The decade with which this volume deals saw the Navy was emerging from its adolescence, begun under Henry VIII and continued under Elizabeth, into an adulthood where a permanent fleet was maintained by the Crown with an established administration to oversee it. It developed into the largest state enterprise, indeed the largest organisation in the country except, perhaps the Church, a position it would maintain for more than two centuries.
What the documents in this volume illustrate is really the inevitable ‘growing pains’ of the administrative body in its early days. That body comprised the three Principal Officers: the Treasurer, the Surveyor, the Comptroller and the Clerk of the Navy – later the Clerk of the Acts; they were supported by a relatively small number of lesser clerks, mainly those administering the dockyards under the Master Attendants. In the period in question this probity was lacking with the result that the abuses and corruption became so notorious that the two Commissions, that are the subject of this book, were set up to examine them.
The documents in the volume comprise the Letters Patent which set them up, nominated the Commissioners and gave them their instructions, and the vast number of depositions made by the witnesses called to appear before the Commission. The situation was complicated by the political patronage afforded to some of parties involved, and for this reason the findings of the first Commission, which uncovered widespread abuses, was not acted upon. The second Commission of 1618 was effective.
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INDEX ACCIDENT, because of poor cordage, 208 Accounting year, 57 Accounts, transfer of, 75-9, 83, 91 Ackworth, John, clerk, deponent 1608, 29, 46, 93, 220, 237, 252 Acton, Richard, purser, 202 Adams, William, boatswain, deponent 1608,211,212«,285 Alablaster, Mr., 11,15,17,19, 35 Alchin, Thomas, cook, deponent 1608, 201 Alden, Joseph, 301 Alder, John, 301 Aldershot, 52n Alesholt, 52, 55-6, 72-3, 151, 157, 236, 242, 253-4 Alien, Francis, 79 Alien, Richard, 227 Allin, Mr., 250 Amherst, John, merchant, deponent 1608, 111 Amsterdam, 99,148 Anchors, establishment and costs, 293-4 Andrews, Edmond, fishmonger, deponent 1608,46,47/1 Andrews, Goodman, 178 Andrews, James, boatswain, 199 Anger, Thomas, 191 Apsley, Humphrey, brewer, 178 Apslyn, John, master carpenter, deponent 1608,26,84,121,149,187,198,204,206, 210, 224/7, 227, 301 Archer, Henry, fishmonger, 207 Arden, Mr., 254 Argall, Thomas, clerk, 174,185, 207, 211 Arkinstall, Mr., 34-5 Arnold, Christopher, ropemaker, deponent 1608, 28,220 Arundel, Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of, xxv/i Ashmore, Roger, boatswain, 34 Ashurst, Thomas, 227 Attorney General, see Hobart, Sir Henry (1608), Yelverton, Sir Henry (1618) Auditors, 82-3 Austen, John, master attendant, deponent 1608,112,157,160,285,302 Austen, Richard, purser, 200 Austin, Mr., 219 Austyn, John, see Austen, John Availe, John, boatswain, 203, 285, 302 Avale, John, see Availe, John Ayerst, Mr., 185 BACON, Sir Francis, Solicitor General 1608, Baker, Christopher, 165 Baker, Mathew, master shipwright, deponent 1608, 69, 84, 105, 156-8, 160, 164,221,222/z Baker, Thomas, storekeeper, 29, 38, 46. 252 Baldon, Mr., musician, 254 Ball, Hugh, ropemaker, 111 Ballard, Mr., hemp dresser, 28 Ballast, 11 Barber, Henry, boatswain, 192, 200 Bargrave, ?, boatswain, 50 Barker, John, deponent 1608, 237, 301 Barker, Mr., 181 Barley, Richard, purser, deponent 1608, 201 Barnes, William, 192 Barnwood, 304 Bartholomew, Thomas, 203 Beef, allowance, 228 ——, bad, 226, 229 and n. Beer, 14,124-30,132,135,145-6,230 Begston, Peter, Captain of the Gravesend Fort, deponent 1608,144 Bell, ?, labourer, 203 Bends, John, boatswain, deponent 1608, 198 Bennett, John, ironmonger, deponent 1608,79,136,137«, 147 Bensey, Goodman, 178 Best, Captain Thomas, xxiii Bevins, ?, 198 Bevis, Robert, purser, xxv/i Bilbao, 229 Bills, discount of, 181, 217 ——, increase of, 21, 25, 29-30, 35,44,46, 49, 89, 100, 104, 106, 108-9, 148, 185, 192,212,247-8 Billets for fuel, lack of, 198 Bingley, Sir Richard, Surveyor of the Navy, 1618, xxv and n, xxvi Binstead, Surrey, 56 Binwood, 51, 53«,55,73 Biscuit, 11-22,35 Black, cook, 200,202 Bland, Bailey, 253 Blithe, Richard, master, deponent 1608, 14-15,130 Bludder, Henry, deputy victualler, deponent 1608, 21, 60-1, 66,130,148,161 307 308 INDEX Bladder, Sir Thomas, Surveyor-General of Marine Victuals, 16-22, 34-5, 60-2, 66-7, 80-1, 129-34, 142-5, 156, 161, 179, 226-9 BIyth, Richard, see Blithe, Richard Blyth, William, purser, 221 Blythe, Richard, see Blithe, Richard Boats, ship’s, 115 Bond, Mr., 184 Bond, William, boatswain, 200 Bonds, John, boatswain, 49, 209 Bonner, Thomas, deputy victualler, deponent 1608,125 Books, burning or defacing of, 44,92,106, 119,248,255 Borough, William, Clerk of the Ships, 1580, 93,97,105,114,118,162,164 and w, 165, 167, 199, 210,255 Bote, Edward, 194 Boutte, Goodman, 178 Bowen, Maurice, see Boyen, Maurice Bowles, William, 301 Bowrey, Ralph, boatswain, 285 Bowty, Morris, 184 Boyen, Maurice, shipwright, 7-10, 32, 163 Bradbury, Robert, deponent 1608, 96 Bradley, William, ropemaker, deponent 1608,209 Brand, Mr., 219 Branson, Richard, 301 Braund, Richard, named but no such person, 81 Bridewell, 28 Bridges, William, 301 Bright, Nathaniel, 191 Bright, William, master shipwright, deponent 1608,156-7,160,176,221,234 Bristol, 228, 237 Brown, Michael, 301 Buck, Benjamin, gunner, 285 Buck, Peter, Clerk of the Cheque, Chatham 1618, xxvw Buck, Sir Peter, Clerk of the Navy, deponent 