Martin Frobisher | Timeline

Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535 – 22 November 1594) was an English seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Canada, before entering Frobisher Bay and landing on present-day Baffin Island. On his second voyage, Frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three ships, where initial assaying determined it to be worth a profit of £5.20 per ton. Encouraged, Frobisher returned to Canada with an even larger fleet and dug several mines around Frobisher Bay. He carried 1,350 tons of the ore back to England, where, after years of smelting, it was realised that the ore was a worthless rock called hornblende. As an English privateer, he plundered riches from French ships. He was later knighted for his service in repelling the Spanish Armada in 1588. (Intro from Wikipedia)

January(?) 1(?), 1535 - Altofts, Yorkshire - Martin Frobisher is born

January(?) 1(?), 1542 - Altofts - His father, a merchant named Bernard Frobisher, dies

January(?) 1(?), 1549 - London - Sent to London to live with Sir John York, a maternal relative

August 12, 1553 - Portsmouth - 18-year-old Martin Frobisher departs on the first english expedition to West Africa, with 3 ships (Lion, Primrose and Moon) and 140 men, led by Thomas Wyndham and portuguese jewish pilot António Eannes Penteado =(START)

September(?) 1(?), 1553 - Off Madeira Island - Some portuguese ships are plundered

November(?) 1(?), 1553 - Gold Coast, Ghana - The english are able to trade for 150 pounds of gold, while avoiding sailing close to the portuguese fortress of Elmina

December(?) 1(?), 1553 - Lagoons of Nigeria - Wyndham trades his english goods for 80 tons of malaguetta pepper

February(?) 1(?), 1554 - Off Benin - Captain Wyndham dies of malaria fever

May(?), 1(?), 1554 - Madeira Island - Passing Madeira Island

June 1(?), 1554 - Plymouth - The 40 survivors of the Wyndham expedition return to England

October 11, 1554 - Dartmouth - Departs on John Lok's expedition to Western Africa, with 3 ships, the "Trinity" (140-tons), the "John Evangelist" (140-tons) and the "Bartholomew" (90-tons)

November 1, 1554 - Coast of England - Unfavourable winds keep them from leaving the coast of England

November 17, 1554 - Off Madeira Island - Lok passes Madeira Island

November 20(?), 1554 - Off Tenerife Island, Canary Islands - Two days in calms under the Peak of Teide

December 1(?), 1554 - Cestos River, Liberia - Landfall near Cestos River, after 7 weeks sailing

February 10, 1555 - Shama, Ghana - Lok anchors at Shama, site of the portuguese fort of St.Sebastian. The local chief demands an hostage to begin business. Martin Frobisher volunteers. Before business begins, a portuguese ship appears and opens fire of Lok's ships. The english retreat to the east to continue their business, leaving Frobisher in Shama

February 12(?), 1555 - Elmina, Ghana - Frobisher is captured and his african captors hand him to the portuguese at their factory of Mina. He is arrested in the castle of São Jorge da Mina (St.George of Elmina or literally "St.George of the Mine")

February 13, 1555 - While in Elmina, Ghana - John Lok sets sail for England with more than 400 pounds' weight of gold, 36 butts of Guinea pepper, and 250 elephants’ tusks

November 15(?), 1555 - Elmina, Ghana - Frobisher stays in captivity for 9 months. Due to his good nature, the portuguese send him off to purchase victuals at nearby villages, from where he always returned. They decide to transfer him to Lisbon, Portugal

March(?) 1(?), 1556 - Lisbon, Portugal - Frobisher is transfered to a Lisbon jail. He learns of a navigable northwest passage from one of his inmates, a portuguese sailor who swore he had made that voyage

(From 1556 to 1575, details in Frobisher's life are sketchy. Help to complete it is much appreciated)

December(?) 1(?), 1556 - England - Frobisher is released and makes his way back to England

January(?) 1(?), 1559 - Barbary Coast - Leads a voyage to the Barbary Coast to secure the release of an English hostage, Anthony Hammond

September 30, 1559 - West Riding, Yorkshire - Marries Isobel Richard

January(?) 1(?), 1563 - Becomes involved in a privateering business venture with his brother, John Frobisher, and a fellow Yorkshireman, John Appleyard

May 1(?), 1563 - Plymouth - They seize 5 french ships and bring them to Plymouth

January(?) 1(?), 1564 - Marshalsea, London(?) - Released from prison

January(?) 1(?), 1565 - Purchases two ships, the "Mary Flower" and the "William Baxter"

October 31, 1566 - Marshalsea, London(?) - Frobisher is released again

January(?) 1(?), 1568 - Commands the "Robert" in service to the exiled Cardinal of Chatillon

January(?) 1(?), 1569 - Marshalsea, London - Arrested again

March 1(?), 1570 - Marshalsea - Released from prison

August 21, 1571 - Portsmouth - Letter from Captain E.Horsey to Lord Burghley, informing him that he "has expedited the fitting out of a hulk for M. Frobisher"

October 1(?), 1571 - Commissioned to command 4 ships in the search for pirates and smugglers along the english coast

January(?) 1(?), 1572 - Ireland - Directed to the Irish coast to provide logistical support for the English Campaign against the Desmond Rebellions

January 1(?), 1573 - Involved in the seizure of a french ship loaded with portuguese merchandise

January(?) 1(?), 1574 - Frobisher petitioned the Privy Council for permission and financial support to lead an expedition to find a north-west passage to "the Southern Sea" (the Pacific Ocean) and thence to Cathay

February 3, 1575 - London - The Muscovy Company issues a license to Frobisher "to venture into the unknown"

June 7, 1576 - Deptford, London - Frobisher departs to find a Northwest Passage to Cathay, with the 30-ton bark "Gabriel", the "Michael" and a 7-ton unnamed pinnace. While in front of Greenwich Palace, Queen Elizabeth bids farewell to him, "shaking her hand" at them "out of the window"

June 26, 1576 - Shetland Islands - Frobisher reaches the Shetland Islands. The "Michael" begins leaking and has to put into shore for repairs. They continue voyage on the same day

June 29, 1576 - After three days sailing to the Northwest, a violet storm rises

July 8, 1576 - 3 days from Greenland - After being pounded continuously for more than a month, the storm finally ceases

July 11, 1576 - SE tip of Greenland - The mountains of the southeastern tip of Greenland are sighted. Due to the ice, an attempt to land fails. Soon, a terrible storm begins and the small pinnace sinks. The crew of the "Michael" decides to turn back to England

July 13, 1576 - Davis Strait (Between Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada) - The "Gabriel" capsizes, but Frobisher orders the mizzen mast to be hacked away while he untangled the rigging and the sails filling with icy water - the ship sails on

July 28, 1576 - In sight of the Labrador coast - Frobisher sights Labrador

August 18, 1576 - Baffin Island, Canada - Frobisher arrives at Baffin Island. Five crewmembers are taken captive by inuits

August 26, 1576 - Frobisher Bay, Canada - Martin Frobisher claims Frobisher Bay for Elizabeth I

September 20(?), 1576 - Shetland Islands - Reaches the Shetland Islands on his return voyage

