HCA 30/636/6 Transcriptions
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Transcriptions contributed by Colin Greenstreet
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- Transcribe as you see the text, using original spelling
- Reproduce upper and lower case as written
- Expand contractions. No need to use square brackets as you expand the contracted word.
- Write shillings for s and pence for d. Use a "£" sign before numeral, otherwise "pound" or "pounds"
- Put a square bracket around a word which is doubtful. Use capital "X" for each unknown letter in a word. Put a "?" at the start of the doubtful word in square brackets. As in [?AndrXX] or [?Andro].
- For weights and measures, which are often abbreviated, think "hundredweight" (112 pounds), "stones" (14 pounds), "pounds", "ounces" (16 ounces in a pound); "barrels", "butts", "hogsheads"; "gallons" (1 gallon = 4 quarts), "quarts" (1 quart = 2 pints), pints"; "ells" (measure of cloth). For more background on C17th weights and measures browse the MarineLives weights and measures glossary
- For ordinal and cardinal numbers, very occasionally the roman as opposed to arab system is used
DON'T insert the amounts of money recorded in the account books if on the RH side of the page. Colin is sorting out most efficient way to enter tabular data in the wiki. Until then, concentrate on the words.
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Think laterally. Andrew Hardie's spelling in his account book in in HCA 30/636/3 is particularly unusual.
Colin (a half Scot) is convinced Hardie is a Scot, but has no proof, other than the intriguing fact that Hardie dictated his will, whilst sick and living in the "Scot's house" in Middleburg, after the Abraham had arrived there from Barbados.
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The 18th day of Novembr beinge Tuesdaye ouer
shippe put furth of [?XXXXX] in to kynge Road
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November 1633
The least of the Companys waidgs of the
merchant Bonne Adventure of [?LXXXXXX]
the [?XXXXXX] bound for [??Castell]
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Mr Thomas Lee
Thomas Anthony
Tobias White
Drew Dabson sergant
William Cotton
Christofer Read pilot £11 for his waidgs to passidge
Abram Pauline
Thomas Payton
John Porter bottson
Joseph Lyes [?coup]
Edward Brotone
Thomas Mondy
Robard Travilian
Nicklas Parry
[?XXXXXX] Swanly
Thomas tayler
William Bonner
Thomas Barton
ffrances Jones
Thomas yorcke gunnar
hugh hawkings
Andrew shepheard
Thomas [?Xwone]
humphry Brotone
George Tayler
henry Redman
William hitch cocke
Simon keetch
William hendly
hughe Wyans
George passett
William hardy
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1633
monyes desbursed by mr John Steevans
to the company in bristoll as Appeareth
Imprimis to mr William Cotton
more to ffrancs Johns
more to Josepa Lyes
Receaved more to hughe hawkins, receaved by the master
more to William hutche cocke
[?XXX] more to George Talor, Receaved by the master
more to Roger Robbine dischardg
past and chardge in his accompt as Appeareth
Noot that the 18th of Novembr our shippe
sette sayle furth of [?XXXX] in to Kinge
rodde and the 22th of the sayd moneth we
sett sayle furthe of kinge rodde and
the next daybeinge the 23th we arrived
at nyght at the pashidge at Corcke
[?XXXX]
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A noot of the Nedfull as hath nine
comanded by donfrancisco and Captin [?fellesshea]
furth of our shipps storre as Apereth
Imprimis the 30th of december 1633 in the River
of Corcke 5 Barregus of beere for the shippe
more the last of metch Englishe still in the
[?XXXtheXXXX] by the ordar and for the takin of A prise
from A hollandar neere 3 [?hogsheads] of Sidar beuridge
a hundreth and quartar of bread A quartar fish and halfe
A packe of pesson uppon the portengall [?marreXXXors]
and souldiers which ware Aboard nere 200 in all
more the seayde daye beinge the 31th and last
of metche ther was spent 16 pieces of ordnance
