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[page] 113 The Ship Buck Do. To charge and disbursments in the year 1739 not placed in any other acct



To Henry Bird note of p:ticulars for graving ye Ship in his dock & Smith's bill included 19 09 0

To 1/2 C of tallow for the Ships bottom 0 17 4

To 117 fat: 12 Inch Cable [?Zwt?] 34C 2q 27 at 25s p C 43  08 6

To new maintopmast shrouds and other Rope [?Zwt?] 4C 3q 5 at 25s p C 5 19 9

To a new 4 1/2 inch Towline 4C 3q 24 at 26s p C 6 09 0

To small Rope knotted & laid of part of ye Sheat Cable 2 12 1

To painting the Ship inside and out 3 10 0

To lead to cover the Taffell 0 09 5

To 9 stone ockam last yeare 0 10 6

To old Rope for Spunyarn 1 06 0

To 1 Barrell Stockholm Tarr 0 16 0

To exchanging of New mainsaill & foretopsaill 23 08 6

To laying a new half Deck wth Deall & 1 new Beam 3 10 6

To thin Canvass for a Jibb & maintopgallant Saill 5 12 6

To a new maintopmast 13s a Cabon Table 17:6 1 10 6

To Rope as p: note at Stockholm 3 09 6

To new Cross trees at the Mainmast head 1 07 0

To Rope at Stockholm 1 03 6

To Lead for the Holes of the mainstay [?...?] 0 08 0

To mending foresaill & mison 2 00 0

To a new Stock for the Sheet Anchor 1 02 6

To a new tiller 10s mending water Cask & 1 new one 19s:10 1 09 10

To old Rope for Spunyarn 0 16 6

To charge of clearing the best Bower Anchor out of ye Admiralty Court at Yarmouth 4 15 0

To a pair of Stilliards 0 05 0

To paint and oyll for Blocks 0 09 5


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..... Extra charge p: this year £136 15 10










[page] 114 The Ship Buck to charge at Burlington the 8th Feb 1739 fitting to Sea £ s d

To travelling charge for Self & Men from Whitby 1 17 0

To 4C 3q 21 pd Beef at 16s p C 3 19 0

To 2.3.10 do at 17s p C 2 08 0

To three Bushells Peas 0 10 0

To 7 pound greas 2s 4d two tarr Brushes 1s 4d 0 03 8

To 4 pound Butter 1s 8d Sallt 7s 0 08 8

To Beer for Sea and lowance in Winter 1 04 6

To harbour dues 2s 4d laying Saills ashore 5s 0 07 4

To coals for firing 1s 8d looking after ye Ship all winter 1 02 8

To helping in and out 0 10 0


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..... Charge at Burlington £12 10 10






Newcastle charge the 14th Feb



To 128 chd Tanfd & Heaton Coals at 13s p chd 83 04 0

To 16 Keeldues at Shields 10 13 4

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 15 10 11

To Portidg £3 4s heaving Ballast 13s 3 17 0

To Bread 19s mending Blocks & new Sheives 5s 1 04 0

To trimming Coals 16s mooring Post 1s 6d 0 17 6

To 12 pound Candels 4s 6d platters & spoons 1s 6d 0 06 0

To Butter 1s 9d fitters men 2s 6d 0 04 3

To Beeff and Salt as p: note 4 05 0

To charge to Newcastle 0 06 0

To 3 & 3/4 Barrl Beer 1 10 0

To oatmeall 6d two Stone Ockam 2s 4d 0 02 10

To Nails 0 13 2
do. ye 28th To helping in and two Boats out 1 00 0


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..... Charge at Newcastle £123 14 0










[page] 115 London charge the 1st Voyage March the 10th 1739 £ s d

To city charge as p: Bill 116 00 2

To delivering the Ship 12 16 6

To 50 Tons Ballast & heaving in 3 00 0

To Deals and oars 0 12 0

To Beer as p: note 3 01 6

To waterman for finding the Skiff 0 03 0

To Scraping the Ship 0 06 0
ye 3d Apr To expences receiving Cash 0 08 0

To fresh meat & Clearing at Gravesend 0 06 0


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..... Charge at London £136 13 2

..... Do. At Newcastle 123 14 0

..... Do. At Burlington 12 10 10

..... Wages p: ye Voyage 23 00


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..... Charges and Wages p: ye Voyage £295 18 0

Recd for 243 chd 1/4 Coals at 23s 3d p: chd £277 06 0


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..... Loss by this Voyage £18 12 0










[page] 116 The Ship Buck to charge att Newcastle the 13th Aprill 1739 fitting for Stockholm £ s d

To Bread Peas and flower at London as p note 9 09 0

To chees as p: note at do. 2 04 5

To mending and touching compasses 0 06 4

To 17C 0q 4 Beeff at 20s p C and Sallte 17 17 6

To clearing at townehouse for Ballastt 1 10 0

To heaving out the Ballastt 0 10 0

To oatmeall 1s and mooring Posts 2s 6d 0 03 6

To 24 pound Candells 9s Calking the Ports in 2s 0 11 0

To Beer as p: note 16s twine and bunting 12s 6d 1 08 6

To two potts Butter 8s 9d greas for Masts 3s 4d 0 12 1

To charge to Newcastle 0 06 0

To trimming Coals 15s a piece of Plank 6s 6d 1 01 6

To Nails as p: note 1 16 8

To Blocks and pins 10s 6d old Canvass 1s 0 11 6

To a wainscot board 2s 6d manding a Can Buoy 2s 0 04 6

To 13 Stone ockam 0 15 2
ye 4th May To thrums 1 8d & 1/3 Portt Charge and Pilotage to Sea 1 06 5