1608,xxvw,7-10,26-7,30,33,37, 46,62,76,78-81,92,95,100,146,163^4, 177, 180, 182, 185-93, 203, 210-1, 215, 219, 240, 245 Buck, Thomas, deputy Clerk of the Navy, deponent 1608, 18, 32, 46, 48, 56, 82, 93,99,136,148,184,247 Buckingham, George Villiers, Marquis of, Lord High Admiral, xvii-xviii, xix, xx and H, xxv//, xxvi Burdet, Robert, ropeseller, 209 Burford, Thomas, master, deponent 1608, 225 Burleigh, William Cecil, xiii, 158-9, 172 Burnett, Thomas, 301 Burrell, William, master shipwright, Commissioner 1618, xix, xxvi, 304 Burton, Robert, 301 Butcher, Edward, purser, deponent 1608, 199,207 Butcher, Herbert, purser, 185, 199, 207 Butcher, Thomas, cook, 200 Butler, Captain, 81 Butler, Thomas, purser, 285, 302 Button, Captain Thomas, 60-9, 80,132-5, 155, 161, 174, 225-6, 229, 249-51; embezzlement of victualling monies, 60-9, 80, 132-5, 161, 225-6; dealings with pirates, 249-51 Button, Thomas, gunner, 206 CADIZ, 12 Camber-keeled, xiii Cannon, Peter, boatswain, 285 Canterbury, Archbishop of, xxi, xxv/i Canvas, 12, 58, 79, 93, 95-6, 99, 115, 148, 185,187,217,237,253 Cardiff, 131 Carew, George, 1st Baron, Master of the Ordnance, xxi Cargrave, Michael, boatswain, deponent 1608,182,203 Carlton, Sir Dudley, xviii, xxvi Carmody, Mr., 248-9 Carpenter, John, 250 Carriage of timber, costs, 56, 59,224 Cartwright, Mr., 249 Caulkers, idle, 22, 24, 26, 68,122,197 Cawston, John, gunner, 285, 302 Cecil, 158,172 Chadwell, Dr., 254 Chain and cable defence, xxii Chambers, Nicholas, 205 Chambers, William, 301 Chamberlain, John, xviiiw Chamberlain, Lord, 1618, xxv«; see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Chamberlain, William, 7-8 Chancellor, Lord, 1618, xxv/i, xxvi; see Verulam, Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Chapman, John, purser, 207 Chapman, Mr., 189 Chatham Chest, 118 and n, 218 Chatham, defences of, xxii-iv Chatham Hill, 203 Chatham, store, 7,12,18,21,23-5,27,30, 32-3, 35, 82, 84, 92 Cherry, Mr., purveyor, 39-40 Cherry, Sir Francis, 40, 162,175 Chester, ?, clerk, 202 Ciborne, Robert, see Seborne, Robert Cinnamon, spice, 239,250 Clark, ?, cook, 202 Clark, Mr., 249 Clay, Nicholas, shipwright, deponent 1608,53,156-7,160,221 Clifton, John, purser, deponent 1608, 5, 19, 36, 59-60, 62-3, 81, 123,153, 201 Clerk of the Acts, xiiw INDEX 309 Clerk of the Navy, xii, 22; see also Borough, William (1580), Halstock, Mr., (1588), Gonson, Benjamin (1600), Buck, Sir Peter (1608) Cobham, Thomas, purser, deponent 1608, 201,207,210,227 Coke, Sir Edward, xxvi Coke, John, Commissioner 1618, xix, xx and TZ, xxvi, 132 Cole, ?, cook, 201 College, Martin, 254 Collins, John, purveyor, 79, 253 Collop, Reginald, 192,301 Commission of Enquiry into Abuses in the Navy, 1608, Report, xiv-xvi Commission of Enquiry into Abuses in the Navy, 1613, xvi Commission of Enquiry into Abuses in the Navy 1618, xvii-xxvi, 248 Complement of ships, xxi Comptroller of the Navy, xiii-xiv, 22; see also Palmer, Sir Henry (1608), Slingsby, SirGuilford 1618) Cook, Mr., see Coke, John Cooke, Richard, boatswain, deponent 1608,198 Cooperage, 126-7,146 Corbet, John, Clerk to the Privy Council, 2 Cordage, xxi, xxiii-iv, 22-5, 28, 30, 32, 34, 111, 113,161-2,192-4,106-7,199, 203, 208, 212, 217, 219-20, 229, 237, 263-4, 280, 304; extraordinary charges, 280; poor quality of, 266,192-4 Cork, ?, 106 Cork, Richard, carpenter, deponent 1608, 56 Cotton, Mr., 149 Cotton, Sir Robert, Commissioner 1608, xiv, xvi, 2, 5—6 Cotton, Report, see Commission of Enquiry into Abuses in the Navy, 1608 Cousens, Robert, deponent 1608,181 Coventry, Sir Thomas, Solicitor General, xviii/i, xix/f, xxn Cowper, John, 178 Cowper, Richard, baker, deponent 1608, 18,22,34,126 Cowper, William, 178 Cox, Thomas, 254 Cox, Toby, prize captain, 228 Cragge’s Quay, Rochester, 197 Cranfield, Sir Lionel, Commissioner 1618, xvii-xxi, xxv Crompton, Sir Thomas, 2 Crowe, Mr., 198 Customer, 19/j Customs House, 13,41,47 Curie, John, cook, deponent 1608,199,202 D ALTON, Edward, clerk, 210 Daniel, Edward, 204 Darrell, John, see Dorrell, John Darrell, Sir Marmaduke, Surveyor- . General of Marine Victuals, 22,126,210 Dartmouth, 217 Davis, William, cook, 254 Dead pays, 88, 90, 94, 137-40, 183, 273, 300-1 Deal, Kent, 62 Deal boards, 39, 57-8, 79, 82, 185-8, 203, 247; Denmark, 37, 42, 44, 269; method of counting, 40; Norway, 269; prices, 40, 44,269; Sanfields, 37,42,44, 48, 58, 269 de Crete, John, see Decrete, John Decrete, John, painter, deponent 1608,77, 107,180,213 Decree, Benjamin, merchant, deponent 1608,161 de Lowe, Robert, 178 Delvyn, John, cook, 199, 201-2, 208-10 Denmark, 38,41,131 Dennis, John, boatswain, 211 Depositions, 1608: Adams, William, boatswain, 211 Ackworth, John, clerk, 148, 220, 237, 252 Alchin, Thomas, cook, 201 Amherst, John, merchant, 111 Andrews, Edmond, fishmonger, 46 Apslyn, John, master carpenter, 26, 121 Arnold, Christopher, ropemaker, 28, 220 Austen, John, master attendant, 110,157 Baker, Mathew, master shipwright, 69, 156-7,221,230,234 Barber, Henry, boatswain, 200 Barker, John, 237 Barley, Richard, purser, 201 Begston, Peter, Captain of the Gravesend Fort, 144 Bends, John, boatswain, 198 Bennett, John, ironmonger, 136 Blithe, Richard, master, 15,130 Bludder, Henry, deputy victualler, 21, 66,149,161 Bonner, Thomas, deputy victualler, 125 Bradbury, Robert, 96 Bradley, William, ropemaker, 209 Bright, William, master shipwright, 72, 156-7,234 Buck, Sir Peter, Clerk of the Navy, 10, 146,163 Buck, Thomas, deputy Clerk of the Navy, 18,32,48,82,93,247 Burford, Thomas, master, 225 Butcher, Edward, purser, 207 Cargrave, Michael, boatswain, 