THE NAVY OF 1588.

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Arundell James Kennedy Esdaile

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.

Tonnage Ships. Men. Captains.
800 The Ark Raleigh 400 The Lord Admiral
600 The Elizabeth Bonaventure 250 The Earl of Cumberland
500 The Rainbow 250 The Lord Henry Seymour
500 The Golden Lion 250 The Lord Thomas Howard
1000 The White Bear 500 The Lord Edmund Sheffield
500 The Vanguard 250 Sir William Winter
500 The Revenge 250 Sir Francis Drake
900 The Elizabeth Jonas 500 Sir Robert Southwell
800 The Victory 400 Sir John Hawkins
400 The Antelope 160 Sir Henry Palmer
1100 The Triumph 500 Sir Martin Frobisher
400 The Dreadnought 200 Sir George Beeston
600 The Mary Rose 250 Edward Fenton, Esq.
500 The Nonpareil 250 Thomas Fenner, Gent.
600 The Hope 250 Robert Crosse, Gent.
The Galley Bonavolia 250 William Borough, Esq.
400 The Swiftsure 180 Edward Fenner, Gent.
300 The Swallow 160 Richard Hawkins, Gent.
300 The Foresight 160 Christopher Baber, Gent.
250 The Aid 120 William Fenner, Gent.
200 The Bull 100 Jeremy Turner, Gent.
200 The Tiger 100 John Bostock, Gent.
150 The Tremountain 70 Luke Ward, Gent.
120 The Scout 70 Henry Ashley, Esq.
100 The Achates 60 Gregory Rigges, Gent.
70 The Charles 40 John Roberts, Gent.
60 The Moon 40 Alexander Clifford, Gent.
50 The Advice 35 John Harris, Gent.
50 The Spy 35 Ambrose Ward, Gent.
50 The Marlin 35 Walter Gore, Gent.
40 The Sun 24 Richard Buckley
30 The Sinnet 20 John Sheriff
The Brigandine 36 Thomas Scott
120 The George 30 Richard 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 180 George Fenner, Gent.
400 The Merchant Royal 160 Robert Feake
300 The Edward Bonaventure 120 James Lancaster
300 The Roebuck 120 Jacob Whitton
250 The Golden Noble 120 Adam Seager, Gent.
200 The Griffin 100 William Hawkins, Gent.
200 The Minion 80 William Winter, Gent.
200 The Bark Talbot 80 Henry White, Gent.
200 The Thomas 80 Henry Spindelo
200 The Spark 80 William Spark
200 The Hopewell 80 John Marchant
250 The Galleon Dudley 120 James Krezey [? Creasy]
200 The Godsaver 80 John Greenfield
200 The Hope of Plymouth 80 John Rivers
150 The Bark Band 70 William Poole
150 The Bonner 70 Charles Cesare
150 The Bark Hawkins 70 Prideaux
80 The Unity 40 Humphrey Sydenham, Gent.
60 The Elizabeth Drake 30 Thomas Seely
80 The Bark Buggens 40 John Longford, Gent.
80 The Frigate 40 Grant
160 The Bark Sellinger 80 John Sellinger, Gent.
160 The Bark Manning[t]on 80 Ambrose Mannington, Gent.
50 The Golden Hind 30 Thomas Fleming
60 The Makeshift 30 Pierce Leyman
60 The Diamond of Dartmouth 30 Robert Holland
100 The Elizabeth of Fowes, [? Fowey] 60
60 The Speedwell 14
140 The Bear 60 John Young, Gent.
60 The Chance 40 James Fowes
50 The Delight 30 William Cope
40 The Nightingale 20 John 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 Bristol 100 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 20 960

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.
140 The Francis of Fowey 70 John Rashley
300 The Sampson 120 John Wingfield
60 The Heathen of Weymouth 30
120 The Golden Ryal ditto 70
70 The Bark Sutton ditto 30 Hugh Preston
50 The Carouse 30
250 The Samaritan 100
120 The William of Plymouth 60
30 The Galego ditto 20
60 The Bark Hawlfe 30 Grinfield Hawlfe
76 The Unicorn of Dartmouth 30
100 The Grace of Apsam 50 Walter Edney
60 The Thomas Bonaventure 30 John Pentyre
80 The Rat 40 Gilbert Ley
60 The Margaret 30 William Hubbard
40 The Elizabeth 20
40 The Raphael 20
60 The Flyboat 40
1716 18 820

Fifteen Ships that transported Victuals Westward.

Tonnage. Ships. Men. Captains.
119 The Elizabeth Bonaventure 30 Richard Startoppe
112 The Pelican 30 John Clarke
107 The Hope 30 John Skinner
110 The Unity 30 John Moore
114 The Pearl 30 Lawrence Mower
115 The Elizabeth of Lee 30 William Bower
100 The John of London 25 Richard Rose
110 The Bersabee 22 Edward Bryan
80 The Marygold 30 Robert Bowers
130 The White Hind 30 Richard Browne
120 The Gift of God 30 Robert Harrison
115 The Jonas 30 Edward Bell
160 The Salomon 40 George Streat
120 The Richard Duffylde 25 William Adams
180 The Mary Rose 40 William Parker
1795 15 455 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 31985 15272
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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