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
6139	Dunwich	Marten	John		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		unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown			EAST	Suffolk	30	1572			SP15/22 f.5v
19247	Brightlingsea	Thomas	Robert		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		London	England	Boston	England			EAST	Essex	30	1575		1575-06-25	E190/388/6 f.4r
19259	Brightlingsea	Marye Thomas	Robert		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		Newcastle	England	Boston	England			EAST	Essex	30	1575		1575-07-08	E190/388/6 f.4v
19354	Brightlingsea	Marye Thomas	Robert		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		Boston	England	London	England			EAST	Essex	30	1575	1575-02-11		E190/388/6 f.7v; E190/388/9 f.2r
19446	Brightlingsea	Marye Thomas	Robert		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		Boston	England	London	England			EAST	Essex	30	1575	1575-07-10		E190/388/6 f.9r
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
20144	Colchester	Dymond	Robert		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		London	England	Boston	England			EAST	Essex	30	1577		1577-05-25	E190/388/12 f.4r
20366	Colchester	Dymond	Robert		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		Boston	England	London	England			EAST	Essex	30	1577	1577-05-31		E190/388/12 f.9v
20731	London	Johne	John		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		London	England	Boston	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	26	1579	1579-03-07	1579-03-19	E190/389/3 f.5r
21138	London	Johne	John		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		Boston	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	24	1579	1579-05-28		E190/389/5 f.1v
21660	London	John	Robert		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		Boston	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	24	1580	1580-11-13		E190/389/9 f.1r; E190/389/12 f.1r
21685	London	John	Robert		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		Boston	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	24	1581	1581-02-09		E190/389/9 f.1v; E190/389/12 f.2r
21739	London	John	Robert		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		Boston	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	24	1581	1581-06-26		E190/389/9 f.3r
21884	London	John	Robert		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		Newcastle	England	Boston	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	20	1581		1581-06-22	E190/389/9 f.9v
28512	Boston	Xpfore	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			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	14	1568	1568-09-22		E190/426/1 f.22r
30197	Brightlingsea	Marie Thomas	Robert		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	London	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1575	1575-09-22		E190/427/9 f.9v
30421	Brightlingsea	Thomas	Robert		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		London	England	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1575	1575-08-04	1575-08-17	E190/427/9 f.14v
30463	Brightlingsea	Marie Thomas	John		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		Newcastle	England	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1575		1575-09-17	E190/427/9 f.16r
30722	Colchester	Grace of God	Robert		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		London	England	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	40	1576	1576-06-02	1576-06-10	E190/427/8 f.6v; E190/428/1 f.10v