182 Carpenter, John, 250 Clay, Nicholas, shipwright, 53, 156-7 Clifton, John, purser, 19,36,59,124,153 Cobham, Thomas, purser, 207 Cooke, Richard, boatswain, 198 Cork, Richard, carpenter, 56 Cousens, Robert, 181 310 INDEX Depositions, 1608—cont. Cowper, Richard, baker, 18, 34,126 Curie, John, cook, 202 Decrete, John, painter, 213 Decree, Benjamin, merchant, 161 Dorrell, John, purveyor, 81 Duffield, John, deputy victualler, 21, 133, 137, 210, 244, 247 Duling, John, purser, 128 Duppa, James, brewer, 125 Duppa, Jeffrey, brewer, 230 Dwarris, Hugh, purser, 194 Edgbury, Kenricke, clerk, 184 Ellis, Philip, Clerk of the Cheque, Deptford, 103, 212, 252 Fairfax, William, servant to Philip Ellis, 105,213 Falkener, Edward, clerk, 106 Fletcher, John, merchant, 111 Fletcher, Richard, boatswain, 200 Fletcher, Thomas, ropemaker, 49 Flyndon, Thomas, cook, 208 Ford, Thomas, servant to John Leggatt, 185 Freeman, Edmund, yeoman, 35 Fryer, James, gunner, 193 Gillett, John, purser, 17, 178, 196, 221 Girdler, William, shipwright, 37, 220 Green, George, purser, 193 Green, Richard, 248 Half knight, Thomas, cook, 175 Hamlet, Geoffrey, cooper, 180 Hampton, Thomas, carpenter, 150 Handcrete, John, boatswain, 67,207 Hankin, John, master attendant, 110 Hodsall, John, purveyor, 9, 20 Holden, John, carpenter, 149,194 Hoisted, William, ironmonger, 142 Hooker, Robert, purser, 79 Howes, Robert, sailmaker, 97 Isaacson, Paul, painter, 174 Jackson, John, clerk, 14,16,75,77,155, 160 Jelfe, Anthony, 68 Jessop, John, cook, 209 Jones, Thomas, caulker, 176 Kennersley, Henry, merchant tailor, 150 Kitchen, Robert, merchant, 239 Lane, Robert, carpenter, 175 Langley, Richard, gunner, 193 Leggatt, John, Clerk of the Cheque, Chatham, 30,186 Lisle, Daniel, merchant, 7,110 Lister, James, ironmonger, 40 Lockley, Roger, joiner, 92, 179 Lydiard, Hugh, Clerk of the Cheque, Woolwich, 23,245 Manley, Paul, purser, 202 Manley, Thomas, storekeeper, 31 Marleton, Abraham, butcher, 141 Mathews, Richard, mariner, 229 Merrick, Humphrey, oarmaker, 48 Depositions, 1608—cont. Merritt, Hugh, msater attendant, 112, 157 Merritt, Richard the elder, purveyor, 179, 242, 253 Merritt, Richard the younger, shipwright, 143 Middleton, Richard, boatswain, 183 Milborne, Andrew, gunner, 65 Minns, Gervase, purveyor, 101 Monnox, Edward, merchant, 110,147 More, Henry, cooper, 126 Morland, Austen, purser, 27,130,219 Mudge, Thomas, boatswain, 200 Nash, Thomas, purveyor, 100 ‘ Newman, John, forest keeper, 55 Newman, Richard, 86, 152 Nicholls, Christopher, grocer, 144 Noades, John, gunner, 209 Norris, Thomas, gentleman, 13, 69, 218 Palmer, Francis, carpenter, 197 Palmer, Sir Henry, Surveyor of the Navy, 214 Pemble, Richard, gunner, 211 Pepper, Edward, caulker and shipwright, 25 Perkins, Michael, boatswain, 192 Perkins, Thomas, cooper, 127 Perrin, Robert, master smith, 192 Pett, Phineas, master shipwright, 11,221 Pickras, William, master caulker and shipwright, 22, 122 Pope, William, Serjeant of the Admiralty, 148 Pratt, John, boatswain, 194 Pruson, Hildebrand, purveyor, 42, 44, 98, 224 Pummitt, Thomas, 249 Randall, John, 252 Rawson, John, carpenter, 150 Redwood, Thomas, shipwright and mariner, 178, 237 Reek, William, shipwright, 238 Remington, Edward, ironmonger, 163 Reynolds, John, gentleman, 213, 226 Rock, Thomas, Mayor of Rochester, 180 Rockwell, John, purser, 131, 245, 255 Rodenburg, Theodore, purveyor, 159 Rowden, David, messenger, 251 Rowley, John, carpenter, 197 St. Clere, John, purser, 207 Seborne, Robert, ropemaker, 209 Smith, Sir Thomas, merchant, 229 Sparrow, Benjamin, 245 Spencer, Lawrence, boatswain, 199 Squire, William, 150 Stalling, William, merchant, 128 Starkey, Ralph, purveyor, 240, 242, 255 Stevens, Edward, shipwright, 51, 244 Streaton, William, under victualler, 145 Suet, Thomas, gunner, 207 Tate, Lewis, anchorsmith, 142 INDEX 311 Depositions, 1608—cont. Thompson, Thomas, master attendant, 110 Thompson, William, boatswain, 206 Thorne, George, pumpmaker, 123, 181 Thurston, James, purser, 217 Trippett, John, gunner, 193 Trosse, Richard, master, 213 Troughton, Miles, purser, 128 Tybald, Thomas, pitch-heater, 198 Tyler, Thomas, painter, 214 Venables, Thomas, boatswain, 207, 210 Ward, William, boatswain, 63 Warren, Walter, boatswain, 196 Webb, Gabriel, boatswain, 199 Weldon, Thomas, merchant, 175 Wells, John, clerk to Sir Robert Mansell, Ip, 15, 78, 126 White, Roger, mariner, 17 Whittife, Esaye, shipwright, 8 Willis, Edward, quartermaster, 227 Wilmott, Gabriel, carpenter, 108 Wilson, John, boatswain, 239 Woolley, Roger, gunner, 217 Wriothesley, John, purser, 132,195 Wriothesley, Oliver, purser, 130, 195 Deptford, xiv, 34, 37, 92,104-7, 136, 143, 150-1, 178, 223, 229; store, 7, 9, 18, 23, 28-9, 35, 38, 48, 51, 53-4, 58-9, 75, 82, 84,103,165 Docks, new, at Chatham, 294 Doderidge, Sir John, Serjeant at Law, 2, 5 Dodge, William, 178 Doeman, John, 301 Demand, ?, cook, 194 Doncaster, James Hay, 1st Viscount, xxvn Dorrell, John, purveyor, deponent 1608, 41-3,59,79, 81,89 Downs, the, 17, 65 Drake, Sir Francis, 118«, 185 Drayton, Robert, 227 Duck, David, purveyor, 77, 88-91, 105, 143, 146-7, 152, 178, 245, 248, 301, 305 Duckham, 117 Duffield, John, deputy victualler, deponent 1608,21,49, 108,133,141,184,201,207, 210, 244,247 Duling, John, purser, deponent 1608,128, 137 Dunkirk, 121 Dunwood, 7-9, 151 Duppa, James, brewer, deponent 1608,125 Duppa, Jeffrey, brewer, deponent 1608, 230 Dwarris, Hugh, purser, deponent 1608, 194 Dyer, Walter, boatswain, 285 EAST India Company, xixw, xxiv, 265, 304 East Mailing, Kent, 108 Eastbear, 304 Eastland Merchants, Company