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as her means, stretched to their utmost extent, possibly afforded, the progresswas but slow; for in the year 1578, twenty years after her accession, the navyroyal amounted to only twenty-four ships, of different sorts, the largest ofwhich was the Triumph, in burthen a thousand tons, and the smallest theGeorge, not quite'sixty To
* The 'Names of her Majesty's Ships, with the Numbn' of Men and Furniture requisite for
the setting forth of the same. A. D. 1578.-E. Coclice Antiq, MS. in the Possession of
the late Samuel Knight, S. T. P. inserted in the last Edition of Campbell’s Lives of theAdmirals.
1. Triumph. 2 Furniture.
1 Men 780, whereof
Harquebus -
- 200
Mariners
450
Bows
40
Gunners
50
Arrows, Sheaves of
SO
Soldiers -
200
Corslets
SO
2 Furniture.
Mariners
- 160
Harquebus
- 250
3 Burden -
803
Bows
50
v. Primrose. *
Arrows, Sheaves of
100
Men, Furniture, and Burden,
as the last.
Pikes
Corslets
- 200
100
vi. Mary Rose.
1 Men 350, whereof
Mariners
• 200
Mariners
200
Burden
1000
Gunners
- 50
11 . Elisabeth.
1 Men 600, whereof
Soldiers
2 Furniture-.
120
Mariners - „
- 300
Harquebus
- 125
Gunners -
50
Bows
- 30
Soldiers _ . .
- 200
Arrows, Sheaths of
- 60
2 Furniture.
Pikes
100
Harquebus
200
Bills
- 120
Bows
50
Corslets
50
Arrows, Sheaves of
100
Mariners
- 16Q
Pikes
280
3 Burden -
600
Bills
170
vii. Hope.
Mariners
3 Burden
in. White Bear.
200
900
Men, Furniture, and Burden, as the last.
VIII. Bonaventure.
1 Men 300. whereof
Men, Furniture, and Burden, as
the last.
Mariners - ..
- 160
iv. Victory.
Gunners ...
30
1 Men 500, whereof
Soldiers -
- no
Mariners ~ - .
330
2 Furniture,
Gunners
40
Harquebus
110
Soldiers - -
160
. Bows ■» . .
30
r
H 2
Arrows,