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Whalers exempt from impress, 1654

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Listed in original order as in document

Stephen Richards
Thomas Dobson
William Goddwin
Edward Pearson
Peter Fisher
John Han?eson
Lancelot Russell
Abraham North
Robert ?Jones
John Gage
Alexander De?r?ry
Richard Blake
William Humphrey
Thomas Damerell
Edward Goslyn
Richard Parker
Thomas Hea?th
William Welch
William Baker
James Goulding
Miles Fri?th
John Sedge
Nicholas Perkins
Thomas Wates
William Harries
John Watson

Jonas Symonds
Nathaniel BirXe
Edward Comfort
William Parkins
William N?e?e?f?fe
Leonard Hewer
John Maundry
Robert Sayers
Abraham Duke
Joseph Lamb
William Sweeting
John Barefoote
John OrpeXh
William Lawrence
John Lawrence
John Cressy
Roger CXXXXX
Martyn Crocket
John King
Allan DXbXs
Edward Hunt
Richard Mandry
Gowen Ramsey
John Humphrey
John Harris
Stephen HareX junior

John Hamond
Himphry Perry
Christopher Pibus
John Fox
Richard Littlefeild
Thomas Davies
Christopher Wise
Richard Langborne
William Jackson
John Andrewes
John BelX
John Symonds
George Carter
Richard Kennick
Thomas Semper
Walter Hickings
Philip Lane
Edward Lee
Richard Mann
Thomas Etherington
William Danby
John Creasy
Robert Williamson
Edmond Farro
William Morris

Relisted by CSG in alphabetical order

John Andrewes
William Baker
John Barefoote
John BelX
Nathaniel BirXe
Richard Blake
George Carter
Edward Comfort
John Creasy

John Cressy

PROB 4/1615 Cressy, John, of Blakeney, Norfolk, merchant 1669 26 June

Martyn Crocket
Roger CXXXXX

Thomas Damerell

- PROB 11/160/460: Will of James Damerell, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex; 24 October 1631

William Danby
Thomas Davies
Alexander De?r?ry
Thomas Dobson
Allan DXbXs
Abraham Duke
Thomas Etherington
Edmond Farro
Peter Fisher
John Fox
Miles Fri?th
John Gage
William Goddwin

Edward Goslyn

James Goulding

John Hamond
John Han?eson
Stephen HareX junior
William Harries
John Harris
Thomas Hea?th
Leonard Hewer
Walter Hickings
John Humphrey
William Humphrey
Edward Hunt
William Jackson
Robert ?Jones
Richard Kennick
John King
Joseph Lamb
Philip Lane
Richard Langborne
John Lawrence
William Lawrence
Edward Lee
Richard Littlefeild

Richard Mandry

Richard Mann

John Maundry

- PROB 11/298: Will of John Mandry, Mariner of Leigh, Essex 17 April 1660; Nabbs 52-105

William Morris
William N?e?e?f?fe
Abraham North
John OrpeXh

Richard Parker_

"16. the sayd Gosling and one Richard Parker the Boatswaine ˹and one William humphrey˺ of the
17. Owners Adventure and ˹william humphrey˺ having as harponeeres stricken the sayd whale
18. and fastned their warps..." (HCA 13/71 f.471v)http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=909&scripto_doc_page_id=1048

William Parkins
Edward Pearson
Nicholas Perkins
Humphry Perry

Christopher Pibus

- PROB 11/524/234: Will of John Pybus, Mariner of East Greenwich, Kent; 02 November 1711