to seaye 12 sackers 4 mynnions with the shotte
and licke wise towe shotte of powdar delivered to the souldiars
that were Aboard us for the small shotte and by
ther ordar
The 2th of Appreall at the gournars returne from
the [?seaye] and by ther ordar [?] peeces ordnance
The 20th of App[re]all to Phillisean 2 pounds of
muskett powdar by his ordar in the [?match XXXX]
The 25th of June thar was delivered by Philliseans
ordar in lixburne 1 pound 3/4 of muskett powdar
The 9th of maye in lansarott by phillipsean
ordar which shulde have gon before A basse of beer 2 pounds
of Candells and A quarte of mastar sead[1]
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Accompt of mony disbursed for the use of the
Worshippfull Pietar Richaut to Walds [?XXXXX]
the merchant Bonauenture from Bristoll and
leayd furth by mr John Steuens Ad 1633
Imprimis to William Pope for 40 bushills pesse at 3 shillings 8 pence [per] bushill
ffor Chardgs of mr Paulings comeinge downe and by mr Moyer
To William Curlles for 44 bushills pessen at 3 shillings 9 pence
To [?XXXX] Jones for 7 bushills and A pecke oatmeale
ffor 6 bushills pessen bought in the market
more for 5 bushills pease
ffor 18 bushills of mr william Wyat at 3 shillings 8 pence [per] bushill
To hugghe Lewes for 7 bushills and A pecke mastard
Seed at 5 shillings 6 pence and A barrell
more to him for 5 bushills peson at 3 shillings 8 pence a bushill
more to mr Richard [BLANK] for 6 [?tonns] 2 barrills
of beere at 3 shillings per tonn as per his bill A peareth
more for Thomas Turneau bakear for 59 hundredweight 3/4 at
13 shillings 8 pence 1/3 at 16 shillings per hundredweight
To Thomas Yates baker for 30 hundred brad 3/4 at
15 shillings 8 pebce and 1/3 at 16 shillings per hundred
To portars and men to watche the lighters
ffor 3 lockes for the Scuttles
ffor [?dealle] to Alderman Cooke for the bread [?XXX]
ffor A bay[?XXX] of Charcholl
ffor Beffe to William Shapheard
ffor Salting chardgs
for portridge of letters
more payd for Cookes stowes
ffor 12 gallans vinnegar
ffor 28 pounds of Candells
more for lyghters to carry Aboard the shipps provizon
more for Carringe of provizon
more to portars for ladinge the lightars
ffor Entringe the shippe in Custome house and
[?shXXXX] offes
for 6 pounds of sewett
more for wood
ffor moneye to hallelirs to hall doune the provizon
ffor 5 hundred newelandfishe at 14 shillings per hundred
ffor 27 bushills of Salt at 2 shillings 6 pence per bushill
To a meshingar sent Aboard for [?XXXX]
To Thomas Burton as per bill for Cupps [?XXXX]
To John Jones smith for Iron hoopes for 26
butts and pipes and 6 tonn hoggs and 6 barreoos
TO Allixandr Laumbar for 8 lanthornes
ffor Sealridge of beffe and salt
ffor A firkin of buttar 70 pounds neate
ffor 2 lockes
more for hallinge doune of provizon
more for 2 hundred ofg [?chasse] in 14 Chestes at 201/2 per pound
more in mony desburst to the marrenars
To moneye [?XXXX] of mr Moyer twentie pound
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1634
Thaccompt of suche moneyes as was Received for
pashingars and goods past from the Tarreras
to lixborne beinge as [?XXX] and the 26th of June
and Received by Phillipeano Salgado
Imprimis of Sixe fathers of the Company of Jhesus
which payd Thurtye thre myll res beinge
of [?XXXX] fathar francescanus Twelve
myll rese is
of Jacomo Antonio for him selfe And Another
yuthe that was Robed Seuen thousand Reese is
more of him for 115 hides at 2 hundred 1/2 the pere is
ffor pashidge of Towe neagars five thousand
Rees which is 125 Rees
ffor A prest and A yuthe which leaye in the greate
Cabine phillipsean duth take to him selfe
ffor pashidge of 54 smalle hides at 2 Rees the peece
ffor pashidge of [?three] small chests foure thou-
sand maruades is 100 Rees
ffor pashidge of other Towe neagars five thousand
marruades is 125 Rees
more of A pashingar that was Robed Three thousand
maruades is 75 Rees
more of A student and one Robbed sixe thousand
maruardes is 150 Rees
more for pashidge of A negar letle boye A thousand
five hundreth Rees is 37 Rees 1/2
