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[page] 134 An acct of Extra charge and disbursements in the Year 1741 not placed in any other acct £ s d

To three Bolts Canvass for small Saills 06 04 0

To a Cabon Stove 03 15 0

To Rope as p: note 05 15 0

To damadge done to a Barge first Voy: last year 01 03 7

To New foresaill maintopsaill and Mizon got last year as p: note 32 17 1

To 90 fathom 8 1/2 inch Hawser 15C 1q 14 at 30s p C 23 01 0

To 5C 3q 13 pd Small Ropes at 32s p C 09 08 0

To exchanging the main Rigging and other Rope 13 13 6

To a Barrl Pitch 00 18 0

To Painting the Ship inside and outt 02 10 0

To fixing the new main Rigging and Parce line 01 01 3

To Blocks of Robt Ward last year 01 11 11

To a Second hand Longboatt p: exchange 05 00 0

To canvass at Stockhm for mison topsaill & mn top gallant saill 04 11 3

To carpinters Work in the Dock att Whitby as p: particulars on the other side 31 17 6

To Rosom and oyll for masts and turpentine for half and Quar Deck 01 03 0

To two Bolts  Irish Duck for a spritesaill 03 09 6


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..... Extra Disbursments placed to this years acc £147 19 7










[page] 135 Newcastle charge the 1st Voyage fitting for Sea the 4th Feb 1740/1 £ s d

To 132 chd Tanfd and Heaton coals @ 13s p: chd 85 16 0

To 16 and a boatt Keeldues 11 01 4

To Portidg £3 6s heaving Ballastt 16s 04 02 0

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 14 15 0

To trimming coals and fitters men 00 18 6

To two pd twine 2s postage for Protections 1s 2d 00 03 2

To two pair Oars 7s charge to Newcastle 6s 00 13 0

To travelling charge for the People overland 01 05 0

To 3 Cwt Bread at 15 02 05 0

To Beeff as p: note 10 10

To Saltt 9s Candells 9s 9d 00 18 9

To laying Sails ashore and mending foretopsaill 01 07 6

To Nails Platters and Spoons & 12pd Butter 01 04 0

To Beer £1 8s 6 handspeaks and 4 stone Ockam 01 14 10

To Brooms 1s Greass and a tub for the Pork 4s 6d 00 05 6

To 1 Carpr @  [?...?] to black the Ship last year 00 04 0

To mooring Postt 1s a piece of furr for a Rother Back 6s 00 07 0

To helping in and Boatt outt 00 17 0


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ye 24th Feb ..... Newcastle charges £138 07 7






London charges the 1st Voy: the 1st March 1740/1



To city charge as p: Bill 133 03 6

To 2C Bread and 1 firkin flower 2 09 0

To Coall Stage and trapp 2s 6d Deals for the ways 0 05 0

To Beer as p: note 1 16 6

To metter Bill and heaving in Ballast 0 12 6

To 5 Tons Ballastt 5s old Rope for Spunyarn 7s 0 12 0

To two Lignumoily Sheeves p: the tiller Blocks 0 02 0

To chees as p: note £1 10s 3d and 6 pd candles 3s 6d 1 13 9

To two pd Butter fresh meat Vinegar and Greens 0 10 0

To clearing att Gravesend 0 02 6


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ye 12th March ..... London charge £141 06 9










[page] 136 Harwich the 22d March 1740/1 £ s d

To 6 Cwt Bread at 15s p C 4 10 0

To 2C 2q 4 Beeff at 24 p C 3 00 5

To Peas and Oatmeall 0 05 9

To Saltt 3s fresh Butter 1s 8d 0 04 8

To anchorage 0 00 4


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..... Harwich charges £8 01 2

..... London Charges 141 06 9

..... Newcastle charges 138 07 7

..... Wages p: the Voya: 33 02 6


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..... Total charges and Wages £320 18 0






P. Contra is Cr



Recd for 238 chd 3 Coalls at 26s p: chd £303 10 0

By freight of Glass Bottles 3 00 0


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..... Totall Summ £306 10 0






..... Loss by this Voyage £14 08 0










[page] 137 Arriv'd att Whitby the 5th Aprill 1741 £ s d

To Carpinters Wages for calking the Ship and Shifting Plank 8 14 3

To 59 foot of 4 inch Plank 3 02 9

To 50 do of 2 1/2 do at 3d p: foot 1 13 4

To two new Boxing Pieces 0 14 0

To 2 1/2 foot timber p: bow lining @ 1s 6d 0 03 9

To 250 Trinnels 18 inches @ 6 p hd 0 15 0

To whins for Burning 0 05 0

To 22 stone Ockam and oyll for the Calkers 1 14 10

To a Labourer to Calk the Dock gates 0 02 0

To 4 pd 1/2 thrums 2s 3d Props and tunnell Wedges 3s 4d 0 05 7

To 2 Dosen Wedges and 1 do Brooms 0 03 0

To 3 Barrl Stockholm Tarr 2 00 0

To Lowance for Carpinters and Beer to Sea 5 06 8

To Dock hire p: one Spring 3 03 0

To Smith Work to renew Bolts & Nails 2 06 7

To Blocks and joyners work in making Light holes 1 07 9


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..... Whitby charge in the Dock £31 17 6






