The Reformation and the Renaissance (1485-1547): Second Edition
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The Reformation and the Renaissance (1485-1547): Second Edition
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Sources; Reformation -- England
+Source.+--_Hamilton Papers_, No. 227, Vol. II., H.M. General Register
House, Edinburgh.
51. Wafters[61] appointed for the vawarde:
The "Pauncye," the "Minion," the "Swallow," the "Gabian" of Ipswich,
the "John Evangeliste," the "Gallye Subtile," Harwoddes "Barke of
Calais" to attend upon the "Pauncye."
Wafters appointed for the battell:
The "Swepestake," the "Swanne" of Hamburghe, the "Mary Grace," the
"Elizabeth" of Lynne, Cumberfordes Shippe.
Wafters appointed for the rerewarde:
The "Great Galley," the "Gillian" of Dartmouth, the "Peter" of Fowery,
the "Anthony Fulford," the "Bark Riveley."
Orders taken at the Shelys within Tynemouth haven, the xxviiith day of
April in the xxxvith year of the reign of our sovereign lord King
Henry the Eighth, by the Earl of Hertford, great Chamberlain of
England, his highness' lieutenant in the north parties, and
captain-general of His Majesty's army by sea and land at this present
against the Scots.
1. First, his lordship in the King's Majesty's name, straightly
chargeth and commandeth, that all captains, with their soldiers and
mariners, shall be in readiness on shipboard in such ships as they be
appointed unto by the said lord lieutenant, according to such
proclamations as have been made in his lordship's name for that
purpose, to the intent that every such ship may weigh anchor with the
first prosperous wind that God shall send to depart.
2. Item, the lord admiral, with certain wafters with him, shall be
foremost of the fleet, bearing in his fore top-mast a flag of St.
George's Cross, and in the night ii lights of a good height in his
ship. And all those ships (whose captains with their soldiers be
appointed to the vaward, whereof the said lord admiral is chieftain)
shall as near as they can follow the said lord admiral. And at such
time as the said lord admiral shall come to an anchor, all the ships
of the vaward shall likewise come to an anchor, as near unto his ship
as they may conveniently.
3. Item, the said lord lieutenant hath appointed his own ship, and the
ship which the King's treasure is in, to make sail next unto the fleet
of the vaward, and all such ships (whose captains with their soldiers,
are appointed to be about his person in the battell) shall follow his
lordship as near as they can, and shall come to an anchor as near as
they can about him. And his lordship hath ordained to have upon his
main top-mast a flag of Saint George's Cross, and every night two
lights on high in his shrouds, and one above his main top, to the
intent that every man may know his lordship's ship from all other, as
well by night as by day.
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