more for other towe negars five thousand maruades
more for other towe negars foure thousand
Rees which is 100 Rees
more for Another negar towe thousand Rees is
more for pashidge of Towe fathar from lansar
Rotte which Came from Santo[?maye] and for the dyeate
Twentye thousand maruades is 500 Rees
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Account book of Thomas Anthony: No. D
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The 16th of July Received by Manuell
Letton 29 muyes of salt the
boote wher in William Bonnar Neat is
The seayd daye by Allfonsa gomes
wherin came A parteingall 29 moyes salt
more the seayd daye by Manuel furnanes
wherin was Robart swanly 27 moyes
wher in Came [?XXXX] Johnes 27 moyes
The 17th received by Allfonca gomes whearin
William Bonnar was 29 moyes
The seayd 17th by manuell gonsalles
wher in was Robart Treeuellean 58 moyes
The 18th by Anthony Nunes mr whear
in Came Thomas [?MoXXXe] 29 moyes
The 19th by [?Xuanbell] fernandes wher
in was William Bonnar 20 moyes
The seayd 19th by Manuell gonsalles wher
in was domingo [BLANL] the biskenar 57 moyes
The seayd 19th by Gonsall rodregues in
whom was Robart Swably 28 moyes
The 21th of July by Manuell fernandes
wher in was ffrances Johns 21 mues
The seayd 21th by John Garrells 16 moyes
with out Any one of our company with herr
The 22th by Manuell Eston wher in
was ffrancs James 30 moyes is
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1634
Noot that the 10th of September I came to mr
John Michells house at night And Agred
with him and his wiffe for my lodginge dyeate
And washinge to seaye 6 pence [A XXXXX]And 12 pence
A weeke for beddinge and washinge And so to
Cotenue as longe as I shall remayne in the house
Imprimis the forsayd 10th of September I supte
The 11th of the seayd I supte
The 12th of the seayd I supte
The 13th of the seayd I supte
The 14th beinge sondaye I dined
And supte
The 15th of the seayd I supte
The 16th I supte is
The 17th I supte is
The 18th supte is
The 19th supte is
The 20th supte is
The 21th beinge sondaye dynte and supte
The 22th supte did suppe is
The 23th supte did suppe i
The 24th and 25th did suppe is
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1635
The 14th Apprell I was shippe in the
George Sir William Cottinns shipp by
mr Robart Molton and I to have by
the moonth as [?Amletts] of his the licke
wadges as hee geueth the [?XXXXXX]
The 18th of the seayd Apprell the master
sheeped my soone [?Raymound] and to feue
him by the month as he gave to othear [?XX]
[?seters] which aftar warrs was agreed for [?XX]
by the moneth
The 13th of Maye it was ordred and Agreed
by the mr Robart Moulton that I should
have fiftye shellings the month. And my
Sonn Raymond is 18 shillings the month and I Received £1 10 shillings
the seayd time 30 shillings [?XXbouts] our halfe paye
for what was past tiel we come tograues
Ennd
1635
ffebruary
The fearst of ffebruary Raymond was
shipped in the [?SXXX] by the mr
Wollman and is to have 20 shillings per month
and was shipped in my presents
The 18th of martche 1635 Raymond
went from lyme house to the [?Soone]
beinge at Graues Ennd in company of
Walter hollman who goeth in the [?XXXd]
and in his Company
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1635
The 28th of Apprell of the mr William
haymon 20 shillings lent money is
The last of the seayd Received of Sir William
Cottennes man £20 by ordar and [?AXXX]
from the mr Robart Moulton for the seayd
which I Receive uppon my voiadge
The 5th of maye Received of Mr John
Barkear of Bristoll Alderman, £25
with some he douth Adventar with me
I beinge bound for the Island of fyall
or Anye othear place within or without
the streeates in the George of London mr Robart
Moulton, and with in Amounts of her
Saffe retourne to Repaye the sayd
£25 with the halfe of the proffet which
shall Accrewe of geayne by the seayd
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The 10th of november peayd to mr)
Thomas Puliston of London [?XXXcke])
man by vertue of A letter recived the 9th)
