Series of material relating to Drake and Norris.
The series, 1588 to 1589, is composed of papers relating to the expedition of Sir Francis Drake (1540?-1596) and Sir John Norris (1547?-1597) to destroy the shipping on the coasts of Spain and Portugal. It includes an order, signed by Lord Burghley (1520-1598) and Sir Francis Walsingham (1530?-1590), jointly addressed to Sir Henry Billinsley (d.1606), Peter Osborne (1521-1592) and Edward Fenton (d.1603), instructing them to supervise the expenditure of the expedition. This is accompanied by various accounts and a list of the men assigned to take part in the action.
Record Details
| Item reference: | UPC/5 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | SERIES |
| Date made: | 1588-01-01 - ?; 1588-1589 |
| Creator: | Phillipps-Croker |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters and Orders collected by William Upcott. (Manuscript) (UPC/1)
- 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters to Sir John Norris. (Manuscript) (UPC/2)
- 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Reports and letters. (Manuscript) (UPC/3)
- 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters. (Manuscript) (UPC/4)