of, 42, 43 Edgbury, Kenricke, clerk, deponent 1608, 31, 61,119,163,174,184,187,192,197, 200,201-2,206-7,219 Edward VI, 286 Eight, royals of, 239 Eilley, John, 178 Elizabeth I, xiii, xiv, xxi, 216,286 Elkin, George, gunfounder, 227 Elliott, Mr., master, 100 Ellis, Philip, Clerk of the Cheque, Deptford, deponent 1608, 78, 83-5, 92, 103, 105, 110, 148, 150, 212, 223, 252 Emery, Roger, 301 Entertainment, 64 Establishment, administrative, 296-7; innovations, 297-8, 306 Estridge, John, gunner, 285, 302 Evans, William, 178 Evestead, Mr., 81 Expenses, 1618 Commission, xxiii FAIRFAX, William, servant to Philip Ellis, deponent 1608,105,143,213 Fairweather, William, 301 Falkener, Edward, clerk, deponent 1608, 88,93,104-6,132 Farnborough, 52«, 253 Farnham, 55 Faulkner, Edward, see Falkener, Edward Fearboard, Mr., musician, 254 Fearne, Sir John, 121«, 213, 227, 230, 249 Fees, payable to office holders by patent, 260-1 Fenton, William, 79 Fernly, Richard, 217 Ferris, Richard, pursuivant, 249 Fisher, deputy customs farmer at Rochester, 210 Fleet Prison, 244 Flemish shippers, 41 Fletcher, John, merchant, deponent 1608, 111,178,196 Fletcher, Richard, boatswain, deponent 1608,184,200 Fletcher, Thomas, ropemaker, deponent 1608,30,34,49,185 Flood, Ellis, 155,177 Flyndon, Thomas, cook, deponent 1608, 208 Ford, Captain Thomas, pirate, 62, 65-6, 226, 228, 250-1 Ford, Thomas, servant to John Leggatt, deponent 1608,185, 203 Forest, William, 254 Fortescue, Nicholas, Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer, Commissioner 1618, xix Fotherley, Richard, 301 Foulkes, John, 178 Freeman, Edmund, yeoman, deponent 1608, 35,103 Freight costs, 8, 85,110 312 INDEX French Thomas, named but no such person, 81 Friday, John, carpenter, 163,178 Fryer, ?, painter, 214 Fryer, James, gunner, deponent 1608, 193 GARDEN Alley, 219 Gavell, Mr., merchant, 242, 254 George, William, 178 Gerard, Robert, 301; see also Syborn, Robert Gibbon, Mr., 155 Gill, Mr., of Trinity House, 38 Gillett, John, purser, deponent 1608, 178, 196,198,221 Gillingham, 34 Girdler, William, shipwright, deponent 1608,37,39,41,220 Gofton, Francis, Auditor of the Prest, Commissioner 1618, xix, 58, 124, 161 Gonson, Benjamin, Clerk of the Navy 1588-1600,20/1,21,64,93 Gooding, Henry, gunner, 209 Gordon, Owen, 254 Gordon, Richard, 254 Gore-end, 249 Gratuities for favour, 92, 107, 126, 133, 137,180, 208,210,242-4, 246 Gray, ?, plumber, 107 Greenewell & Styles, cordage contractors, xxiv, 263 Greville, Sir Fulke, Chancellor of the Exchequer, xiv, xvii, xix, xx and #, xxvi, 36, 48, 57, 84,118, 124,132,161-2,166, 187,219,252 Green, George, purser, deponent 1608,193 Green, Richard, deponent 1608, 248-9 Griffin, ?, labourer, 203 Griffin, James, cook, 185 Griffin, Johannes, 192 Griffin, Morgan, 178 Grint, Mr., 238 Groyne, the, 11-19, 229 Gunfounders, 227 Gunston, Benjamin, see Gonson, Benjamin Gurr, Robert, seaman, 228 Gutteridge, Goodman, 178 Gwill, Peter, gunfounder, 227 HALFACRE, ?, 92 Half knight, Thomas, cook, deponent 1608, 175 Hall, blacksmith, 212 Halstock, Mr., Clerk of the Ships 1588, 165,183 Hamburg, 159,220,225 Hamlet, Geoffrey, cooper, deponent 1608, 180 Hampshire, 56 Hampton, Thomas, carpenter, deponent 1608, 7, 77, 87, 89-91, 146, 150, 245 Handcart, Mr., boatswain, see Handcrete, John Handcrete, John, boatswain, deponent 1608,192, 207 Hankin, John, deponent 1608, 28, 46, 62, 112, 120-1, 203, 249; see also Hankin, Mr. Hankin, Mr., 219; see also Hankin, John Hanney, Thomas, boatswain, 209 Hargreaves, ?, boatswain, 198 Harrison, John, boatswain, 68, 285 Harrison, Thomas, gardener, 178 Hart, Richard, blacksmith, 79 Harvey, Sebastian, merchant, 36 Harwich, xxii, 198 Harwood, Sir Edward, xviii Hawkins, Sir John, Treasurer of the Navy, xiii, xiv, 118rt, 164-5, 167, 172-3, 181, 185,212,217-18 Heard, Nicholas, gunner, 285 Heneage, Edward, gunner, 285 Henney, Thomas, see Hanney, Thomas Henry VIII, 286 Heving, William, porter, 192 Heysham, Barber, sailmaker, 95 Hide, Rowland, 301 Hill, Mr., 254 Hilliard, John, 228 Hills, able seaman, 209 Hills, John, gunner, 285 Hipsley, William, gunner, 285 Hivings, Captain, pirate, 228 Hobart, Sir Henry, Attorney General, 2 Hobson, Mr., 207 Hoby, Sir Edward, 181 Hodge, Simon, 301 Hodsall, John, purveyor, deponent 1608, 9, 20,35, 55, 85, 87,103-5,107,148,229 Hoggard, John, 254 Hogging, xxiii Holcomb, alias Ford Thomas, 250 Hoi den, John, carpenter, deponent 1608, 149,188,194 Holland, 64 Hollanders, 38,127 Hoisted, William, ironmonger, deponent 1608,142 Hooker, John, purser, 119 Hooker, Robert, purser, deponent 1608, 185-6,201,219 Houlden, see Holden, John Household, Commission of Enquiry into, 1617, xix Howell, Mr., 243 Howes, Robert, sailmaker, deponent 1608, 149,188,194 IRELAND, 57 Ironmongery, 92, 104, 136-7, 142-3, 150, 163,184, 187-8,192, 198, 213, 235 Isaacson, Paul, painter, deponent 1608, 174,213-14 INDEX 313 JACKSON, John, clerk, deponent 1608, 14, 16,75,79,88,90,155,160,174,185,201 Jackson, William, secretary to the Lord Admiral, 193 James I, xiv, xv, xvi, xviii, xix, xxii, xxiii, xxv, xxvi, 2, 5 Jelfe, Anthony, deponent 1608, 68 Jennings, ?, tailor, 254 Jennings, Captain, pirate, 62,64,69,250-1 Jessop, John, cook, deponent 1608, 209 Jobson, Mr., 43 Jones, Mr., of Trinity House, 38 Jones, Godfrey, 178 Jones, John, kinsman to Sir John Trevor, 174,185,239,250 Jones, Thomas, caulker, deponent 1608, 176 Jones, William, Captain at Upnor Castle, 249 Junk, 25, 25w, 30, 33 KELLY, William, clerk, 93 Kennersley, Henry, merchant tailor, deponent 1608 150 Kentledge, 11 Kettell, Mr., 178 Kintal, see quintal