Fenton, Edward ___ n/a-1603 ___ British ___ sailor

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Not much is known about Fenton's early life, other than that he was brought up in Nottinghamshire. He translated and published Boaistuau's ancient work 'Certaine Secreate Wonders of Nature' in 1569, and was responsible for identifying and cataloguing ores discovered at a Cornish mine. In 1577, he was in command of the 'Gabriel' during Sir Martin Frobisher's second expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, and in charge of the Judith during Frobisher's third expedition. Fenton was employed in Ireland for a while, but, then, in 1582, led an expedition to sail round the Cape of Good Hope to the Moluccas and China. However, he got no further than Brazil, and the venture was a failure. The following year, Fenton was given command of the 'Mary Rose', one of the ships of the fleet that was formed to oppose the Spanish Armada.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1582-1583 ___ maritime exploration

WEB TEXT LINKS
a lot about and extracts
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
British Library, Manuscript Collections

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583
 

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