MRP: C10/160/41 f. 3
Contents
C10/160/41 f. 3
Editorial history
Abstract
In December 1668 the Legorne Merchant was chartered by the London merchant Daniell Gates. A charter party was drawn up and duely executed between Daniel Gates and the ship's captain, David Hamilton, who was of Limehouse, Middlesex. Hamilton himself was a part owner of the ship.
The ship was to make a nine month voyage into the Mediterrean, stopping at a large number of ports. The ship departed later than planned, leading allegedly to damage to trade and to cost overruns. Gates chose for these stated reasons to instigate a Chancery suit against the main owner, John Letten, and the ship's captain, David Hamilton. His Bill of Complaint is set out in C10/160/41 f. 1). Hamilton's answer is set out in C10/160/41 f. 2. The ship's route appears to have been London to Malaga, to Genoa, to Legorne/Livorno, to Naples, to Messina, to Sephalonia, to Venice, to Zant, and back, possibly via Allicant, to London. However, this possible route needs to be checked against the written answer by David Hamilton, and there appear to have been diversions from the plan due to concern about war with and predation by Algiers.
Daniel Gates appears to have traded regularly to Mediterranean ports. The owner of the Old African, he dispatched this vessel to Zante and Morea in 1680 to bring back currants, which were to be bought by a local merchant on his account.[1]
Appended to Hamilton's answer are a set of accounts for the voyage. These accounts are set out below. Data input is not yet complete for the accounts, and only the text of the accounts has been reproduced below. Digital images are available for the full accounts for private study.
The accounts detail port charges by port, and separately list goods unloaded and loaded by port and freighter, detailing quantities and value, and also the names of the recipient of the goods at each port.
Additionally the accounts provide the wage bill for the ship's crew, identifying all crew members, their role on the ship, as well as months and days worked, their rate of pay, and total pay due.
The accounts need to be analysed in detail, but it is striking from preliminary inspection how many freighters and recipients are listed in the accounts, and the relatively small quantities which were being shipped.
Transcription
Front cover
//Trinity Vacacon 1671//
//Wilkinson & Quer//
//Abney & def:t//
//THE WHOLE ACCOMPT OF THE SHIP//
//LEGORNE MERCHANTS VOIAGE INTO THE//
//STREIGHTS 1668/9//
//BETWEEN//
//DANELL GATES pl and DAVID HAMILTON DEfn//
//menconned in the Def:ts answer//
Page One, RH side
//In Accompt of monies disbursed for y.e use of the shipp//
//Legorne Merchant since y:e 4:th of Aprill 1669 p David Hamilton// //Abney//
//To money paid y:e Kings Searcher in y:e Downes
//To money pd a Deale Yawle for bringing of 2 hhds of//
//Meates in ffoule weather//
//To a Boate for bringinge about y:e Seamens Cloathes//
//from Dover//
//To money pd for 2 hhds of Beir there//
//To money pd for filling Water severall times//
Page Two, LH side
//Disbursm:ts att Malaga Deb:r//
//1669 Aprill//
//To money pd for Anchorage & health//
//To money pd for drawinge a protest//
//To y:e Governours ffees//
//To XXXX Consulage//
//To Charges of Carrying y:e men a shore to//
//make XXXX XXXX of y:e protest//
............................................................
//Disbursm:ts at Genoa portcharges//
//To the prodicke Master//
//To the Interpreter & Sindego//
//To the Guard 8 daies R4 p day//
//To Anchorage//
//To Consulage//
//To Boats for unliver y:e Goods//
//To Boats unliveringe at y:e Lazarita//
//To a patent & provinge & coppyinge//
//y.e protest//
............................................................
//Other Disbursm:ts at Genoa Deb:r//
//To one Quarter Caske of Beveragewine//
//To provisions for M:r Welch & M:r Lyles//
//To a Broaker to looke for goods on//
//ffraight//
//To y:e Waiters own Charges there//
Page Two RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
//By ffreight recd at Genoa for Goods Carry:ed from London//
Page Three LH side
//Portcharges at Legorne Deb:r//
//May 28//
//To the Consuls note for Anchorage Consulage & oth:r//
//portcharges//
//To the Guards 9 dayes R4 p day//
//To the Lazarita Note//
............................................................
