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'''HCA 15/6''' 1654-1657
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#redirect HCA 15/6 Box One
 
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HCA 15 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Early Instance and Prize Papers 1586-1778
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'''Editorial history'''
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01/05/12, CSG: Created page
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15/05/12, CSG: Ordered volume at TNA to inspect
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__TOC__
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==Suggested links==
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See [[MRP: Admiralty court cases|Admiralty court cases]]
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==To do==
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==Physical description==
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HCA 15/6  2 boxes
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BOX ONE
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Cardboard box, ca. 12 in x 8 in x 3 in
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Contains folded paper documents, without ties or other bundling techniques, though the documents are in loose bundles
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On inspection it appears that the papers are in jumbled date order and that the "bundles" are illusory
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Types of document sampled (not all transcribed below)
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*  Bills of lading
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*  Bond (for appearance at the High Court of Admiralty)
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*  Charterparty (Dated November 7th 1654; First party were John Paige and Richard Ely of Plymouth merchants partowners of the ''Golden Cocke'' of Plymouth, or the burthen of eighty five tonnes; Richrad Chappell Master; ship lying in the River of Thames; Other party to the charterparty were Thomas Canham, John Paige and Maurice Thompson of London Merchants; to go tos uch places within and without the Straeights from the Port of London, starting at Gravesend; mentions the house of Thomas Canham , scituate in Lombardstreete  London; signed Thomas Canham, Maurice Thomson (sic) John Paieg (their original signatures, but seals removed)
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*  Petition (against nuisance)
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*  Petition complaining of loss to Spaniards, requesting letters of marque, with annotation granting such letters
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*  Petition (regarding mariners' wages which had been ordered by the HCA to be paid)
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*  Petition (for payment of mariners' wages, which master had refused to pay following the suprisal of their ship on return from Argier, off Scicily)
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*  Ship's inventory
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==Sample transcriptions==
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I sampled several of the bundles to determine the type of records contained in this box.  They appear to be papers which are mentioned in other volumes as annexed.
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===Case: Keate ag XXXwick: Item: Bills of lading (printed): Date: July 4th 1654===
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Four bills of lading
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Each bill of lading a standard printed paper form, with blanks filled out in handwritten black ink and signed
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List Shippers (names and where located, e.g. "X, merchants, of Aleppo"; Master; Shio; Goods (specified items; quantities); Destination; Freighting terms; Primage & average; Marking in margin and numbers in margin; Dated; Signed
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===Item: Petition of ?ThomaXXX Sageman to the Judges of the Admiraltie: Date: March 24:th 1657===
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===Item: Inventory of the ship the Gilbert now in the River of Thames: Date: November 11:th 1657===
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One sheet of paper, folded in half and folded again
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Main writing on front side; blank in middle; label on back
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Unsigned
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//A perfect Inventory of what things belong to
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the Shippe Gilbert now in the River
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of Thames.
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IMPRIMIS Masted fore and afte the small mast excepted, the
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Shrowds and all the standing Rigging are abord the Ship, One
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best bower Anchor One small bower Anchor. One sheete Anchor
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One ?kedge Anchor One Warpe Anchor one shete cable one
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best bower cable and an old XXXX for a small bower
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Cable, two ?halsers one Missen and one Missen top Sayle one
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main top gallant Sayle two mayn sayles two foresailes two
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maintopsailes two fore topsailes One foretopgallant Saile
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One Sprizz Saile one Spritsaile topSaile, running rigging
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sufficient to bring the Ship to London; blocks of all Sorts
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Sufficient for a ships voyage twenty sixe peices of Ordnance  w:th
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their Carriages Tenne barrells of powder part of a barrell
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neere about a barrell of powder which was drawne out of the?s
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Gunnes, ffoure hundred thirty nine ?round shott sixty baggs filled
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[IN LH MARGIN: by y:e Gunnes ?report] with ffoXXs nailes and ?burre shott, forty nine Cases a barrell
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with match in it, One ?bouch barrell ?Seaven formers twenty  one
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Musketts three Carbines One blunderbus fourteene halfe pikes
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Sixe quarter pikes thirteene Swords Eleaven Javelins six ?lanthornes
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One Poupe lanthorne, a parceill of muskett shott in a small Caske
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Twenty five ?Collors of ?Bandilerees twenty seaven rope syXXXXyes twelve
