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[Page] 5 Whitby charge fitting to sea Febr ye 16 1728




£ s d

To 4 stone of beef as p: notes 12 16 6

To saltt 8s:6d & [?6 pd?] of greas 2s 00 10 6

To two locks for beef tubs 00 01 3

To twine & tarr 2s:4d & nails as p: note £1:4s:5d 01 06 9

To 3:3:16pd of rope @ 28s p ... 05 09 0

To beer & lowance transporting & rigging 02 10 0

To candles 5s:9d & softt bread 7s 00 12 9

To mending cabon window 00 03 0

To help in & outt of whitby 00 10 6


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..... Whitby charge £24 00 3






Newcastle charge the 1st Voyage March ye 18




£ s d

To coals and keeldues as p: note 87 09 4

To Portidg £3:4s & heaving ballastt 10s 03 14 0

To custumhouse & towne house unfree 14 15 4

To trimmers 16s & a mooring postt 3s 00 19 0

To keeldues for ballastt 00 13 4

To a warrantt for ballastt 00 03 0

To fitters men 4s & a bushell of peas 4s:6d 00 08 6

To charge to Newcastle 4s & two skeens of twine 00 04 8

To 3Cwght & 1/2 of bread 01 19 0

To mending small bower anker 01 00 0

To greas saltt & oatmeall 00 04 6

To 1 yd of canvas 2s & a gallon of tarr 9d 00 02 9

To beef as p: note 04 02 7

To 1 stone of spunyarn 00 03 8

To ockom & thrums 00 05 2

To help in & two boats outt 01 01 0


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..... Newcastle charge £117 05 10





[Page] 6 London charge the 1stt Voyage Aprill ye 20 1729




£ s d

To city charge as p: bill 130 19 0

To 20 tuns of ballastt 00 15 6

To heaving itt all in 00 11 0

To bread as p: note 04 10 0

To 5 men to help up the river for the press 01 17 0

To damadge paid for breaking an ankorr 01 01 0

To beer as p: note 04 04 0

To metter and lightermen 00 18 6

To charge receiving cash 00 02 6

To half hundred wght of ockom 00 06 0

To keeping our men ashore from ye press 02 06 10

To two dozn of block pins 00 02 3

To ye Agents 1 pct 01 00 9

To two pound of butter 00 01 6

To a piece of timber 00 05 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charges  £148 18 4

..... Newcastle charges £117 05 10

..... Whitby charges £24 00 3

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £28 02 6


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..... Wages & charges p: ye Voyage £318 06 11






