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
718	Tewkesbury	John	John		Bayfild	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		Cardiff	Wales	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
774	Bristol	Nicholas	Thomas		Baylle	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1525			E122/21/5
813	Bristol	Nicholas	Thomas		Bayle	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	Gloucestershire		1526			E122/21/5
816	Bristol	Nicholas	Thomas		Bayle	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1526			E122/21/5
845	Bristol	Nicholas	Thomas		Bayly	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	Gloucestershire		1526			E122/21/5
1217	Bristol	Kathryn	Thomas		Bayley	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	Gloucestershire		1550			E122/22/4
1222	Bristol	Margaret	Thomas		Baynam	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	unknown	unknown			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1550			E122/22/4
1241	Bristol	Margaret	Thomas		Baynam	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	Gloucestershire		1551			E122/22/4
3598	Gosford	Nicholas	John		Kebays	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	France	France			EAST	Suffolk	48	1422			E101/51/7 m1
4664	Faversham	Lyghter	Richard		Baylie	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	30	1569	1569-03-24		E190/4/3 f.3r
5454	York	Wilfred	John		Albaye	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		Blyth	England	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	36	1565		1565-05-21	E190/303/2 f.1r
5459	Newcastle	Harry	John		Bayteman	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	20	1565		1565-06-12	E190/303/2 f.1v
5481	York	Wilfrede	John		Abbay	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	North Riding Yorkshire	26	1565		1565-07-25	E190/303/2 f.2v, 6r
5544	York	Wilfred	John		Abbay	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		Hull	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	26	1565	1565-06-18		E190/303/2 f.7v
5648	Hull	Marie Fortune	Robert		Bayl	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		Bordeaux	France	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1567		1567-01-01	E190/304/2 f.2v
5687	Newcastle	Jonas	Walter		Bayly	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			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	40	1572			SP15/22 f.1v
6413	York	Wyllfred	John		Abbaye	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		Hull	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	24	1567	1567-09-07		E190/304/2 f.24r; E190/304/5 f.38r
6817	Sandwich	Unicorne	James		Bay	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	10	1572			SP15/22 f.12v
7079	Hastings	Daniell	John		Bayly	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	12	1572			SP15/22 f.15v
7156	Felpham	Angell	Peter		Gellybay	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	60	1572			SP15/22 f.16r
7308	Isle of Wight	Michaell	Ralph		Bayly	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	Hampshire (Isle of Wight)	30	1572			SP15/22 f.17v
7344	York	Wilfred	John		Abbay	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	20	1566		1566-05-18	E190/304/9 f.1v
7571	York	Wilfrede	John		Abbay	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	20	1566		1566-09-28	E190/304/9 f.7v
7616	York	Wilfredd	John		Abbay	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		Hull	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	20	1566	1566-08-05		E190/304/9 f.18r
7844	York	Wilfrede	John		Abbaye	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	North Riding Yorkshire	20	1567		1567-11-24	E190/304/12 f.11r
7949	Chester	Harry Bonavent	Thomas		Bayly	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			NORTH-WEST	Cheshire	120	1572			SP15/22 f.24r
8010	Newport, Isle of Wight	Swanne	James		Baye	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		Newport (Isle of Wight)	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH	Hampshire (Isle of Wight)	8	1565		1565-05-07	E190/638/1 f.1r
8034	Newport, Isle of Wight	Swanne	James		Baye	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		Sandwich	England	Newport (Isle of Wight)	England			SOUTH	Hampshire (Isle of Wight)	8	1565	1565-05-31		E190/638/1 f.2r
8187	Newport, Isle of Wight	Swanne	James		Baye	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		Newport (Isle of Wight)	England	Sandwich	England			SOUTH	Hampshire (Isle of Wight)	8	1565		1565-07-16	E190/638/1 f.3v
8391	York	Wilfrede	John		Abbaye	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	20	1569	1569-01-24	1569-02-23	E190/305/1 f.10v
8656	York	Wilfred	John		Abbay	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	23	1568	1568-07-10	1568-07-16	E190/305/4 f.2v
8738	Hull	Wilfraye	John		Etbaye	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	East Riding Yorkshire	21	1568	1568-08-11	1568-08-28	E190/305/4 f.4v
9400	Milton-next-Gravesend	Litle Bote	Reginald		Baylye	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		Faversham	England	Milton-next-Gravesend	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	5	1575	1575-09-23		E190/639/9 f.6v
9527	Hastings	Danyell	John		Bayly	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		Pevensey	England	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	10	1567	1567-12-08		E190/738/6 f.1r
9596	Hastings	Neweyare	John		Baylie	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		Pevensey	England	Dieppe	France			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	20	1579	1579-07-10		E190/741/4 f.2r; E190/741/42 f.1v
9752	York	Wilfred	John		Abbaye	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	20	1571	1571-05-25		E190/306/4 f.2v
10108	Brighton	Swallowe	Thomas		Bayker	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		Southampton	England	Shoreham-by-Sea	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1574		1574-05-12	E190/739/11 f.3r; E190/740/12 f.2r
10343	York	Laurence	John		Abbay	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	1572	1572-10-02	1572-10-11	E190/306/10 f.1r
10351	Newcastle	Hope	Edward		Bayord	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	70	1572	1572-10-11	1572-10-21	E190/306/10 f.1v
10373	York	Lawrence	John		Abbay	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	1572	1572-10-25	1572-11-29	E190/306/10 f.2v