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[page] 159 The Ship Buck Do to charge and disbursements p: the year 1744 not charged in other Accts £ s d

To 18 small Arms all new as p: note 12 17 6

To severall sorts of Plank to make close [?quarters?] 06 16 6

To Smiths note of p:ticulars p: top chains Iron hoops p: gratins and nails as p: note 02 00 6

To 2 half Barrl Powder & Jona Eades note of p:ticulars for Gunner Stores 06 01 8

To Tomkins p: Coop holes 00 11 5

To Joyners and Carpinters to fit the Close Quar 02 12 0

To 1 Barrl Stockhm Tarr 01 05 0

To exchanging Main yard 03 12 0

To 1 Barrl cannon Powder 03 07 0

To calking the Ships Binns 01 14 0

To Rope as p: note of Mr Thos Cockerell 09 13 6

To 1 Bolt Canvass for fore staysaill 01 14 0

To a mizon [?Qur] 68 yds at 1s 6d p: yard 05 02 0

To a main and fore Tye and old Rope to open out 02 08 6

To a new Bowspitt flying Jibb Boom & Spritesaill yard 09 17 6

To Mess Jukes note p: 24 Pound Gunn & shot and other things as p: note 29 09 0

To 13 Pound Gunn 7C:3q:14 at 20s p C 7 17 6

To a new Carriage p do 0 14 0

To two new do p: 24 Poundr 1 12 0


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..... Extra disbursments p: thie year £113 14 5
of Richd Jackson To 23 pound Gunns 17C at 21s Carriages and shot Rammers Spunges & c 20 15 1


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..... Extra disbursments p: this year £134 09 6










[page] 160 The Ship Buck Do to Whitby charge in fitting to Sea in the Year 1743/4 Feb the 10th £ s d

To two Locks and a map 0 01 0

To mending the Beeff tubs and water Casks 0 02 0

To 1 dozn brooms & 1 stone ockam 0 02 3

To 7C 1q 0 Beeff @ 18s p C and 5 stone Salt 6 16 4

To two dosn pnd candells 11s and 5 1/2 pd Swines greas 0 13 0

To a piece furr timber p: boats chock 0 04 0

To allowance p: Sailors unrigging & fitting to Sea 0 17 9

To a new helm Coat 5s & 6 yds bunting p: vains 2s 6d 0 07 6

To mending lanthorns 1s Postage for Protection 1s 2 0 02 2

To Blocks Pins and mending the Wheell 1 04 6

To nails as p: note 0 18 0

To Shipping two men a Cobble to Sea 0 08 0


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..... Whitby charge £11 16 6






Newcastle charge March the 19th 1743/4 p: the 1st Voya



To 120 chd Tanfd coals at 13s p chd 78 00 0

To 15 Keeldues @ Shields 10 00 0

To custumhouse and townehouse unfree 14 05 0

To Portidg £3 0s heaving out Ballast 03 07 6

To trimming coals 15s fitters men & mooring Post 3s 6d 00 18 6

To horse hire to Newcastle 5s mendg Beer casks 8s 4d 00 13 4

To spoons and platters & 1 Bushell Peas & twine 00 08 6

To Bread and Beer as p: note 05 16 6

To Beeff as p: do 06 17 0

To Salt candells Nails &c as p: note 01 11 10

To mending pump Boxes and new ones and 1 dosn handspeaks 0 04 6

To old Rope p: spunyarn and 2 stone Ockam 00 10 9

To shipping two men 00 02 6

To orders from the Convoy and postage of Protections 00 06 2

To Cobble and two Boats to help out 01 02 6


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May the 23 1744 ..... Newcastle Charge £124 04 7










[page] 161 London charge the 1st Voyage May the 29th 1744 £ s d

To city charge as by Bill 137 08 10

To 55 Tons Ballast and heaving all in  3 14 0

To Beeff as p: note 4 08 6

To Salt and Chees 0 09 6

To Bread and Peas £1 12s Beer as p: note £2 2s 3 14 0

To Husline marline and Butins p: the Guns 1 08 6

To 10 single Deals 0 10 10

To metters Bills and Brandy p: Labourers 0 03 6

To charges when reckoned 0 03 6

To Shippg a Man 0 05 0

To fish for the People coming down light 0 04 0

To clearing at Gravesend 0 03 0


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..... London Charge £152 13 2

..... Newcastle charge £124 04 7

..... Whitby Charge £11 16 6
Mens Wages at £4 p Voy ..... Wages p: the Voyage £45 05


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..... Charges and Wages p: the Voya £333 19 3

Proffit p: the Voyage £13 02 9


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Summa £347 02 0






p Contra is Cr



Recd for 245 chd Coals at 29s p: chd £346 09

By do 1 chd Coals returned 0 13


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Summa £347 02










[page] 162 The Ship Buck Do p: Charge at Newcastle the 2d Voyage June the 18th 1744 £ s d

