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
3008	Saltash	Katrine	Elias		Bond	unknown	1	1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30		0		unknown	unknown	Gascony	France	0	Lawe, Nicholas	SOUTH-WEST	Cornwall	100	1451	1451-07-17	1451-11-20	E101/54/14 m3
3025	Plymouth	Cristofro	Elias		Buck	unknown	1	1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25		0		unknown	unknown	Gascony	France	1		SOUTH-WEST	Devon	80	1451	1451-07-17	1451-11-20	E101/54/14 m4
3539	Fowey	Blasa?	Elias		Danyell	unknown	1	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10		0		Sandwich	England	Calais	France	0	Porfa, John	SOUTH-WEST	Cornwall	40	1424	1424-03-21		E101/51/10 n.52 & m97
4373	Fowey	Marie	Elias		Adam	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		Sandwich	England	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Cornwall		1400	1400-02-16		E101/42/5 n19
5087	Rye	Dominus Dei	Elias		Goodwin	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		Rouen	France	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1572		1572-04-16	E190/5/5 f.10r
5127	Rye	Gift of Godde	Elias		Godwin	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		Dieppe	France	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex		1572		1572-06-23	E190/5/5 f.31r
5215	Rye	Gift of God	Elias		Goodwin	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	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1572		1572-08-20	E190/5/5 f.43v
6993	Rye	Gifte of God	Elias		Goodwyn	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	50	1572			SP15/22 f.15r
7330	Jersey	Susan	Elias		Garterite	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			CHANNEL ISLANDS	Channel Islands	18	1572			SP15/22 f.18r
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
7836	Rye	Elen	Elias		Goodwyn	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	Hull	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1568		1568-04-13	E190/304/12 f.4r
9684	Rye	Ellen	Elias		Godwin	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1570	1570-10-19		E190/739/6 f.2r
9757	Rye	Grace of God	Elias		Goodwin	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	Rouen	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	50	1571	1571-03-09		E190/739/6 f.9r
9771	Rye	Ellen	Elias		Goodwin	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		Rouen	France	Rye	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1570		1570-11-15	E190/739/6 f.10v
9776	Rye	Ellen	Elias		Goodwin	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		Rouen	France	Rye	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1570		1570-12-18	E190/739/6 f.11v
9809	Rye	Gift of God	Elias		Goodwine	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	40	1573	1573-10-27		E190/739/16 f.1v
9847	Rye	Grace of God	Elias		Goodwine	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	40	1574		1574-03-15	E190/739/16 f.9v
9866	Rye	Gift of God	Elias		Goodwine	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	30	1574	1574-02-17		E190/739/28 f.3v; E190/739/16 f.3r
9899	Rye	Gifte of God	Elias		Goodwine	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	40	1574		1574-03-15	E190/739/28 f.11v
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
14647	Purton	Angell	Elias		Byrret	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	Purton	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	15	1566	1566-05-22		E190/1128/6 f.3v; E190/1128/8 f.6r
15484	Gatcombe	Trenytie	Elias		Barrett	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		Gloucester	England	Aberthaw	Wales			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	8	1570	1570-01-14		E190/1128/11 f.7v
18249	Dartmouth	Grace a 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		Calais	France	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	83	1574		1574-01-20	E190/1129/3 f.3v; E190/1129/2 f.3v
18377	Dartmouth	Grace of God	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	Lisbon	Portugal			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	80	1574	1574-03-20		E190/1129/4 f.8v
20842	Wivenhoe	John	Elias		Pylgrem	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	Essex	24	1578		1578-07-15	E190/389/4 f.5v
21279	Colchester	Erasimus	Elias		Pylgrym	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	Harwich	England			EAST	Essex	30	1579	1579-11-17		E190/389/7 f.1v; E190/389/6 f.1r
21325	Colchester	Erasmus	Elias		Pylgrym	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	34	1579	1579-10-20	1579-11-16	E190/389/6 f.3r; E190/389/7 f.5r
24974	Rye	Gift of God	Elias		Godwyn	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	Exeter	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	40	1574		1574-10-01	E190/929/15 f.1r
25121	Rye	Gyft of God	Elias		Goodwyn	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		Exeter	England	Weymouth	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1575	1575-06-06		E190/930/1 f.5r
25529	Dartmouth	Gift of God	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		CADIZ	Spain	Dartmouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	150	1577		1577-04-04	E190/930/14 f.9r
25546	Dartmouth	Gifte of God	Elias		Benit	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		Cadiz	Spain	Dartmouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	200	1577		1577-01-09	E190/930/14 f.12v
30068	Rye	Nicholas	Elias		Goodwin	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	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	24	1575		1575-09-01	E190/814/11 f.7v
33183	Dartmouth	Grehound	Elias		Benett	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	unknown	unknown			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1561	1561-10-30		E122/24/11a f.2r
34986	Exmouth	Michel	Elias		Miller	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 (?)		1407		1407-05-03	ECA 8HIV m.11d
37916	Brixham	Marie	Elias		Cole	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 (?)		1431		1431-12-10	ECA 10-12HVI m.1
42254	Kenton	Andro	Elias		Downe	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	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1540		1540-11-04	E122/201/11 f.2r
43772	Bideford	Mari Grace	Elias		More	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	Barnstaple	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1517		1517-11-24	E122/42.3 m.17d
44011	Dittisham	Trenitie	Elias		Richard	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		Dartmouth	England	unknown	unknown			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1518	1518-09-20		E122/42/3 m.13
44368	Kenton	Michel	Elias		Downe	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	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1532		1532-09-08	E122/43/4 f.14v
45603	Dittisham	Trinite	Elias		Richard	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		Dartmouth	England	unknown	unknown			unknown (?)	unknown (?)		1510	1510-01-29		E122/201/4 f.29r