Kintalling, 11 Kintar, 11 Kitchen, Robert, merchant, deponent 1608,239 Knight, Richard, 254 Knight, Thomas, 200 LACY, F., commissioners’ clerk 1608, 45w, 47/i Lacy, Henry, commissioners’ clerk 1608, 222 Lamb, Henry, 199 Land, Goodman, 178 Lane, blacksmith, 212 Lane, Robert, carpenter, deponent 1608, 92,175 Lane, Sir Robert, 205 Langford, Owen, 183,191 Langford, Roger, deputy treasurer of the Navy, xiii, 219 Langley, Richard, gunner, deponent 1608, 28,184,193, 209 Langston, ?, 152 Lankett, John, 254 Last, the, sandbank, 250 Lee, Jeffrey, 227 Leggatt, John, Clerk of the Cheque, Chatham, deponent, 1608, 21, 25, 27, 30,32, 35, 49, 74, 92,100,102,109,121, 123, 130, 133, 141, 145-6, 149-50, 158, 175-7,178,180,182-3,186,189«, 191-3, 195, 200, 203-4,206, 211, 218, 221, 223, 244, 247-8,255 Leveson, Sir John, merchant, 172-3, 181 Leveson, Sir Richard, Lieutenant of the Admiralty 1605, xvii, 13, 16, 19, 69, 172«, 207 Lewes, 230 Lewis, Richard, cook, 199,202 Lighterage, 220 Limne, 34 Line, 93, 95-8,106,111 Lisbon, 11,12,17 Lisle, Daniel, merchant, deponent 1608, 5, 7-10, 15, 77, 85, 87, 91, 103-5, 110, 155,185 Lister, James, ironmonger, deponent 1608, 40 Lockley, Roger, joiner, deponent 1608,92, 179 Longboats, establishment and costs, 291 Longley, Mr., 55 Lubeck, 220 Lydiard, Hugh, Clerk of the Cheque, Woolwich, deponent 1608, 23, 29, 30, 32, 35,44,49,92,106, 220 Lyme, 131 Lyons, John, 178 MAJOR, Leonard, musician, 254 Maidstone, 176 Mallett, ?, blacksmith, 212 Manley, Paul, purser, deponent 1608, 185-6,194,200,202 Manley, Thomas, storekeeper, deponent 1608, 25-7, 30-2, 49, 164, 174, 185-7, 192,209 Mansell, Lady, 242 Mansell, Sir Robert, Treasurer of the Navy, xiv-xvii, xx, xxiv, 9-18, 31, 34, 42-3, 46-8, 57-9, 69, 73-9, 82-95, 98- 106,109-11,116-19,121,131,136,143- 55, 161-3, 170-1, 174-7, 180, 185, 192, 197, 216-22, 229, 237, 239-50 Maplesden, George, purser, 186 Margerum, John, 191 Marleton, Abraham, butcher, deponent 1608,141 Martin, Nicholas, carpenter, 197 Mary, Queen, 286 Massey, Thomas, 79 Massingham, Robert, 227 Mast boom, xxii Masters Attendant, xxi-xxvi, 96 112-20, 129 Masters, Edward, purser, 80,201 Masts, 36-41,44-8, 57-8, 79, 82,110,147, 157-60, 166, 171, 197-8, 203-4, 216, 220, 224-5, 240-7; prices 39-40, 45-8, 58,111,160 Mathews, Richard, mariner, deponent 1608, 229 Mecklenburg, Duchy of, 159 Mediterranean Sea, xvii Melsham, William, purser, 201 Mence, Lord, 121,213 314 INDEX Ments, Lord, see Mence, Lord Merchant Adventurers, Company of, xix Merrick, Humphrey, oarmaker, deponent 1608,48 Merritt, Hugh, master attendant, deponent 1608,5,112,119,157,160,179-80,224« Merritt, Richard the elder, purveyor, deponent 1608, 56, 70, 176, 179, 221, 234-7, 242, 253, 255/1 Merritt, Richard the younger, shipwright, deponent 1608, 103, 105, 143, 301 Middleton, Richard, boatswain, deponent 1608,117,183,197,248 Middleton, Sir Thomas, 119,219,248-9 Milborne, Andrew, gunner, deponent 1608,65 Minims, Gervase, see Minns, Gervase Minns, Gervase, purveyor, deponent 1608, 79, 100-1, 123, 204, 206, see also Monns, Mr. Mitchell, Erasmus, cook, 194, 227 Mitchell, William, boatswain, 50,117,184, 187,196,204,285 Molsam, Mr., 80 Moneux, Edward, see Monnox, Edward Monnox, Edward, merchant, 27, 38, 42, 49 Monns, Mr., 182, 185-8; see also Minns, Gervase Monson, Sir William, 64, 67,153,250-1 Moore, Alderman, 249 Moorfields, 239 Moorings, xxiii, xxiv, 23-34, 50, 192-4, 263, 269; reduction of, 270, 280; waste of, 271-2 More, Henry, cooper, deponent 1608,126 Morland, Augustin, see Morland, Austen Morland, Austen, purser, deponent 1608, 14, 18, 27, 30-4 49-50, 68, 130, 174, 184-8, 192-3, 197-200, 205-6, 210, 219 Morton, Hugh, 301 Mudge, Thomas, boatswain, deponent 1608,200 Munday, Roger, clerk, 18 Murray, Thomas, xviiiw, xxviw Muscovy Company, xix/f, 75,78,89,161-2, 212, 229 Musketry training, xxii NAPPER, Mr., 254 Narrow Seas, 57, 60, 65 Nash, Thomas, purveyor, deponent 1608, 79,100,123,182,185,187-9,195 Naunton, Robert, Secretary of State, xxi, xxvw Newhithe, 34,49, 50, 249 Newman, John, forest keeper, deponent 1608,55 Newman, Richard, deponent 1608, 46, 61, 78, 86, 104, 108, 152, 160, 166, 167, 182 Netter, Geoffrey, 204 Newcastle, 151,239 Nicholls, Christopher, grocer, deponent 1608, 87, 94, 98, 99, 111, 144, 147, 153, 215 Noades, John, gunner, deponent 1608,209 Norfolk, 34 Norreys, Thomas, see Norris, Thomas Norris, Thomas, gentleman, deponent 1608, xix, xxiii and «, 13 and n, 19, 69, 130,185,218 Northampton, Henry Howard, 1st Earl, Lord Privy Seal 1608, xiv, xvii, xxi, xxv, 2,5-6,103,143,221,248 Norway, 38,40 Nottingham, Charles Howard, Lord Admiral, 1st Earl, xiv-xv, xviii, xx, 2, 9, 11, 13,15-19,21,34,35,38 Numbers, abatement of, 60-7, 227-8, 244, 248 OAKLANDS, 152,243,255 Oakum, 22-29, 31, 33, 68, 74-5, 82, 91, 106,203 Odden, William, carpenter, 197 Odyne, Goodman, 178 Oil, 46, 58, 79, 82, 93, 98, 111, 121-2,144, 147,187,197-8,203 Ordnance, Master of, xxi ——, 12,16,17,121, 226-7, 230, 249 Osborne, John, Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer, Commissioner 1618, xix Owen, Mr., 178 Owen, Samuel, gunfounder, 213, 227 PALMER, Francis, carpenter, deponent 1608,197 Palmer, Sir Henry, Surveyor of the Navy, deponent 1608, xiv, xxvw, 10, 35, 38, 46-8,58-61,76-80,86-90,102-8,135-6, 149,153,165-73,177,182,185-6,191-2, 202-4, 214, 240-1, 245, 249 Pamborough, 52, 53w, 55, 72, 242-3; see also Pangbourne Pangbourne, 237; see also Pamborough Pannell, Richard, carpenter, 197 Panson,John,301 Parker, Anthony, 191 Parkins, Sir Christopher, 2 Parks, Henry, 301 Parry, Sir Thomas, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 