The White Company · Character

Goodwin Hawtayne

A master bowman and leader among the archers.

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Also known as Hawtayne, Master Hawtayne

First appearance: xiii how the white company set forth to the wars

Goodwin Hawtayne shows up with force in How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth from Lepe. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Master-shipman of the Yellow Cog; initially reluctant to engage the pirates but agrees to turn the ship into Freshwater Bay; directs the crew in battle preparations.

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Goodwin Hawtayne first appears in 0014 xiii how the white company set forth to the wars.

In How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth from Lepe: Master-shipman of the Yellow Cog; initially reluctant to engage the pirates but agrees to turn the ship into Freshwater Bay; directs the crew in battle preparations.

Later, in How the Yellow Cog Crossed the Bar of Gironde: The master shipman is anxious about the storm and the hole in the ship, but successfully pilots the cog across the bar of Gironde.

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How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth from Lepe
Master-shipman of the Yellow Cog; initially reluctant to engage the pirates but agrees to turn the ship into Freshwater Bay; directs the crew in battle preparations.
How the Yellow Cog Crossed the Bar of Gironde
The master shipman is anxious about the storm and the hole in the ship, but successfully pilots the cog across the bar of Gironde.
XXII: How the Bowmen Held Wassail at the Rose de Guienne
The master-shipman, joins the archers for a last rouse before leaving his cog.
XXXVIII: Of the Homecoming to Hampshire
Commands the yellow cog engaged for Alleyne's journey to search for Sir Nigel.

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