charges in fitting out for Stockholm £ s d

To Beeff as p: notes 14 04 0

To Saltt Oatmeall and greass for masts 0 10 6

To mending can Boy Beer Cask and Beeff tubs 0 11 4

To two Deals and a piece fur Timber 0 08 9

To Pump Leather and two Boats Ballastt 0 06 6

To 5 Cwgt Bread at 16s and Casks 4 07 6

To 12pd candells 6s 6d three Bushells Peas 15s 1 01 6

To tallow 1s Coals for firing 0 06 0

To Bridge harbour and Peer dues 0 02 4

To 1 firkin Butter £1 11s and 6 yds Bunting for Vains 2s 6d 1 13 6
4th May 1741 To helping in and out of Whitby 0 10 6


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..... Whitby charge fitting for Stockhm £24 02 5






Elsinore the 12th May 1741



To Paintt and oyll for the Steerage 0 07 0

To Pitch 2s fresh meat 5s 0 07 0


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..... Charge att Elsinore £0 14 0










[page] 138 charges att Stockholm the 18th May 1741 CD ore

To 1/3d Partt Portt Charges 362 00

To fresh Beeff 317 00

To Bread 66 Beer 68 134 00

To charge of Ballastt 16 8 Labourers to help to Load 15 31 08

To Boltt Rope and Nails 60 24

To a flying Jib Boom and other Sparrs 18 16

To 1 fatm fire wood and Deals for Ships use 16 00

To Saltt and Peas 22 00

To a Barrl Tarr and do. Pitch 45 00

To nails 16 24


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June ye 12th ..... Stockholm charge CD1023 08

At 39 p: exch: to one Pound Sterling wch makes in Sterling Money £26 04 8






Elsinore the 23d June 1741



To greass for Masts 0 04 8

To 6 handspeaks and two Pair Oars 0 06 0

To 1/2 Cwgts Bread 0 09 0

To fresh meat Vinegar and Leads for fishing 0 07 9


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..... Elsinore charge £1 07 5






Yarmouth the 6th July 1741



To 1C 0q 19 Beeff att 30s p C 1 15 0

To 1C Bread and Butter 1 00 6

To Shipping three men to stand the Deck 0 03 6


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..... Yarmouth charge £2 19 0






charges att London the 8th July 1741



To 1/3 Lights and Reporting 1 04 6

To 3 Old men from Yarmouth 5 01 6


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..... London charge £6 06 0

..... Yarmouth Charge 2 19 0

..... Elsinour do 1 07 5

..... Stockholm do 26 04 8

..... Elsinour do 0 14 0

..... Whitby do 24 02 5

..... Wages and Charges p: the Voyage £141 17 6






An error in casting up the Totall charge of Tenn Pounds wch will be carry'd forwd to the years acc p: 1744












[page] 139 Wages p: the Voyage £ s d

To Self 2 mo: & 18 days at £6 15 12 0

To H: Wilkinson, mate 2 mo:18 at 4 10 08 0

To Fra Richardson Carp 2 mo:15 at 4 10 00 0

To Rob Harland Cook 2 mo: 18 @ 55s 7 03 0

To Wm Watson Boat'n 2 mo:18 @ 55s 7 03 0

To Wm Grayham 2 mo. 6 @ 50 5 10 0

To Jno Harker 2 mo. 6 @ 50 5 10 0

To Jas Buckle 2 mo. 6 @ 50 5 10 0

To Wm Thompson 2 mo. 18 @ 40 5 04 0

To Jno Charlton 2 mo. 18 @ 40 5 04 0

To 4 Boys 2 mo. 18 @£5 13 00 0


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..... Wages p: the Voyage £90 04 0






P Contra is Cr £ s d

Recd for freight of 125 Lastt Iron from Stockholm att 41s p: Lastt 256 05 0

..... Wages and Charges p: the Voyage 141 17 6


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..... Profitt p: this Voyage £114 07 6










