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[page] 148 Elsinore the 16th Apr 1743 £ s d

To 16 pound Butter 00 08 0

To 1 Cask Beer 0 06 8

To Beeff 1 00 8

To filling water 0 00 3


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..... Elsinore charge £1 15 7






London the 26th Aprill £ s d

To 1/3d Lights and Reporting 1 08 8

To men to help to deliver the Ship 1 10 0

To monthly Bill 1 17 10

To Beeff as p: note 3 04 6

To Beer as p: do 2 11 6


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..... London Charge £10 12 6

..... Elsinore do 01 15 7

..... Stockholm do 89 08 10

..... Cancer Sound & Elsinore do 03 00 3

..... London and Yarmouth do 51 09 11

Insurance of £500 @ £4 4s p: cent on acc p: advise of the Owners 21 04 6

..... Wages p: the Voyage 259 03 2


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..... Wages and Charges p: the Voya £436 14 9






Recd freight p: 120 Last Iron @ 40s p Last 240 00

By do freight of goods out of Stockholm 20 08


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..... Totall freight £260 08

..... Loss by this Voyage £176 06 09


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£436 14 9










[page]149 London charge the 14th May 1743 fitting for Newcastle £ s d

To Bread Peas flower as p: note 1 18 8

To Chees butter Candells and Salt 1 09 5

To 50 Tons Ballast and heaving 3 16 3

To a Protection 0 15 0

To touching the compasses & a map 0 05 0

To 12 pound Plums p: puddins 0 04 0

To Shiping two Sailors 0 02 6

To clearing at Gravesend fresh meat & greens 0 05 0


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..... London charge £8 15 10






Newcastle charge the 25th May



To 118 chd Tanfd Coals at 13s p: chd 76 14 0

To 15 Keeldues at Shields 10 00 0

To custumhouse and townehouse unfree 14 17 9

To Portidg £3 4s 0 heaving Ballastt 15s 03 19 0

To a Cobble in Whitby road 00 05 0

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

To laying the Ship ashore 00 01 0

To Pump Leather and Greas p: masts 00 07 9

To charge to Newcastle & mooring Post 00 07 0

To three Casks Beer 01 04 0

To 6C 2q 11pd Beeff @ 23s p C wt 1 1/2 Bus Saltt 07 18 0

To 4 Portsails and two pd thrums 01 04 10

To Shipping one man 00 01 0

To 6 handspeaks 00 02 6

To fresh fish going up Load 00 02 6

To 6 Ballast & 4 Coall Shovells wth Nails as p: note 01 15 10

To a Cobble in and Boat to help out 00 17 0


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..... Newcastle charge £120 14 8










[page] 150 London charge the 9th June 1743 £ s d

To city charge as p: Bill 126 15 3

To heaving in the Ballast 0 13 6

To metters Bill and expence 0 03 0

To clearing @ Gravesend and fresh meat 0 04 6


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..... London charge £127 16 3

..... Newcastle charge 120 14 8

..... London Charge 8 15 10
Wages at 43 p V ..... Wages p: the Voyage 29 05 0


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..... Wages and charges p: the Voya £286 11 9






P Contra is C



Recd for 236 chd Coals at 23s 6d p chd £272 16 0

..... Loss by this Voya 13 15 9


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£286 11 9










[page] 151 Newcastle charge the 2d Voya: July the 6th 1743 £ s d

To 120 chd Heaton and Lanchester Coals @ 13s 78 00 0

To 15 Keeldues 9 18 4

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 14 16 6

To Portidg £3 0s 0 heaving Ballast 3 16 0

To Beer at Lond £2 9s and 2 casks 3 05 0

To Bread Peas and flower as p: do 1 12 6

To chees and Butter as p: do 0 18 7

To 14 [??] 2 1/2 inch Plank 0 07 0

To Beef as p: note & Salt 2 00 10

To trimming coals 15s mooring Posts 2s 0 17 0

To candels and greas p: masts 0 08 2

To a Plate p: the Boat stem & nails as p: note 0 14 6

To charge to Newcastle 0 06 0

To fresh Butter and oatmeall 0 02 6

To 6 Handspeaks and a new Lanthorn 0 04 5

To 12 pd Plums p: Puddings & Saill needels 0 05 6

To help in and out of Shields 0 16 0


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..... Newcastle charge £118 08 10






