Can anyone translate this?

[daniel l.]

Believe it or not this is in english!

[UmbralRaptor]

Some quick googling indicates that it is from 1540. Quite aside from the problems presented by the limited resolution, early modern English is sometimes problematic to read. Though apparently this is more of a list of ship names/classes?

[daniel l.]

Some quick googling indicates that it is from 1540. Quite aside from the problems presented by the limited resolution, early modern English is sometimes problematic to read. Though apparently this is more of a list of ship names/classes?

The ship in the drawing is the Henry Grace à Dieu, I find it kinda strange how the language when spoken would be perfectly legible same with the writing without the fancy type.

BTW take a look at this (Circa 900's)

its a viking dragon ship.

Edited March 6, 2015 by daniel l.

[sedativechunk]

That's not English, it's Englinese.

[razark]

Though apparently this is more of a list of ship names/classes?

No, it's a list of ship's inventory.

The headings in red appear to be: Gonnes of <something>, Gonnes of Iron, Gonnpowder, Schott of Iron, Schott of Stoen and Leade

I can't make out much more. The resolution is a bit lacking, aside from the archaic script and spelling.

[daniel l.]

No, it's a list of ship's inventory.

The headings in red appear to be: Gonnes of <something>, Gonnes of Iron, Gonnpowder, Schott of Iron, Schott of Stoen and Leade

I can't make out much more. The resolution is a bit lacking, aside from the archaic script and spelling.

I cant make out much either.

[LordFerret]

No, it's a list of ship's inventory.

The headings in red appear to be: Gonnes of <something>, Gonnes of Iron, Gonnpowder, Schott of Iron, Schott of Stoen and Leade

I can't make out much more. The resolution is a bit lacking, aside from the archaic script and spelling.

"Gonnes" are hand-cannons. Indeed, an inventory, or list of who has what.

[razark]

Gonnes of <something>

I was thinking it was "Brasse".

I cant make out much either.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Anthony_Roll/Second_roll

Of course, you still have to decipher the archaic spelling and terminology.

"Gonnes" are hand-cannons.

Looks to be a bit more extensive, to include all cannons onboard.

Gonnes of brasse

Demy cannons – ij

Culveryns – iiij

Saker – j

Somma – vij

Gonnes of yron

Porte pecys – ij

Demy slynges – ij

Fowlers – ij

Baessys – xij

Tope pece – j

Hayle shott pecys – xij

Handgonnes complet – xij

Somma – xliij

Gonnpowder

Serpentyn powder in barrelles – x

Fyne corne powder – xxiiijlb

Shott of yron

For demy cannons – lx

For culveryns – cxx

For saker – xl

For demy slynges – lx

Dyce of yron for hayle shott – iiijc

Somma – vjc\scriptstyle{\frac{xx}{iiij}}x

Shotte of stoen and leade

For porte pecys – lx

For fowlers – lx

For tope pece – xx

For baessys, shott of leade – vc

For handgonnes, shott of leade – iijc

Somma – viijcxl

[daniel l.]

I was thinking it was "Brasse".

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Anthony_Roll/Second_roll

Of course, you still have to decipher the archaic spelling and terminology.

Looks to be a bit more extensive, to include all cannons onboard.

Kinda funny how even when the type is deciphered it is still hard to read, I read something from 1580 and it was perfectly readable.