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BritXXXXX one Iron rod two ladles ffifteene handspikes Seaventeene
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Crowes of iron two leather ?busketts twelve ?taglehookes twenty sixe
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Ayrons Seaven brasse ladles fowerteene staffe sXXXges Seaven
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Wormes Sixe ?horses fforty sixe Gunners takles, the Carpenters
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?Stose contayning cetaine ?Bolls Spikes Chains plates and other old &
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new Iron the quantity I knowe not In the Cooke house One kettle
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One Iron pott two furnaces a frying pan and a dripping pan a spitt
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some woodden platters, Xapps & Spoones. two XXX tubbs, certaine
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butts & hogshead some aboard and some M.r Messinger one of the
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Owners hath att his house: In the great cabbin one great drawing
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table fower leather Chaires one Cubbord.  In the round house a drawing
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table some old wastX lXXXhes & pendant One XXXX lead & line, one
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Bell ffive Compasses One watch glasse ffower halfe hower glasses
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two Minute glasses a long boate with sixe Oares ?Pumpe boxes
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pimpe brakes with some planks and other lumber about the shippe
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three ?Can ?bo?xes.//
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[ON BACK OF THE FOLDED PAPER]
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//In:ry of the ''Gilbert''
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provisions brought
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in by ?Croford ii
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Nov: 1657//
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===Item: Bond XXXX: Date: March 2nd 1656 (57)===
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One sheet of paper, folded and folded a second time
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Unfolded ca. 12 in x 6 in
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Written on front side; labelled on back side; blank in centre
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'''Front side of paper'''
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//Know All men of These Presents That XXX George
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Walters of The Middle Temple London Esq:r. And Thomas
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Walker of Camberwell In the Countie of Surreÿ Esq:r
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Are held & firmly bound unto his highnesse The Lord
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Protecto:r of The Common Wealth of England Scotland
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& Ireland & The dominions Thereunto belonging In y:t
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Summe of Sixe Thousand Pounds of Lawfull mony of
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England, To w:ch payment  well & Truely To be made
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& done  w:ch ?bindes & Either of us o:r heires Execto:rs. &
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Administrato:rs. firmly by Theise presents sealed w:th A
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Seale &  XXXXX the
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Second day of march In y:e year of o.r Lord 1656
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The Condition of This Obligacon is such That If the
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Above bounden George Walters shall be and Appeare before
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The Lord Protector of The Commonwealth of England x:r
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the Judges of the high Court of Admyralty of England
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At the Commons hall wthin y:e Doctors Commons Scituate in
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The parish of Sainct Benedict neare Pauls Wharfe London
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The Tenth day After the date hereof if it be Court day
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or Else The next Court followinge At The usuall houres
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for hearinge of Causes, To Answer unto Thomas Skinner
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in A Cause Civill & Marine, And shall not departe from
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-thence, without Leave, And Licence of the Court That
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Then this obligacon to be void & of non Effect
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Otherwayes to stand in full force power & vertue-
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Signed Sealed & delivered
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in y:e presence of
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GEORGE CUR?Ixx [BOTTOM LH SIDE: His signature & red wax seal]
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BXXY XXXXXX [BOTTOM LH SIDE: His signature & red wax seal]
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GEORGE WALTERS  [BOTTOM RH SIDE: His signature & red wax seal]
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THO: WALKER [BOTTOM RH SIDE: His signature & red wax seal]
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'''back side of paper'''
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//?OX:° Walters to
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Skinner//
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===Item: Petition of divers watermen plyeing at S:t Katherines Staires and other the Inhabitants there bordering upon the River of Thames: Date: XXXX===
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One sheet of high quality paper, folded once, then again
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Unfolded ca. 12 in x 8in
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Written on one side; labelled on back
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'''Front of the petition'''
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//To the Right Hon:ble the Judges of the High Courte of Adm:lie
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The humble Remonstrance of diveres watermen plyeing at S:t Katherines' staires and other the Inhabitants there
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bordering uppon the River of Thames whose names are hereunto subscribed
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SHEWETH.