London charge the 2d Voya July the 19th 



To city charge as p: Bill 133 07 0

To Bread as p: note 2 13 3

To Beer as p: do 1 13 6

To 18 yds thin Canvass 0 09 9

To Beeff and Salt 2 03 10

To 24 pd Raisins 0 08 0

To 6 pd butter 3s 6d two pd twine 2s 0 05 6

To metter Lightermen and expence reckoning 0 08 4

To heaving in 50 tons Ballast 0 13 6

To clearing at Gravesend & fresh meat 0 05 0


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..... London Charge £142 12 8

..... Newcastle Charge £118 08 10

..... Wages p: the Voyage £29 05 0


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..... Wages and Charges p: ye Voya £290 06 6

Recd p: 248 3/4 chd coals at 24s 6d p chd 298 10 0


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..... Proffit p: the Voya £8 03 6










[page] 152 Sunderland charge the 3d Voyage Aug the 2d 1743 £ s d

To Beeff as p: note & Saltt 3 15 3

To 1C Bread candells Greas Butter & Oatmeall 0 18 6

To Nails 6s Shipping two Sailors 3s 0 09 0

To a cobble in Whitby road 0 05 0

To 1/2 ankor ale p: heaving out Ballast 0 05 0

To charge p: help to get the Keels off 0 06 0


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..... Sunderland charge £5 18 9

To Portidg 3 02 0






London Aug the 10th 1743 the 3d Voy:



To 50 Tons Ballast & heaving 3 03 6

To Bread Peas & flower as P; note 1 07 4

To a protection 13s 6d 24 pd Plums 8s 1 01 6

To chees butter and greas as p: note 0 13 8

To Beer as p: note 2 00 0

To Beeff as p: do and Salt 2 02 6

To metters Bill and expences when reckoned 0 05 6

To Old Rope to open out and Oakum as p: note 1 03 6

To Liquor p: Lightermen 0 02 6

To a new mapp and clearing at Gravesend 0 05 0


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..... London charge 12 05 0

..... Sunderland charge 9 00 9

..... Wages p: the Voyage 29 05 0


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..... Wages and charges p: the Voyage £50 10 9

Proffitt p: the Voyage £24 15 3






Recd p: freight 251 chd Coals at 6s p chd 75 06 0










[page] 153 Whitby charge the 29th Aug 1743 p: the 4th Voyage £ s d

To two carpinters to search the Ship & lowance 0 07 6

To 6C 3q 0 Beeff Saltt and Oatmeall 7 01 0

To mending Beeff tub Covers and 2 dosen pd candells 0 13 6

To 6 pound Butter 0 02 6

To harbour and Peer dues and helping in 0 07 6






Sunderland charge the 1st Sept



To 1 Barrl Beer and 1/2 Ankor Ale 0 12 6

To Brooms and greas p: masts 0 03 0

To Portidg £3 2s 0 and charge p: the Keels 3 04 0

To a [?Piece?] of 2 1/2 Plank 0 07 0


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..... Whitby & Sunderland Charge £12 18 6






London charge the 8th Sept 1743



To 55 Tons Ballast and heaving in 3 08 0

To Bread Peas and flower as p: note 2 02 6

To Beer as p: do 1 15 0

To a thin chees and Butter 0 07 0

To 24pd Plums 0 08 0

To metters Bill Liquor p: Labourers & Reckoning 0 05 0

To clearing @ Gravesend fresh meat and greens 0 04 6






Yarmouth charge the 30th Sept



To two Barrl Beer 0 16 0

To 1C 1q 0 Beeff £1 5s Salt and Oatmeall 1 06 9

To 1C Bread 0 08 0


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..... London and Yarmouth charges £11 00 9

..... Whitby and Sunderland do 12 18 6

..... Wages p: the Voyage 29 05 0


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..... Wages and charges p: the Voy: £53 04 3

..... Proffitt p: the Voya: £20 14 9






Recd p: freight 246 2/4 Coals at  6s p: chd £73 19 0










[page] 154 Newcastle charge the 5th Voya: Oct the 16th 1743 £ s d

To 119 chd Tanfield coals @ 13s p: chd 77 07 0

To 4 Keeldues @ 11s 8d & 11 do @ 13s 4d 9 13 4

To custumhouse & townehouse unfree 15 02 0

To Portidg £3 0 0  heaving out Ballastt 03 17 0

To Beef and Sallt as p: note 7 15 0

To 3C Bread and two bushells Peas 1 10 6

To Beer as p: note 1 14 0

To 12 pd candells 5s 6d butter 3s 0 08 6

To trimmers and mooring Posts 0 17 0

To charge to Newcastle 0 06 0

To postage of protection & mending binnacle glass 0 01 8

To shipping two Men 0 02 0

To helping in and out 0 16 0


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..... Charge at Newcastle £119 10 0