2 Paulin, Mr., purveyor, 241 Pawling, Andrew, purveyor, 37, 40, 44, 79 Peace, William, clerk, 93-4 Peacock, ?, purser, 201 Pearls, prize, 239, 248 Pease, 12, 20 Pemble, Richard, gunner, deponent 1608, 184,193,211 Pemble, Thomas, gunner, 285 Pembroke, William Herbert, 3rd Earl of, Lord Chamberlain, xxv/j INDEX 315 Penible, ?, gunner, 28; see also Pemble, Richard and Pemble, Thomas Pepper, prize, 239,248-50 Pepper, Edward, caulker, and shipwright, deponent 1608,25,178 Perkins, Michael, boatswain, deponent 1608,183,192 Perkins, Thomas, cooper, deponent 1608, 127 Perrin, Robert, master smith, deponent 1608, 192 Peters, Edward, purser, 198-9 Pett, Joseph, 99,197 Pett, Peter, purveyor, xv, 55-6, 70, 176, 221,232,243,253 Pett, Phineas, master shipwright, deponent 1608, xv, 11-19, 27-32, 62, 99, 176, 181-2, 186, 188, 197, 205, 221, 245-6; opinions on his shipbuilding, 231-7 Phillips, Henry, boatswain, 201 Phillips, Sir Edward, 2 Phipps, Mr., 254 Pickas, William, see Pickras, William Pickras, William, master caulker and shipwright, deponent 1608, 22, 32,122,163, 187,203,227 Piggott, ?, boatswain, 203 Pinspn, Mr., 148, 153, see also Pruson, Hildebrand Pinnaces, establishment and costs, 291 Pirates, 62-4, 249-51; see also Ford, Captain Thomas; Hivings, Captain; Jennings, Captain; Saxbridge, Captain; Wayle, Wayment Pitch, 26, 43, 46, 83, 87, 93, 98, 111, 144, 187, 203 Plank, 7-9, 20, 23, 26, 35-7, 71, 77, 83-4, 103-5, 110, 122, 143, 150-3, 245, 252, 303-4; prices, 7-9,20,35,77,85,89,269 Plymouth, 246 Pointer, Mr., Vice-Admiral of Devon, 252 Pollard, Philip, 192 Pope, Mr., 255/1 Pope, William, Serjeant of the Admiralty, 148 Portsmouth, xxii, 16,110,120,152, 230 Portugal, 12-13 Poulter, Mr., master attendant, 114 Powder, 12,16 Powell, Mr., innkeeper, 254 Payne, Thomas, mariner, 248 Pratt, John, boatswain, deponent 1608,51, 194 Preston, Bartholomew, purser, xxv/i Price, John, 301 Price, Richard, 178 Principal Officers, xiii, xvi, xx, xxv, 2-3, 23-7, 30-3, 36-9, 42-3, 46, 50, 74, 86, 91-5, 98, 103-4, 108, 112-17, 120, 129, 135 and w, 142,147,150-2,157-62,169, 173-4,177, 183,187,191,199,206,212, 214-6, 219-20, 225, 229, 232-7, 242-6, 252,273,297-8,301,305 Privy Council, xvii-xxi, xxiii, xxv Privy Seal, Lord Keeper of, 1608, see Northampton, Henry Howard, 1st Earl of, 2; 1618, Worcester, Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of, xxwz Prizes, embezzlement of, 239, 246, 250-1; cinnamon, 239, 250; pearls, 239, 248; pepper, 239, 248-50; plate, 248; sugar, 228, 244, 251 Provisions, neglect of 266; comparison of prices, 268-9 Pruson, Hildebrand, purveyor, deponent 1608, 36-48, 57-9, 79-83, 89-90, 93-8, 110-11, 114-15, 148, 153, 157, 224, 241-2, 253-5, 305 Pulborough, 35 Pulford, Mr., 238 Pummitt, Thomas, deponent 1608, 249 Pumps, 102 Purchase of places, 28, 50, 106-8, 126, 184-6,192-5,198-202,206-10,216 QUEENBOROUGH, 121, 198 Quarter-books, xxv Quintal, 11 RAINBOROUGH, 157 Rand, George, 184 Randall, John, deponent 1608, 252 Ratcliffe, 17 Ratcliffe, Edmond, 17,19, 22, 34-5 Rawley, John, 178 Rawson, John, carpenter, deponent 1608, 150, 301 Reading, 237 Receipts, ordinary, in the Treasurer’s office, 262 ——, extraordinary, in the Treasurer’s office, 263 Red Sand Buoy, 239 Redbridge, 151,305 Redwood, Thomas, shipwright and mariner, deponent 1608,178, 237 Reek, William, shipwright, deponent 1608, 238 Remington, Edward, ironmonger, deponent, 1608,163,184 Repairs to ships, cost of, 264 Reynolds, Edward, 301 Reynolds, John (Alacada), 213 Reynolds, John, gentleman, deponent 1608,213, 226 Reynolds, John, mariner, 226 Reynolds, Israel, boatswain, 285, 305 Riches, John, 249 Richmond, Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of; Steward of the Household, Lord, xxvw Rigging, xxii, 12,27, 31,95,113-14,291-3 Rivers, Stephen, 178 Roberts, Jenkin, seaman, 228 316 INDEX Rochester, 32, 92, 117, 120, 149, 166, 230 Rock, Thomas, Mayor of Rochester, deponent 1608,180 Rockwell, John, purser, deponent 1608, xxv/r, 131,245,248, 255 Rodenburg, Theodore, purveyor, deponent 1608,157,159,171, 216,220, 224-5, 240-1 Rodenburgh, Theodore, see Rodenburg, Theodore Romney, ?, 188 Romney, Thomas, 301 Rotherhithe, 53,131 Rowden, David, messenger, deponent 1608, 2, 251 Rowley, John, carpenter, deponent 1608, 194,197 Royal, as ship’s rank, xxii/i Rumney, Mr., 101 Russell, Sir William, merchant, Treasurer of the Navy, xvii, xxvi and n SACKVILLE, Robert, son to the Lord Treasurer, 249 Sails, 46, 79,95-8,114-15,148,171, 293 St. Clere, John, purser, deponent 1608, 207 St. John, William, captain, 155, 226 St. Lucar, 11-13,16-17,19,34 St. Sebastian, 238 Sammes, Thomas, gunner, 285 Sandwich, 62, 65, 228,251 Savage, Mr., 38,40-1,110,147-8,160,241 Saville, Simon, 56, 707! Saxbridge, Captain, pirate, 252 Sea-service, ships in, 1618, 279; costs of, 280 Seborne, Robert, ropemaker, deponent 1608, 34, 111, 117, 184, 187, 194, 196, 209, 301 Secretary to the Board of Admiralty, xiii/i Sedley, Sir William, 181 Selling, John, 301 Servants, 68 and n, 69,189-92, 211 Seville, 11,17,34, 131 Shadd, William, purveyor, 126 Shaw, Richard, gunner, 285, 301 Sheppey, 250 Shipbuilding, economy in, 53; complaints of, 231-7; costs of, 231-9, 28p; numbers employed, 57; proposals in 1618,290-4 Ship furnishing, proposals in 1618, 290-4 Shipkeepers, xxii Ship maintenance, proposals in 1618, 294-6 Ships, complements in harbour, 258-9, 276-9, 282; at sea, 258-9, 279; most useful size, xxi-ii, 287-8; proposals to improve the state of, 274, 281; ranks of, xxii; state in 1618, 258-9, 275 Ships: Aquittance, 1590, 79, 90, 