Gowen Ramsey
Stephen Richards

Lancelot Russell

- "[March 8. (1653-4)] 39, Petition of Richard Childe, master, Wm. Fishman, part owner,
mate, and pilot, and the mariners of the Peace of London, to the
Protector. On a fishing voyage to Greenland, surprised the Frinte
of Rotterdam, laden with lead, hemp, 'and oil for Rochelle, and
brought her to England; but Hum. Beane and the rest of the
freighters have obtained an order from the late Council of State
[see 10 June 1653], whereby petitioners are deprived of any benefit
of the prize, though the Court of Admiralty can show no precedent
of freighters or merchants having an interest in such prizes, because
if they are injured, the owners are bound to make good to them.
Beg consideration of their pains and danger in taking the ship, and
an order for the proportion allowed to Beane, to avoid a tedious
suit in the Admiralty, which their employment in the service will
not allow them to attend. With order by the Protector, 22 Feb-
ruary 1653-4 that Council revoke the order of 10 June 1653, and
distribute the prize amongst the master, seamen, and mariners. [1 page.]
Annexing,
39. i. Certificate by Lancelot Russell and 14 others to the truth
of the petition, and also that the merchants concerned
were much profited by the voyage, Childe having killed
three whales before the other ships came. [1 page, 12
signatures.]"^[2]

Robert Sayers
John Sedge
Thomas Semper

William Sweeting

- PROB 11/317/634 Will of William Sweeting, Grocer of London 16 September 1665
- PROB 11/394/400 Will of William Sweeting, Merchant of London 19 March 1689

Jonas Symonds
John Symonds
Thomas Wates
John Watson

William Welch

- PROB 11/289/39: Will of William Welch, Mariner; 01 March 1659

Robert Williamson
Christopher Wise

Possible sources of English whalers names, 1640-1660

SP 46/96/fo19-20 The names of the Adventurers in the present joint stock for Greenland Copy. [1651/2 Jan.]

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SP 46/96/fo23-24 Description of the present state of the Greenland fishing and the methods employed, and conclusions drawn therefrom [by the Muscovia Company]Copy. [1651/2 Jan.]

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E 178/5525 Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Special Commissions of Inquiry. NORFOLK: Yarmouth Certificate as to the accounts of the profits of a voyage to Greenland (Hoarth v. Attorney-General and Lady Slingsby). 9 Chas. I. (27 March 1633 - 26 March 1634)

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SP 46/96/fo21-22 Address to the Committee for Foreign Affairs of several Adventurers for Greenland, in answer to the petition of the Muscovia Company [see ff.15-20, 23-24]. [1652]

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• TO DO: Search for "Fellowship of Merchants for the Discovery of New Trades"

Linked to adventurers in present joint stock for Greenland

Linked to Richard Childe

- PROB 11/333/539 Will of Richard Childe, Mariner of Saint Botolph without Algate, Middlesex 12 September 1670 (pp. 2)

Linked to Thomas Horth

Main Papers HL/PO/JO/10/1/58 25 May 1641 - 31 May 1641: 26 May 1641 -- Petition of the fellowship of English merchants for discovery of new trades against Thomas Horth and others.

Other sources linked to Thomas Horth

- PROB 11/322/468 Will of Thomas Horth 07 December 1666

- SP 46/96/fo143-144: Answers of Thomas Horth to the claims of the Greenland Company: 1649 Dec. 31

- SP 46/96/fo145: Petition to the Committee for Foreign Affairs by Thomas Horth asking that no decision should be taken on the suggestions of the Greenland Company until his answers thereto have been considered. (Enclosure at f.145).: [1651/2 Feb.]

- E 214/642: Parties: Charles I. The Society of Coal Merchants trading to Newcastle, Sunderland, Blyth, Hook and Berwick, and Thomas Horth, Squire Pence, Edmund Morgan and others (named). Place or Subject: Licence to trade and convenant to supply the cities of London and Westminster and their suburbs with coal at a fixed price for 10 years; to pay duty; to appoint a surveyor; and to admit to the Society any person who agrees to pay 13 s 4 d and to submit to the orders of the Society.: 2 Jul 1638