of this instant from mr Edward Payne)
and for the use of mr John Barker)
Alldearman of Bristoll the some of £25)
which is ffor the licke some he ventred)
with me in the George of London as A)
[?BoXXe] seayd, for which I have his Receppt)
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Memorandum that the 29th of martche I gave
mr Edward Payne of Bristoll my bille for
five pound seaven sheillings which he desburst
to my selfe and to my wiffe and sonne to
Raymond to peaye when god shall in Able
me and ther fore no time seet dounne on
the bill for payment is
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Mr Robart Moulton Capten of the George
[?XXX] £10 4 shillings and is [?XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] mr John
Boys Apuented me to receive of him and
he the sayd Moulton Exsepted the sayd
to paye at the Arivall in Any place in
England as per [?AXXXXX] A peece per [?XX]
more £5 11 shillings 6 pence by [?Apuent] ment of
humphay Cadburrye and the [?searcher]
Capten Moulton Exsepted the seayd
more £9 8 shillings by Apuente ment from
mr John Brandon and the seayd captin
moulton exsepted the seayd to paye
as Afore seayd and hath undear
wrotten ther nuots as by the seayd Apereth
1635
mr Robart Molton Above seayd
is dew £25 8 shillings 6 pence videlicet and
to seaye £5 8 shillings 6 pence to me in
monye and £20 I descounted
and allowe him ffor the licke
some that was lennt me by
Sir William Cottells ordear be
ffor my goinge to Sea in the Saint
George bound for Brasell [?XX]
1635
The 22th of [?XXXX] Received of mr Mathew
Cradocke £10 for my accompt which is
to wards my Employe ment in the
Abrahame bound for Eirland and
[?veuageinge]
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The 31th and last of July we sette seayle
from the Castell of Saint touves Called at
tonne whear [?we] [?XXX] 2 dayes for A wind
The 9th of September our shippe Came in to the
Poole of douvre wher I was sett A shore and went
post to London, and was landed About 12 of the
clocke at myd daye And was in London the next
morninge by 8 of the clocke,
The 13th of the seayd shee Came to Black walle
The 18th of the seayd shee Came before lyme house
1634
The 14th of ffebruary Agreed with mr Washington
of [?lencomes] End by mr John Barker meaynes
that my sonne George shall serve him since
[?XXXXX] ffor meate, dreenke and App[ar]ell with
washinge and [?XXXinge], And went to him
the 18th of the seayd month
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A noot of oure ferst departur from [?hunXX]
And what time we Arived and departed from
Euery porte as here Aftar Apereth
Imprimis the marchant BonAdventure departed furth of
hungrod into kyngrode the 18th of November
The 22th of the seayd shee departed furth of kyngrod
and Arived at the pashidge in the River of Corcke
the next daye beinge the 23th
The 16th of January About Aleuen of the clocke in the daye
we sette syale furth of the rivar of Corcke
The 30th of January we Arived in the pashidge
The 15th of martche we put furth of the pashidge
beinge the [?thard] time of our goinge furth and so [?XXXXXX]
The 29th of the sayd martche we arived in the Rood
of the Mathearas
The 2th of Maye we sette to seaye from funchall in
the matheras for lanserott,
The 5th of the sayd maye we Arived in the Roode of
Lansarotte at nyghte and the next daye landed our pashingers
The 14th pf the seayd maye we sette seayle from
Lansarrott for Lixburne with the wind next ar North
The 2th of June we Arived by meaynes of contrary
winds in the Roade of Tarre Tarreca which we did for the
best [?XXXXXXXXXXXXXX} to have hadd storre of dryght for Lixburne
To the 6th of June we sette sayle from the Tarroca for
lixburne
The 23th of the sayd June we Arived at Belline in the
River of Lixborne and the next daye we went before
the Cittye of Lixborne
The 10th of July we sett seayle from Lixborne to Belline and
the next daye beinge the 11th daye we sett furth for
Saint touells
The 12th of the seayd July we Arived before the towne
of Saint touells
- ↑ "mastar sead" = mustard seed
