As that in which Sir Walter sailed also carried several of his knights there was not room for all his young esquires, and Walter and the three other juniors were told off into another ship.

She was a smaller vessel than most of those which composed the expedition, and only carried twelve men-at-arms and as many archers, together with the four young squires, and a knight, Sir John Powis, who was in command of the whole.
"Your craft is but a small one," the knight said to the captain.
"She is small, but she is fast," the latter answered.

"She would sail round and round the best part of the fleet.

I had her built according to my own fancy.

Small though she be, I warrant you she will be one of the first to arrive at Hennebon, and the sooner the better say I, since I am but paid by the trip, and would fain be back again at my regular work.
It pays better carrying merchants' goods between London and Holland than taking his majesty's troops over to France." "Your speed will not be of much avail," Sir John Powis said, "seeing that the fleet will keep together." "Yes, I know that is the order," the captain answered; "but accidents happen sometimes, you know"-- and his eye twinkled.