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That whereas divers ?Billeneeres for the space pf 12: yeares and upwards have made it theire usuall practice to lay theire hoyes and
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vessells betweene the said Staires and S:t Katherines' Docke. the same is a very great annoyance and prejudice not onely to the water
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men there plying who formerly had a faire and sandey ground very commodious for theire Imployment But now by reason of
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the Continuall rideing Stayeing and abideing of those vessells sometimes Thirty togeather betweene the said staires and dock
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neere the Shoreside the ground is there suncke and filled w:th mudd soyle and slime in divers places thereof about kneedeepe. But alsoe to
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the Inhabitants there whohaveing wharffes abd parte of theire habitations bordering uppon the River of Thames are often times destroyed
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and pulled downe thereby  without any satisfaction given, but onely reproachfull speeches.  And that the said ?Billenders<ref>Billender.  Billenders appear in CSPD in the early & mid-C17th.  A Swedish secondary source dating from 1768 shows an illustration of a billender as a two masted ship with a ?lanteene sail mounted on the lower part of the rear mast. [http://www.sjohistoriska.se/sv/Fordjupning/Marketstore/Ritning/?msobjid=0014569 Sammanställning av fartygstyper av Fredrik Henric af Chapman som beskrivs i planschverket "Architectura Navalis Mercatoria" (XXXX, 1768), viewed 16/05/12]</ref> keeping ffire in
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theire said vessells night and day if any mischance by ffire should happen in theire vessells rideing soe neere the shoare (as God forbidd)
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the same may tend to the utter ruineing of the said Premisses. And likewise that it is theire constant custome especially on the Lords dayes
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either to pforme bodily worke or to follow vaine sports and exercizes both to the greate dishonnour of God the scandall of true Religion
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the evill example of others and a very greate discreditt and disquittment to the saud precincte
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NOW, SOE IT MAY PLEASE yo:r hon:rs this Custome of theirs was not so formerly permitted but since habitaion of
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one ?Jenkin Ellis cordwainer within the same precincte who regarding more his private gaines and profitts then the
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Advancement of the publique good hath pmitted them to have free Ingress ?tgress and regress unto and from aboard theire said vessells
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in by and through the wharffe ?entrie and shopp of the said Jenkin Ellis who for the same Libertie XXXXX in his owne purse
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for ?each such vessell there lyeing at the least 2:s p weeke-
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Y:e petitioners therefore most humbly pray that yo:r Hon:rs will be graciously pleased to take the
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premisses into Consideration and therein to actt and doe for a speedie Reformation thereof
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as in yo:r hon:rs greate wisdome shall seeme meete.-
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And they shall remayne
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28 signatures
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DANIELL ROSSWELL [His signature]
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NICHOLAS COX [His signature]
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HUMPHREY HUCHINS [His mark]
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PETER CROUTE [His mark]
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FFRANCIS HUNTER [His mark]
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ROBART EACH [His mark]
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WILLIAM HOLLOWAY [His mark]
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JOHN ?HINCH. [His signature]
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WILLIAM WAYNEWRITE [His mark]
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GEORDG COOTE [His mark]
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THOMAS BAKER [His signature]
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NICHOLAS FFLUD  [His mark]
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FFRAUNCIS CHA?NNELL  [His mark]
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PETER HIGHWOOD  [His mark]
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THO: HICKS  [His mark]
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JOHN EDEN  [His mark]
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?SHEAUN BUTCHER [His signature]
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WILLIAM RAI?SES [His signature]
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STEPHEN YOUNG [His signature]
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JAMES XXX XXXXX [His signature]
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DANIEL GATES  [His signature]
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GILES [His mark]
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HUMPHERRI HITCHINS JUNIOR [His signature]
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WILLIAM xNTLE [His signature]
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PETER LANGLEY [His signature]
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BEN: SALxxWEx [His signature]
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JOHN MINGS [His signature]
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HENRY BENN [His signature]
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'''On back of the petition'''
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//Petition of the
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Inhabitants of
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S:t Katherines
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ag:t Jenkins Ellis
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(At right angles in another part of the back of the petition)
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S:t Katherines petition
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M:° ag:t Ellis
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to answ: such
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th: as sh: bee as
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ag:t him at ?pro
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motion of Roswell