October 2, 1576 - Harwich, England - Frobisher reaches Harwich

October 9, 1576 - London - Frobisher returns to London

March 30, 1577 - Frobisher petitions the Queen to be confirmed as High Admiral of the North-Western Seas and Governor of all lands discovered, and to receive 5% of profits from trade

May 18, 1577 - Greenwich Palace - Martin Frobisher visits the Court

May 27, 1577 - Blackwall, London - Frobisher departs to the Northeast with three ships, the 200-ton "Ayde", lent by the Queen (who was investing £1,000 in the expedition), the "Gabriel" and the "Michael". The expedition was carrying 30 cornish miners and a group of convicts to be expatriated

May 31, 1577 - Harwich - At Harwich, Frobisher has a letter from the Privy Council waiting for him, commanding him to trim his excess crew. He decides to send the convicts and a number of sailors ashore and continues to Scotland

June 7, 1577 - St.Magnus Sound, Orkney Islands - The fleet anchors at St.Magnus Sound in the Orkney Islands to take on water

July 4, 1577 - Off Southern Greenland - "Friesland" (Southern Greenland) is sighted

July 8, 1577 - Southern Greenland - Unable to land due to the fog and fear of hitting unseen ice, Frobisher sets course to the west

July 17, 1577 - Hall's Island, Frobisher Bay, Canada - After ten days of storms, the weather clears and Hall's Island is sighted, at the mouth of Frobisher Bay

July 18, 1577 - Hall's Island - Frobisher and a small party land on Hall's Island. The next day they make their way to its highest point, which is baptized as Mount Warwick, in honor of one of the main investors of the expedition, the Earl of Warwick

July 30(?), 1577 - Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada - Frobisher sets up a gold mining colony

August 1, 1577 - Frobisher tries to bargain with the natives about exchanging the hostages for the five captured englishmen

August 23, 1577 - Hall's Island, Frobisher Bay - Frobisher sets sail to Wales, taking an eskimo family aboard

September 23, 1577 - Milford Haven, Wales - Frobisher returns to Wales

September 24, 1577 - Windsor - Visit to the Queen after his return

May 21, 1578 - Hampton Court Palace, London - Martin Frobisher visits the Court

May 30, 1578 - Harwich, England - Frobisher departs on his third expedition to the Northeast with 15 ships :"Ayde, Michael, Gabriel, Judith, Dennis, Anne Francis, Francis of Foy, Moon of Foy, Bear of Leycester, Thomas of Ipswich, Thomas Allen, Armenall, Soloman of Weymouth, Hopewell and Emanuel of Bridgwater"

June 20, 1578 - South of Greenland - Frobisher reaches the South of Greenland

July 2, 1578 - In sight of Frobisher Bay - Frobisher Bay is sighted in stormy weather. The 100-ton barque "Dennys" is wrecked on an iceberg" with the expedition's prefabricated "winter house" on board

August 31, 1578 - Frobisher Bay, Canada - Frobisher decides to return to England without establishing a successful colony

October 2, 1578 - Plymouth - Frobisher returns to Plymouth

March 17, 1580 - Plymouth(?) - Sir William Winter sails to Ireland with 9 ships, one of which was the "Foresight" under command of Martin Frobisher. He was instructed to cruise off the Irish coast with a fleet to prevent any help of arriving for the rebels

March 30, 1580 - Near Ballylongford, Kerry, W. Ireland - Winter's ships begin a two-day bombardment of the Desmond Fort at Carrigafoyle

April 6, 1580 - Near Ballylongford - Sails up the Shannon River to land guns, ammunition and powder to enable Lord Deputy Sir William Pelham to take the Earl of Desmond's stronghold at Carrigafoyle and two other forts

July 25, 1580 - Off Baltimore, SW Ireland - Resupplied at Sea by four ships of sea victuals from England

September 5, 1580 - Baltimore, SW Ireland - Sir William Winter sets sail back to England without authorization

September 12, 1580 - While sailing to England - Papal forces land at Smerwick, Ireland

October(?) 1(?), 1580 - Plymouth(?) - Six days after returning to England, news are received that the Spanish Admiral Don Martín de Recaldi had arrived at Smerwick Bay and offloaded supplies and troops before returning to Spain

November 5, 1580 - Smerwick Bay, W. Ireland - Sir William Winter's ships arrive at Smerwick Bay, replenishing the supplies of Grey de Wilton, who was camped at Dingle

November 10, 1580 - Smerwick Bay - Bombardment of the Dun an Oir fort

November 11, 1580 - While in Smerwick Bay - The spanish call for a truce and surrender the next day

December(?) 1(?), 1580 - Plymouth(?) - During the next days, the english slaughter all but a handful of officers and men without mercy. Even pregnant women are hanged. Sir William Winter returns to England

September 14, 1585 - Plymouth - Sir Francis Drake sets sail to the Antilles with a strong armada of 21 ships and 1,800 soldiers under command of Christopher Carleill. One of his captains is Martin Frobisher, in command of the "Primrose"

September 27, 1585 - Bayona, Vigo Bay - Drake sends people ashore to plunder and take hostages, which Carleill had already done

October 11, 1585 - Bayona, Vigo Bay - After taking on fresh water, Drake sets sail again

November 3, 1585 - La Palma, Canary Islands - An attempt to land is thwarted

November 18, 1585 - Santiago, Cape Verde - 1,000 men land, and while they await for ransom, the ships are loaded with provisions. Nobody appears

November 29, 1585 - Santiago, Cape Verde - Drake weighs anchor and begins the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean

December 16, 1585 - Dominica - Arrival to Dominica, passage by Guadalupe

December 25, 1585 - St.Kitts Islands - The english spend Christmas at St. Christopher

December 31, 1585 - In sight of Santo Domingo - The english armada creates panic when it is seen from Santo Domingo

January 1, 1586 - Santo Domingo - The city is taken. During the night, 1,000 men land at the mouth of River Haina

January 31, 1586 - Santo Domingo - Drake departs with a ransom of 25,000 ducats and all riches of Santo Domingo

February 9, 1586 - Cartagena, Colombia - Drake enters in the port of Cartagena

March 10, 1586 - Cartagena - The spanish hand over a ransom of 107,000 ducats. Maybe even more 200,000 from individuals

April 14, 1586 - Cartagena - Drake, with too many sick men aboard, decides to return to England and sets sail

April 27, 1586 - Between Havana and Cape San Antonio - Drake careens his ships and abandons plans to assault Havana, which was well defended

May 13, 1586 - Between Havana and Cape San Antonio - Drake departs with a portuguese pilot to the East coast of Florida

May 28, 1586 - St. Augustine, Florida - Drake lands and destroys the spanish settlement. The spanish run away with their families

June 9, 1586 - Roanoke Island, North Carolina - Drake reaches the Virginia Colony, in the Island of Roanoke

June 18, 1586 - Roanoke Island, North Carolina - Drake sets sail to England taking colonists with him

July 28, 1586 - Portsmouth, England - Frobisher returns to England with Drake

July 21, 1588 - Eddystone Rocks, off Plymouth - Aboard his flagship "Triumph", Frobisher commands a squadron of 6 ships - "Merchant Royal, Margaret and John, Centurion, Golden Lion, Mary Rose"

