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[Page] 15 The Buck & Owners Do to charge of fitting to Sea in the Year 1730




£ s d
Whitby charge To 71st:4pd of beef @ 2s:6d p stone 08 17 6
Jan ye 12 To 1 penny a chd to the Agents 01 00 0

To travelling charge for self & men o'erland 02 05 0

To a new tiller and plank as p: note 01 03 8

To lowance for salting beef 00 02 8

To salt 7s:5d & freight carrying beef down 00 11 5

To 1 Cwght of ockom last year 00 11 0

To thrums nails & trinnels 00 14 10


____ ____ ____

..... Whitby charge £15 06 1


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By Extra Dispursments £ s d

To over making outt 4chd 1[?.?] of Tanfd coals last year 01 05 6

To a barrell of tarr 00 16 0

To a new comass &c as p note 01 00 0

To 57 ells of Vittery as p note 02 02 6

To pitch and rozom &c as p note 01 00 0

To a Fish for ye Foremast and flying jib boom 01 14 0

To mending the skift 01 09 6

To a new maintopsail as p: note 15 16 0


____ ____ ____

..... In all £25 03 6





[Page] 16 Newcastle charge the 1st Voyage Jan the 21st 1730




£ s d

To coals and keeldues as p: note 84 16 0

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 15 07 6

To Portidge £3:4s & heaving ye ballast 14s 03 18 0

To two keeldues for ballast 01 06 8

To trimmers 15s:6d and two warrants for ballast 01 01 6

To charge to Newcastle 00 04 0

To Beer 18s and 5pd of greas 2s:6d 01 00 6

To two dozn pound of candles 00 14 2

To beef as p: note 02 13 9

To salt and oatmeall 2s:1d and peas 5s 00 07 1

To fitters men & laying Sails ashore 3s:6d 00 06 6

To two pound butter 1s:4d & mooring post 1s 00 02 4

To help in and outt of Shields 00 12 6


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £112 10 6


____ ____ ____

London charge Do Voyage Feb 2d




£ s d

To city charge as p bill 121 05 10

To 20 Tons of ballast 00 15 0

To heaving ye ballast all in 00 11 6

To metter lightermen & expences 01 01 0

To mending cabon windows 00 01 6

To bread and peas as p note 02 09 0

To beer as p: note 02 02 9

To a sheeve for ye longboat 00 02 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £128 11 1


____ ____ ____
Feb ..... Newcastle charge £112 10 6
the 10th ..... Wages p ye Voyage £22 17 6
1730
____ ____ ____

..... Totall charge £263 19 1










[Page] 17
£ s d
  Recd for 239 chd 3 [?.?] of coals @ 23s p chd 270 11

By freightt of Goods 01 15

Allowance for short making out 8ch 1[?.?] 02 09 6


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £274 15 6

..... Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £263 19 1


____ ____ ____

..... Profit p ye Voyage £10 16 5











Wages as followeth



To my self   6:0:0



To mate & carpt   5:7:6



To Wm Carlill   1:15:0



To Mat Woodhous    1:10:0 £ s d

To Tho Woodhouse   1:10:0 22 17 6

To Tho Brokett   1:10:0



To Alex Daw   1:5:0



To Josh Hill   1:0:0



To Edwd Avert   1:0:0



To three boys   2:0:0







[Page] 18 Newcastle charges the 2d Voyage Feb ye 17th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note 87 09 4