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and Nich Cox
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?renosat ret ?Mercury//
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===Item: The Accompts of the Shipp Undertaker to the 24:th of ffebruary 1656:  Date: Exhibited by M:r Smith June 2nd 1657===
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Paper book of accounts in reasonable condition
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Kept and signed by Richard Parke, master of the shipp the ''Undertaker''
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The book of accounts was exhibited by M:r Smith on the behalfe of Richard Parke
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Structure of the book of accounts:
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*  Front page
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*  Inside front page (verso) (blank)
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*  Facing page (recto): Folio One: Moneyes disbursed by Richard Parke at Yarmouth & the Straights on behalf of the Undertaker's owners, November 1655
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*  Next page (verso): Folio Two: Moneyes disbursed at ?Longhorne, febbruary 24th 1655
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*  Facing page (recto): Folio Three: Moneyes disbursed at Genova, Aprill 1656
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*  Next page (verso): Folio Four: Moneyes disbursed at Newhaven, August 22:th 1656
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*  Facing page (recto); Folio Five: Moneyes disbursed at Deale, September 6:th 1656; + Moneyes disbursed at Memblick, November 1656
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*  Next page (verso): Folio Six: Moneyes disbursed at Memblick
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*  Facing page (recto): Folio Seven: Moneyes disbursed at Newcastle, December 1656 + Moneyes disbursed at Starborrow, January 1656
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*  Next page (verso): Folio 8: Moneyes disbursed at Deale, ffebruary 1656
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*  Facing page (recto): Blank
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*  Next page (verso + recto):  Folio Ten:  "Ann Accompt Currant of the Shuipp ''Undertaker'' whereof the Owner is Debitor (with Creditor on recto)
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*  Next page (verso): "An Accompt of moneyes due from M:r James Lebas to Richard Parke being disbursed by Richard Parke upon the Barbadoes voiage of the said James Lebas
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*  Remaining pages: Blank
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===Case:  ?Jones & others XXX marriners of the ?Constant Ruth ag:t ?Holworthy & others:  Item:  A copy of an Account delivered by M:r Williams executors February 24:th 1654===
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Paper, poor quality, 26 folios (thoughh unfoliated)
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Highly informative on a Guines trading trip, with both outward cargo and slave cargo recorded
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Structure of the book of accounts:
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*  Front page (f. 1 recto) - blank
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*  Inside front page (f. 1 verso) - blank
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*  Facing page (f. 2 recto) - Folio One:  "
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March y:e 26: 1652 A noate of what cargoe I received for a voyage to Guinea in the bite to buy Negros"
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*  Next page (f. 2 verso): Folio Two:
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Lists 27 chests of Copper barrs w:th their numbers
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*  Facing page (f. 3 recto): Folio Three:
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Further details of goods and moneyes received
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*  Next page (f. 3 verso); Folio 4
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"August 1652  Disposing of the tunn of Iron Containing: 61: barrs"
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"The disposing of y:e ten peeces of Callicoe."
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*  Facing page (f. 4 recto): Folio Five:
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"August 1652  A Noate of w:t my fourty five hodgsheads of Corne Cost at Buttree"
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A note includes
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"Given to the: Cheife of y:e?sweads for y:e use of
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his house."
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"August 26  A noate of what it Cost me to Wood & watter at Anto:"
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"Att Cormanteene.
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15 pounds of powder given for men
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to goe to gett me towwomen slaves
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2 dozen of knifes given to the blakes (sic)
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that brought my things from the
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shore:"
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*  Next page (f. 4 verso): Folio Six:
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"Sep:t y:e 2 day  Bought: 6 slaves at Cormanteene w:ch Cost: 6:
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?bendys of gould w:ch is 38:li: 08:s  00
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Oxnod a Chest
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of barrs ; No:101  Bought one man slave at Cormanteene  50 (barrs) 00 (Monies)
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:188
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:15:th  this dayI anchored athwart of Calybarrs &
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sent my boat in to ?sound y:e barr & to see ?whoe
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ther I could gett slaves theire & y:e 17:th day
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at night she came aboard againe & brought
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me word y:t I could not have men slaves
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under 40 barrs nor women under 35:
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My people spent uppon the Cally barrs & their
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owne Charges there 00 (barrs 90 (monies)
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:18:th This day I waighed & set saile for the
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?riner of ?Denis.