July 25, 1588 - Off Dunnose Cape, Isle of Wight - Frobisher engages the Duke of Medina Sidonia's flagship "San Martín". He escapes when more than 30 spanish ships bore down upon him

July 26, 1588 - E. Isle of Wight - John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher are knighted by Admiral Howard, on board his flagship "Ark Royal"

July 29, 1588 - Off Gravelines, France - Battle of Gravelines

October 31, 1588 - The english fleet returns to port

May 1(?), 1590 - Plymouth - Hawkins and Frobisher set sail to the Coast of Portugal to wait for the Silver Fleet

May 10(?), 1590 - Coast of Portugal - Hawkins and Frobisher arrive to the area to wait for the Silver Fleet. However, Phillip II of Spain forbids its departure

October 29(?), 1590 - Plymouth - Hawkins and Frobisher return to England, empty handed

September 1(?), 1591 - Altofts, Yorkshire - Visit to his native Altofts. Meets Dorothy Wentworth, daughter of Thomas, 1st Baron Wentworth

October(?) 1(?), 1591 - Altofts, Yorkshire - Dorothy Wentworth becomes Frobisher's second wife

November 1(?), 1591 - Whitwood, Yorkshire - Frobisher purchases from the Queen the leasehold of the manor of Whitwood in Yorkshire, and of Finningley Grange in Nottinghamshire, for £949

March 5(?), 1592 - Dartmouth - Ready to depart, Raleigh's fleet is held at port with poor weather

May 6, 1592 - Dartmouth - After much delay because of weather, Walter Raleigh sets sail with John Burroughs as vice-admiral and Martin Frobisher. His fleet were 14 or 15 ships of which the "Garland" and the "Foresight" belonged to the Queen. Cumberland had the largest stake in the expedition and helped Raleigh to finance and gather the fleet. The fleet included notables such as William Monson, Robert Crosse, Samuel Purchas, Richard Hawkins, Downton and Christopher Newport. Cumberland provides the "Tiger"(600-tons), his 300-ton ship "Sampson" and the "Golden Noble"(160-tons)

May 7, 1592 - Off Dartmouth - Frobisher goes to Raleigh in the pinnace "Disdain" and delivers him the letter from the Queen, ordering his immediate recall to England

May 9, 1592 - Bay of Biscay - Raleigh meets with a ship belonging to Monsieur Gourdon, governor of Calais, on board of which was one Mr.Nevil Davies, an englishman, who had endured a long captivity of 12 years, and had now by good fortune made his escape, and was on his way home. Davies reported that there was little good to be done or expected that year in the West Indies, as the king of Spain had sent express orders to all the ports both of the islands and the main, that no ships were to sail that year, nor any treasure to be shipped to Spain. Yet Raleigh continues his voyage, despite the Queen's orders.

May 11, 1592 - Off Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - The Fleet is scattered by a severe storm. Three ships sink

May 12, 1592 - Off Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - Upon considering the effects of the storm, the contrary winds expected in a raid to Panama that time of the year, and the depleted supplies with the delays, Raleigh decides to sail home, dividing his fleet between Burrough ("Roebuck"), with orders to sail to the Azores to intercept carracks from Mexico and India, and Frobisher ("Garland"), with orders to patrol the coast of Portugal and watch for ships leaving Lisbon

May 31, 1592 - Off Cape St Vincent, Portugal - A sail is sighted. Burrough pursues it to Cape St.Vincent. The ship, the spanish 600-tons "Santa Clara", is taken

June 15(?), 1592 - Off Cape St Vincent, Portugal - Frobisher rounds Cape St.Vincent without finding Alonso de Bazán's fleet (Which sailed to St.Michael Island, Azores)

June 18, 1592 - Off Northern Portugal - Frobisher captures a ship laden with chests of sugar

July(?) 1(?), 1592 - Dartmouth(?) - The "Garland" returns to England

October 1, 1594 - Ponte des Espagnols, Crozon Peninsula, France - Present at the siege of Fort Crozon, from the Sea

November 12(?), 1594 - Ponte des Espagnols - Frobisher receives a gunshot wound to his thigh. The surgeon who extracts the ball leaves the wadding behind and an infection ensues

November 15, 1594 - Plymouth, England - Sir Martin Frobisher dies on arrival in Plymouth, due to the infection, aged 59 =(END)

George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland | Timeline

Earl of Cumberland, 1588
(detail: The Queen's glove in his hat)

Sir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord of Skipton, KG (8 August 1558 – 30 October 1605), was an English peer, naval commander, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was notable at court for his jousting, at the Accession Day Tilts, which were highlights of the year at court. Two famous survivals, his portrait miniature by Nicholas Hilliard (c. 1590, now National Maritime Museum) and a garniture of Greenwich armour (now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), reflect this important part of his life. In contrast, he neglected his estates in the far north of England, and left a long succession dispute between his heirs. (Intro from Wikipedia)

August 8, 1558 - Brougham Castle, Westmorland - George Clifford, is born

January 3, 1569 - Battle, England - Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, writes the Queen asking permission to have the wardship of George Clifford in case his father (who was gravely ill) died, and also to marry the boy with one of his daughters

January 8, 1569 - (While in Battle) - While visiting his uncle and aunt in Battle, southern England, His father, Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, dies back at Brougham Castle

January 12, 1569 - (While in Battle) - Lord Burghley writes a letter to Lord Montague (the boy's uncle) on the Queen's behalf giving ward of the young Earl of Cumberland to the Earl of Bedford