To 116 chd Tanfd Coals at 13s p: chd 75 08 0

To 14 and a Boat Keeldues 09 14 8

To custumhouse and townehouse charge 14 16 6

To Portidg £3 0 heaving out Ballast 11s 03 11 0

To a new Portsaill 12 pd candells & changing a glass 00 13 0

To Nails as p: note 00 10 8

To two Barrl Beer 00 16 0

To Beeff as p: note and Salt 02 03 0

To trimming Coals 15s fitters men & mooring Post 00 18 6

To charge to Newcastle and Shippg two men 00 07 6

To 1/2 dosn handspeaks 00 02 6

To a Cabble in and Boat out 00 17 0


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..... Newcastle charge £109 18 4






Charges at London the 2d Voya June the 29th 1744



To city charge as p: Bill 135 14 2

To heaving in Ballast 16s and Deals 7s 5d 1 03 5

To Bread as p: note £2 2s 6d Beer as do £1 15s 3 17 6

To Beeff and Salt as p: note 2 02 6

To 22 pound Plums p: Puddings 0 05 6

To a Cobble in Whitby road 0 05 0

To metter and Labourers to drink 0 05 0

To cash at reckoning and treating commodore 0 07 0

To clearing at Gravesend & 2 pd twine 0 05 0


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..... London Charge £144 05 1

..... Newcastle Charge 109 18 4

..... Wages p: the Voyage 45 05 0

..... By abatement in the Price 1 01 0


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..... Charges and Wages p: the Voy £300 09 5






Recd p: 242 3/4 chd Coals at 30s p: chd £354 17 0

..... Proffit p: the Voyage £54 07 7










[page] 163 The Ship Buck p Charge at Newcastle the 3d Voya: the 11 July 1744 £ s d

To 104 chd Ricemoor Coals at 13s p: chd 67 12 0

To 13 Keeldues at Shields 08 13 4

To custumhouse and townehouse charge 15 05 10

To Portidg £3 heaving out Ballast 03 17 0

To Beef as p: note £3 13s 9d two Barrl Beer 16s 04 09 9

To Sallt 5s 9d trimming coals 15s 01 00 9

To Nails &c as p: note £1 1s 6d Brooms & calking in Ports 2s 01 03 6

To twine 2 yds canvass and mending a compass 00 06 6

To fitters men and mooring Postt 00 03 6

To horse hire and shipping a Carpinter 00 06 0

To a Cobble in and Boat out 00 19 0


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..... Charges at Newcastle £103 17 2






London charges the 3d Voya July the 30th 1744



To city charge as p: Bill 137 17 6

To heaving in 55 Tons Ballastt 00 14 0

To Bread and Peas as p: note 00 19 6

To 4 Barrl Beer £1 8s Plums for puddins 6s 9d 01 14 9

To two Hammocks 5s smith Bill for the stern Gun Port 00 14 0

To a spunge staff and 1/2 a skinn for Guns 00 03 6

To metter Bill and Labourers 00 03 0

To clearing at Gravesend 00 02 0


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..... London charges £142 08 3

..... Newcastle charges £103 17 2

..... Wages p: the Voya £45 05 0


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..... Charges and Wages p: the Voy £291 10 5

..... Proffit p: the Voyage £79 10 7


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Recd p: 249 3/4 chd Coals at 30s 6d p: chd £371 01 0










[page] 164 The Ship Buck p: Charge at Newcastle the 4th Voy: Aug the 9th 1744 £ s d

To 116 chd Tanfd Coals at 13s p: chd 75 08 0

To 15 Keeldues at Jarrow and Shields 09 16 8

To custumhouse and townehouse 15 02 7

To Portidg £3 0s heaving of Ballastt 03 17 0

To Horse hire 6s trimming of Coals 17s 01 03 0

To greas p: masts 3s 6d three Barr Beer £1 4s 01 07 6

To Beeff and Salt as p: note 07 00 0

To a new lanthorn 2s 6d mending water cask 2s 3d 00 04 9

To nails as p: note 13s fitters men 2s 6d 00 15 6

To mooring Posts and Shipping two men 00 04 0

To fitters men 0s 0d a Cobble in and Boat out 18s 00 18 0


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..... Newcastle charge £115 17 0






Charges at London the 4th Voy. The 4th Sep 1744



To city charge as p: Bill 144 04 4

To heaving in the Ballastt 0 17 6

To Bread as p: note £1 14s 6d Beer as p: do £1 15s 0 3 09 6

To 24pd Plums 7s mending two hoops p: sheat Ankor 2s 0 09 0

To metters Bill and charge when reckoned 0 08 6

To Chees as p: note 12s 6d 4 st Ockam houseline & marline 1 01 6

To Beef as p: note £1 7s 9d a powder horn & mappe 1 10 7

To 6 Cartouch Boxes 0 08 0

To clearing at Gravesend and greens 0 03 6


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..... London Charges £152 12 5

..... Newcastle Charges £115 17 0

..... Wages p: the Voy 46 00


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..... Xcharges and Wages p: the Voy £314 09 5