To custumhouse and townhouse unfree 15 10 0

To portidg £3:4s and heaving th ballast 03 17 0

To two keels for taking out ye ballast 01 06 8

Top warrant for ballast 00 06 0

To beef as p: note 03 18 6

To charge to Newcastle 6s and candles 4s:4d 00 10 4

To 1 barrl & 1/2 of beer 12s and oatmeall 6d 00 12 6

To a mooring post 1s and trimmers 16s 00 17 0

To 3 gallons of tarr 2s:6d & fitters men 2s:6d 00 05 0

To salt 4s:8d and a new helm coat 5s 00 09 8

To 3 pd of butter 2s and ye keel men can 00 03 6

To nails 9s:6d and the coble foy 12s 01 01 6


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £116 07 0






London charge Do Voyage Feb 26 1730 £ s d

To city charge as p bill 123 14 0

To 30 tons of ballast & heaving all in 01 11 6

To metter lightermen and expences 00 18 6

To bread as p note 01 19 6

To beer as p note 01 15 0

To chees as p note 00 19 4

To soft bread butter and fresh meat 00 05 6

To 3 gallons tarr 3s & four bolt 3s 00 06 0
March ye 14th 1730 To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £131 11 10

..... Newcastle charge £116 07 0

..... Wages p ye Voyage £22 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... Totall charge £270 16 4


____ ____ ____






Recd for 246 chd 1 [?.?] of coals @ 24s:3d 292 8 3

..... By freight of goods 01 8 0

By shortt making out for 9 chd & 3 [?.?] of coals 02 18 6


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £296 14 9

..... Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £270 16 4


____ ____ ____

..... Profit p ye Voyag £25 18 5


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[Page] 19 Newcastle charge the 3d Voyage March the 18th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note 87 01 0

To custumhouse and townhouse unfree 15 10 0

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

To beef as p note 05 18 0

To charge to Newcastle 5s and mooring post 1s 00 06 0

To trimmers 15s and fitters men 2s:6d 00 17 6

To salt and oatmeall 00 04 10

To a web of portsaill stuff 00 11 0

To ockom and a shifting [?heell?] 00 03 0

To 3 bushels of peas 12s:6d & 1 ca[sk] & 1/2 beer 12s 01 04 6

To 1 Cwght of bread 11s and butter 2s 00 13 0

To mending cabon windows 00 01 0

To nails 5s and soft bread 2s 00 07 0

To help in and boat out of shields 00 17 0


____ ____ ___

..... Newcastle charge £117 11 10






London charge Do Voyage Aprill 7th 1730 £ s d

To city charge as p bill 130 02 4

To heaving ye ballast in  00 11 6

To beer as p note 02 02 0

To bread as p note  01 16 0

To ye metter 1s and blocks & pins 4s:6d 00 05 6

To 4 firkins of flower 01 00 0

To plums for pudings 10s:10d & soft bread & but 00 13 10

To wateridg to Gravesend 00 05 0
Aprill ye 17 1730 To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £136 18 8

..... Newcastle charge £117 11 10

..... Wages p ye Voyag £22 10


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & Wages £277 00 6


____ ____ ____






Recd for 250 chd & 3 [?.?] of Coals @ 22s p chd 271


By freight of four bales 01 00 0

By seaven passengers 03 10 0

By short making out 5chd & 1 [?.?] of coals 01 11 6


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £277 01 6

Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £277 00 6


____ ____ ____

..... Profit p ye Voyage £00 01 0










[Page] 20 Newcastle charge the 4th Voyage Aprill the 24th 1730 £ s d






To coals and keeldues as p note 87 09 4

To custumhouse and townhouse unfree 14 15 0

To Portidg £3:4s and heaving ye ballast 03 12 0

To beef as p: note 03 13 0

To [?..?] & 1/2 of ockom 1s:9d and a horse hire 2s 00 03 9 

To candles 13s and trimmers 16s 01 09 0

To fitters men 2s:6d and butter & fresh fish 00 05 6

To a mooring post 1s 00 01 0

To a new coal shovell 00 02 3

To help into harbour & two boats to sea 01 02 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £112 12 10






