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.

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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
442	Bristol	Grace	Thomas		Latymer	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		Bristol	England	Rouen	France			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	30	1601			E190/1132/11
4426	Havant	Lyon	John		Potter	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		Chichester	England	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST (?)	SOUTH-EAST (?)	18	1574	1574-03-31		E190/739/13 f.2r; E190/739/14 f.2r
4436	Hythe (Kent)	Mighell	John		Holpae	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		Chichester	England	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	4	1574	1574-05-21		E190/739/14 f.2r; E190/740/19 f.2r
4510	Hythe (Hampshire)	Mighell	John		Holford	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		Chichester	England	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Hampshire	4	1574			E190/740/19 f.2r
5121	London	John	Robert		Lane	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		Rouen	France	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1572		1572-05-11	E190/5/5 f.30r
4705	Salcott	John	Henry		Wyat	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	Rouen	France			EAST	Essex	45	1570	1570-10-26		E190/4/4 f.4v
4706	London	Grace of Gode	Howell		Somer	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1570	1570-11-14		E190/4/4 f.6r; E190/4/5 f.7v
4707	Colchester	Parnell	Roger		Rose	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	Rouen	France			EAST	Essex	30	1570	1570-11-28		E190/4/4 f.6v; E190/4/5 f.8r, 8v
4708	London	Grace of God	Richard		Lye	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	45	1570	1570-11-28		E190/4/4 f.6v; E190/4/5 f.8v
4709	London	Black Lyon	George		Peterson	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1570	1570-12-01		E190/4/4 f.7r
4710	London	Maye Flowar	Peter		Hille	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1570	1570-12-07		E190/4/4 f.7v; E190/4/5 f.9v
4711	London	Maryegold	Thomas		Andrewe	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1570	1570-12-19		E190/4/4 f.7v; E190/4/5 f.10r
4714	Maidstone	Doewell	Thomas		Usher	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1571	1571-02-16		E190/4/4 f.9v; E190/4/5 f.12r
4715	Leigh-on-Sea	Gra Dei	John		Stevens	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	Rouen	France			EAST	Essex	30	1571	1571-02-21		E190/4/4 f.9r
4716	Newhaven	Faythe	Richard		Pare	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	70	1571	1571-03-01		E190/4/4 f.9r
4718	Maidstone	Doewell	Thomas		Usher	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1571	1571-03-03		E190/4/4 f.9v; E190/4/5 f.12v, 13r
4720	London	George	Robert		Osborn	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1571	1571-03-03		E190/4/4 f.9v; E190/4/5 f.12v, 13r
4723	London	Starr	John		Rodgre	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1571	1571-03-16		E190/4/4 f.10v
4725	London	Mary George	Thomas		Ternar	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	45	1571	1571-03-27		E190/10/10 f.11r
4729	London	Marygold	Thomas		Andrewes	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	55	1571	1571-04-06		E190/4/4 f.12v; E190/4/5 f.17r
4733	Maidstone	Doewell	Thomas		Usher	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	25	1570	1570-10-06		E190/4/4 f.3v; E190/4/5 f.3v
4734	London	Julian	Richard		Stary	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1570	1570-10-11		E190/4/5 f.3v
4744	London	George	Robert		Osborne	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1570	1570-12-04		E190/4/5 f.9v
4746	London	Grace of Gode	Richard		Tey	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	45	1570	1570-12-04		E190/4/5 f.9v
4747	London	Black Lyon	George		Persons	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1570	1570-12-04		E190/4/5 f.9r, 9v
4749	London	Jane Bonaventer	John		Bradcoke	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1570	1570-12-19		E190/4/4 f.7v; E190/4/5 f.10r
4750	London	Elizubeth	John		Clarke	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	60	1570	1570-12-19		E190/4/5 f.10v; E190/4/4 f.8r
4751	London	Julian	Richard		Stary	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1571	1571-01-04		E190/4/5 f.10v
4753	Leigh-on-Sea	Barsaba	William		Smyth	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	Rouen	France			EAST	Essex	40	1571	1571-01-30		E190/4/5 f.11r
4754	Maidstone	Haray	Richard		Starturp	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1571	1571-02-06		E190/4/5 f.11v
4756	Leigh-on-Sea	Graye	John		Flowars	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	Rouen	France			EAST	Essex	30	1571	1571-02-21		E190/4/5 f.12r
4767	London	Maye Flowar	Peter		Hille	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1571	1571-03-08		E190/4/4 f.10r, 10v; E190/4/5 f.13r
4769	London	Marye George	Thomas		Turner	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	45	1571	1571-03-30		E190/4/4 f.11r, 15r; E190/4/5 f.15v
4787	Maidstone	Harrye	Richard		Sartupe	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1571	1571-05-02		E190/4/5 f.18r, 19r
4794	Newhaven	Primrose	Peter		Goddwyn	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	60	1571	1571-04-24		E190/4/5 f.18v
4797	Newhaven	Pelican	John		Brocke	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	100	1571	1571-05-07		E190/4/5 f.20r
4799	London	Grace of Gode	Richard		Tey	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1571	1571-05-10		E190/4/5 f.20r
4806	London	Julian	Richard		Stary	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1571	1571-05-26		E190/4/5 f.21r
4807	London	George	Robert		Osborne	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1571	1571-06-09		E190/4/5 f.21v
4809	London	May Flowar	Peter		Hille	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1571	1571-06-22		E190/4/5 f.22v, 23r