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
8211	Great Yarmouth	Christofer	Robert		Bendes	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	unknown	unknown			EAST	Norfolk		1504	1504-09-09		Gras, Early English Customs, p. 681
12350	Aldeburgh	Prymrose	Thomas		Bende	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		Flushing	Low Countries	Aldeburgh	England			EAST	Suffolk		1573		1573-03-04	E190/473/5 f.2r
32314	King's Lynn	Thomas	John		Bende	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		Newcastle	England	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	26	1576	1576-09-17	1576-09-30	E190/428/3 f.1r
32703	King's Lynn	Thomas	John		Bende	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		Enkhuizen	Low Countries	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1577		1577-08-18	E190/428/3 f.9v; E190/428/4 f.10r
33201	King's Lynn	Thomas	Thomas		Bende	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	Enkhuizen	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1577	1577-07-07		E190/428/3 f.19v
34725	Aldeburgh	John	Thomas		Bende	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		Aldeburgh	England	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	3	1573	1573-12-17	1573-12-18	E190/473/7 f.21v; E190/473/8 f.1r
34745	Aldeburgh	John	Thomas		Bende	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		Aldeburgh	England	Great Yarmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	3	1573	1573-12-30	1574-01-02	E190/473/7 f.21r; E190/473/8 f.1v
34780	Aldeburgh	John	Thomas		Bende	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		Aldeburgh	England	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	3	1574	1574-01-18		E190/473/8 f.2v
35639	Aldeburgh	John	Thomas		Bende	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		Aldeburgh	England	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	4	1576	1576-01-20		E190/473/14 f.2v
37634	Plymouth	Seyntmarybote	William		Bende	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		unknown	unknown	Topsham	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1430		1430-09-16	ECA 5-9HVI m.6d
41409	Kenton	Trenite	John		Bende	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		unknown	unknown	Exeter & Dartmouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1528		1528-11-19	E122/42/11 f.3v