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[page] 90 The Ship Buck and Owners Do. To charge and Disbursments in ye Year 1736 not Placed in any other Acct £ s d

To a second hand Mison 03 07 6

To a new maintopmast 02 05 0

To 6C:3:11 pd Rope at 26s p C 08 18 0

To 61 yds thin Canvass 02 07 6

To Paint 9s Blocks and Pump Boxes 7s 4d 00 16 4

To two Bolts Duck for forestaysaill & other uses 04 04 6

To 58yds thin Canvass 01 04 2

To a new Brass chamber & Boxes for one Pump 01 16 4

To a new Mainsaill & fixing as p: note 20 11 4

To Painting ye Ship last Year & now ye inside 03 12 0

To Canvass for flying Jibb 01 17 4

To Rope as p: notes 04 11 11

To laying ye Ship upon Ways to look at her Bottom 00 05 0

To a Suit of Saills for ye Longboat 01 18 0


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Extra Charge £57 14 11










[page] 91 The Ship Buck to charges in fitting for Sea at Whitby Feb the 7th 1736 £ s d

To 9C 1q 12 pd Beef at 15s p C 07 03 6

To Salt 9s 6d Greas for Masts 00 11 0

To mending Longboat 01 06 0

To a pound twine 1s mending Beer Casks 7s 00 08 0

To 2 yards old canvass 1s Blocks as by note 3s 6d 00 04 6

To a Piece timber to mend the [?Hawse?] 00 04 0

To 1 & 1/2 dosen pound Candells 00 06 0

To 3 Bushells peas 8s 6d a Lock 8d 00 09 2

To nails as p: note 01 06 0

To Lowance Rigging and Beer to Sea 02 00 10
6th Mar To help out of Whitby 00 07 6


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..... Whitby charge £14 06 6






Newcastle charge fitting for Copenhagen and Stockholm ye 7th March 1736 £ s d

To Beef and Pork as p: note 7 14 0

To 11C Bread @ 11s p C and peas 6 04 4

To 2C suffolk Chees @ 10s p C £1 Beer as p: note £1 16s 2 16 0

To thin canvass 5s thrums & [?fid?] for maintopmast 0 06 8

To clearing at townehouse for Ballast 2 00 0

To heaving out ye Ballast 0 13 0

To Salt oatmeall & 1/2 firkin flower 0 15 0

To Pitch Potts & Boats to black ye Ship 0 02 6

To mending kettle cover 1s a piece for Longb. Winlass 0 04 6

To 1/2 firkin Butter 12s Candles 8s 8d 1 00 8

To Brooms 1s Plank and [?trinnells?] 5s 6d  0 06 6

To Pump Leather 3s 9d one C wgt Ockam 8s 0 11 9

To twine Saill needels & mending compasses 0 11 6

To greas for masts 3s 3d fresh meat 2s 6d 0 05 9

To horse hire to Newcastle 0 06 4

To trimming Coals 0 15 0

To a [?charter?] p: 5s & 1/3 Port Charges 8s 0 13 0

To a Cobble in and out of Shields 0 07 6


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7th Apr 1736 ..... Newcastle Charge £25 14 0










[page] 92 The Ship Buck to charge at Copenhagen the 20th Aprill 1736 RD ?stiven?

To charge Lasting ye Ship 09 18

To Rosom & oyll for masts 02 05

To a man to help to deliver 01 18

To a new Snatch Block 00 32

To 3 Casks Beer 3RD 1/2 Dosen handspeaks 24sti 03 24

To a Place for boyling Kettle 00 26

To 21 foot 2 1/2 Inch Plank 01 36

To 24 Boats Ballast 16 00
6th May To 1/3 Port Charges 14 06


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..... Copenhagen charge RD49 21

Exchange 5 Rix Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch charge amounts to £9 17s 9d






Stockholm the 23d May 1736 C Dollr Ore

To a carpinter to help to Calk ye Sealing 009 00

To 1 Barrell Tarr 8CD three fatm: wood 043 00

To Beer 58CD Bread 92CD Vinegar 1:23 151 23

To Stockfish and Butter 115 08

To a plank for ye main Deck 012 00

To Labourers to help to Load 027 00

To a suit of Vains 7CD a new sawce Pann 10CD 017 00

To 2 Busll: Peas 11CD oatmeall 2CD 013 00

To two Pair Oars 2CD & 6 spares for Booms 2:18 004 18

To Boats for transporting ye Iron 015 00

To Beeff as p: note 173 00
ye 25th June To 1/3 Port Charges 308 00


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..... Stockholm Charge ..... Copp Dollars 888 17






Exchange is 37 Copn Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch amounts to £24 00s 5d










[page] 93 The Ship Buck to Charges at Elsinour ye 12th July 1736 RD Sti

To two Casks Beer 2RD 36 sti Greas for masts 24sti 3 12

To 2 Pound twine 21 sti fresh meat 1RD 42sti 2 15


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Rix Doll 5 27

..... Elsinour Charge in Sterling money is £1 02 3






London the 28th July 1736 £ s d

To a man to help to deliver 00 03 0

To 60 Tons Ballast and heaving in 04 06 6

To 1/3 Port Charges 02 00 0


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..... Elsinour and London Charges £7 11 9

