Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland i
1570
Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs
1580
he was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain
seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England.
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)
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.
Lane died in Dublin, Ireland, and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church.