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[page] 104 The Ship Buck to charge at St. Ubes ye 4th March 1737/8 Mill Reas

To 32 pound saltt fish 00 600

To 3 firkins flower 03 000

To Plums for Puddings 00 900

To fresh meat and fish 03 000
24th March To 1/3 Portt Charge and Pilotage from Lisbon 12 580


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..... Charge at St. Ubes Mill. 20 80






Saint Ubes at 5s 6 1/2d p mill in Sterling is  £5 11 3






Dover Road the 14th Aprill 1738 £ s d

To 2 Bushells of Peas 00 10 0

To 1/3 Lights up ye Channel clear'd to Ostend 01 05 0

To 1C 1q 14 Beeff and a quarter mutton 01 14 4

To 6 Pound fresh Butter 4s 3d three H. Bread £1 11s 6d 01 15 9

To 1C 0q 7 suffolk chees 14s 11d Oatmeall 6d 00 15 5
18th Aprill To Paint and oyll for Boat 00 07 3


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..... Charges at Dover £6 07 9






Elsinour ye 3d May 1738



To 1/3 Part Sound Custum 00 13 8

To fresh Provision 00 03 0


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..... Charges at Elsinour £00 16 8






Copenhagen ye 6th May 1738 RD stu..

To nine Bushell Peas 4 42

To 1C Stockfish 2Rd 30stu 1 firkin Butter 3RD 36st 6 18

To Husline and marline 1RD Platters & Spoons 18st 1 18

To Oyll and Paint to paint ye Ship 1 08

To 5 Barrells Beer 6RD 26st Boyling ye kettle ashore 36st 7 14

To smith for lengthning 4 Bolts 0 24

To 1 dosen pound Candells 1 12

To fresh meat 2Rd 18st and 22 Boats Ballast 22RD 24 18
27th May To 1/3 Portt Charges 17 30


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..... Charges at Copenhagen RD64 40


£ s  d

Exchange is 5 Rix Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch charge  12 19 4










[page] 105 The Ship Buck to charge at Stockholm ye 2d June 1738 Copp D O

To charge in heaving the Ballastt 12 08

To 6 pound greas 3CD 12O Ockam 3 16 06 28

To Handspeaks Booms & Deals for Ships use 15 24

To smith for an Iron plate 03 00

To 1 Barrell tarr 12Cd 00O and Vinegar 2 17 14 17

To 1 fathom wood 12 00 Oatmeall 2 00 14 00

To Beeff for harbour and Sea 258 18

To Bread and Beer as p: note 101 08

To 1/3 Portt Charges 305 01
24th June To a Pilott from Sandam to Sea 06 00


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..... Charges at Stockholm Copper Dollars 737 08

Exchange is 371/2 Copper Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch charge amounts to £19 13 4






Elsinour ye 7th July 1738 £ s d

To 1 Barrell Beeff [?..?] 2C 1q 0 1 10 0

To 150 pound Bread 14s and twine 2s 3d 0 16 3

To 6 pound fresh Butter 0 03 3


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..... Charge at Elsinour £2 09 6






London ye 25th July 1738 £ s d

To 2C Bread a Bod. Man of Warr 1 02 0

To man Warrs People for helping up when our men Impress'd 0 15 0

To men to help to deliver 3 12 0

To two Beer Cans 1s and fresh Beeff time delivering 0 11 11

To 1/3 Portt Charges 1 06 6


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..... Charges at London £7 07 5










[page] 106 Wages p: ye Voya: as follows £ s d

To Self 7 mo: & 1/2 att £6 p: month 45 00 0

To Henry Wilkinson mate 7 1/2 mo: at £3 p m 22 10 0

To ye Carpinter 7 mo: & 10 day at 2:15 20 03 4

To ye Second mate & boatswain 5 mo: at 1:15 8 15 0

To ye Cook 6 mo: & 24 days at 1:10 10 04 0

To Thos Brockett 7 mo: at 1:5:6 8 18 6

To David Thomas 5 mo 22 days at 1:5:0 6 08 9

To Thos Hartlah 6 mo: 28 days at 1:5:0 8 13 4

To Geo Skelton 7 mo: 15 at 1:5:0 9 07 6

To Fras Fletcher 7 mo: @ 1:5 8 15 0

To 3 Boys 7 mo: 15 @ 2:10 18 15 0

To 1 Boy 7 mo: 15 @ 10s 3 15


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..... Wages in all £171 05 4