May 9, 1571 - Cambridge - Cumberland matriculates and takes residence in the Trinity College, Cambridge
May 1(?), 1574 - Oxford - Cumberland migrates to the University of Oxford to study geography
November 15, 1576 - Oxford - Cumberland finishes his "M.A. Degree"
June 24, 1577 - St.Mary Overy's Church, Southwark - Cumberland marries Lady Margaret Russell, daughter of the Earl of Bedford, with presence of the Queen
August(?) 1(?), 1577 - Skipton, Yorkshire - After his marriage, Cumberland spends most of his time at his mother's house at Skipton
June 29, 1579 - Skipton - Granted formal authority to enter his estates
January 28, 1580 - Skipton - Granted formal authority to enter his estates
July 30(?), 1581 - Skipton - His mother, Anne Dacre, dies aged 60. Cumberland in full possession of his inheritance
July 31, 1581 - Skipton - Attends his mother's funeral
August 20(?), 1581 - Skipton - Cumberland purchases the manor of Wevendrewath in Westmorland which adjoined his principal residence there, Brougham Castle, for £1,600
September(?) 1(?), 1581 - Brougham Castle, Westmorland - With his mother's death, Cumberland takes residence in Brougham Castle
January(?) 1(?), 1582 - Brougham Castle, Westmorland - Exchanges his manors of East and West Marton in Craven with Christopher Marton for Eshton, a larger property than Marton, at the head of the Aire Valley, bordering Flasby to the south and west
June(?) 1(?), 1583 - London - Cumberland exchanges his residence at Skipton and the environment of his estates for life at Court =(START)
March 1(?), 1584 - Furseys, near Harnham Hall - Shortly after borrowing £400, Cumberland attends a race at the Furseys, near Harnham Hall, with Warwick, Pembroke and Essex, the Howards and Lord Chandos, and wins a golden bell valued at £50 given by the Mayor and City of Salisbury
May 1(?), 1584 - London - Cumberland receives orders from the Privy Council to provide 300 horse soldiers for protection against Scotland
June 1(?), 1584 - London(?) - Authorises his commissioners to sell all the Derbyshire estates
July 1(?), 1585 - London(?) - Empowers his commissioners to sell his manors of Hart and Maltby and his other land at Welham, Sutton Broomfleet, Staynton, Hutton and Idle
August 1(?), 1585 - London(?) - Cumberland mortgages Maltby for £1,000
September 14, 1585 - Chenies, Buckinghamshire - Appears as "chief mourner" at Lord Bedford's funeral
November 27, 1585 - London(?) - Borrows £400 for a year
December 7, 1585 - London(?) - Borrows £900 for eight months
December 31, 1585 - London(?) - Borrows £700
January(?) 1(?), 1586 - London(?) - Begins selling property to meet the large debts with he accumulates while living at Court
March 1(?), 1586 - London(?) - Cumberland sells the manor house of Maltby to his solicitor Anthony Wright for £320 and the manor itself to Edward Stanhope for £1,480
April 19, 1586 - London(?) - Mortgages his manor of Hart for £3,000. Cumberland's debts now rise to £9,000 and the interest on them amounted to £790 a year
April 20, 1586 - London(?) - Redeems Cowthorpe only to pledge it again for a bigger sum, £2,500
June 8, 1586 - London(?) - Borrows £500
June 17, 1586 - London(?) - Borrows £1,000
June 26, 1586 - Gravesend - An expedition financed by Cumberland sails from Gravesend. The ships are the "Red Dragon"(260-tons, 130 men), commanded by Robert Withrington, and the "barke Clifford"(130-tons, 70 men), commanded by Christopher Lister
June 30, 1586 - Gravesen(?) - Borrows £1,000. On the same day mortgages his manor of Gargrave for two years for £1,000
July 24, 1586 - (While in London?) - The expedition reaches Plymouth. There they are joined by the "Roe" (captain Hawes) and the pinnace "Dorothie" (property of Walter Raleigh)
August 17, 1586 - (While in London?) - Facing westerly winds, the expedition doesn't sail until August 17th
August 20, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington's fleet meets with 16 Hamburg ships sailing from Lisbon. From their commanders the english learn that there were 7 richly laden ships in Lisbon
August 22, 1586 - (While in London?) - Contrary winds force the fleet to put into Darmouth
August 29, 1586 - (While in London?) - After 7 days at Dartmouth, the expedition sails from England once more
September 17, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington reaches the Coast of Morocco
September 21, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington lands in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. There they learn about the taking of Lanzarote by the turks
September 23, 1586 - London(?) - Letter to Lord Burghley, asking if the Queen could lend him £10,000
September 25, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington anchors at Rio de Ouro (South coast of Western Sahara)
October 21, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington reaches the Coast of Guinea
October 23, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington anchors at Sierra Leone to obtain water, wood and fish 
November 4, 1586 - (While in London?) - In Sierra Leone, the english land in a small town in Sierra Leone and burn it, taking 15 tons of rice and other provisions with them
November 17, 1586 - (While in London?) - Withrington sets sail from Sierra Leone directly to the Strait of Magellan
November 24, 1586 - London - At Court, running at the Tilt
January 2, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington reaches Brazil, off Desterro (Florianópolis)
January 10, 1587 - (While in London?) - At River Plate, a small portuguese ship is captured by Withrington. Its pilot, one Abraham Cook, is english and the admiral sends him home to London
February 7, 1587 - (While in London?) - The commanders and masters of the ships deliberate about their next destination: It is decided to sail to Bahia, according with Lord Cumberland's instructions

