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
9588	Hastings	John	Robert		Taught	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	20	1579	1579-02-26		E190/741/4 f.1r
11753	London	Harte	John		Hobsonne	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		Winchelsea	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1574	1574-03-10		E190/740/1 f.1r
11754	Faversham	Georg	George		Wisseman	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		Winchelsea	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1574	1573-03-10		E190/740/1 f.1r
12854	Colchester	Lion	William		Alen	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		Colchester	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Essex	24	1572	1572-05-17		E190/589/12 f.2r; E190/589/7 f.4r
12924	Harwich	Margaret	Roger		Haukin	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Essex	12	1572	1572-12-09		E190/589/10 f.3r; E190/589/13 f.5r
12949	Great Yarmouth	Leveret	Thomas		Pratt	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Norfolk	8	1573	1573-03-07		E190/589/10 f.5r; E190/589/13 f.7v
13192	Ipswich	Ffawkon	John		Toye	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Ipswich	England			EAST	Suffolk	30	1573		1573-05-10	E190/589/13 f.23r
13228	Ipswich	Cocke	John		Gebright	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Ipswich	England			EAST	Suffolk	20	1573		1573-08-31	E190/589/13 f.27r
13229	Ipswich	Maiefflower	John		Hamond	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Ipswich	England			EAST	Suffolk	50	1573		1573-09-18	E190/589/13 f.27r
13232	Colchester	Lion	William		Alen	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		Colchester	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Essex	24	1572	1572-10-18		E190/589/16 f.2r
13245	London	Lion	William		Alen	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		Colchester	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	London	24	1573	1573-06-30		E190/589/16 f.5r
13250	Colchester	Lion	William		Alen	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Colchester	England			EAST	Essex	24	1572		1572-12-18	E190/589/16 f.16v
16591	Great Yarmouth	Hawck	John		Andriewe	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Norfolk	10	1579	1579-03-13		E190/307/12 f.22v
21450	Boston	Anthony	Francis		Raser	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		Boston	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Lincolnshire	24	1580	1580-08-01		E190/389/7 f.3v
21460	Great Yarmouth	Ospery	William		Vicars	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		Boston	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Norfolk	24	1580	1580-08-22		E190/389/7 f.4r
22412	King's Lynn	Barbara	George		Wayte	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			EAST	Norfolk	18	1565	1565-06-24		E190/425/1 f.3r
22449	Maidstone	Julyan	John		Browne	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	28	1565	1565-08-09		E190/425/1 f.4r
22648	Keadby	Elisabethe	Edward		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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	24	1565		1565-05-22	E190/425/1 f.7v
22883	King's Lynn	Wyllm	Thomas		Palmer	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Norfolk	40	1565		1565-08-15	E190/425/1 f.11r
24163	Faversham	Ffortune	Robert		Waters	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	30	1567		1567-05-26	E190/425/3 f.4v
31106	Woodbridge	Gorge	Simon		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		Woodbridge	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	18	1566	1566-09-27		E190/471/6 f.1v
31358	King's Lynn	Gabryell	Robert		Wille	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	80	1576		1576-08-31	E190/427/8 f.10v
32537	King's Lynn	Thomas	Thomas		Daye	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	40	1577		1577-06-06	E190/428/3 f.6r
33788	Lowestoft	Tomas	John		Dowsyng	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	16	1573	1573-11-26		E190/473/7 f.2r
33899	Great Yarmouth	Tassel	Ralph		Tomson	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	35	1574	1574-02-26		E190/473/7 f.5v
33904	Great Yarmouth	Maudelyn	Thomas		Cokke	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574	1574-03-06		E190/473/7 f.6r
33905	Great Yarmouth	Swane	Henry		Conyngton	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	25	1574	1574-03-12		E190/473/7 f.6v
34019	Gorleston-on-Sea	Swalow	Cornelius		Franses	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	12	1574	1574-04-24		E190/473/7 f.8r
34023	Great Yarmouth	Swane	Adrian		Knap	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	12	1574	1574-04-24		E190/473/7 f.8r
34024	Great Yarmouth	Xpofer	Layes		Downynges	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	15	1574	1574-04-29		E190/473/7 f.8r
34028	Gorleston-on-Sea	Swalow	Cornelius		Franses	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1574		1574-05-06	E190/473/7 f.8r
34097	Great Yarmouth	Xprofer	Clays		Downyng	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	16	1574	1574-07-12		E190/473/7 f.9v
34100	Lowestoft	Fox	Thomas		Person	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574		1574-07-12	E190/473/7 f.9v
34111	Lowestoft	Fox	Thomas		Person	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	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574	1574-07-29		E190/473/7 f.10r
34126	Great Yarmouth	Xpofer	Nicholas		Downes	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1574		1574-08-20	E190/473/7 f.10v
34909	Great Yarmouth	John	Richard		Sylles	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Aldeburgh	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1574		1574-01-30	E190/473/8 f.4v
35345	Dunwich	Blackmore	Cornelius		Archer	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		Woodbridge	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1575	1575-02-21		E190/473/12 f.2v
35354	Woodbridge	Goate	Robert		Anwycke	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		Woodbridge	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1575	1575-09-24		E190/473/12 f.4r
35364	Walton (Suffolk)	Mary Marget	Christopher		Metcafe	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		Woodbridge	England	Vlissingen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1575	1575-11-03		E190/473/13 f.1r
35382	Woodbridge	Goate	Robert		Anwyck	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		Vlissingen	Low Countries	Woodbridge	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1575		1575-12-31	E190/473/13 f.1v