London charge Do Voyage Aprill 30th 1730 £ s d






To city charge as p bill 124 05 4

To 80 tons of ballast 03 01 0

To heaving it all in 00 10 0

To 3pd of twine 3s and old rope 5s 00 08 0

To a flying jib boom and top gallant yd 00 09 6

To salt 2s:4d and 2 qts of oyll 1s:2d 00 03 6

To metter 1s and wateridge to Gravesend 5s 00 06 0

To chees and greas 14s:5d and 3 firkins flower 14s 01 08 5

To beer as p note 02 02 0

To bread as p note 00 18 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £133 14 3

..... Newcastle charge £112 12 10

..... Wages p ye Voyage £22 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges and Wages £268 17 1


____ ____ ____






Recd for 250 chd 3 [?.?] of Coals @ 21s:9d p ch 268 1

By short making out 5 chd 1 [?.?] of coals 01 11 6


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £269 12 6

Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £268 17 1


____ ____ ____

..... Profit p ye Voyage £0 15 5


____ ____ ____





[Page] 21 Newcastle Charge the 5th Voyage May the 12th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note 87 06 0

To custumhouse and townehouse unfree 15 00 0

To Portidg £3:4s and heaving out ballast 12s 03 16 0

To beef as p note 04 08 0

To two log lines 3s and fresh fish 7s:0d 00 10 0

To trimmers 16s and 4 pd of butter 2s:6d 00 18 6

To charge to Newcastle 00 06 0

To a mooring post 1s and oatmeall 6d 00 01 6

To a bushell of salt 00 04 6

To help out of shields 00 11 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £113 01 6






London charge Do Voyage May 26th 1730 £ s d

To city charge as p bill 126 17 6

To 20 tons of ballast 00 15 0

To heaving it all in 00 10 6

To scuper nails 1s:8d and a scrubing brush 00 02 8

To 1/2 dozn of candles 2s 00 02 0

To 3 Cwght of bread 01 07 0

To beer as p note 02 00 3

To chees as p note 00 17 1

To beef as p note 01 09 3

To metter lightermen &c expences 00 13 6

To 4 firkins of flower 00 18 0

To plums for puddings 00 12 3
June ye 9 1730 To clearing @ Gravesend and Greens




____ ____ ____

..... London charge £136 09 0

..... Newcastle charge £113 01 6

..... Wages p ye Voyage £21 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & Wages £271 00 6


____ ____ ____






Recd for 250 chd of Coals @ 21s:6d p 264 15 0

By short making out 6 chd of coals 1 16


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £266 01 0






Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £271 00 6

..... Loss by this Voyage £4 19 6










[Page] 22 Newcastle Charge the 6th Voyage June the 14th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note 87 07 8

To custumhouse and townehouse unfree 14 10 0

To Portidg £3:4s and heaving ye ball.. 8s 03 12 0

To trimmers 16s and fitters men 2s:6d 00 18 6

To getting a hawser from whitby 00 06 0

To soft bread 1s and nails & scuper claps 10s:4d 00 11 4

To beef as p note £1:12s:6d and mooring post 1s 01 13 6

To salt and oatmeall 00 05 0

To charge to Newcastle 00 02 0

To help in & boat out & brooms 00 17 6


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £110 03 6






London charge Do Voyage June 30th 1730 £ s d

To city charge as p bill 125 00 5

To 15 tons of ballast 0 11 3

To heaving it all in 00 10 0

To bread as p note 00 13 6

To beer as p note 01 16 9

To four firkins of Flower 00 18 0

To plums for puddings 00 07 6

To chees and greas 7s:10d & rozom oyll & salt 10s 00 17 10

To metter lightermen and expences 00 07 0

To soft bread 4s and clearing @ Gravesend 2s:6d 00 06 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £131 8 9

..... Newcastle charge £110 3 6

..... Wages p ye Voyage £21 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges & Wages £203 2 3











Recd for 248 chd of coals @ 21s:9d p 265 1 0

Recd for Freight of 546 firkins of Butter and some charge Deducted 10 0 0

By short making out of 8 chd of coals 02 8 0


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £277 9 0

Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £263 2 3


____ ____ ____

..... Profit p ye Voyage £14 6 9










[Page] 23 Newcastle charge the 7th Voyage July the 14th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note  92 18 8

