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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 1, 1202-1509. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1864.

'Captains of the Flanders Galleys', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 1, 1202-1509, (London, 1864) pp. cxxxii-cxxxiv. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol1/cxxxii-cxxxiv [accessed 25 April 2024]

TABLE No. 4.

Captains appointed to the Command of the Flanders Galleys trading between Venice, England, and Flanders, from the Year 1317 to 1533.


Agent's Name or Title.	Date of Employment.	Documentary evidence of the Appointment, &c.

Gabrielle Dandolo	1317	Index (Misti Senate), vol.4. p. 182.
Marin Morosini	1319	Index (Misti .Senate), vol. 6, p. 60.
Marco Minotto	1322	“Francsis,” Grand Council, 14 Feb. 1324.
Dardi Bembo	1325	Index (Misti Senato), vol. 4, p. 167; vol. 9, pp. 28, 33, 34, 39, and 83; vol. 10, p. 81.
Perono Giustinian	—	Index (Misti Senato), vol. 9, p. 78.
Marin Capello	1334, 19 April	Index (Misti Senato), vol. 16, p. 58, April 19.
Pietro Civrano	1336	18 April. See Misti Senato, 18 April 1336 and 1347, 20 Feb., vol. 24, p. 24.
Francesco Giustinian	1357	Index (Misti Senato), vol. 28, p. 101, and Commemoriali, vol. 7, p. 199. Safe-conduct from Edward III., date 20 April 1375.
Francesco Cocco	1359	Index (Misti Senato), vol.29, pp. 12 and 31.
Plero Mocenigo	1359, 24 Feb.	Farsetti MS., in St. Mark's Library.
. . . . . . .	1372–74	Index (Misti Senato), vol.34, pp. 151, 152.
Saraceno Dandolo	1384, 14 Feb.	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Secretario allevoci.
Nicoló Zeno	1385, 22 Jan.	” ” ”
Pletro De Vltturi	1386, 18 March	” ” ”
Francesco Bragadino	1388, 2 Jan.	” ” ”
Fantini Michiel	1404	Farsetti MS.
Fantini Michlel	1406	” ”
Plero Clvran	1407	” ”
Nicoló Foscolo	1407	” ”
Giacomo Trivisan	1409	” ”
Nicoló Foscolo	1410	” ”
Lunardo Mocenigo	1411	” ”
Marco Zustinian	1411	” ”
Almoró Lombardo	1412	” ”
Andrea Zane	1413	” ”
Plero Loredan	1414	” ”
Andrea Molin	1415	” ”
Francesco Pisani	1416	” ”
Zuane Loredan	1417	” ”
Marco Zustinian	1418	” ”
Zuane Diedo	1419	” ”
Nadal Miani	1420	” ”
Andrea Zane	1421	” ”
Lorenzo Capello	1422	” ”
Bertucci Diedo	1423	” ”
Nadal Donado	1424	” ”
Vido Canal	1425	” ”
Nicoló Capello	1426	” ”
Lorenzo Donado	1427	” ”
Stefano Contarini	1428	” ”
Ferigo Contarini	1430	” ”
Polo Pasqualigo	1433	” ”
Lorenzo Donado	1433	” ”
Toma Duodo	1434	” ”
Francesco Capello	1435	” ”
Plero Mulla	1437	” ”
Antonio Diedo	1438, 2 March	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Sevoci.
Glacomo Loredano	1439, 8 March	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Secretario allc voci.
Giorgio Loredano	1440, 13 March	” ” ”
Lorenzo Minio	1441, 19 Feb.	” ” ”
Paulo Contarixi	1442	Farsetti MS.
Zorzi Vallaresso	1443	” ” ”
Marco Morosini	1444, 9 Feb.	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Secretario alle voci.
Leonardo Contarini	1445, 14 Feb.	” ” ”
Triadano Gritti	1446, 22 Feb.	” ” ”
Marco Zeno	1447, 16 April	” ” ”
Nicolo Miani	1448, 18 Feb.	” ” ”
Francesco da Leze	1449, 3 May	” ” ”
Benedetto Vitturi	1449, 6 July	” ” ”
Giacomo Barbarigo	1451, 14 March	” ” ”
Stefano Treyisaxo	1452, 25 Jan.	” ” ”
Arseino Duodo	1453, 11 March	” ” ”
Marco Zeno	1454, 24 March	” ” ”
Maffio Contarixi	1455, 9 March	” ” ”
