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
158	Bristol	Dove	Thomas		Bennet	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		North America (Newfoundland)	North America	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	40	1594			E190/1131/10
188	Bristol	Hercules	Thomas		Bennet	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		Larmister (Lanester)	France	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	50	1595			E190/1131/10
229	Bristol	Hercules	Thomas		Bennett	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		North America (Newfoundland)	North America	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	50	1595			E190/1131/10
250	Bristol	Hercules	Thomas		Bennett	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	La Rochelle	France			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	50	1594			E190/1131/10
363	Bristol	Maieflower	Thomas		Bennett	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		North America (Newfoundland)	North America	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	80	1601			E190/1132/11
866	HUTTON	Jamys	William		Bennett	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		unknown	unknown	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	SOUTH-WEST (?)		1526			E122/21/5
4992	Dunwich	Blessing	Nicholas		Bennet	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	Dunwich	England			EAST	Suffolk	20	1594	1594-08-05		E190/185/6 f.28v
5164	Dover	Mari Thomas	Robert		Bennett	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	80	1572		1572-07-26	E190/5/5 f.37v
6567	Leigh-on-Sea	Dragon	John		Benne	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	unknown	unknown			EAST	Essex	60	1572			SP15/22 f.9r
6659	London	Barke Bond	John		Bennett	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	London	100	1572			SP15/22 f.10r
6678	London	Mynyon	William		Bennet	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	London	90	1572			SP15/22 f.10v
6869	Faversham	Good Fortune	Gregory		Bennet	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	15	1572			SP15/22 f.13v
6874	Faversham	Peter	George		Bennet	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	12	1572			SP15/22 f.13v
7148	Newhaven	Mary Bennett	John		Bennett	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	10	1572			SP15/22 f.16r
7408	Poole	Lyon	Thomas		Bennet	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	30	1572			SP15/22 f.18v
7505	Barnstaple	Marcus	William		Bennet	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	20	1572			SP15/22 f.19v
7519	Dartmouth	Grace of God	Elias		Bennet	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	80	1572			SP15/22 f.20r
8294	York	Mathewe	John	-	Benne	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	24	1568		1568-11-08	E190/305/1 f.1r
8695	Newcastle	James	John		Benne	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1568	1568-07-07	1568-07-26	E190/305/4 f.3v
8795	Bridlington	James	Bennett		Enerye	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	Flamborough	England			NORTH-EAST	unknown	50	1568		1568-08-30	E190/305/4 f.6v
8829	Hull	Mathewe	John		Benne	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	30	1568	1568-07-11	1568-07-23	E190/305/4 f.12r
8988	Faversham	Peter	George		Bennet	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	Faversham	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	14	1573	1573-07-29	1573-08-02	E190/639/6 f.3r
9470	Rye	Mary Bennet	Alan		Bennet	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		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	Flushing	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574	1574-02-19		E190/639/10 f.5v
9471	Rye	Marie Bennett	Alan		Bennett	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	Milton-next-Gravesend	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574		1574-03-29	E190/639/10 f.5v
9472	Rye	Marie Bennett	Alan		Bennett	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		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	Flushing	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574	1574-04-08		E190/639/10 f.5v
9474	Rye	Marie Bennett	Alan		Bennett	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	Milton-next-Gravesend	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574		1574-04-29	E190/639/10 f.6r
9475	Rye	Marye Bennett	Alan		Bennett	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		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	Flushing	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574			E190/639/10 f.6r
9480	Rye	Marie Bennett	Alan		Bennett	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		Dunkirk	France	Milton-next-Gravesend	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574		1574-06-23	E190/639/10 f.6r
9826	Rye	Mari Bennet	William		Bennett	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	Rye	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	18	1573		1573-10-27	E190/739/16 f.5r
9849	Rye	Mari Bennet	Alan		Bennett	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		Rye	England	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	20	1573	1573-10-01		E190/739/16 f.10r
9878	Rye	Marie Bennett	William		Bennett	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		Rye	England	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	16	1574	1574-07-29		E190/739/28 f.5v
11836	Rye	John Baptiste	Richard		Bennet	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		Rye	England	Hythe	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	12	1574		1574-06-19	E190/740/14 f.1r
13266	Liverpool	Peter	John		Benne	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		Liverpool	England	Drogheda	Ireland			NORTH-WEST	Lancashire	16	1572	1572-10-31		E190/1324/4 f.1v
13293	Liverpool	Peter	John		Benne	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		Liverpool	England	Ireland	Ireland			NORTH-WEST	Lancashire	16	1573	1573-01-24		E190/1324/4 f.3r
13304	Liverpool	Peter	John		Benne	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		Liverpool	England	Drogheda	Ireland			NORTH-WEST	Lancashire	16	1573	1573-06-10		E190/1324/4 f.4v
13373	Dartmouth	Grac Dei	Elias		Bennett	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		Bristol	England	Dartmouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	85	1572		1572-01-17	E190/928/4 f.2v
13385	Liverpool	Peter	John		Benne	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		Drogheda	Ireland	Liverpool	England			NORTH-WEST	Lancashire	16	1573		1573-05-12	E190/1324/4 f.18v
13406	Liverpool	Peter	John		Benne	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		Drogheda	Ireland	Liverpool	England			NORTH-WEST	Lancashire	16	1573		1573-07-01	E190/1324/4 f.21v
14168	Northam	Trenyte	Robert		Bennett	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		Bristol	England	Barnstaple	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	6	1572	1572-04-19		E190/1129/1 f.1v
14305	Northam	Trenytie	Robert		Bennett	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		Bristol	England	Barnstaple	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	6	1572	1572-07-29	1572-08-04	E190/928/11 f.2v; E190/1129/1 f.10v