Wages as followeth



To myself........... £6:0:0



To mates & Carpr..6:5:0



To Chr Wood cook.2:7:6



To Jno Hornby.......2:5:0



To Tho Killdale......2:5:0



To Ricd Yeoman.....2:5:0



To Alex Daw...........2:0:0



To Tho Brokett........1:15:0



To Josph Hill...........1:10:0



To two boys............1:10:0



In all........................£28:2:6








Recd for 249 chd of coals @ 26s:9d p: chd 326 1 0

Recd for shortt making out last year 2:3 - 16 6


_____ _____ _____


£326 17 6

Profitt due this Voyag 08 10 7










[Page] 7 Newcastle charge the 2d Voyage May ye 19 1729 £ s d






To coals and keeldues as p: note 87 07 8

To Portidg £3:4s & heaving ballastt 14s 03 18 0

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 15 05 0

To 4[?C?]:0[?qr?]:13pd: of beef @ 26s p: Cwght 05 07 0

To trimmers 15s:6d & brooms 9d to scuper nails 1s 00 17 3

To mending a shovell 6d & a shifting sieell 1s 00 01 6

To two sheeves for blocks 9d & saltt & oatmeal 4s:10d 00 05 7

To charge to Newcastle 4s and mooring post 1s 00 05 0

To 1 penny a keell to ye agentt 00 01 4

To fitters men 3s & 3 stone of ockom 3s:4d 00 06 4

To a cobble in Whitby road 00 05 0

To help in & two boats outt 01 01 6


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £115 01 2






London charge ye 2d Voyage May ye 28








To city charge as p: bill 125 09 10

To 87 tuns of ballastt 03 06 3

To heaving itt all in 00 12 6

To 1[?C?]: 2[?q?] of old rope £1:1s:10 1/2 & a suitt of vains 4s:1d 01 05 11 1/2

To beef as p: note £3:15s:1d & 1 stone of lead 2s:4d 03 17 5

To mending cabon windows 2s 00 02 0

To wainscott boards 3s:2d & twine & saill needles 4s:6d 00 07 8

To 1 Cwght of ockom 12s & oatmeal & saltt 3s:0d 00 15 0

To clearing monthly bill 5s & chees & greas £1:5s 01 10 0

To metter & lightermen 11s:6d & receiving cask 4s 00 15 6

To beer as p: note £1:16s:9d & 1 penny a chd to ye agent 02 17 3

To pitch tarr as p: note 02 12 0

To bread as p: note 02 03 6

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £145 17 4 1/2

..... Newcastle charge £115 01 2

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £25 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & Wages £286 16 0 1/2






Recd for 247 chd & 3[?] of coals @ 25s:9d p: chd 312 00 0

By Do for freight of Goods 4 10 0

For shortt making out 6:2 & 4 chd retur'd last Voyg 4 12 4


____ ____ ____


£321 02 4


____ ____ ____

Profit this Voyage 34 6 3 1/2





[Page] 8 Newcastle charge the 3d Voyage June ye 19 1729 £ s d






To coals and keeldues as p: note 87 09 4

To portidg £3:4s & heaving the ballastt 11s 03 15 0

To custumhouse &c Townehouse unfree 15 00 0

To beef as p: note £4:4s:11 & saltt 4s:8d 04 09 7

To nails 8s:5d & trimmers 15s:6d & fitters men 3s:6d 01 07 5

To 1 keell & a boatt dues for ballastt 01 01 4

To charge to Newcastle 4s & oatmeall 6d 00 04 6

To spunyarn 19s:6d & mooring postt 1s 01 00 6

To two warrantts for ballastt 00 06 0

To a new portsaill 5s & a cobble in Whitby road 5s 00 10 0

To help in & outt of shields 00 12 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £115 15 8






London charge Do Voyage June 27 1729 £ s d






To city charge as p: bill 138 16 4

To 30 tuns of ballastt 01 03 0

To heaving itt all in 16s:3d & metter 2s 00 18 3

To two barrils of tarr £1:2s & handspeaks 3s 01 05 0

To 2 pair of oars 5s & chees & greas £1:1s:4d 01 06 4

To a carpenter two days to calk ye uper work 00 05 0

To lightermen & expences 00 14 6

To 1 sto: 5pd of tallow 8s:9d & candles 4s:6d 00 13 3

To a penny a chd agency 01 02 0

To a main piece for a rother & workmanship 05 11 0

To fitting rother bands & nails as p: note 01 15 0

To bread & beer as p: notes 03 17 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £157 09 2

..... Newcastle charge £115 15 8

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £24 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & wages p: ye Voyag £298 2 4






Recd for 264 chd of coals @ 25s:9d p chd 332 14


____ ____ ____

..... Profitt this Voyage £34 11 8





[Page] 9 Newcastle charge the 4th voyage July ye 15 1729 £ s d

To coals & keeldues & 4 chd of coals lastt voyage 90 05 4

To portidg £3:4s & heaving ye ballastt 8s 03 12 0

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 14 15 0

To a keell due for ballastt 00 13 4

To trimmers 16s & a mooring postt 1s 00 17 0

To a warrantt for ballastt 00 03 0

To fitters men 3s:6d saltt & oatmeall 1s:9d 00 05 3

To beef as p: note 03 02 7

To charge to Newcastle 00 04 0

To a cobble in & 4 boats to help outt 01 14 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £115 11 6