..... Charges at London £07 07 5

..... Do. at Elsinour 02 09 6

..... Do. at Stockholm 19 13 4

..... Do. at Copenhagen 12 19 4

..... Do. at Elsinour 00 16 8

..... Do. at Dover 06 07 9

..... Do. at St. Ubes 05 11 3

..... Do. at Lisbon 07 11 8

..... Do. at Lond. & Newcastle 64 10 9


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..... Wages and charges p: ye Voyage 298 13 0










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P Contra is C £ s d

By freight 14 Keels of Coals from Newcastle to Lisbon at £14 p Keell 196 00

By 74 Last 8 Barrells Saltt from St Ubes to Copenhagen at 40s p Lastt 143 18 0

By 120 1/3 Lastt Iron at 31s p Lastt 186 10

By 1C 3 6 Deals at £4 p hund 7 04

By Cash recd for Ballastt Sold at Stockm wch took in at Copenhagen 4 08


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..... Totall freight £543 00

..... Wages and Charges p: ye Voyage 298 13


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..... Profitt by ye Voyage 244 07










[page] 108 The Ship Buck to charge at London in fitting for Stockholm ye 10th Aug 1738 £ s d

To laying ye Ship oth Ways to clean her bottom 01 07 0

To mending cabon Windows and binnacle glasses 00 05 0

To 40 tons Ballastt and heaving in 02 18 0

To Bread Peas and Flower as p: note 07 19 6

To Beer as p: note 02 17 9

To Beeff as do. 10 04 0

To chees and Butter as do. 02 10 0

To 8 dosen pound candells 00 14 0

To two Pales and a [?snapp?] 00 03 4

To a Protection 15s two new lanthorns 3s 8d 00 18 8

To Saltt for Beeff 4s 4d Nails as by note 16s 00 18 8

To 6 stone Ockam 9s 0d two pound [?thrums?] 8d 00 09 8

To a pair Bands and mending locks 00 04 3
14th August To charge Shipping four men 01 00 0


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..... Charges att London £32 11 6






Stockholm ye 3d Sept 1738 C Doll Ore

To charge heaving ye Ballastt 08 24

To Rosom and Oyll for masts 12 00

To a maintopsaill yard 12CD Husline & marline 12CD 24 00

To Labourers to help to Load 41 24

To 1 fat: Wood 14CD one large Block 4CD 18 00

To 1/2 firkin Butter 18CD Beer as p: note 61CD 16Ore 79 16

To Beeff and Saltt 167 00

To fresh meatt in ye River 10 00

To 1/3 Portt Charges 305 00


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..... Charges at Stockholm Copp: Dollar 666 00


£ s d

Exchange is 37 copper Dollars to one Pound Sterling is 18 00 0






Elsinour the 12th Octr 1738 £ s d

To a quarter fresh Beeff 01 07 4

To 100 pound Bread 8s 4d Candells 3d 00 11 4

To two pound twine 00 02 0


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..... Elsinour charge £2 00 8






Whitby Road ye 22d Octr & Humber ye 31st do. £ s d

To fresh meat and cobble joy 00 07 0

To 2C 3q 0 Beeff at 15s 02 01

To fresh Butter 00 04


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..... Whitby and Humber charge £2 12 0










[page] 109 The Ship Buck to charge at London ye 10th Novr 1738 £ s d

To 1/3 charge of Lights and Reporting 01 06 0

To 50 tonns Ballastt and heaving in 03 11 0

To Beer as p: note 03 03 0

To Bread and Peas £2 15s 1/2 dosen pound candells 02 18 0

To chees and Butter 12s 10d Beeff as p: notes £3 15s 2d 04 08 0

To clearing at Gravesend fresh meat and greens 00 05 6


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..... Charges at London £15 11 6

..... Whitby and Humber 02 12 6

..... Elsinour 02 00 8

..... Stockholm 18 00 0

..... London 32 11 6

..... Wages p: ye Voyage 95 03 0


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..... Wages and charges p: ye Voy: £165 19 2