Lorenzo Moro	1456	Farsetti MS.
Zuane Malipiero	1457	” ” ”
Andrea Lion	1458	” ” ”
Alvise Diedo	1459	” ” ”
Piero Zorzi	1460	” ” ”
Marin Malipiero	1461	” ” ”
Anzolo Pesaro	1462	” ” ”
Stefano Mali piero	1463	” ” ”
Stefano Erizzo	1464	” ” ”
Piero Rimondo	1465	” ” ”
Gieronimo Molin	1466	” ” ”
Luca Moro	1467	” ” ”
Lorenzo Loredan	1468	” ” ”
Zuane Capello	1469	” ” ”
Gabriel Triyisan	1470	” ” ”
Bertuccio Soranzo	1472	Register Senate, see date 8 Feb. 1472.
Bortolo Duodo	1472	Farsetti MS.
Antonio Malipiero	1473	” ” ”
Nicolo Basadonna	1474	” ” ”
Antonio Contarini	1474	Senato Mar, 1476, 13 May, p. 114.
Gieronimo Morosini	1475	Farsetti MS.
Andrea da Mosto	1476	Senato Mar, 1476, 13 May, p. 114.
Damian Moro	1477	Farsetti MS.
Lorenzo Venier	1478	” ”
Nicolo Duodo	1479	” ”
Baldissera Trivisan	1479	” ”
Nicolo Capello	1480	” ”
Benetto Pesaro	1481	” ”
Maffio Priuli	1482	” ”
Gieronimo Malipiero	1482	” ”
Agostin Foscarini	1483	” ”
Bortolameo Mlnio	1485	See Commissioni Originali.
Antonio Sanudo	1486	Farsetti MS.
Piero Malipiero	1488	Sanuto, Vite de Dogi autografo Libr. S. Marco.
Andrea Sanudo	1488, 30 June	” ” ”
Nicolò Contarini	1489	Farsetti MS.
Giacomo Venier	1490	” ”
Piero Balbi	1491	” ”
Tommaso Zeno	1493, 24 Feb.	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Secretario alle voci.
Santo Tiepolo	1494, 31 March	” ” ”
Domenico Contarixi	1495, 14 April	” ” ”
Giacomo Capello	1496	Farsetti MS.
Luca Querini	1498, 23 April	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Secretario alle voci.
Giacomo Capello	1498, 1 July	” ” ”
Domenico Zorzi	1499, 24 Feb.	” ” ”
Marc' Antonio Loredan	1499, 3 March	Elezioni del Maggior Consiglio del Secretario alle voci.
Marco Orio	1499, 10 March	” ” ”
Luigi de Priuli	1501, 23 May	” ” ”
Girolamo Da Ca Da Pesaro.	1503, 31 April	” ” ”
Vincenzo Capello	1504, 3 May	” ” ”
Marc'Antonio Contarini	1504, 22 July	” ” ”
Pletro Bragadino	1506, 15 Nov.	” ” ”
Andrea Bragadino	1507, 21 Feb.	” ” ”
Agostin da Mulla	1508, 19 March	” ” ”
Andrea de Priuli	1517, 1 March	” ” ”
Giovanni Moro	1518, 21 Sept.	” ” ”
Vincenzo de Priuli	1520, 16 Dec.	Arrived at Plymouth 8 Dec. 1521. See Diary Sanuto, 24 Jan. 1 22.
Filippo Basadonna	1532	Diary Sanuto, 1 Oct. 1531. See April and 21 June 1532.
Gleronimo Contarini	1533	Farsetti MS.

The list of the captains of the Flanders galleys derived from the Farsetti MS. is not always in accordance with the entries in the registers of the Senate. The superabundance of names may be variously accounted for; some allowance must be made for resignations and deaths. The vice-captains may occasionally be confounded with the captains, and the ancient style of commencing the year on the 1st March may explain the mistake of supposing that galleys of the State performed the Flanders voyage more than once in the same year. There is no doubt that all the persons named in the Farsetti MS. were appointed to commands in the Flanders fleet, and, except in the rare cases of death and resignation, actually visited our shores.

The above quoted MS. is considered very valuable and of great authority; it belonged to a collection which was made in the middle of the last century by the commander of Malta, Tommaso Giuseppe Farsetti, who in 1792 bequeathed all his manuscripts to St. Mark's Library, where they are now preserved.