Earl of Cumberland, as the
Queen's tilting champion

April 5, 1587 - (While at Court in London running at the Tilt) - Withrington reaches the coast of Bahia off Camumu (between Ilhéus and Salvador), and is supplied by one of the "most important portugals" in the region
April 11, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington sails to Bahia and is received by cannon fire. He finds 8 ships and a caravel at anchor, one of them, a ship from Flushing (Holland) with 24 cannons
April 12, 1587 - (While in London?) - At Bahia, Withrington takes 4 of those 8 ships at anchor
April 18, 1587 - (While in London?) - At Bahia, a storm rises. While the crew is busy trying to keep the cables of their prizes from breaking, two spaniards taken in River Plate escape throught the cabin windows and swim to the shore
April 19, 1587 - (While in London?) - At Bahia, the storm ceases. Withrington moves to Itaparica Island, All Saint's Bay, away from the cannon shots, where he lands on 20th. The carpenters begin assembling a pinnace they had brought aboard
April 23, 1587 - (While in London?) - At Bahia, the indians attack. Some sailors are wounded but none dies
April 26, 1587 - (While in London?) - The pinnace is launched at Itaparica Island. Skirmishes with the portuguese and the indians
May 2, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington goes ashore with 14 men and are attacked by 300 indians. They manage to escape with just two dead
May 5, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington goes ashore to get supplies, but they are attacked in their ships. The english inflict heavy casualties to the assaulters
May 16, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington raids houses and sugar mills at Itaparica Island
May 19, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington sails to Bahia anchorage with a flag of truce to try to recover the four english that the portuguese had taken, but he's received with gunfire again
May 23, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington sails to an island 12 leagues SW of Bahia (Tinharé Island) to load wood and fresh water
May 26, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington takes a portuguese ship hidden in a creek with 14 chests of sugar
June 1(?), 1587 - (While in London?) - Cumberland is named General of a Fleet which was being prepared to relieve Drake at Cadiz, but it did not sail
June 6, 1587 - (While in London?) - While at Tinharé Island, Lister asks Withrington to let him proceed to the Pacific Ocean in the "Barke Clifford" but is denied
June 16, 1587 - (While in London?) - With no condition to return to the Strait, Withrington leaves Bahia, planning to sail to the Azores or the East Indies to obtain the profits for the Earl of Cumberland. He continues voyage to Pernambuco
July 1(?), 1587 - Portsmouth - Departs to Sluys in a frigate, hoping to assist Sir Roger Williams in the defence of that town against the Duke of Parma. Meanwhile, in Brazil, Withrington sails North off Maceió
July 7, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington reaches Pernambuco. He is so close that he can see the ships anchored there, however, contrary winds making it impossible to raid the anchorage
July 20, 1587 - (While in London?) - Not far from Natal, the winds make it harder and harder to stay close to Pernambuco, so Withrington decides to return to England
July 24, 1587 - (While in London?) - Not far from Natal, Withrington summons everyone together for consultation about the next course: West Indies or back to England. Most of the crewmembers choose England.
July 26, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington briefly sights Fernando de Noronha Island, but is unable to reach it
August 1, 1587 - (While in London?) - In a calm, at 5°North, the Flushing ship is separated from the others and burns by a negligence. Nothing could be done to save the men
September 4, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington faces contrary winds North of the Azores
September 29, 1587 - (While in London?) - Withrington returns to Gravesend
July 29, 1588 - Off Gravelines, France - Participates in the Battle of Gravelines, but not on the first line
August 1, 1588 - Tilbury - Cumberland is the first to arrive at Tilbury to give the Queen the news of the victory over the Spanish Armada
October 4, 1588 - Plymouth - Cumberland departs on a small expedition with the "Golden Lion"(560-tons) and captures a ship from Dunkirk
October 23, 1588 - Plymouth - Cumberland runs into storms and decides to return to Plymouth to water
October 29, 1588 - Marlborough - Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham
February 1(?), 1589 - (While in Marlborough?) - Mortgages Nesfield and West Hall for £1,800
June 18, 1589 - Plymouth - Undeterred by his failures, Cumberland departs to the Azores with 4 ships, Monson and Lister as lieutenants. John Davis goes on the expedition. The ships are the "Victory"(694-tons), the "Margaret"(60-tons - a ship which soon had to be sent home for not "being able to endure the Sea"), the "Meg"(60-tons) and a small caravel of 40 tons
June 21, 1589 - W. of Brest - Cumberland captures 3 french ships sailing from Newfoundland. Their cargo of fish is distributed amongst the fleet
July 13, 1589 - Coast of Spain (Portugal?) - Cumberland captures 11 ships after a short fight. These ships were carrying pepper and cinnamon, £4500 property of a jew in Lisbon. Seven of the crew agree to join the english and inform them that they missed nearly £20,000 of goods in the search, but by then, the ships were far
August 1, 1589 - Off St. Miguel Island, Azores - Cumberland captures 3 small merchants laden with wine and olive oil, under the cover of a spanish flag. A while later, another ship is taken, having 30-tons of Madeira wine and textiles aboard
August 7, 1589 - Off Terceira Island - Pursues a ship to Terceira Island
August 14, 1589 - Flores Island, Azores - Cumberland anchors at Flores Island for water and food. They receive information that spanish carracks were at anchor at Terceira Island
August 27, 1589 - Off Faial Island - Off Faial, they sight the ships at anchor in Horta harbour
August 31, 1589 - Off Terceira Island - Arrival at Terceira and rescue 8 englishmen who had escaped the Island on a a small sailing boat
September 9, 1589 - Pico Island - In calms, Cumberland spends two days almost hovering Off Pico Island
September 11, 1589 - Horta, Faial Island - Cumberland captures Horta, in Faial - Without looting and behaving with great restraint towards the town
September 20(?), 1589 - Graciosa Island, Azores - After a ransom of 2,000 ducats is paid, the english capture 58 pieces of iron ordnance. After this, Cumberland invites the inhabitants to dinner aboard the "Victory", but only four accept his invitation. These he entertained handsomely and solemnly dismissed them with "sounde of drumme and trumpets and peale of ordnance", delivering to them all a letter requesting all other englishmen to abstain from molesting them. Cumberland then sails to Graciosa Island to resupply
September 28(?), 1589 - Off Santa Maria Island, Azores - Cumberland captures a ship from Brazil laden with sugar, after a fierce combat - The english loose 2 men and 16 others are wounded, including Cumberland and Lister
October 4(?), 1589 - Off Angra, Terceira Island - Cumberland looks for water at Terceira Island and reconnoiters the ships at Angra
October 17(?), 1589 - St. Jorge Island - Cumberland waters at the Island of St. Jorge, then sets sail to Portugal
October 24(?), 1589 - W. of Lisbon - Cumberland captures another ship bringing 410 chests of sugar and a large quantity of exotic brazilian wood
October 26, 1589 - W. of Lisbon - Cumberland captures a spanish ship from Mexico laden with supplies
November 22, 1589 - On the way to England - After many sailors die, a heavy rain saves the survivors from dying of thirst
December 1, 1589 - Bantry Bay, Ireland - Cumberland arrives almost miraculously at Ireland, after terrible storms
December 20, 1589 - Bantry Bay, Ireland - After watering, Cumberland sails to England
December 25, 1589 - Falmouth - Unable to get out of the storm, they put in Falmouth where they spend Christmas. The 14 prizes that Cumberland took, realised a profit of twice the cost of equipping the expedition
January(?) 1(?), 1590 - London - Spends most of the year of 1590 in London, living at Warwick House, detained in London on account of the business arrangements for paying off the mariners. Cumberland becomes the Paladin of the Queen in tilting tournaments - He starts wearing the queen's glove in his hat in sign of favor
