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1497
Newfoundland
Cabot claims newfoundland in North America for England's King Henry VII. -
1563
Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth
Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court, marking the beginning of a career of service to queen and country. Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland. -
1571
Maritime
Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships. -
Ireland
Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts. -
off the coast of NC
They are now off the coast of NC. They claim the land 600 miles in either direction for England. -
They were organized to sail to Roanoke island
The queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia (Roanoke Island). Raleigh evidently personally invited Lane to command the land expedition. The company was organized as a military expedition with soldiers and support personnel but also included artist John White and scientist Thomas Harriot. -
Seven ships
Seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England. After a storm scattered the fleet and reduced it to five ships, the company regrouped. They arrived at the Outer Banks by June. By August, the colony had come ashore and built a fort following an invitation from the Indians. Grenville’s fleet left at the end of August after being unable to secure a good harbor. -
The new clerk
Lane was back in Ireland in 1592 serving as “muster master general” and “clerk of the check of the garrison” and remained in that country for the rest of his life. -
Getting sick
Lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master. -
He died
Lane died in Dublin, Ireland, in October 1603 and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church on the 28th of that month.