94,138-9, 201, 225-8, 233-4, 259, 274, 299-300 Achates, 1573,234 Admiral, galley, 201 Advantage, 1590,200,208,234, 259, 274, 282, 300 Advantigia, galley, 1601, 190, 259, 274, 299 300 Adventure, 1594, 62, 64, 67-9, 139, 190, 198-9, 200-1, 207-8, 228, 233, 258, 270-1,277,287 Advice, 1586,191 Aid, 1562,234 Anne Royal, 1608, 53n, 12n, 231-5, 246, 258,270-1,277,287 Answer, 1590, 19, 59-62, 64-9, 88, 124, 135,155,190,209-10,225,228,233-5, 258,270-1,277,302 Antelope, 1581,190,258,260,264,270-1, 277,287 Ark Royal, 1587, 53n, 72 and n, 130,178, 192,194-5, 207-8 Assurance, 1603, 134 and n, 141, 145, 154, 190, 192, 200, 211, 213, 218, 258,270-1,277,287 Bassett, merchant, 250 Bear, see White Bear Bonadventure, Bonaventure, 1581, 14, 178,190,193,209-10,259,264,273-4, 282, 300 Bonaventure, 1621, xxvi n Charles, 191, 259, 274, 282, 300 Concord, merchant, 238 Constant Reformation, xxvi/i Crane, 190, 207, 234, 258, 270-1, 277, 279, 280-1 Defiance, Defiant, 190, 234, 258, 264, 270-1,277,287 Diana, merchant, 213 Dieu Repulse, Due Repulse, see Repulse Dreadnought, 10,134,138,141,150,153, 190,198, 201, 207, 210, 234,244, 248, 258, 264, 270-1, 279, 280-1, 287 Eagle, lighter, 49-50, 103,121,182,191, 198, 213, 249, 259, 270-1, 301 Elizabeth Jonas, 175, 189, 235,259, 264, 274, 299, 300 Foresight, 12,31,234 Callerita, galley, 191 Garland, Guardland, 1590,187,190,194, 197,209, 234,259,270,274,289,299- 300 Garland, 1620, xxviw George, hoy, 9, 14-15, 18-20, 120, 134, 141, 145, 154, 178, 244, 248, 259, 278 Golden Lion, 12n, 131,138,153,175,208 Handmaid, merchant, 234 Happy Entrance, xxvi Hope, 69, 134w, 239, 248-50 John and Francis, merchant, 175 Margaret Rose, merchant, 239 INDEX 317 Ships—cont. Marigold, merchant, 229 Afor/w,213, 217 Mary Ann, collier, 239 Mary Anne, merchant, 13-14,17-20,144 Mary Rose, 1555,75 Mary Rose, 1589, 26, 75, 190, 192, 209, 211,259,270,274,299, 300-1 Mary Rose, 1623, xxviw Mercury, galley, 199 Moon, 138,141,154, 201, 208, 235, 248, 270, 277, 287 Nonpareil, 134 and n, 201 Nonsuch, 134/t, 141, 145, 190, 192, 194, 200,202,209,258,270-1,277,287,301 Pearl, merchant, 289 Philip, merchant, 238 Phoenix, 258, 270-1, 277, 279-81, 287 Quittance, see Acquittance Primrose, hoy, 134, 141, 145, 154, 178, 244, 248, 259, 274, 278 Primrose, pinnace, 259 Prince Royal, xiv-xv, xxiii, 230 Rainbow, 128,140,207,210-1, 234, 258, 260,264,270-1,277,287 Red Lion, 12n, 252, 258, 270-1, 277, 287 Repulse, 79, 139 and n, 190, 201, 258, 270-1,277 Revenge, 114,234 St. Andrew, xxvi/i St. George, xxviw Scout, 185 and w, 234 Seraphim, merchant, 15 Seven Stars, 258, 271, 277, 279-81,287 Speedwell, 12n, 252,258,270-1,277,287 5^,191,207,209 Swiftsure, 1592,72«, 94,128-9,153,155, 234 Swiftsure, 1621, xxvw Superlativa, galley, 190, 206, 259, 274, 299-300 Thomas, merchant, 187 Tremontana9 Tremontane, 79,90,94,134, 153, 208, 259, 274, 299-300 Trifle, merchant, 49 Triumph, 1561, 123, 189, 259, 270, 274, 289,299-300 Triumph, 1623, xxviw Vanguard, 68-9,90,94,116,138,140-1, 153-4,190,194-5, 258, 264, 270,277, 287 Victory, 1560,199,202, 246 Victory, 1620, xxvi« Volatillia, galley, 191,201 War spite, Wastespight, 139 and n, 190, 199, 207, 258, 270, 277, 287 White Bear, 14, 17-18, 139, 178-9, 190, 197-9,209,235,258,270,276,287,301 William, merchant, 238 Shoreham, 213 Shotover, 157, 237, 253 Simpson, Nicholas, purser, 207 Simpson, Thomas, 192 Simpson, William, 301 Skelling, Lancelot, 227 Slade, John, boatswain, 200 Slingsby, Sir Guilford, Surveyor of the Navy, xxv and n, xxvi Smart, William, 178 Smith, John, 79 Smith, John (Oxon.), 254 Smith, Sir Thomas, merchant, deponent 1608, 229; see also Smythe, Sir Thomas Smoothing, William, 192 Smythe, Sir Thomas, merchant, Commissioner 1618, xix, xxiv; see also Smith, Sir Thomas Soldar, Albert, 178 Soldar, Richard, 178 Solderne, Robert, 205 Solicitor General, see Bacon, Sir Francis (1608), Coventry, Sir Thomas (1618) Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl, 7, 8,10 Southern, William, 204 Spain, xiv, 9-19, 34-5, 57, 64-8 Sparrow, Benjamin, 245 Spellman, Edward, 204 Spencer, Lawrence, boatswain, deponent 1608, 199 Spike, Mr., 208 Squire, William, deponent 1608, 150,182, 204 Stafford, Mr., 193 Stalling, William, merchant, deponent 1608,128 Stanhope, Thomas, cook, 208 Starkey, Ralph, purveyor, deponent 1608, 36,160,220, 224-5, 242, 255 Stevens, Edward, shipwright, deponent 1608, 51 and n, 52, 176 Steward of the Household, Lord, 1618, xxvw; see Richmond, Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Stilyard the, 35, 90,169, 216, 240 Stockton, Mr., 219 Stomp, Mr., 254 Stores, amount to be carried on sea-service, xxii; particular misuse of, 202-6 Stowood, Stowe Wood, 253 Stream cables, 270,280 Streaton, William, under-victualler, deponent 1608,134,145 Stretton, Mr., see Streaton, William Suedall, Victor, 150 Suet, Thomas, gunner, deponent 1608,207 Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of, Lord Treasurer, 1618, xxi Sugar, prize, 228,244, 251 Sunninghill, 55n Surtees, Goodman, 178 Surveyor of the Navy, see Winter, Sir William (1588), Trevor, Sir John (1608), Bingley, Sir Richard (1618) 318 INDEX Sutton, Richard, Commissioner 1618, xix Syborn, Robert, see Seborne, Robert Symonds, Mr., merchant, 254 TABER, Henry, named but no such person, 81 Tailer, John, 301 Tailer, William, 301 Tanner, Nicholas, named but no such person, 81 Tar, 31, 43, 46, 58, 79, 82, 87, 93-5, 98, 110-11,122,144,187-8,197-8,203,213, 217 Tate, Lewis, anchorsmith, deponent 1608, 77,142, 212 Taylor, ?, purser, 194 Taylor,Dr.,251 Taylor, John, 192 Taylor, William, 192 Tearne, Nathaniel, clerk, xxv//, 305 Teasler, ?, 254 Temple, Sir Alexander, 181 Tenby, 228 Thompson, Thomas, master attendant, deponent 1608,112 Thompson, William, boatswain, 206 Thorne, George, pumpmaker, deponent 1608, 79, 101-2, 109-110, 123, 181, 192 Thorne, Thomas, 202 Thurston, James, purser, deponent 1608, 217,227 Tilden, Mr., 182 Timber, xxi, 7-10, 20, 25, 27, 36, 39, 51, 53-6,70-4,77,79,85,92,100-2,104-10, 122,150-3,156-8,182,185,188, 221-4, 242. 