London charge ye 4th Voyage July ye 22 1729 £ s d

To city charge as p: bill 132 18 10

To 25 tuns of ballastt & heaving itt all in 01 16 3

To metter lightermen & expences 00 15 0

To candles 4s:8d & a frying pan 1s:6d 00 06 2

To 4 stone of ockom 6s & 1 penny a chd to agent £1:11d 01 06 11

To bread and beer as p: note 03 08 9

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £140 14 5

..... Newcastle charge £115 11 6

..... Wages p: ye voyage £24 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & wages £281 3 5






Recd for 251 chd of coals @ 25s:9 p chd £316 2

Recd for 5 chd of coals made shortt outt 1 10


____ ____ ____


£317 12

..... Profitt this Voyage £36 8 7





[Page] 10 Sunderland charge ye 5th Voyage July ye 30 1729 £ s d






To coals and keeldues as p: note 93 0 0

To portidg £3:4s & a cobble in Whitby road 5s 03 9 0

To clearing @ custumhouse 03 1 6

To a new portsaill 00 5 0

To trimmers £2 & saltt & candles 5s:3d 02 5 3

To ye cobble foy 01 0 0


____ ____ ____

..... Sunderland charge £103 00 9






London charge ye 5th Voyage Augtt ye 9 1729 £ s d

To city charge as p: bill 129 13 2

To 27 tuns of ballastt & heaving itt all in 001 16 3

To a new foretopmastt 01 15 0

To beef as p: note 05 10 2

To clearing monthly bill 00 07 10

To metter lightermen & expences 00 15 0

To 6 pd of greas 1s:9d & oatmeall & white biskett 4s:1d 00 05 10

To candles 2s & paid damadge for tearing a mainsail 10s 00 12 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6

To beer & bread as p: notes 03 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £144 15 3

..... Sunderland charge £103 - 9

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £24 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & Wages £272 13 6






Recd for 252 chd & 1 [?] of coals @ 25s:3d p chd 311 14

Allow'd att Sunderland 2 2


____ ____ ____

Profitt due this Voyage £41 2 6





[Page] 11 Newcastle charge the 6th Voyage Augtt ye 27 1729




£ s d

To coals and keeldues as p: note 87 09 4

To Portidg £3:4s and heaving ye ballastt 5s 03 09 0

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 14 07 6

To a boatt dues for taking in ballastt 00 08 0

To trimmers 16s & mooring postts 1s:6d 00 17 6

To candles 6s:0d & a bushell of peas 4s:6d 00 10 6

To saltt 4s:8d & a warrantt for ballastt 3s 00 07 8

To fitters men3s & charge to Newcastle 4s 00 07 0

To a lead line 2s:4d & oatmeall 6d 00 02 10

To beef as p: note 03 16 1

To help in and outt 00 12 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge  £112 07 5






London charge the 6th Voyage septye 3 1729 £ s d

To city charge as p: bill 129 19 10

To beef as p: note 02 07 6

To a flying Jib boom 00 12 0

To butter chees & greas for former Voyages 03 00 8

To a water cask 14s & mending cabon window 1s:6d 00 15 6

To a joyner two days to lay cabin flower 00 05 0

To metter lightermen & expences 00 14 6

To a new wheell rope 00 16 0

To a cobble in Whitby road 00 05 0

To 20 tunns of ballastt 00 15 6

To heaving ye ballastt 00 14 0

To bread & beer as p: note 03 10 0

To oatmeall 6d & clearing @ Gravesend 00 03 0


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £143 18 6

..... Newcastle charge £112 07 5

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £26 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & wages £282 8 5






Recd for 251 chd of coals @ 23s:6d p: chd £289 5 0

Do for 5 chds made shortt outt 1 10 0

Do for freight of Goods 1 15 0


____ ____ ____

..... Profit this Voyage £10 1 7





[Page] 12 Newcastle charge the 7th Voyage Octbr ye 2 1729




£ s d

To coals & keeldues as p: note 82 0 0

To portidg £3:4s & heaving the ballastt 8s:6d 03 12 6

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 14 15 0

To beef as p: note 04 12 3

To saltt & oatmeall 5s:2d & 1 [?..?] & 1/2 of [?..?] 12s 00 17 2

To charge to Newcastle 3s & candles 2s:11d 00 05 11

To mending skiftt 14s:2d & mooring postt 1s 00 15 2

To a warrantt for ballastt 00 03 0

To ye skipper of ye keell to drink 00 01 6

To trimmers 15s & keel dues for ballastt 13s:4d 01 08 4

To a cobble in whitby road 00 05 0

To fitters men 3s 00 03 0

To help outt of shields 00 13 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £109 11 10