..... Proffit p: the Voyage £45 16 7


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Recd p: 244 1/2 chd Coals at 30s 3d p chd £360 06 0










[page] 165 The Ship Buck charge at Newcastle the 5th Voya: the 17th Sep 1744 £ s d

To 120 chd Coals at 13s pe chd 78 00 0

To 17 Keeldues 11 06 8

To custumhouse and townehouse 15 18 0

To Beef and Sallt as p: note 07 04 0

To Portidg £3 heaving Ballast out 03 16 0

To candells and Peas  00 11 9

To a new Deck binnacle 6s 6d To ... Pd of Lead 8s 9d 00 15 3

To Bread and Beer as p: note 03 04 0

To mending cabon windows and postage for Protections 00 03 9

To trimming of Coals 16s mooring Posts 2s 00 18 0

To Horse hire and fitters men 00 07 6

To shipping two men 2s Oyll & 1 pair Boat Oars 5s 00 07 0

To a Cobble in Whitby road 00 06 0

To 6 yd bunting p: Vains 3s & 6 pd Butter 3s 00 06 0

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


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..... Charges at Newcastle £124 00 11






London charges the 5th Voya Oct ye 29th 1744



To city charge as p: Bill 136 05 4

To 1 dozn Brooms 1s metter and expences 5s 0 06 0

To 1 pair Pistolls and mending two musketts 0 11 6

To mending Cabon chimney 2s 6d Lead p: Bowsprit 5s 4d 0 07 10

To Bread and Peas as p: note 1 10 9

To Beer as p: do £2 4s 6d chees and Candles as p: do 11s 2d 2 15 8

To Beeff as p: note £2 3s Rosom Oyll &c as p: note 12:6 2 15 6

To clearing at Gravesend 0 02 6

To 12 pd Candells at Bridlington & fresh meat 0 07 9


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..... London Charge £145 02 10

..... Newcastle Charge £124 00 11
Mens Wages at 4:5 p Voy ..... Wages p: the Voya 48 00


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..... Charges and Wages p: the Voy £317 03 9

..... Proffitt p: the Voya £47 18 3


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Recd p 234 1/2 Chd Coals at 32s p: chd £365 02










[page] 166 The Ship Buck and Owners .... Do £ s d

To extra charge p: acc for the year 1744 134 09 6

To costs due me from the Owners undisburs'd as p acct Stated Feb the 3d 1743/4 187 08 6

To an Error in acc in Casting up a Stockholm Voya: in the year 1741 10 00 0

To travelling p: Master & Men overland 2 05 0


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..... Totall Debt and disbursements p this year £334 03 0






To Cash cleared p: 5 Voya: &c £245 00 9


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Costs due from the Owners that has not disburs'd as p: this acc Stated Jan the 29th 1744/5 £89 02 3






The Ship Buck & Owners



to the Owners disburs'd £


To extra charges p: acc this year 134 09 6

To an Error in acct p: a Stockhm Voya p: the year 1741 10 00 0

To travelling expence for Master & Men 2 05 0


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Totall Charge and disbursments £146 14 6










[page] 167 P Contra is Cred



To the 1st Voya: Proffitt £13 02 9

To the 2d do. 54 07 7

To the 3d do. 79 10 7

To the 4th do. 45 16 7

To the 5th do. 47 18 3

To cash recd for two old Topsails and part of a mainsaill 04 05 0


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£245 00 9






P Contra is Cred £ s d

To Stock in hand wch the Owners made good 112 11 6

To Cash cleared p: 5 Coall Voyages &c as above 245 00 9


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£357 12 3

Totall Charges and disbirsments p: acc £146 14 6


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Proffit and Stock due to the Owners as p acc Stated Jan the 29th 1744/5 £210 17 9

To Cash to keep in hand p: the Ships Stock £130 17 9

Cash to divide the Owners disburs'd £80 00 0


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1/2 40 00 0

1/4 20 00 0

1/8 10 00 0

1/16 5 00 0

1/32 2 10 0

1/64 1 05 0










[page] 168 We the part Owners of the Ship Buck of Whitby Henry Wilkinson master; Have examin'd the foregoing accounts for five Coal voyages made to London since the 10th February 1743/4; Do allow the same to be right, and find their to be due unto all such Owners as made good their share of the disbursments of the year 1740, 1741, 1742 & 1743, the Sum of Eighty pound as profitt for 1744 which we Acknowledge to receive our shares of, and have as Stock for the Ship one hundred & thirty pound 17s:9d to be Accounted for. Witness hereto we have Sett our names & parts the 4th May 1745








John Walker 1/32 pt £2 10

Jona: Lacy 1/32 pt £2 10

Wm Webster 1/32 pt £2 10

John Sleightholm 1/32 : 1/128 3 15

receivd for 3/32 Eliza: Atkinson 7 10

Matt: Dove &c 1/64 1 5

Robt Walker 64 part 1 5







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transcript Dave King, published 23.6.2014