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

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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
22042	Lincoln	Thomas	John		Ffesant	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		Theddlethorpe	England	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1580	1580-06-23	1580-06-30	E190/389/7 f.6v; E190/389/10 f.5r
11422	Lincoln	Mary Anne	Thomas		Jamie	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	8	1573		1573-09-23	E190/388/4 f.5v
11466	Lincoln	Marye Anne	George		Clappan	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	Rye	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1572	1572-10-12		E190/388/4 f.8r
11504	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Pan	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	Scarborough	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	16	1573	1573-08-31		E190/388/4 f.10v
11565	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	8	1572	1572-09-17		E190/427/2 f.4v
11622	Lincoln	Marye Anne	George		Clappham	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	16	1572	1572-08-27	1572-09-01	E190/427/2 f.9v
17569	Lincoln	Peter	Peter		Symson	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	Cambridge	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1565	1565-08-31		E190/387/1 f.5r
17583	Lincoln	Peter	Peter		Symson	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	Ely	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1565	1565-10-09		E190/387/2 f.1r
17654	Lincoln	Peter	Peter		Simson	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		Ely	England	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1565		1565-10-27	E190/387/2 f.5r
17768	Lincoln	Peter	Peter		Symson	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	Cambridge	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	9	1567	1567-08-31		E190/387/3 f.3r
18336	Lincoln	Peter	Richard		Makrell	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	Cambridge	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	14	1570	1570-08-28		E190/387/7 f.2v; E190/387/11 f.2r
18489	Lincoln	Peter	Richard		Makrell	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1570		1570-09-19	E190/387/7 f.7v; E190/387/11 f.6v
18490	Lincoln	Mary Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1570		1570-09-19	E190/387/7 f.7v; E190/387/11 f.7r
18575	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Cley next the Sea	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1570	1570-10-09		E190/387/10 f.1r
18630	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Cambridge	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1571	1571-08-29		E190/387/10 f.3r; E190/388/1 f.2v
18835	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Cambridge	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1570	1570-08-28		E190/387/7 f.2v; E190/387/11 f.2r
18979	Lincoln	Maryanne	Thomas		Panne	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	Brandon	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	16	1571	1571-07-28		E190/388/1 f.2r
19051	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	16	1571	1571-09-18	1571-09-24	E190/387/10 f.12r; E190/388/1 f.6r
19159	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Pane	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		Spalding	England	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	8	1574		1574-11-16	E190/388/6 f.1r; E190/388/9 f.3v
19329	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Pane	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1574	1574-11-04		E190/388/6 f.7r; E190/388/9 f.1r
19349	Lincoln	Wyllm	Thomas		Atkyn	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1575	1575-01-28		E190/388/6 f.7v; E190/388/9 f.1v
19416	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Christopher		Holle	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1575	1575-03-29		E190/388/6 f.8r; E190/388/9 f.2r
19469	Lincoln	Mary Ann	Thomas		Pane	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	Cambridge	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1575	1575-08-29		E190/388/6 f.10r
19471	Lincoln	Marye Anne	John		Monke	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	12	1575	1575-09-10		E190/388/6 f.10r
19625	Lincoln	Wyllm	John		Hudson	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	Spalding	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1573	1573-12-11		E190/388/7 f.6r
19834	Lincoln	Willim	Thomas		Atkyne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1575	1575-02-05	1575-02-07	E190/388/6 f.2r; E190/388/9 f.4r
19859	Lincoln	Mary Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1574	1574-08-30		E190/388/7 f.9r; E190/388/10 f.1v
19863	Lincoln	Maryanne	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1574	1574-05-15	1574-05-17	E190/388/7 f.8v; E190/388/10 f.3r
19914	Lincoln	Maryanne	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1574	1574-09-20	1574-09-26	E190/388/7 f.5v; E190/388/10 f.5r
19917	Lincoln	Frannces	Peter		Byrde	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	8	1574		1574-09-26	E190/388/7 f.5r; E190/388/10 f.5r
19921	Lincoln	William	Thomas		Atkyne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	10	1574	1574-09-20	1574-09-26	E190/388/7 f.5v; E190/388/10 f.5v
20659	Lincoln	Thomas	Thomas		Panne	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	16	1578	1578-10-03		E190/389/3 f.1r
20667	Lincoln	Thomas	Thomas		Panne	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1578	1578-12-18		E190/389/3 f.1r
20674	Lincoln	Thomas	John		Ffesant	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1579	1579-01-30		E190/389/3 f.1v
20680	Lincoln	Thomas	John		Ffesant	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1579	1579-03-23		E190/389/3 f.1v
20691	Lincoln	Thomas	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1578	1578-10-12	1578-10-27	E190/389/3 f.3v
20707	Lincoln	Thomas	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1578	1578-12-28	1579-01-14	E190/389/3 f.4r
20721	Lincoln	Thomas	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1579	1579-02-11	1579-02-17	E190/389/3 f.5r
20782	Lincoln	Thomas	John		Hudson	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	18	1578		1578-02-11	E190/389/4 f.2v
20797	Lincoln	Marye Anne	Thomas		Panne	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	Boston	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	8	1578		1578-04-10	E190/389/4 f.3v