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:19:th  this day I got into y:e ?riner of ?Denis (OR; Domis) & gave
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y:e men of y:e same abord in pcees to drincke  00 (barrs) 15 (monie)
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:20:th  this day the king came a board & I paid
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him his custome in ?monelos  00 (barrs) 360 (monie)
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given to a man to give notis to the Contey
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to bring in their slaves  00 (barrs)  015 (monie)
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and given his men to drincke 00 (barrs)  10 (monelos)
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Bought tow hodgs  00 (barrs)  40  (monie)
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Agred for my slaves to give 30 barrs for a
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man & :25: for a woman & tow pay tow ?monelo:
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for every slave I bought to the king & tow
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monelos for every slave to the men that
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brought them to drincke  50 (barrs)  53 (monelos)
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*  Facing page (f. 5 recto): Folio Seven:
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"Sept:r 1652. laying out of Copper barrs monelos for slaves & other
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things at Donio
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22:th  paid for yames & ffish & an antilope  10  (barrs) 19 (monelos)
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22:th bought one woman slave w:th custome  00 (barrs) 104:1 (monelos)
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22:th paid for one man slave 00 (barrs) 025 (monilos)
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22:th paid for watter this day at 2 monelos p hhd  05 (barrs) 104:2 (monelos)
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23:th paid for 2 woman slaves  00 (barrs) 011:0 (monilos)
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23:th paid for 2 hodgs  10 (barrs) 128:4 (monilos)
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Oxenod Caske of monelos no. 3: 650 [IN LH MARGIN]
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:24:th  for one man & one woman slave
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:24:th for 2 women w:th custome
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:24:th for 1 man & 1 woman
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:24:th for 1 woman
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:24:th for 1 man
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:24:th for one sheepe
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:24:th for yames
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:24:th given to theis w:ch helped me to y:e Ilands to drincke
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:24:th for plantins & given a way 8 knives entred in to folio 10:
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:24:th  fpor 4 Clouts: 5: knifes entred into folo: 10:
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:25:th  for: 16 Clouts & ?180 tobacco pipes for slaves
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:25:th for: 1 man slave
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:25:th for: 1 man slave
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:25:th for: 1 man
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:25:th for: 1 woman slave
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:25:th for: 1 woman slave
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:25:th for: 1 woman slave
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:25:th for: 1 woman slave
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:25:th for: 1 man slave
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:25:th paid Custome for eight slaves
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:25:th given to y:e men y:t vbrought theis slaves
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:25:th for yames this day
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:25:th for 1 woman slave one Iron barr
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:25:th for 7 hhd of watter
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:25:th for plantins: 6: knifes entred in folo: 18
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*  Next page (f. 5 verso): ffolio Eight
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MORE SLAVE PURCHASES
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*  Facing page:  (f. 6 recto): ffolio Nine
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MORE SLAVE PURCHASES
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Including: "for a boy of 14 yeeres of age"
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*  Next page (f. 6 verso): ffolio 10
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MORE SLAVE PURCHASES
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*  Facing page (f. 7 recto): ffolio Eleven:
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MORE SLAVE PURCHASES & PROVISIONS FOR SLAVES
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*  Next page (f. 7 verso)
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October 8th 1652
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MORE SLAVE PURCHASES & PROVISIONS FOR SLAVES
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*  Facing page (f. 8 recto): ffolio 17
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MORE SLAVE PURCHASES & PROVISIONS FOR SLAVES
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Also ffolios 18 and 19, then
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"September 1652  An account of y:e slaves deceased w:th there Numb:r
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24:th  this day one man died bought at Cormanteen  Num:r 1
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Octo:r y:e 16:th  this day a woman  2
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17:th  tow men 4
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19:th tow women 6
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20:th one woman 7
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21:th on woman 9
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22:th one woman 9
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23:th one woman 10
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24:th one woman 11
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25:thone woman 12
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26:th one man 13
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28:th one woman 14
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29:th one woman 15
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30:th a woman 16
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31:th tow men & one woman 19
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Nov: y:e first  a woman
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second  a man
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4:th  tow women & tow man
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5:th one woman
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6:thone woman
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No
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 08:01, May 22, 2012

  1. redirect HCA 15/6 Box One