. Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland
1570
Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission
1580
he was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain
Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts.
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)
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.
a fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home.
He provided the foreword to Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
Lane was back in Ireland serving as “muster master general” and “clerk of the check of the garrison” and remained in that country for the rest of his life.
Lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master.