London and the Kingdom - Volume 3 / A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London. - Reginald R. Sharpe

A note of all the shipps nowe at sea under the chardge of the Lorde Admerall w^th their nombers of men and tyme of victuallinge w^ch is reduced nowe to ende in them all together the x^th of Auguste.

		Men.
The London Shippes	The Hercules	120	Theis shipps beinge set furthe by the Cyttie are victuallid by them alreadie until the x^th of Auguste and shalbe here furnyshid with a moneths victuall more at the Cytties chardge accordinge to yo^r Lo: order.
	The Tobie	110
	The Senturyon	90
	The Marget and John	84
	The Mynyon	84
	The Assention	84
	The Red Lyon	84
	The May Flower	84
	The Primrose	80
	The Teger	72
	The guyfte of god	64
	The B. Burre	64
	The Brave	64
	The golden Lyon	64
	The Royall defence	60
	The Thomas bonaventur	60
	The releif	16		instead of theis to have 2 pynnasses
	The Moneshine	30
	The Pasporte	30
	The Dyana	16

No. 51.

Government order to victual ships furnished by the City; 24 July, 1588.

State Papers Dom. Vol. ccxiii. No. 15.

Mr. Quarleis theis are to praie you presentlie to victuall theis shippes hereunder written nowe at the seas w^th my Lo: Admirall w^th one moneths victuall of xxviij daies to begyn the x^th of August 1588 and to end the vij^th of September followinge both daies included Of w^ch monnethes victualls you are to victuall the said Flete for the fyrst xiiij daies at Portesmouth The other xiiij daies the victuall to be sent to Dover. This to be doune with all spede possible and so fare you well from my house at Stroude the xxiiij^th of Julie 1588

1	The Hercules	Of London.
2	The Tobie
3	The Senturion
4	The Marget and John
5	The Mynion
6	The Assention
7	The Red Lion
8	The Tygar
9	The Mayflower
10	The Prymrose
11	The gift of god
12	The bark Burle
13	The Brawle
14	The golden Lion
15	The Riall defence
16	Thelen Nathan
20	The foure pynnasses

No. 52.

List of all the ships furnished by the City against Spain in 1588.