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..... London and Newcastle Charge £40 14 2






Charges att Stockholm the 24th May 1740(sic) CD ore

To 1/3 Portt Charges 349 24

To fresh Beeff and Bread time at Stockholm 268 24

To Rosom & oyll for masts 23 08

To 1/2 Barr Pitch 9 & 1/2 fat:m fire wood 6 15 00

To a flying Jibb boom & 6 sparrs for Rails 12 00

To two dosen deals for Ships use 18 00

To new Blocks and pins 12 and Smith 2 14 00

To 1/2 firkin Butter 26 Labourers to help to Load 9 35 00

To greass for masts 8 Peas and oatmeall 16:16 24 16

To Beer 90 and four Boat scoops 1:16 91 16


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..... Charge at Stockholm CD851 24

Exchange is 38 Copper Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch Charge is £22 08 6










[page] 117 London the 1st August 1739 £ s d

To 1/3 Portt Charges 1 05 0

To 4 Men to help to deliver 0 08 0

To 3 Men to help from Yarmouth 4 07 6

To fresh meat at do. 0 10 0


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..... Charges at London £6 10 6

..... Do. At Stockholm 22 08 6

..... Do. At Newcastle 40 14 2

..... Wages p: ye Voyage 97 10 10


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..... Wages and Charges p: Voyage £167 04 0






Wages as follows



To Self 3 mo: & 29 days at £6 p mo: 23 17 0

To Mate do. At 3 p do. 11 18 6

To Carp 3 mo: & 28 at 57s 6d 11 06 2

To Boatsw 3 mo: & 29 at 35 6 18 10

To ye Cook 3 mo: & 29 at 32 6 6 09 0

To two Sailors 3 mo & 29 at 30 11 18 0

To one do. 3 mo: & 5 at 30 4 15 0

To one do. 3 mo: & 1 at 30 4 11 0

To two Boys 3 mo: & 29 at 25 9 18 4

To one do. 3 mo: & 29 at 20 3 19 4

To one do. 3: mo & 29 at 10 1 19 8


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..... Wages p: ye Voyage £97 10 10






Recd p: freight 14 Keels Coals to Stockholm at £4 10s p: Keelle 63 00

Do. p: freight of 100 Last Iron at 31s p: Last 155 00

Do. p: do. 25 ......... At 32s 6d p: Last 40 12 6


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..... Totall freight too and from Stockm £258 12 6

..... Wages and Charges p: the Voya 167 4 0


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..... Profitt p: this Voyage £91 08 6










[page] 118 The Ship Buck to charge at London the 12th Aug 1739 fitting for Stockholm £ s d

To 70 tons of Ballastt 4 07 6

To heaving it in 0 14 0

To Beeff as p: note £8 9s Saltt 17s 6d Candells 11s 4d 9 17 0

To mending compasses Saill nedells & twine 0 09 10

To 4 stone of Ockam 6s a Protection 10s 6d 0 16 6

To Bread Peas and flower 6 14 8

To Butter Chees and greas 2 09 0

To Beer as p: [?rec?] 2 19 6

To a piece of Oak for a Cross piece 0 03 6

To Smith as p: note 12s Shiping of Men 4s 6d 0 16 6

To mending cabon Windows 0 01 3

To the man for killing Ratts 0 05 0
ye 26th Aug To clearing att Gravesend 0 07 6


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..... Charge at London £30 02 10






Wingo the 1st Sep 1739



To 1/3 Pilotage in and out 0 07 6

To a Side of Pork 0 04 6


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..... Charge at Wingo £0 12 0






Stockholm the 12th Sep 1739 CD ore

To 1/3 Portt Charge 363 23

To charge of Ballastt 16 28

To 1 fat. Fire Wood 16 and two Barr Coals 9 25 00

To fresh Beeff 244 00

To Beer 96 and Candells 30 126 00

To Bread 30 and half firkin Butter 23 53 00

To 1/2 Barr Pitch 9 and Labourers to help to Load 38 47 00


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..... Charge at Stockholm C Dollars 8872 19






Exchange is 38 Copp Dollars to one Pound Sterling wch charge is  £22 19










[page] 119 Elsinour the 17th Oct 1739 £ s d

To fresh Beef 00 15 0

To firing 0 05 0


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..... Charge at Elsinour £1 00 0






London the 13th Nov 1739



To 1/3 part Port Charges 1 02 0

To coals for firing at the Nore 0 03 0

To fresh meat at [?dr?] 0 05 6

To helping up from Woolhich 0 10 0

To men to deliver the Ship 4 06 0


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..... Elsinour and London Charge £7 06 6

..... Stockholm Charge 22 19 0

..... Wingo charge 0 12 0

..... London Charge 30 02 10

..... Wages p: ye Voyage 91 13 3


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..... Wages and Charges p: ye Voyage £152 13 7






Wages as follows £ s d

To Self 3 mo: at £6 p: mo: 18 00 0

To Mate 3 mo: & 7 at £3:15s 12 03 9

To Carp. 2 mo: 22 days at £3 10s 11 06 2

To Boats. 2 mo: 20 at 55s 7 06 8

To 3 Sailors 2 mo: 20 at 50 20 00 0

To 1 do. 2 mo: 14 at 50 6 03 4

To 3 Boys 2 mo: 20 at 35 each 14 00 0

To 2 do. 2 mo: 20 at 10 each 2 13 4


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..... Wages p: ye Voyage £91 13 3






Recd freight for 125 Last Iron and Tarr at 35s p: Last 218 15 0

..... Wages and charges p: ye Voyage 152 13 7


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..... Profitt p: this Voyage £66 01 5







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transcript Dave King, published 23.6.2014