252, 303-4; prices, 7-9, 20, 108, 243. 269; ill choice of, 52-8, 70-4, 151, 157, 236, 243; remarking of, 53-4, 56, 70, 236, 242-4 Tonge, Richard, 301 Tonnage of former fleets, 286 Tower of London, xxiii Tower wharf, 41 Tracy, Richard, 301 Transome, Robert, porter, 192 Treasurer, Lord, 1618, see Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Treasurer of Marine Causes, xiii, 75, 78; see also Treasurer of the Navy Treasurer of the Navy, see Hawkins, Sir John (1588), Mansell, Sir Robert (1608), Russell, Sir William (1618) Treenails, 54-55, 73, 79,109,178, 303-4 Trevor, Lady, 133,180,210,243-4 Trevor, Robert, 191 Trevor, Thomas, 211 Trevor, Sir John, Surveyor of the Navy, xiv, xxv/i, 7-18,20-1,24,27-8,31,33-8, 42-3,48, 50, 55-9, 61, 76, 79, 82-6, 88, 90-1, 93-5, 97-9, 101, 103, 105-9, 111, 119,121,124,131,133-7,144-53,155-6, 161, 166-77, 179, 183-6, 188, 191, 194, 197, 200-3, 207-8,211,213-16,219-21, 229, 236-7, 239-44, 248-9, 254 Trevor, Sir Sackville, captain, 129, 177, 211,248 Trippett, John, gunner, deponent 1608, 193, 248 Trippitt, Misaerch, boatswain’s mate, 65 Trinity House, Master and Wardens of, xv, xx-xxi, xxiv, xxvi, 38 Troches, Mr., 217 Trosse, Richard, master, deponent 1608, 213 Troughton, Miles, purser, 155, 227 Tryon, Mr., 62-3 Tybald, Thomas, pitch-heater, deponent 1608,198 Tyerst, Mr., 185 Tyler, Thomas, painter, deponent 1608, 214 UPNOR Castle, xxi, xxiv, 28, 106, 120-1, 171,184,193,216,239,249,278,283,306 Usher, Thomas, merchant, 50 VALLADOLID, 12 Vaughan, Captain, Captain of Upnor Castle, 172,174 Venables, Thomas, boatswain, deponent 1608, 207, 210 Vere, James, cook, 200 Verulam, Francis, Bacon, 1st Baron, Lord Chancellor, 1618, xxv/i, xxvi Victuals, Surveyor-General of Marine, jointly held, see Bludder, Sir Thomas (1608), Darrell, Sir Marmaduke (1608) Victualling, 62, 66-8, 80-1, 88,130-5,141, 153-5,179,196,211, 217-18,226-8 Victualling, costs, 60-1, 80-1, 124-7, 130, 196, 217, 244-5, 248, 262, 283 WADE, Sir William, Lieutenant of the Tower, 2 Wages, 12, 225, 276-9, reasons for increase, 284 Waller, Richard, 79 Waller, John, 301 Walters, master, 213 Wapping, 37 Ward, William, boatswain, deponent 1608, 63, 210 Wardacre, Mr., 149 Warren, Walter, boatswain, deponent 1608,196 Warren, William, 249 Warrior, John, 253 Waste in the navy, causes of, 265 Waters, Mr., 148 Watkins, merchant, 213 Watson, Michael, 301 Watts, Sir John, 180 Wawme, John, 301 INDEX 319 Wayle, Wayment, pirate, 229 Webb, Gabriel, boatswain, deponent 1608, 199 Wedmaster, Mr., auditor, 233 Weights, inaccurate, 266 Weldon, Thomas, merchant, deponent 1608,175 Welling, 29 Wells, John, clerk to Sir Robert Mansell, deponent, 1608,15, 29,46, 61, 75-6,78, 90-1, 110-11, 112, 144-5, 147, 155-6, 174,185,197,245 Wells, Walter, 254 Westlake, Robert, 79 Westminster, 104 Weston, Sir Richard, farmer of customs, Commissioner 1618, xix White, purveyor, 304 White, Peter, 227 White, Roger, mariner, deponent 1608,17 Whitelocke, James, member of the House of Commons, xvi, xyii Whittife, Esaye, shipwright, deponent 1608,8-10,15,85,155 Wigg, Mr., customs house official, 47 Wilford, ?, purser, 201,206 Wilkes, purveyor, 304 Williams, John, purveyor, 40 Willis, Edward, quartermaster, deponent 1608, 226, 227 Willoughby, ?, cook, 207 Wilmott, Gabriel, carpenter, deponent 1608, 78, 87, 104, 106, 108, 182, 185, 195 Wilson, boatswain, 51 Wilson, Dr., 201 Wilson, George, boatswain, 50, 184, 187, 201 Wilson, John, boatswain, deponent 1608, 239, 249, 250 Windsor, Thomas, 301 Winn, Bryan, clerk, xxv Winter, Captain, 217 Winter, George, 164 Winter, Sir, William, Surveyor of the Navy, 158,164,172,173 Winwood, 157 Wolstenholme, Sir John, merchant, Commissioner, 1618, xix Wood, Thomas, 178,186,192, 301 Woodgate, gunner, 206 Woodhouse, Sir William, Vice-admiral of England, 234 Woods, Thomas, 178 Woolley, Roger, gunner, deponent 1608, 217 Woolwich, proposal to run down dockyard, 283; store, 7,9,23-5,27,35,44,49, 52-4,84,151,221,223,237 Worcester, Edward Somerset, 4th Earl, Lord Privy Seal, 1618,146, 150 Wotton, Edward, 1st Baron, Comptroller of the Household, 2 Wriothesley, John, purser, deponent 1608, 69,132,195 Wriothesley, Oliver, purser, deponent 1608,130,195,206 YARDLEY, Mr., 187 Yarmouth, 131 Yates, John, 254 Yelverton, Sir Henry, Attorney General, xviii/i, xixw, xxn Young, Henry, gunner, 210 ZOUCH, Edward la, llth Baron, 2
Alan McGowan worked for over 20 years at the National Maritime Museum. He was head of Department responsible for ship plans and models. Then he was Chief Curator and finally Deputy Director. He was also Chairman of the HMS Victory Advisory Committee.
His publications include
• The Jacobean Commissions of Enquiry: 1608 and 1618 (Navy Records Society, 1971).
• Sailor: a pictorial history (MacDonad & Jane, 1977).
• The Ship: the century before steam. The development of the sailing ship (H.M.S.O., 1980).
• Tiller and Whipstaff: the development of the sailing ship, 1400 – 1700 (H.M.S.O., 1981).
• Sailing Ships: a three-dimensional book (Viking, 1984).
• H.M.S. Victory: her construction, career and restoration (Caxton, 2003).
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