Survey Bristol Ships, 1513

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Survey of Bristol Ships: 16 January 1513

Source: Transcribed by: Evan Jones (2002)
Manuscript: PRO SP1/3 no. 87

This survey of Bristol shipping was conducted as part of the Crown's preparations for war against France. The survey only lists Bristol ships then in port that might have been hired for naval service.

The certificacion made unto the kynges most noble grace by the custommers of hys porte of Bristow of all the Navie of the shippes and vessells now beinge in the sayd porte the xvi^th day of January the iiii^th yeir of hys moste noble rayn sue as well of the names of the sayd shipps and vessells as also the names of the owners and portage of the same shipps and vessells as here after playnly doth a pere, furste,
Ownars	John Shipman John Ware John Messam Martyn Pollard	The Trinitie of the portage of cxxxvi tons
Ownar	John Collas	The Elizabeth of the portage of c tons
Ownar	Nicholas Browne	The margrett of the portage of cx tons
Ownars	John Shipman William Shipman Robert Buntre Thomas Dale	The Mary Christoffer of the portage of cx tons
Ownars	John Hall William Geffreys	The Edward of the portage of c tons
Ownar	William Geffreys	The Trinite Grace of the portage of iiii^xx tons
Ownars	William Geffreys John Hall John Graunte	The mary kateryn of the portage of cxxx ton
Ownar	William Geffreys William Lane John Sparcheford	The Barbara of the portage of cx tons
Ownar	John Shipman	The new mathew of the portage of cxx tons

Ownar	Heugh Elyett	The Mary Penrice or the portage of lxiiii tons

Ownar	John Shipman Robert Butre Thomas Donell	The Lytyll Jesus of the portage of lx tons
Ownars	John Ede Robert Butre John Shipman	The Lytill Christoffer of the portage of lx tons
		The pinnace that was takyn of portage of lxx tons
Ownar	John Drews	The Mary James	Smale vessels which ys not redy to do service but yf the kinges grace commands the ownars to make them redy by a day lymyted by hys grace
Ownar	Nicholas Brown	The mawdelen of the portage of
Ownar	John Messan	The Gelyan of the portage of
Ownars	Rais a price Humfrey hosgrove	The Antony
Ownar	John Collas	The George
Ownar	Nicholas Browne	The mary Radclyf

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