THE NAVY OF 1588.
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Source.—W. Murdin: A Collection of State Papers ... 1571 to 1596 ... at Hatfield House, p. 615. (From MS. Harl.)
The Names of all her Majesty’s Ships, and others that served under the Lord Admiral and the Lord Henry Seymour on the Seas against the Spanish Forces. Collected the 13th of December, 1588.
TonnageShips.Men.Captains.
800The Ark Raleigh 400The Lord Admiral
600The Elizabeth Bonaventure 250The Earl of Cumberland
500The Rainbow 250The Lord Henry Seymour
500The Golden Lion 250The Lord Thomas Howard
1000The White Bear 500The Lord Edmund Sheffield
500The Vanguard 250Sir William Winter
500The Revenge 250Sir Francis Drake
900The Elizabeth Jonas 500Sir Robert Southwell
800The Victory 400Sir John Hawkins
400The Antelope 160Sir Henry Palmer
1100The Triumph 500Sir Martin Frobisher
400The Dreadnought 200Sir George Beeston
600The Mary Rose 250Edward Fenton, Esq.
500The Nonpareil 250Thomas Fenner, Gent.
600The Hope 250Robert Crosse, Gent.
The Galley Bonavolia 250William Borough, Esq.
400The Swiftsure 180Edward Fenner, Gent.
300The Swallow 160Richard Hawkins, Gent.
300The Foresight 160Christopher Baber, Gent.
250The Aid 120William Fenner, Gent.
200The Bull 100Jeremy Turner, Gent.
200The Tiger 100John Bostock, Gent.
150The Tremountain 70Luke Ward, Gent.
120The Scout 70Henry Ashley, Esq.
100The Achates 60Gregory Rigges, Gent.
70The Charles 40John Roberts, Gent.
60The Moon 40Alexander Clifford, Gent.
50The Advice 35John Harris, Gent.
50The Spy 35Ambrose Ward, Gent.
50The Marlin 35Walter Gore, Gent.
40The Sun 24Richard Buckley
30The Sinnet 20John Sheriff
The Brigandine 36Thomas Scott
120The George 30Richard Hodges
12190 34 34
Ships serving by Tonnage with the Lord Admiral, viz.
Tonnage. Ships. Men. Captains.
140 The White Lion 50 Charles Howard, Esq.
80 The Disdain 40 Jonas Bradbury, Gent.
50 The Lark 30 Chichester, Gent.
186 The Edward of Maldon 40 William Pearce
30 The Marygold 40 William Newton
20 The Black Dog 20 John Davies
20 The Katherine 20
50 The Fancy 50 John Pawle
20 The Pipping 20
160 The Nightingale 160 John Date
756 10 [51]248
Ships with Sir Francis Drake.
Tonnage. Ships.Men. Captains.
400 The Galleon Leicester 180George Fenner, Gent.
400 The Merchant Royal 160Robert Feake
300 The Edward Bonaventure 120James Lancaster
300 The Roebuck 120Jacob Whitton
250 The Golden Noble 120Adam Seager, Gent.
200 The Griffin 100William Hawkins, Gent.
200 The Minion 80William Winter, Gent.
200 The Bark Talbot 80Henry White, Gent.
200 The Thomas 80Henry Spindelo
200 The Spark 80William Spark
200 The Hopewell 80John Marchant
250 The Galleon Dudley 120James Krezey [? Creasy]
200 The Godsaver 80John Greenfield
200 The Hope of Plymouth 80John Rivers
150 The Bark Band 70William Poole
150 The Bonner 70Charles Cesare
150 The Bark Hawkins 70 Prideaux
80 The Unity 40Humphrey Sydenham, Gent.
60 The Elizabeth Drake 30Thomas Seely
80 The Bark Buggens 40John Longford, Gent.
80 The Frigate 40 Grant
160 The Bark Sellinger 80John Sellinger, Gent.
160 The Bark Manning[t]on 80Ambrose Mannington, Gent.
50 The Golden Hind 30Thomas Fleming
60 The Makeshift 30Pierce Leyman
60 The Diamond of Dartmouth 30Robert Holland
100 The Elizabeth of Fowes, [? Fowey] 60
60 The Speedwell 14
140 The Bear 60John Young, Gent.
60 The Chance 40James Fowes
50 The Delight 30William Cope
40 The Nightingale 20John Gresting
5220 43 2334 33
Ships of London set forth by the same City.
Tonnage. Ships. Men. Captains.
300 The Hercules 130 George Barnes, Gent.
250 The Toby 120 Robert Basset
200 The Mayflower 90 Edward Banks
200 The Minion 90 John Dale
160 The Royal Defence 70 John Chester
200 The Ascension 90 John Baron
180 The Gift of God 80 Thomas Lentlow
200 The Primrose 90 Robert Bringborne
200 The Marget and John 90 John Fisher
140 The Golden Lion 70 Robert Wilcox
80 The Diana 30
160 The Bark Burr 70 John Sarracolle
200 The Tiger 80 William Sezare [? Cæsar]
160 The Brave 70 William Furthoe
200 The Red Lion 80 Jarvis Wylde
250 The Centurion 100 Samuel Foxcroft
80 The Passport 30 Christopher Coletharste
[? Colthurst]