Wages as follow



To Selff 3 1/2 mo: at £6 p: month 21 00 0

To Henry Wilkinson mate 3 1/2 mo: at £3:00:0 10 10 0

To Carpinter 3  13 days at 3:00:0 10 06 0

To Boatswain 3 mo 2:10:0 07 10 0

To 3 Sailors 3: 1 day 2:5:0 each 20 09 6

To 1 do. 3 1/2 mo: 2:5:0 07 17 6

To 4 Boys 3 1/2 mo: 1:5:0 each 17 10 0


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..... Wages p: ye Voyage £95 03 0






By freight 84 Last Iron from Stockholm at 35s p Lastt 143 00 0

By do. 40 Lastt at 37s:0 p Lastt 74 00 0


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..... Totall freight £217 00 0

..... Wages and charges £165 19 2


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..... Profitt p: this Voyage £51 00 10










[page] 110 The Ship Buck and Owners Do. £ s d

To extra charge and disbursments in ye Year 1736 57 14 11

To Whitby charge in fitting to Sea do. Year 14 06 6

To extra charge as p: acct in ye Year 1737 208 12 3

To extra charge as p: acc in ye Year 1738 43 00 11

To Whitby Poor for three Years 01 04 6

To 1/3 Wages bringing ye Ship to ye No:wd 10 00 00

To travelling charge from Burlington 01 00 0


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Totall extra charge since ye Year 1736 £335 19 1










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P Contra is C £ s d

To Cash p: Profitt ye 1st Voyage to Stockholm in ye Year 1736 130 17 8

To do. P: ye 2d Voyage do. Year 04 18 4

To do. P: Proffitt a Voyage to Ivaca and Riga in ye Year 1737 203 04 3

To do. P: one Coall Voyage do. Year 10 19 6

To do. P: Proffitt p: ye Voyage to Lisbon, Copenhagen and Stockholm in ye Year 1738 244 07 0

To do. P: ye 2d Stockholm Voya: do. Year 51 00 10

To Cash recd for an old Foresaill 01 14 10

To Stock in hand as p: acct stated Jan ye 15th 1735/6 141 05 11


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..... Totall Proffitt and Stock £788 08 4

..... Totall charge and disbursment p: acc £335 19 1


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..... Proffitt and Stock due as p: this acc stated Jan ye 11th 1738/9 £452 09 3






To Stock to keep in hand for the Ship 132 09 3

..... To Cash due to divide to ye Owners £320 00 0

1/2 160 00 0

1/4 80 00

1/8 40 00

1/16 20 00

1/32 10 00

1/64 5 00










[page] 112 Wee whose Names are under Subscrib'd being Partte Owners of ye good Ship or Vessell called the Buck whereof Jno Wilkinson is Master having examin'd and perus'd the acct for ye Years 1736 1737 & 1738 the Produce of which to be Three Hundred and twenty Pounds to be Divided amongst us as Proffitt alsoe allows ye Same acct to be Justt and Lawfull having recd our Proportionate Shares as Witness wee have Subscrib'd our Names £ s d






Remains in hand for ye Ships Stock 132 09 3

Henry Walker for Zach: Cockfield 1/32 1/128 12 10

Jonathan Lacy recd for 1/32 pt 10 0 0

John Sleightholme for 1/32 1/2/64 parts 12 10

James Yeoman 1/64 pt 5


p: 1/32 part Sarah Atkinson 10 00 0

p 1/64 pt Ann Foster recd 05 00 00

Thomas Birkit for the heirs of Gideon Dent 1/64 5


Robart Ward 1/64 part 5 00 00

Robt Walker 64 part 5 00 00

Recd for 1/32 pt Wm Webster 10 00 0

Jarvis Coates 1/32 pt 10 00 0

John Walker 1/32 pt 10 00

Wm Kent for Mr Cha: Atkinson 3/32 pts 30 0 0

ffor M Dove Self & Tho: Peares 1/64 pt Jno Hale 5


Josh Merriman 3/64 pts 15 00

Jacob Warner & com 1/32 1738 10


Thos Cockerill 1/16 part 1738 20 00 00







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transcript Dave King, published 23.6.2014