[page] 140 Charges att London the 18th July 1741 fitting for Stockholm £ s d

To a Navy Protection and a Jack 01 11 6

To Beeff as p: notes for Harbour and Sea 15 05 0

To Bread and Peas & other things as p: note 09 05 6

To Beer as p: do 02 14 3

To chees Greass Candells and Saltt as p: note 03 04 9

To new Tongs &c for cabon Stove 00 05 0

To mending cabon windows 00 00 10

To touching compasses and changing glasses 00 08 6

To a Buckett and a pair cann hooks 00 04 6

To keeping 3 Men ashore from the Press 01 05 0

To clearing the Ship out at the custumhouse & Brockridge 02 10 6

To Punp Leather 1 new Box and nails 00 10 0

To Shipping one Sailor 00 10 6

To laying the Ship oth: ways and tunnells 00 07 6

To fresh Meatt Greens and clearing the Ship @ Gravesend 01 01 0


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July the 29th ..... London Charge £39 04 4






Elsinour the 10th Augustt



To fresh meatt and softt Bread 00 06 0






Stockholm the 15th Aug 1741 CD ore

To 1/3d Portt Charges 366 00

To Beeff as p: note 123 10

To Beer as p: do 80 00

To Labourers to help to Load 28 00

To two Carpinters to help to Calk 18 00

To Rope for a new [?Runner?] 34 00

To Nails Saltt for Beeff and firing 17 00


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ye 12th Sep ..... Stockm Charge  Cdollars 666 10


£ s d

Exchange is 39 to One Pound Sterling wch charge is Sterling Money 17 01 9










[page] 141 Elsinour the 19th Sep 1741 £ s d

To fresh meatt 0 06 0

To 12 pound Candells 0 07 0

To Peas and Butter 0 04 8

To 3 Greas and soft Bread 0 02 6


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..... Elsinour Charge £1 00 2






Tromsound in Norway the 27th Sep 1741



To 1/3d Pilotage 0 09 0

To 1 fatm fire Wood 0 02 6

To fresh fish 0 05 0

To 1 Cwght Bread and 1/4 Barrl Peas 1 00 6

To a mison topsaill yard and two sparrs 0 01 0


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..... Norway charge £1 18 0






London the 15th Oct 1741



To 1/3 Lights and Reporting 1 11 6

To a Protection to goe to ye Norwd 0 11 0

To Beer as p: rec 3 10 6

To Beeff as p: do 8 00 0

To Bread as p: do 4 02 0

To a Rec from the wharfinger for ye Iron 0 04 0

To Ockam Spunyarn and marline p: former Voyages 0 17 2

To clearing att Gravesend 0 03 0


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..... London Charge £18 19 2

..... Norway charge 01 18 0

..... Elsinour do 01 00 2

..... Stockholm do 17 01 9

..... Elsinour do 00 06 0

..... London do 39 04 4

..... Wages p: the Voyage and carrying the Ship down to Whitby 144 01 0


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..... Wages and Charges p: the Voyage £222 10 5










[page[ 142 Wages p: the Voyage £ s d

To my Self 4 mo: p the Stockhm Voya and carrying ye Ship down to Whitby at £6 p mo: 24 00 0

To Henry Wilkinson 4 mo: @ 4 p mo. 16 00 0

To Fra. Richardon 4 mo: 4 p do 16 00 0

To Wm Watson 4 mo: @ 3:5 13 00 0

To Jno Harker 3:25 @ 3:0 11 10 0

To Wm Grayham 3:25 @ 3:0 11 10 0

To Wm Waugh 2:18 @ 3:0 7 16 0

To Davd Mordau 3: mo @ 1:15 5 05 0

To Wm Thompson 4:mo: @ 2 5 9 00 0

To Jno Charlton 4 mo: @ 2:5 9 00 0

To 4 Boys 4 mo: @ 5:5 21 00 0


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Wages p: the Voy: and carrying ye Ship to the Nowd £144 01 0






p Contra is Cr £ s d

Recd p: freightt of 125 Lastt Iron @ 40s p Las 250 00 0

By do freight of goods to Stockholm 16 13 0


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..... Totall freightt £266 13 0






Wages and charges p: the Voya. £222 10 5


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..... Profitt p: this Voya £44 02 7






Whitby charges when laying by the 17th Nov 1741



To a Boatt and Cobble to help in £0 12 6

To Locks for the Hatches 0 02 6

To Harbour Bridge and Peer dues 0 02 4

To Lowance transporting and unrigging 0 08 6

To Whitby Poor 0 09 0


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.....  Whitby Charge £1 14 10












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transcript Dave King, published 23.6.2014