60 The Moonshine 30 John Borough
140 The Thomas Bonaventure 70 William Aldredge
60 The Relief 40 John King
220 The Susan and Parnel 100 Nicholas Gorge, Esq.
220 The Violet 70 Martin Hawkins
170 The Salamon 100 Edmund Musgrave
180 The Anne Francis 90 Christopher Lyster
200 The George Bonaventure 90 Eleazer Hickman
100 The Jane Bonaventure 50 Thomas Hallwood
160 The Vineyard 80 Benjamin Cooke
140 The Samuel 70 John Vassall
150 The George Noble 80 Henry Bellingham, Esq.
110 The Anthony 60 George Harper
140 The Toby Junior 70 John Vassal, Christopher
Pigott
120 The Salamander 60 Samforde
110 The Rose Lion 60 Barnaby Acton
120 The Antelope 60 Dennison
120 The Jewel 60 Rowell
160 The Pawnses [? Pansies] 80 William Butler
130 The Providence 70 Richard Chester
160 The Dolphin 70 William Hare
6130 38 3020
Coasters with the Lord Admiral.
Tonnage. Ships.Men. Captains.
80 The Bark Webbe 40 Nicholas Webbe
150 The John Trelawney 70 Thomas Meeke
60 The Hart of Dartmouth 30 James Haughton
180 The Bark Pottes 80 Anthony Pottes
40 The Little John 20 Lawrence Clayton
130 The Bartholomew 70 Nicholas Wright
110 The Rose of Apsam 60 Thomas Sandie
25 The Gift of Apsam 20
90 The Jacob of Lyme 40
60 The Revenge of Lyme 30 Richard Bedscodge
70 The Win of Bridgewater 40 John Smith
140 The Cresset of Dartmouth 70
100 The Galleon of Weymouth 50 Richard Wheeler
66 The Katherine ditto 30
70 The John of Chichester 40 John Young
60 The Hearty Anne 30 John Wynnal
230 The Minion of Bristol100 John Sachfield
80 The Handmaid of ditto 40 James Langton
60 The Aid of ditto 30 Christopher Pitt
The Unicorn of ditto 70 William Wreger
1930 20960
Coasters with the Lord Henry Seymour.
Tonnage. Ships.Men. Captains.
160 The Daniel 70 Robert Johnson
150 The Galleon Hutchins 70 Thomas Tucker
150 The Bark Lane 70 Leonard Harwell
60 The Fancy 30 Richard Fearne
70 The Griffin 40 John Thompson
50 The Little Hare 30 Matthew Railston
75 The Handmaid 40 John Gattenbury
150 The Marygold 70 Francis Johnson
35 The Matthew 20 Richard Mitchel
40 The Susan 20 John Musgrave
140 The William of Ipswich 70 Barnaby Lowe
125 The Katherine 60 Thomas Grimble
120 The Primrose 60 John Cordwell
60 The Anne Bonaventure 30 John Conny
80 The William of Rye 40 William Coxon
50 The Grace of God 20 William Fordred
120 The Ellnatchen of Dover 70 John Lydgen
110 The Robin 60 William Cripps
38 The Hazard 20 Nicholas Tornor [? Turner]
150 The Grace of Yarmouth 70 William Musgrave
150 The May Flower 70 Alexander Musgrave
100 The William of Bricklesey 50 Thomas Lambert
60 The John Young 30 Reynold Veazey
2248 23
Voluntary Ships with the Lord Admiral.
Tonnage. Ships.Men. Captains.
140The Francis of Fowey 70 John Rashley
300The Sampson 120 John Wingfield
60The Heathen of Weymouth 30
120The Golden Ryal ditto 70
70The Bark Sutton ditto 30 Hugh Preston
50The Carouse 30
250The Samaritan 100
120The William of Plymouth 60
30The Galego ditto 20
60The Bark Hawlfe 30 Grinfield Hawlfe
76The Unicorn of Dartmouth 30
100The Grace of Apsam 50 Walter Edney
60The Thomas Bonaventure 30 John Pentyre
80The Rat 40 Gilbert Ley
60The Margaret 30 William Hubbard
40The Elizabeth 20
40The Raphael 20
60The Flyboat 40
171618 820
Fifteen Ships that transported Victuals Westward.
Tonnage. Ships.Men. Captains.
119The Elizabeth Bonaventure 30 Richard Startoppe
112The Pelican 30 John Clarke
107The Hope 30 John Skinner
110The Unity 30 John Moore
114The Pearl 30 Lawrence Mower
115The Elizabeth of Lee 30 William Bower
100The John of London 25 Richard Rose
110The Bersabee 22 Edward Bryan
80The Marygold 30 Robert Bowers
130The White Hind 30 Richard Browne
120The Gift of God 30 Robert Harrison
115The Jonas 30 Edward Bell
160The Salomon 40 George Streat
120The Richard Duffylde 25 William Adams
180The Mary Rose 40 William Parker
179515 455 15
An Abstract of this Book in Total.
Ships.Tonnage. Men.Captains.
Ships and vessels of her Majesty’s 34 12190 6225 34
Ships serving by tonnage with the Lord Admiral 10 756 248
Ships with Sir Francis Drake 33 5220 2334 33
Ships sent out by the City of London 33 6130 3020 38
Coasters with the Lord Admiral 20 1930 960
Coasters with the Lord Henry Seymour 23 2248 1210 23
Ships that transported Victuals Westward 15 1795 455 15
Voluntary Ships with the Lord Admiral 18 1716 820
Summa Totalis 191 3198515272