London charge ye 7th Voyage octtr ye 18 1729




£ s d

To city charge as p: bill 122 05 0

To 86 tuns of ballastt 03 05 6

To heaving itt all in 00 14 0

To metter lightermen & expences 00 16 0

To chees & greas 00 07 0

To bread as p: note 02 00 6

To beef as p: note 01 02 1

To beer as p: note 01 16 9

Pd damadge for carrying a foremt away 01 01 0

To a cobble in whitby road 00 05 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 03 0


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £133 15 10

..... Newcastle charge £109 11 10

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £26 11


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & wages £269 18 8






Recd for 244:1 chd of coal @ 24s:6d & 24s:9d p [?.?] £294 4

..... Profitt due this Voyage £24 5 4





[Page] 13 The Buck and Owners Dr




£ s d

To damadge paid Wm Cole for breaking a bowspr in the year 1728 03 00 0

To whitby charge & shortt pd for longboatt & skift 04 03 0

To mending a foretopsaill & portsails as p: note 01 12 0

To setting 1/2 a cloath in each foretopsail & altering mizon 04 09 10

To whitby poor 00 07 0

To travelling charge for self & people over land 02 05 0


____ ____ ____

..... In all £15 16 10






Pr: Contra     Cr. £ s d

To cash pr: profitt two Voyages lastt year 25 02 5

To cash wch keptt in hand att firstt charge wch a Dr 5 00 0

To cash p: profitt the 1stt Voyage 1729 8 10 7

To Do ye 2d Voyage 34 06 3 1/2

To Do ye 3d Voyage 34 11 8

To Do ye 4th Voyage 36 08 7

To Do ye 5th Voyage 41 02 6

To Do ye 6th Voyage 10 01 7

To Do ye 7th Voyage 24 05 4


____ ____ ____

..... Profitt in all £219 08 11 1/2

..... To charge as appears for wch ye ship is Dr £15 16 10


____ ____ ____

..... Due to the Owners £203 12 1 1/2

shall keep in hand to help to fitt ye ship to sea £2
1 1/2


____ ____ ____

..... To be Divided amongst ye Owners £201 12 0:0


____ ____ ____

1/2 pt £100 16

1/4 pt 50 8

1/8 pt 25 4

1/16 pt 12 12

1/32 pt 6 6

1/64 pt 3 3





[Page] 14 We whose Names are hereunto subscib'd being partt Owners of the Good Ship or Vessell call'd the Buck of Whitby whereof Jno Wilkinson is Master have examin'd and perus'd the accounts for two Voyages in the year 1728 and for seaven Voyages this presentt year the Productt of wch to be two hundred & one Pounds twelve shillings to be Divided amongstt us as p. profitts which we allow of the same to be Just and Lawfull and to have recd our proportionable shares whereunto as Witness we have subscib'd our Names




£ s d

Note there remains in hand for ye ship stock and to help to fitt to sea 122 0 1 1/2







£ s d

James Yeoman 1/64 3 3 =

Jonathan Lacy 1/32 pt 6 6 0

Sarah her X mark Atkinson 1/32 pt 6 6 0

1/32 pt Wm his X mark Foster 3 3 0

Robert Ward 1/64 part 3 3 0

Thos Madgshon 1/64 part 3 3 0

Thos Cockerill 1/16 pt 12 12 00

Jas: Coates 1/32 pt 06 06 00

Cha: Atkinson 3/32 pts £18 18

John Kitchingman p 1/32 pt £6 6

Robt Walker p 1/64 £3 3 0

Jos Nutt for self &c 1/64 3 3 0

Henry Davis for 1/64 3 3 0

Josh. Merriman 5/64 pts 15 15






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transcript Dave King, published 24.1.2014