London charge the 13th Novr 1743



To city charge as p: Bill 132 10 3

To Beeff & Saltt as p: note 3 04 1

To Bread and Peas as p: do 2 06 2

To Beer as p: do 2 12 0

To chees butter and candells 0 14 0

To heaving in 60 tons Ballastt 0 16 6

To Oak p: a new drum head & ballins p: fore yard 0 10 0

To Deals Oars and ahead of Pitch 0 15 0

To meters bill & charge when Reckoned 0 04 0

To two pd twine and a Beer can 0 02 6

To shipping a Man and clearing at Gravesend 0 03 6


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..... Charge at London £142 18 0

..... Do at Newcastle £119 10 0
Wages at 50 p V ..... Wages p: the Voyage £32 10 0


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Wages and charges p: the Voy £294 18 0

Proffit p: this Voya £22 01 0






Recd p: 242 1/2 chd Coals @ 26s 9 p: chd 316 19 0










[page] 155 Whitby charge the 30th Nov 1743 £ s d

To two Locks for Hatches 0 02 0

To 3 fenders Peer Harbour and Bridge dues 0 04 7

To a Cobble to help in 0 07 6


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£0 14 1

To 1/2 Wages pd for bringing the Ship down  15 12 6










[page] 156 The Ship Buck and Owners £ s d

To extra charge and disbursments as appears by acct in the year 1741 147 19 7

To cash out of the Stock p: the Coall Voya: 1741 14 08 0

To Whitby charge when lay by Novr 17th 1741 1 14 10

To Whitby charge in repairing theh Ship and fitting for Stockholm 1742 172 14 11

To extra charge and disbursments as appears by acct p: the year 1742 & 1743 170 16 10

To cash Lost p: the Stockhm Voy: 1742/3 176 06 9

To do Lost p: a Coall Voy: 1743 13 15 9

To 1/2 Wages bringing the Ship to Whitby 15 12 6

To charge at Whitby laying by  0 14 1


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To cash Lost & p: severall Voya & extra charges 714 03 3










[page] 157 P Contra is Cr £ s d

To Stock in hand p: the Ships stock Jan ye 20th 1740/1 122 07 8

To cash p: Profit p: a Voy: to Stettin p: the year 1740 35 08 8

To do p: do p: a Voy: to Stockm p: do 1741 114 07 6

To do p: do P: 2d 44 02 7

To do p: do  p: 3d 1742 77 19 10

To do p: the 2d Voy: in the Coall trade 1743 8 03 6

To do p: the 3d do 24 15 3

To do p: the 4th do 20 14 9

To do p: the 5th do 22 01 0

To 40C 2q Cable sold at 28s p: C 56 14 0


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Totall Proffit and Stock £526 14 9

Totall Loss and disbursments as p: acc 714 03 3


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To cash due from the Owners as p: acc Stated Feb the 3d 1743/4 £187 08 6










[page] 158 Wee the Part Owners of the Ship Buck of Whitby Henry Wilkinson Matr having examined and perused the Severall Accts since the Year 1740 of the Produce and expences accruing to the sd Ship since that time do allow the sd Accts to be Just and Lawfull and to have paid our Respective Shares of £187 8s 6d as appears p: the sd Accts to be Loss Alsoe to make good the Ship Stock £112 11s 6d making in all the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds as Witness our Hands Feb the 20th 1743/4



Disbursed for my 1/32 ptpd Jonath Lacy £9 7 6

John Wal...r for 1/32 pt £9 7 6

Cha Atkinson for 3/32 parts  £28 2 6

Recd of Rob Walker p 1/64 part £4 13 9

Wm Webster for 1/32 pt pd £9 07 6

Jno Sleightholme p 1/32 & 1/2/64 £11 14 4 1/2

Mattw Love for self ... 1/64 4 13 9







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transcript Dave King, published 23.6.2014