..... Stockholm charge £24 00 5

..... Copenhagen Charge 09 17 9

..... Newcastle Charge 25 14 0

..... p: 4 mo: & 10 days Pay at £22 5s p: month 96 09 2

..... p: 1 man discharged at Shields 00 17 6


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..... Charges and Wages p: ye Voyage £164 10 7






P: Contra C..



p: freight 14 3/4 Kells Coals to Copenhagen at £4 15s p Keelle 70 01 3

p: do. 85 Last Tarr at 37s 6d from Stockm. 159 07 6

p: do. 27 3/4 do. Iron at 32s 6d 45 01 6

p: do. 11 at 35:0 19 05 0

p: old junk Sold at Stockholme 01 13 0


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Totall Freight £295 08 3

Charges and Wages p: ye Voyage £164 10 7


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..... Profit p: this Voyage £130 17 8










[page] 94 The Ship Buck to charges at London fitting for Stockholm ye 10th Aug 1736 £ s d

To Beeff and saltt as p: note 8 03 6

To Bread Peas and flower 7 02 6

To Plums for Puddings 1 02 1

To Chees Butter and greas for masts 2 19 3

To Carpinters for Calking ye Ship Binns 1 06 0

To Nails 17s 2d and Ockam 7s 6d 1 04 8

To a Piece timber for main hatch coamings 0 14 0

To a Horse hide for [?Tawice?] 0 12 0

To 1/2 stone Rosom 1s 6d Handspeaks 0 02 6

To Beer as p: note 3 04 9
ye 14th Aug. To Clearing at Gravesend and fresh meat 0 07 6


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..... London Charge £26 18 9






Stockholm the 28th Augt 1736 CD Ore

To Boathire for Tarr 20 00

To Beer as do. 49CD a fath. Fire Wood 9CD 16o  58 16

To Beeff 164CD Blocks and Pinns 17CD 131 00

To greas for masts 3CD 24ore Oatmeall 1CD 04 24

To mending water Casks 08 20

To 1 Barr Tarr 8CD 24ore Candels & Vinegar 20CD 8ore 29


To charges heaving ye Ballast 11 08
ye 1st Oct To 1/3 Port charges 308 00


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..... Stockholm Charge ..... Copper Dollars 621 04


£ s d

Exchange is 37 Cop Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch amounts to 16 16 2






Copenhagen the 5th Novr 1736



To Beeff £3 10s Bread 17s 9d 04 07 9

To 4 Casks Beer 16s 7d four Handspeaks 1s 6d 00 18 1

To 1 1/2 Bus: Peas 4s Ockam 3s 00 07 0

To fresh meat at Elsinour 00 05 0

To 12 Pound candels 00 04 10


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..... Copenhagen Charges £06 02 8










[page] 95 The Ship Buck to charge at Masteeland the 15th Novr 1736 £ s d

To Beeff and Pork 4 05 8

To Bread and Beer 1 14 6

To Peas & Oatmeall 13s4d two Pair Oars 2s 0 15 4

To 1 fat: fire wood 0 08 8

To 12 pd Candells 4s 1/3 Port Charges & Pilotage 9s2d 0 13 2


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ye 21st Dec ..... Charges at Masteeland £7 17 4






London the 7th Janr 1736/7



To men for delivr ye Ship & setting ye new Mainmast 3 18 0

To 2C Bread and Candells in Yarmouth Roads 1 02 6

To 1/3 Port Charges 1 08 0


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..... Charges at London £6 08 6

..... Do. at Masteeland 7 17 4

..... Do. at Copenhagen 6 02 8

..... Do. at Stockholm 16 16 2

..... Do. at London 26 18 9

..... Wages p: ye Voyage 121 08 9


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..... Charges and Wages p: ye Voyage 185 12 2






P: Contra is C. £ s d

p: freight 21 3/5 Last Tarr at 33s6d p: Last 36 10 6

p: do. 98 2/3 do. Iron at 30s 0d do. 148


p: do. 2 Hundred Deals at £3 p 100 6



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..... Totall freight £190 10 6

..... Charges and Wages p: ye Voy: £135 12 2


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..... Proffit by this Voyage £4 18 4






Wages p: ye Voy: as follows £ s d

To Self 5 1/2 mo: Pay at £6 33 00 0

To Reuben Cockfield Mate at £3 p: m 5 months 15 00 0

To ye Carpinter £2 10s 5 do. 12 10 0

To Heny Wilkinson £1 10s 5 1/2 do. 08 05 0

To ye Cook £1 12s 6d 5: 2 days 08 04 8

To Wm Dickinson £1 07s 6d 5 mo: 06 17 6

To Robt Stangau £1 07s 6d 5 mo: 06 17 6

To Alexr Daw £1 07s 6d 5 2 day 06 19 4

To Geo Skelton & Fra Fletcher £2 05s 05d 5 1/2 mo 12 07 6

To three Boys £1 17s 6d 5 1/2 mo: 10 06 3

To a Passanger 1 01 0


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..... Wages p. ye Voyage 121 08 9









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transcript Dave King, published 23.6.2014