January 5, 1590 - Warwick House, London - Letter to his wife Margaret
January 30, 1590 - Skipton Castle - His daughter Anne is born
February 22, 1590 - Skipton - Baptism of Anne Clifford
April 1, 1590 - London - Letter to his wife Margaret, about the preparations of his fourth expedition in 1591
June 19, 1590 - London - Bath House, London - Letter to Sir Julius Caesar, judge of the Admiralty Court
February 1(?), 1591 - Plymouth(?) - Borrows £2,500
March 1(?), 1591 - Weymouth - The Earl of Cumberland sails to Plymouth with his fleet; the "Tiger"(600-tons, a ship from St.Malo), his ship "Samson", The "Golden Noble", the "Moonshine"(John Middleton) and the "Discovery"(last two ships, both of 50-ton, are sent ahead as a scouting party with "Moonshine"'s captain John Middleton in command)
March 22, 1591 - Plymouth - Still detained for "want of money", since the "a great part of the preparation is at his own charges"
March 23, 1591 - Plymouth - Mortgages Brancepeth for £3,000
May 1(?), 1591 - Plymouth - Cumberland departs in his 4th expedition, with the "HMS Garland"(600-tons), the "Samson"(260-tons, John Morton), the "Golden Noble"(260-tons, Edward Partridge), the "Golden Dragon"(150-tons), the "Allagarta"(a french 80-ton ship captured in Cumberland's "Victory voyage"(Captain Baylie), the frigate "Discovery"(50-tons) and a small pinnace (Nicholas Lynche)
July(?) 1(?), 1591 - Off Cape St Vincent, Portugal - Cumberland reaches his planned area of patrol
July(?) 10(?), 1591 - Off Lisbon, Portugal - Cumberland captures two small dutch ships sailing out of Lisbon, laden with portuguese products
July 15, 1591 - Off Berlengas Islands, Portugal - Battle of the Berlengas - Spanish victory. The "Golden Noble" is captured with 150 sailors and Monson, who is taken to Cascais. Both small dutch ships are also recovered. Cumberland is unable to help the ship due to contrary winds.
July 16, 1591 - Off Berlengas Islands, Portugal - Letter to his wife Margaret. Cumberland sends a pinnace to warn Howard that the spanish were going to the Azores
September 1(?), 1591 - Plymouth(?) - Cumberland and the "HMS Garland" return to England
September 9, 1591 - Plymouth(?) - Letter from Queen Elizabeth I
March 5(?), 1592 - Dartmouth - Ready to depart in Sir Walter Raleigh's fleet, Cumberland is held at port with poor weather
May 6, 1592 - Dartmouth - Cumberland is so disheartened with the prolonged delay that he changes his mind about following the "Moonshine" to the West Indies, transfering the chief command to Captain Norton, and returning to London
June 1(?), 1592 - (While in London?) - John Middleton's "Moonshine" reaches the West Indies
June 22, 1592 - (While in London?) - Burrough sights the galleon "Santa Cruz" with 3 of Cumberland's ships - "Dainty"(John Norton), "Foresight"(Robert Crosse), "Golden Dragon"(Christopher Newport) exchanging broadsides. At night, the portuguese decide to run the ship aground and burn it, however, the english manage to land and extinguish the fire, being able to recover a substancial part of the cargo. The ship's factor is subject to torments and confesses that another 3 ships were sailing from India behind the "Santa Cruz" (only one, as 2 ships were lost at Mozambique)
June 25, 1592 - London - Created Knight of the Garter. On the same day, after 5 week waiting, Burrough takes the 1600-ton "Madre de Deus", one of the biggest galleons ever, after a naval combat in which his "Roebuck" miraculously is not sunk
September 7, 1592 - London - Burrough returns to Dartmouth with the enormous "Madre de Deus", while the other ships slip off to Portsmouth to sell some of the plunder. The "Tiger" and "Samson" escort the "Madre de Deus" to Dartmouth
September 27, 1592 - Oxford - While at Oxford, he is given the degree of M.A. The Queen attends the ceremony
May 1(?), 1593 - Plymouth(?) - Cumberland eventually receives £36,000 from the "Madre de Deus", a small part compared to what he would receive if he was in command. With is investment of £19,000 in preparing the expedition, his profit was £17,000. In May he redeems Nesfield
June 23, 1593 - Plymouth - Cumberland departs for another expedition. Monson as vice-admiral - "Golden Lyon"(560-tons), "Bonaventure", "Samson", "Barke Chalden", "Anthony"(250-tons, James Langton), "Pilgrim"(100-tons, Francis Slingsby), and "Discovery" (last 3 are sent directly to the West Indies)
August 1(?), 1593 - Off Corvo Island, Azores - Cumberland falls sick and Captain Monson lands at Corvo Island to secure a cow to supply milk to the Earl. Meanwhile, the 3 small ships under command of James Langton arrive at Martinique
September 4, 1593 - (While returning to Plymouth?) - Langton's 3 privateers appear off Punta de Araya (Venezuela) after capturing a small portuguese vessel
September 25, 1593 - (While returning to Plymouth?) - Having refreshed on Aruba and Curaçao, Langton appears outside Ríohacha (Colombia), only to find its defenders alerted and all valuables and noncombatants sent inland. He decides to depart northwards two days after
October(?) 1(?), 1593 - Plymouth(?) - The expedition is shortened because of Cumberland's illness and the english return to Plymouth, capturing another ship on the way. However, the Earl makes 3 times more profit than what he had invested
November(?) 1(?), 1593 - While in London(?) - The 3 ships detached from Cumberland's expedition reach Margarita Island and raid the pearl fisheries there. After it, 38 men land at night and pillage the town, capturing £2000 worth of pearls
November(?) 2(?), 1593 - While in London(?) - Next morning they hold the town of El Macanao to ransom, and it was redeemed for more pearls, worth 2,000 ducats. Then the english are forced to retire due to the proximity of spanish ships
December 1(?), 1593 - (While in London?) - After refreshing at Cape Tiburón (SW Haiti) and slowly coasting clockwise around Hispaniola, Langton appears at the Soco River mouth and leads a boat party 12-15 miles upstream to plunder spanish ranches. The English then return to their ships and shift operations to Caucedo Point at the eastern side of Santo Domingo Bay, mounting a two-and-a-half-month blockade that nets nine small prizes
January 15, 1594 - Windsor Castle - Masque in Windsor Castle for the 34th Coronation anniversary. The Earl of Cumberland delivers a speech
February 1(?), 1594 - (While in London?) - In Jamaica, Langton captures two barks laden with hides, which he sends to England (however, one of them is captured on the way by a french catholic league privateer out of Le Havre)
March 10(?), 1594 - (While in London?) - After having separated from Langton's "Anthony" off SW Cuba, the "Pilgrim" sails to England
March 16, 1594 - (While in Plymouth?) - Captain James Langton raids the Port of Puerto Caballos, Honduras, and burns 6 spanish ships
April 6, 1594 - Plymouth - Cumberland's 8th expedition departs from Plymouth. The Squadron consisted of the "Royal Exchange"(250-tons, George Cave), "Mayflower"(250-tons, William Anthony), "Sampson"(260-tons, Nicholas Downton), a caravel and the pinnace "Violet"
April 18, 1594 - Off Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - Cumberland reaches Cape Finisterre
April 25, 1594 - Off Viana do Castelo, Portugal - Cumberland takes a barque laden with galician wine
May 11, 1594 - W. of Lisbon(?) - Cumberland receives intelligence from flemish ships that a spanish fleet was being prepared to sail to the Azores. With that information, Cumberland changes course to the Azores
May 14, 1594 - (While sailing West of Lisbon?) - The "Pilgrim" returns safely to Plymouth
May 15, 1594 - (While sailing West of Lisbon?) - The "Anthony" returns to Plymouth with her prizes
June 12, 1594 - Off St.Miguel Island, Azores - Cumberland sights St.Miguel Island, Eastern Azores
June 22, 1594 - Off Faial Island - Cumberland reaches Faial Island. The "Mayflower" sees a huge carrack and the english pursue it
June 23, 1594 - Off Faial Island - The English approach the ship, none other than the 2,000-tons carrack "Cinco Chagas"(Five Wounds), the biggest ship in the world at the time. The english attack her on all sides with large casualties on both sides. Unable to take her by the cannon, the English take start boarding the ship. In two attempts, captains Anthony and Cave are killed and the four ships in combat begin having fires on board. A while later, the surviving Portuguese have to jump ship when the flames become unextinguishable. Frustrated to lose the wealth of the huge carrack, the English kill everyone in the water except for two nobles: Nuno Velho and Brás Correia. At night, during a desperate last attempt to extinguish the fire and keep the ship afloat, the flames reache the powder magazine of the "Cinco Chagas", killing all who were on board in a big explosion, including at least 35 englishmen