- "April 28 (1637) 102. Petition of Thomas Horth, of Yarmouth, merchant, to the Council. The Corporation of "Sopers" of Westminster contracted with petitioner for 350 or 400 tons of Greenland train oil to be last year delivered for his Majesty's service, in regard the Greenland merchants of London did not import a sufficient quantity. Most of the oil was long since delivered, and the Soapers compelling petitioner to deliver the rest, petitioner has made provision of the same to be brought to London, his Majesty's customs and duties for the same being paid on the 4th of March last. By order of the 8th March last, the Lords ordered all oil brought in by any save the Greenland merchants should be exported again or seized to his Majesty's use. By virtue of that order Newman and Measer, two of his Majesty's officers, have hung locks on petitioner's warehouse doors, and pretend to have petitioner's oil exported or seized, although it was at Yarmouth, and there the custom was paid before the 8th March, but it was detained by contrary winds. Petitioner prays order to the officers that he may be suffered to deliver the oil to the soap-boilers, the quantity being 140 tons, brought in the ship Relief. [1 p.] Endorsed,

102. i. Order for Mr. Gage, governor of the Corporation of Soapmakers of Westminster, and one or two of the Greenland Company to attend the Board on the morrow. Star Chamber, 28th April 1637. Annexed,

102. ii. Contract made by George Gage, governor of the Company of Soapmakers, with Thomas Horth, of Yarmouth, for 350 or 400 tons of whale train oil, to be delivered at London, in the Thames, at 20l. per ton. 10th January 1635–6. [Attested copy. ½ p.]

102. iii. Lord Treasurer Juxon to the Officers of the Customs. Thomas Horth paying his Majesty's customs and duties is to be permitted to land such quantity of oil as he has contracted with the Company of Soapmakers to deliver for that year. 18th June 1636. [Attested copy. 1 p.]

102. iv. Order of Council upon the petition of Edmond Manning, praying licence to bring hither out of Holland 60 tons of whale oil. On reading the answer of the Muscovy Company, the Lords ordered that if Manning or any other should bring over any such oil or whale fins, that they should forthwith transport the same, otherwise it might be seized according to his Majesty's proclamation. Whitehall, 8th March 1636-7. [Copy. 1 p.]

102. v. Certificate of William Barrett, comptroller and collector of customs at Yarmouth, that Thomas Horth had paid the subsidy and impost for 130 tons of Greenland train oil in the Relief, of Ipswich, Thomas Cleecher, master, and is to be suffered to pass to London. 4th March 1637 [i.e., 1637–8, sed qu. 1636–7.] [Attested copy. ½ p.]"^[3]

Bibliographical suggestions

Chesley W. Sanger, 'The Origins of British Whaling: Pre-1750 English and Scottish Involvement in the Northern Whale Fisheryy' in The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du nord, V, No. 3 (July 1995), 15-32
- http://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol05/tnm_5_3_15-32.pdf, viewed 27/11/13

POULTY COMPTER:

Corporation of London Records Office: Sheriffs' Court, City of London: General court records CLA/025/CT [n.d.]: Court proceedings CLA/025/CT/02 [n.d.]: Minutes of Plaints in Compters CLA/025/CT/02/002 1653-1666

Leith Local History Society:
- Sources for research into the shipping of Leith, 1600-1850
__ SEE: High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, Records 1627-1750, a CD, Sue Mowat. Edinburgh, 2005
http://www.leithlocalhistorysociety.org.uk/research_sources/shipping_research.htm, viewed 27/01/13

'Letters to Elizabeth': A blog about William Scoresby Jr., the Greenland Whale Fishery, and Arctic exploration in the early nineteenth century

1. ↑ Electronic link to a digital source
2. ↑ Mary Anne Everett Green (ed.), CSPD, 1654 (London, 1880), p.15, viewed 27/01/13
3. ↑ John Bruce (ed.), CSPD, 1637, 'Charles I - volume 354: April 15-30, 1637', Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1637 (1868), pp. 1-49, viewed 27 January 2013