Dartmouth	Zacarie	Andrew		Cut	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	40	1574	1574-02-04		E190/929/11 f.5r
25519	Dartmouth	Mineon	Robert		Saier	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	10	1577	1577-07-25		E190/930/14 f.7r
25522	Torbay	Judethe	Christopher		Waymouthe	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	70	1577	1577-09-11		E190/930/14 f.7v
25532	Helford	Xpoffer	Bastian		Xpoffer	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Dartmouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Cornwall	16	1576		1576-10-12	E190/930/14 f.10r
26866	Weymouth	Salomon	Jermain		Tito	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		Weymouth	England	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	32	1568	1568-05-14		E190/864/9 f.2v
29071	Fareham	George	John		Robynson	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		Southampton	England	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1573	1573-10-03		E190/814/9 f.31v
29454	Guernsey	John	John		Vover	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1576		1576-02-03	E190/814/10 f.23r
29456	Southampton	Peter	Thomas		Baker	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1576		1576-02-09	E190/814/10 f.23v
30699	Great Yarmouth	Stephen	William		Musgrave	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1576		1576-06-06	E190/427/8 f.6v
31240	Cley next the Sea	John	John		Myhells	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	40	1576		1576-08-15	E190/427/8 f.9v
31483	Burnham	Roebuck	Thomas		Pas	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1575	1575-11-18		E190/427/8 f.13v
31542	King's Lynn	Charyte	Richard		Cowper	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	60	1576	1576-01-05		E190/427/8 f.14v
31552	Wells-next-the-Sea	Marye Anne	William		Ffrayey	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1576	1576-01-11		E190/427/8 f.15r
31702	King's Lynn	Harte	John		Hunte	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	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	24	1576	1576-04-11		E190/427/8 f.18r
33787	Great Yarmouth	Robarte	Lawrence		Pyde	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		Great Yarmouth	England	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	12	1573	1573-11-26		E190/473/7 f.2r
33818	Great Yarmouth	Robarte	Peter		Jager	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574		1574-01-30	E190/473/7 f.3r
33906	Great Yarmouth	Liyon	William		Wyllson	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1574		1574-03-14	E190/473/7 f.6v
33907	Great Yarmouth	Robarte	Laranet		Pete	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574		1574-03-14	E190/473/7 f.6v
33914	Great Yarmouth	Swane	Thomas		Hytchkoke	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574		1574-04-12	E190/473/7 f.7r
34122	Great Yarmouth	John	Robert		Heryng	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		Great Yarmouth	England	Nieuwpoort	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	14	1574	1574-08-12		E190/473/7 f.10v
34124	Great Yarmouth	John	Matthew		Desgnante	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		Nieuwpoort	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	18	1574		1574-08-17	E190/473/7 f.10v