To custum house and townhouse unfree 15 10 0

To Portidg £3:2s and heaving ballast 14s:0d 03 18 0

To a cobble into whitby 00 10 6

To harbour and peer dues 00 02 4

To 12pd of candles 6s:4d and mooring post 1s 00 07 4

To beef as p note 04 01 10

To salt & oatmeall 5s:2d and 3/4 cask of beer 6s:0d 00 11 2

To 4 ballst and 2 coal shovels & other smith work 01 04 2

To trimmers 17s and soft bread 1s:0d 00 18 0

To charge to Newcastle 00 06 0

To help in and out of shields 00 12 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle Charge £121 00 0






London charge Do Voyage July th 19th 1730 £ s d

To city charge as p bill 122 16 6

To heaving the ballast all in 00 12 0

To beer as p: note 01 16 9

To bread as p: note 01 14 6

To 8pd of plums 00 02 0

To mending hoops for foremast 00 06 6

To metter lightermen and expences 00 12 0

To chees and greas as p note 00 10 6

To a beer can 6d and clearing @ Gravesend 2s 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £128 13 3

..... Newcastle charge £121 00 0

..... Wages p; YE Voyage £21 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges and Wages £271 03 3






Recd for 238 chd & 2[?.?] of coals @ 22s:3d 260 12 0

By passengers 01 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £262 2 0

..... Charges and Wages p ye Voyage £271 3 0


____ ____ ____

..... Loss by this Voyage £9 1 0










[Page] 24 Newcastle charge the 8th Voyage July the 30th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note 92 18 8

To custumhouse and townhouse unfree 15 00 0

To Portidg £3:4s and heaving ballast 14s 03 18 0

To beef as p: note 01 06 4

To charge to Newcastle 00 04 0

To a bushell of peas 00 04 0

To trimnmers 17s and mooring post 1s 00 18 0

To fitters men 2s:6d and fresh butter 2s:4d 00 04 10

To a shifting keell 1s and salt & oatmeal 1s:6d 00 02 6

To a new jib boom iron and scuper nails 00 07 2

To a cobble in whitby road 00 03 0

To help in and out of shields 00 12 6


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle Charge £115 19 0






London charge Do. Voyage Augt the 6th 1730 £ s d

To city charge as p bill 126 05 0

To 62 tons of ballast 02 06 6

To heaving it all in 00 12 0

To husline marlin and 4pd of twine 00 08 9

To beef as p: note 01 11 9

To bread as p: note 00 19 3

To salt & oatmeall 1s:6d and 2pd butter 1s:3d 00 02 9

To chees as p: note 00 11 11

To metter 1s and clearing @ Gravesend 2s:6d 00 03 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £135 06 5

..... Newcastle charge £115 19 0

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £21 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges and Wages £272 15 5











Recd for 252 chd and 2[?.?] of coals @ 22s:1 1/2d 274 6

..... Charges and Wages p: ye Voyage £272 15 5


____ ____ ____

..... Profit this Voyage £1 10 7










[Page] 25 Newcastle charge the 9th Voyage Augst the 22 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p note 92 18 8

To custumhouse and townhouse unfree 15 07 6

To portidg £3:4s and heaving ye ballast 14s 03 18 0

To beef as p: note 03 13 0

To charge to Newcastle 6s and mooring post 00 07 0

To trimmers 17s and salt and oatmeal 4s:10d 01 01 10

To mending cabon window & glasses 00 01 8

To peas and candles 00 10 0

To fitters men 2s:6d and 1Cwght of bread 8s:0d 00 10 6

To 1 foot 9 1/2 timber 2s:3d and 3/4 cask of beer 6s:0d 00 08 3

To nails 7s:7d and help in and out of shields 12s:0d 00 19 7


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge £119 16 0






London charge Do. Voyage Sept ye 9th 1730



To city charge as p: bill 129 04 5

To heaving in ye ballast 00 07 6

To beef as p: note 01 10 0

To beer as p: note 02 05 0

To bread as p: note 01 08 6

To chees & greas as p: note 00 17 6

To metter lightermen and expences 00 15 0

To salt and oatmeall 1s:6d and soft bread 2s:6d 00 04 0

To 1 doz handspeaks and two pair of oars 00 08 0

To old rope to open out 01 03 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge  £138 05 5