June 29, 1594 - Flores Island, Azores - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (a letter dated June 29, 1594 is sent to Sir Robert Cecil, probably in the "Violet")
July 9, 1594 - Flores Island, Azores - After 16 days waiting, the english find another huge 1500-tons carrack, the "São Filipe". Initially the english attack her with their 3 ships, but when a shot takes down the foremast of the "Sampson", with such a shortage of men and the 3 ships in poor condition after the fight with the "Cinco Chagas", the english decide to sail to England
August 6, 1594 - River Thames - The "Mayflower" and the "Royal Exchange" arrive in the River Thames, being thoroughly searched when they arrive by the Queens troops, a consequence of the mass theft from the "Madre de Deus" two years earlier
September 1(?), 1594 - Portsmouth - The "Sampson" arrives at Portsmouth
January(?) 1(?), 1595 - Deptford - Launched at Deptford Dockyard for the Earl of Cumberland, a ship of 600-tons with a crew of 202 men. Queen Elizabeth I baptizes her as "Malice Scourge" or "Malescourge". According to Purchas, "this was the best ship that ever before had beene built by any subject"
January 16, 1595 - Deptford, aboard the "Malescourge" - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
March 1(?), 1595 - London - The Earl of Essex, the Earl of Cumberland and Robert Dudley participate in a tilting tournament
March 28, 1595 - London - The Queen grants Cumberland a commission under Great Seal permitting him "to victual and arm for sea the Malescourge and such other ships and pinnaces"...."not exceeding 6"...and commanding that "all prizes that shall be taken by you or by any person or persons appointed by you are to be brought into the most convenient haven without breaking bulk of making any distribution of shares until our further pleasure is known"
April 1, 1595 - London - The Queen grants Cumberland another commission under Great Seal ordering him "to weaken the force of those who are hostilely disposed against us and to destroy the forces of the subjects of the King of Spain"
May 9, 1595 - London - The Queen grants Cumberland a patent by which she gives him permission "to provide, victual, furnish and arm to sea in hostile and warlike manner the Malice Scourge"..."which he had built at great charge"
June 2, 1595 - Plymouth - Cumberland mortgages his manors of Eshton, Gargrave and Flasby for £4,600
June 6, 1595 - Plymouth - Cumberland takes up loans of £500, £500 and £3,500, and mortgages Nesfield for £1,000
June 9, 1595 - Plymouth - Eight ships of the fleet come into Plymouth with Captain Goddard, one of Cumberland's servants, bringing news that one of the precious carracks had been met at Cape Roca and captured by Hawkins who had secured great treasure. He also said that on the report of Drake's coming, the Canaries and the Azores were being refortified, and all shipping was stayed in Portuguese ports for 3 months
June 30, 1595 - Tavistock - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil - The Queen is informed that a spanish squadron is waiting for Cumberland off Roca Cape and she recalls the Earl when he is about to sail
July(?) 1(?), 1595 - (While travelling to London) - Ninth expedition (Captain Langton with the "Malice Scourge"(600-tons), the "Alcedo"(400-tons), the "Anthony" and the "Frigate". William Monson, who was going to be vice-Admiral under Cumberland, is resented when Langton is chosen to command the expedition
December 1(?), 1595 - Plymouth(?) - Provisioning his ships for another voyage
December 8(?), 1595 - Plymouth(?) - Borrows two separate sums of £1,000
January 16, 1596 - Plymouth - Cumberland is still in port with the "Malice Scourge" and the "Dreadnought"(450-tons), held up by adverse winds
March 1(?), 1596 - Plymouth - Unrelenting bad weather forces Cumberland to cancel his voyage
June 13, 1596 - Plymouth - A powerful fleet of 150 english and dutch ships, with 7,360 soldiers and 6,772 sailors under the command of Charles Howard (of Effingham). Other commanders are Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, Lord Thomas Howard, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland and Sir Francis Vere. Letter to Sir Robert Cecil before departing. This time, Cumberland sails in command of the "Quittance"
June 30, 1596 - Cadiz - The powerful english fleet arrives at Cadiz. Combat with the spanish heavy galleons
July 2, 1596 - Cadiz - After 32 ships are sunk, the english take the city and pillage it
July 14, 1596 - Cadiz - The powerful english fleet departs from Cadiz
July 25, 1596 - Faro, Portugal - On its return trip to England, the fleet disembarks at Faro, Portugal, and burns it
August 8, 1596 - Plymouth - Raleigh, Howard of Effingham and Thomas Howard return to England
August 12(?), 1596 - West of England - His health improves and he is able to do some hunting in West England
August 15, 1596 - Tilford, Surrey - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
August 25, 1596 - Oxford - Reaches Oxford. Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
September 25, 1596 - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
October 1(?), 1596 - Bath - Reaches Bath
November 28, 1596 - Letter to his wife Margaret
December 21, 1596 - Portsmouth - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
January 20, 1597 - (While in London?) - State Paper in Burghley's handwriting: "The Earl of Cumberland's offer is to be considered as also a plan by the Earl of Essex for by one of these projects the attempt is to be made. The attempt is specially to be taken in hand to hinder the intended assailing of Ireland by the spaniards"
March 6, 1597 - Plymouth - Cumberland departs in his 10th expedition (5th in person) with the "Malice Scourge" and the "Dreadnought"(450-tons). His preparations were known to the portuguese, who avoid sailing out of Lisbon for that year
March 8(?), 1597 - 40 leagues from Plymouth - In a storm 40 leagues from Plymouth, the "Malice Scourge" looses her main mast and is made unserviceable for the voyage. He sends the "Ascension"(400-tons, 34 guns) under command of Francis Slingsby, looking for ships coming out of Lisbon
March 10(?), 1597 - Plymouth - Cumberland returns to Plymouth aboard the "Dreadnought"
April 26, 1597 - London(?) - Letter to Lord Burghley
May 7, 1597 - London(?) - Comes to an agreement with his creditors after raising over £8,000 from his tenants in Craven
May 14, 1597 - London(?) - Redeems Brancepeth
July 20, 1597 - (While in London?) - Letter from Sir Robert Cecil to the Earl of Essex: "Lord Cumberland is a suitor to go a royal journey in October. The plot is very secret between her Majesty and him; it is to be wished that his spirit which loves action should be well cherished’
September 11, 1597 - London(?) - Redeems Eshton, Gargrave and Flasby
September 13, 1597 - London(?) - Redeems Nesfield
October 23, 1597 - Whitehall, London - Lord Admiral Howard of Effingham is created Earl of Nottingham. The Queen makes a speech and puts on him the sword, cap and gold coronet. Lord Cumberland carried his sword
October 24, 1597 - Westminster Abbey, London - Opening of Parliament. Presence of the Earl of Cumberland
November 17, 1597 - Whitehall, London - Accession Day Tilt tournament
December 20, 1597 - London(?) - Disposes of Brancepeth for £5,200
January 18, 1598 - Southampton - Letter to his wife Margaret
February 1(?), 1598 - Portsmouth - The next expedition begin assembling in Portsmouth
March 6, 1598 - Portsmouth - After the repairs are completed, Cumberland sets Sail for the Caribbean with 20 ships and 1,000 soldiers. Sir John Berkeley as vice-admiral
March 10, 1598 - Plymouth - Stop at Plymouth after trading supplies with a fleet of 12 dutch ships
March 16, 1598 - Berlengas Islands, Coast of Portugal - Cumberland anchors at the Berlengas Islands to fish and strenghten the main mast of the "Malice Scourge" with ropes
March 20, 1598 - Cape Roca (westernmost point of Europe) - Cumberland patrols in wait for the carracks to sail out of Lisbon
April 4, 1598 - Cape Roca (westernmost point of Europe) - Cumberland leaves Cape Roca towards Cape St.Vincent and the Canary Islands
April 8, 1598 - Between Portugal and Canary Islands - Two empty dutch ships are taken but released afterwards
April 13, 1598 - Lanzarote, Canary Islands - Cumberland anchors at Lanzarote
April 22, 1598 - La Gomera Island, Canary Island - Cumberland anchors at La Gomera
