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| − | '''HCA 15/6''' 1654-1657
| + | #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 | + | |
| − | 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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| − | :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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| − | "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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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | ===The Constant Ruth (1652)===
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| − | * "The ''Constant Ruth'' in 1652 lost 90 slaves out of 207; 2 the ''Fortune'' (in the Royal Africa Company's service) 132 out of 320..."<ref>Ralph Davis, ''The rise of the English shipping industry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries'' (XXXX, 1962), p. 294</ref>
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| − | * "[1653.] 1 & 28 November. Deposition by John Langley of Wapping, Middlesex, mariner, aged 34, made for plaintiff Thomas Halsey against Samuel Bursfield, garnishee of the goods of Joane Haward, relict and executrix of George Haward, that he was Master of the ''John & Mary'' which was in Barbados in April 1653 with the ''Constant Ruth'' and both were loaded by George Haward. Edward Cranedge of Limehouse, Middlesex, mariner, aged 21, deposes similarly. (MCSD 4)."<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''The Complete Book of Emigrants: . 1607-1660'' (XXXX, 1987), p. 267</ref>
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| − | * "In 1652, an English vessel, ''Constant Ruth'', purchased 216 slaves in "the River [Curamo]" and sailed with them to Barbados, the first documented European shipment of slaves from the immediate vivinity of the town. European traders would not visit Lagos regularly until after the 1760s, however, and it would not become as large or important as Offra, Apa, Glehue, Jakin, and other ports farther west on the Slave Coast until even later."<ref>Kristin Mann, ''Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900'' (Indiana, 2007), p. 31; see also Kristin Mann, Edna G. Bay (eds.), ''Edna G. Bay), ''Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil'' (XXXX, XXXX)</ref>
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