..... Newcastle Charge £119 16 0

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £22 05 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges and Wages £280 06 5











Recd for 254 chd & 3[?.?] of coals @ 22s:6d p chd 281 8 0

Charges and Wages p ye Voyage 280 6 5


____ ____ ____

..... Profit this Voyage £1 1 7










[Page] 26 Newcastle charge the 10th Voyage Septbr th 28th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p: note 92 18 8

To custumhouse and townehouse unfree 14 05 0

To portidg £3:4s and heaving the ballast 6s:0d 03 10 0

To 1 keel dues for ballast 00 13 4

To a warrant for ballast 00 03 0

To trimmers 17s and mooring post 1s 00 18 0

To charge to Newcastle 00 04 0

To beef as p: note 05 15 6

To salt and oatmeall 4s:10d and fitters men 2s:6d 00 07 4

To 12 pd of candles 5s:10d and 1 bushell peas 3s:4d 00 09 2

To 1 Cwght of bread 8s and nails &c 11s:7d 00 19 7

To 1 bar. & 1/2 of beer 00 12 0

To fresh butter 5s and help in and out 6s 00 11 0


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle charge  £121 06 7











London charge Do. Voyage Octbr 20th 1730



To city charge as p bill 125 11 11

To 36 tons of ballast 01 03 0

To heaving the ballast all in 00 12 6

To bread as p note 01 08 6

To beer as p note 01 17 6

To metter lightermen and expences 00 15 0

To chees and greas &c as p: note 01 03 4

To clearing @ Gravesend and Greens 00 04 6


____ ____ ____

..... London Charge £132 16 3

..... Newcas. Charge £121 06 7

..... Wages p: ye Voyage £23 00 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges and Wages £277 02 10