April 25, 1598 - La Gomera Island - Cumberland sets sail for the Caribbean
June 1, 1598 - Dominica - Cumberland reaches Dominica with his 20 ships
June 11, 1598 - Virgin Islands - Landing at Virgin Islands
June 16, 1598 - Cangrejos Bay, E San Juan de Puerto Rico - Cumberland lands his troops in the Condado area, near the San Juan Islet’s Eastern side. The next day the English attacked the area where the San Antonio Bridge is, the only land access to the San Juan islet. The Spanish at the Boquerón Battery held the English at bay until the next day. the English were able to silence the defensive outpost and march on San Juan.
June 18, 1598 - San Juan de Puerto Rico - The English are able to silence the defensive outpost and march on San Juan.
August 13, 1598 - San Juan de Puerto Rico - With a huge amount of sick men, Cumberland departs for the Azores to intercept the Mexico Fleet. Sir John Berkeley, too sick to travel, only departs to England on September 23rd
August(?) 30(?), 1598 - Off Flores Island, Azores Islands - Cumberland arrives off the Azores and waits a few days for the rest of his fleet, aswell as for the spanish Mexico fleet (which had passed the Azores already). After 13 days of great calm, Cumberland's fleet is scattered by a storm with "waves like mountains"
September 15, 1598 - Flores Island, Azores Islands - The storm is over. The "Sampson" and a frigate rejoin Cumberland, who sends a portuguese and an african ashore with a flag of truce to purchase food from the islanders under the promise that he would pay for it and not use force. They explain to Cumberland that a few days earlier, a powerful spanish fleet anchored there and depleted almost all the island supplies
September 16(?), 1598 - Flores Island, Azores Islands - With the information that a spanish fleet was close, Cumberland sets sail to England. As he is about to do it, to his great satisfaction, the "Merchant", the "Ascencion",the "Consent" and the "Pegasus" join him
September 23, 1598 - Portsmouth - Cumberland returns to Portsmouth with 15 ships, apparently making a very fast voyage
October 1, 1598 - Blackwall - Cumberland docks at Blackwall
October 8, 1598 - Cambridge - Cumberland is called in to quiet a brawl that arose between the students and some of the merry-makers at Sturbridge Fair. Letter to Lord Burghley reporting it
December 9, 1598 - London(?) - Cumberland buys a 140-ton ship, the "Elizabeth Guiana" for £500 and sends it out to prey on shipping in the Channel.
December 31, 1598 - London - Letter to the Earl of Essex, "from home"
April 18, 1600 - London(?) - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
May 3, 1600 - London(?) - Cumberland is consulted by the Queen concerning a further expedition
May 5, 1600 - London(?) - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil, about his conversation with the Queen
July 14, 1600 - London(?) - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil, complaining that he got only 1/3 of the Queen's share of the "Madre de Deus" profits
August 2, 1600 - London - Masque at Court. Cumberland takes part under the character of a "pensive and discontented knight"
September 27, 1600 - London(?) - The "Malice Scourge" is offered to the East India Company by Richard Staper, on behalf of Cumberland, at a meeting of the Court
October 3, 1600 - London(?) - At a meeting, it is found that more shipping is needed for the proposed voyage than was at first supposed, it is decided that Lord Cumberland's ship should be taken into the docks, examined and surveyed, and six persons, Captains Lancaster and Middleton and Messrs Burrell, Chambers, Harry son, and Wyseman, with such carpenters as they might deem necessary, are requested to "search into all her defects," and report in due course
October 4, 1600 - London(?) - The Committee must have gone into the matter with extraordinary promptitude, made some enquiries at once and inspected the ship's papers, for at a Court the very next day they were present, and it was stated that "having perused the inventory of the said ship and made some estimate of her value" the Court offered to Lord Cumberland "for the said ship and all her ordnance, sails, cables, anchors and all her furniture, as she is now, the sum of ,£3000." Letter to his wife Margaret, concerning his health
October 7, 1600 - London(?) - The price of the "Malice Scourge" is agreed upon as £3700. 
October 16, 1600 - London - Present at the Court
November 6, 1600 - London - Present at the Court
November 17, 1600 - London(?) - "Speech to the Queen"
November 28, 1600 - London - Present at the Court
December 31, 1600 - Westminster, London - The East India Company is formed by Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I
February 13, 1601 - Woolwich - Cumberland invests £1,500 in the First East India Company voyage. James Lancaster sails from Woolwich with 4 ships: "Red Dragon"(600-tons, James Lancaster), "Hector"(300-tons, John Middleton), "Ascencion"(203-tons, William Brand) and the "Susan"(John Heyward). The "Red Dragon" is Lancaster's flagship, with John Davis as Pilot
February 19, 1601 - London - The Earl of Essex is tried before his peers on charges of treason
February 25, 1601 - Tower of London - Cumberland is one of the peers present at the beheading of the Earl of Essex
April 1(?), 1601 - London(?) - Letter to Sir Julius Caesar
September 7, 1601 - Clerkenwell, London - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
February 23, 1602 - London(?) - Letter to Sir Julius Caesar
July 16, 1602 - Skipton - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
August 26, 1602 - Skipton - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil: "How I am busied this bearer can inform you; most days doing nothing but making" bargains with my tenants, who now (though it were long ere I could draw them to it) are yielding to so good a course as I hope will effect the purpose I came down for and clear my debts."
September 30, 1602 - Skipton - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
October 12, 1602 - Skipton - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil, about his return to London. He mentions that he felt from a horse and injured his arm in a way that made it impossible to continue tilting
October 17, 1602 - Skipton - His share of money and goods is delivered from Henry Middleton's last expedition
November 7, 1602 - London - Returns to London
March 14, 1603 - London(?) - Letter to Sir Robert Cecil
March 15, 1603 - London(?) - Letter to the Privy Council
April 5, 1603 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Departs with the royal party to London
April 15(?), 1603 - York - With King James I in York
April 16, 1603 - York(?) - Receives a letter from King James I making him a member of the Privy Council, awarding him "some gifts of profits upon him in part of recompense for the great services he had done for England in his many sea voyages"
May 7, 1603 - London - Arrives with the royal party in London
June 8, 1603 - London(?) - King James appoints the Earl of Cumberland Governor of the Scottish Marches
July 25, 1603 - Westminster Abbey, London - Cumberland and wife attend the coronation of King James I
February 12, 1604 - Whitehall, London - Cumberland participates in the grand procession from the "Tower" to Whitehall

The Earl of Cumberland, 1603

February 19, 1604 - London(?) - He obtains a grant from the Crown, of Nichol Forest in Cumberland, and of three manors, those of Arthuret, Lyddall and Radhng-ton, together with the sole privilege of the fishing in the Esk and "being sore pressed for money," he proceeded to farm these out. 
August 16, 1604 - The position of Governor of the Scottish Marshes is revoked because of the union between the two crowns. In compensation, he is created Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Westmoreland and Northumberland,  and of the free town and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
January 12, 1605 - Assists in the ceremony when Prince Charles is created Knight of the Bath and carries the golden rod before the prince when he is created Duke of York
August 16, 1605 - Grafton (Regis), Northamptonshire - Cumberland entertains King James and Queen Anne in his old house at Grafton, Northamptonshire, until August 20th
August 30, 1605 - Oxford - With King James I in Oxford
October(?) 1(?), 1605 - The Savoy, Middlesex - Cumberland falls ill with "flux"
October 30, 1605 - The Savoy, Middlesex - George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, dies aged 47 =(END)

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