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1528
Ralph lane born
Ralph lane was born in 1528 -
1554
College
Ralph lane attended oxford university -
1557
Ralph lane began serving
He served in the english parliament from the late 1550's to the early 1560's -
1562
Ralph lane stopped serving
He stopped serving in the english parliament in the early 1560's -
1563
Court work
He began to serve in Queen Elizabeth 1's court -
1569
Rebellion
Ralph lane fought in a rebellion in scotland in 1569 and gained accolades for his military skill. -
1571
Maritime affairs
By the early 1570's ralph lane got himself involved in maritime affairs which included a queens mission to seize ships by 1571 -
1578
Helping
By the late 1570's and the early 1580's ralph lane was developing plans and offering services to help england struggle with spain -
1582
Helping
Ralph lane stopped helping England struggle with spain in the early 1580's -
Fort Construction
In 1583 ralph received a commision to go to ireland and construct forts. -
Sailing
In april 1585 600 men on 7 ships left from england. -
Rescue
Sir francis drake took 107 of Lanes men back to England -
News
Lane provided the foreword to Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. -
Account
Lanes account of the colony appeared in principal navigations. -
Back to ireland
Ralph returned back to ireland and there served as the "muser master general" and the "clerk of the check of the garrison”. He remained in this country for the rest of his life. -
Weakening
By 1601 ralph was unfit to be a muser master. -
Death
Ralph lane died in dublin ireland in october 1603