Recd for 246 chd 3[?.?] of coals @ 26s p chd 313 13 0

By freight of Goods 02 10 0


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £316 03 0






Charges and Wages p the Voyage 277 02 10


____ ____ ____

..... Profit this Voyage £39 00 2










[Page] 27 Newcastle Charge the 11th Voyage Octbr the 28th 1730 £ s d

To coals and keeldues as p: note 87 09 4

To custumhouse and townehouse unfree 15 05 0

To Portidg £3:4s and heaving the ballast 15s 03 19 0

To beef as p note 04 13 0

To salt and oatmeall 00 07 6

To trimmers 16s and mooring post 1s 00 17 0

To two dozn cabages 00 02 0

To charge to Newcastle 00 02 0

To pump boxes 2s:3d and nails 6s:9d 00 09 0

To a lead line 2s:4d and fitters men 3s:0d 00 05 4

To 2 bushell of peas & 1 dozn of Candles 00 11 10

To 1 barr & 1/2 of beer 00 12 0

To help in and out of shields 00 12 6


____ ____ ____

..... Newcastle Charge £115 05 6











London charge Do. Voyage Novr 8 1730



To city charge as p bill 122 15 3

To heaving in 90 tons of ballast 00 11 3

To mending jib boom [?iron?] 00 03 0

To beer as p note 02 09 0

To bread as p note 01 15 0

To rozom and oyll to pay the ship & masts 01 00 0

To men for scraping the ship 00 05 0

To salt 2s:4d and candles 1s:2d 00 03 6

To chees as p note 00 15 9

To ockom 3s:6d and a pair of oars 2s:0d 00 05 6

To meter 1s and lightermen 6s 00 07 0

To clearing @ Gravesend 00 02 6


____ ____ ____

..... London charge £130 12 9

..... Newcastle charge £115 05 6

..... Wages p ye Voyage £23 05 0


____ ____ ____

..... Charges and Wages £269 03 3











Recd for 112 chd 1[?.?] of Coals @ 25s:6d p chd 140 00 0

Recd for 126 chd of Coals @ 25s:3d p chd 155 00

By freight of goods 04 10


____ ____ ____

..... Summa £299 10 0






Charges and Wages p the Voyage £269 03 3


____ ____ ____

..... Profit this Voyage £30 06 9










[Page] 28 The Buck and Owners Dr. £ s d






To whitby charge in fitting to sea 15 06 1

To extra Dispursments 25 03 6

To Cash Lost by the 5th Voyage 04 19 6

To Do. By the 7th Voyage 09 01 0

To whitby charge unrigging 01 12 6


____ ____ ____

..... Charge in all £56 02 7
















Whitby charge Decbr th 9th 1730 £ s d






To a cobble to help in 00 10 6

To harbour bridge & peer dues 00 03 0

To whitby poor 00 08 0

To allowance for transporting & unrigging 00 11 0


____ ____ ____

..... In all £01 12 6










[Page] 29 ..... P: Contra Cr. £ s d






To cash p: profit th 1st Voyage 10 16 5

To Do. The 2d Voyage 25 18 5

To Do. The 3d Voyage 00 01 0

To Do. The 4th Voyage 00 15 5

To Do. The 6th Voyage 14 06 9

To Do. The 8th Voyage 01 10 7

To Do. The 9th Voyage 01 01 7

To Do. The 10th Voyage 39 00 2

To Do. The 11th Voyage 30 06 9

Stock left in hand last year 122 00 1 1/2


____ ____ ____

..... Profit and Stock £245 17 2 1/2

..... To charge and dispursment £56 02 7


____ ____ ____


£189 14 7 1/2






To Cash due to Divide amongst ye Owners 69 14 7 1/2

To stock to keep in hand for ye ship 120



____ ____ ____

..... Summa £189 14 7 1/2






..... To cash due 69 14 7 1/2

1/2 34 17 3 3/4

1/4 17 08 7 3/4

1/8 8 14 3 3/4

1/16 4 07 1 3/4

1/32 2 03 6 3/4

1/64 1 04 9 1/4










[Page] 30 We whose names are hereunto Subscrib'd being part Owners of the good ship or Vessell call'd the Buck whereof Jno Wilkinson is Mast have examin'd and perus'd th Accounts for eleven Voyages in ye Year 1730 the Product of which to be sixty nine Pounds 14sh. 7 1/2 to be Divided amongst us as p Profiut wch we allow of the same to be Just and lawfull and to have recd our proper portionable shares whereunto as Witness we have subscrib'd our Names



Thos: Cockerill 1/16 part 4 07 01 3/4

James Yeoman 1/64 pt 1 1 9 1/4

Sarah her X mark Atkinson 1/32 pt 2 3 6 3/4

Wm his X mark Foster p 1/64 pt 1 1 9 1/4

Jonathan Lacy 1/32 part 2 3 6 3/4

Gideon Dent 1/64 pt 1 1 9 1/4

Robart Ward 1/64 part 1 1 9 1/4

Josh. Merriman 1/16 1/64 parte 5 9 5 3/4

John Kitchingman p 1/32 part 2 3 6 3/4

Cha: Atkinsone 3/32th £6 10 8 1/4

henry Davis 1/64 part 01 01 09

Thos Madgshon p 1/64 part 01 01 9

Ja.. Coates p 1/32 pt 02 03 6 3/4

Nutt & Russell 1/64 part 01 01 09

Robt Walker 64 part 1 1 9





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