//Other Charges at Legorne//
//To our hhd of Beveridge wine//
//To fillinge water at severall times//
//To the Masters own Expenses there//
//To the Guards at Genoa one day more than is//
//placed in y:e last Acc:t//
............................................................
//To money pd M:r Slaughter by your order//
//To more money left w:th ditto Lee & Comp:a by//
//your order y:e whole ffraight made out them//
//The whole summe is//
............................................................
//??June 22//
//Naples port charges//
//To the visitts of health//
//To the Guards ??ffelucca 2//
//To Anchorage//
//To Lanthorn Duties//
//To the patent Renewinge//
//To the prodicke master//
//To gettinge out dispatches//
//To Consulage there//
............................................................
//Other Disbursem:ts at Naples//
//2 2 ??Butts of Beverage wine//
//To one King Barrell of Oyle//
//To a Barrell to ??putt y:e Oyle in//
//To y:e Masters own Charge theXX//
//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX//
Page 3 RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
Page 4 LH side
//Portcharges at Messina Deb:r///
//June//
............................................................
//Other Charges at Messina//
............................................................
//Aug. 23//
Page 4 RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
Page 5 LH side
//Disbursm:ts at Zantt sefallonia//
//October 1669//
Page 5 RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
Page 6 LH side
//Portchages at Allicant porto Mahon & Malaga
Page 6 RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
Page 7 LH side
//Disbursemts Continued in Decb:r//
Page 7 RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
Page 8 LH side
//Mens Wages for the voyage///
//To David Hamilton Com:r//
//To John Kinge Cheife mat:r//
//To John ffisher Carpenter//
//To Edw:d Aggus Gunner//
//To Bath: Cole Boatsw//
//To Jonathan Loveday Chirugion//
//To Thomas Lutton Carp:rs mate//
//To John Upshott Cooper//
//To Phillip Henley Cooke//
//To John ?Jackson Gunners mate//
//To John Lobbe Quarterm:r//
//To Richard Hawkes Q:tr m:r
//To Sam:ll Walker Q:tr m:r//
//To John Puford Seaman//
//To John Williams Seam:n//
//To John Geare Seaman//
//To ?Andrewe ?Anguish//
//To Benj: Readinge//
//To John Hall Seaman//
//To Tho: ?Bewe Seaman//
//To Jn: Whetstone Seaman//
//To Daniell ??Turbis Seaman//
//To W:m Day Seaman//
//To Joseph Small Seaman//
//To Edw:d Ster?nay Seaman//
//To Josphe Brawne//
Page 8 RH side
[BLANK]
Page 9 LH side
//Accompt Currant M:r Dan:ll Gates Deb:r//
Page 9 RH side
//p Contra Cr:r//
//By fr:t recd at Genoa page (3)//
//By money recd for 4 Barrells of Tarre (5)//
//By fr:t recdnat Legorne page (5)//
//By fr:t recd at Naples page (5)//
//By fr:t recd at Messina page (7)//
//By a note drawn on M:r George Hailes & Comp:a to pay//
//a Seaman (7)//
//By three Barrells of Tarre sold page (7)//
//By fr:t recd at Zant (9)//
//By y:r Shipps 1/3 part of port charges at Genoa Legorn//
//Naples Messina Zant & Sefall:a (9)//
//By y:e Shipps 1/3 part of portcharges at porte Mahon//
//Allicant & Malaga (11)//
//By an hhd of Beveridge wine (11)//
//By y:e Shippes 1/3 part of Convoy money page (13)//
//Debtor to ballance//
Page 10 LH side
Page 10 RH side
Page 11 LH side
Page 11 RH side
Page 12 LH side
//ffraight made out at Genoa//
//1 Baile Laden by M:r ffrancis Deselwood [Or, Dashwood] fo: to m:r Rob:t Wilsn & Comp:a//
//5 Bailes La: by Edw: Holford//
//7 Bailes La: by Edw: Holford//
//[Both Holford sets of bailes for] fo: to M:r Robt Wilsin & Comp:a//
//6 Bailes La: by Nath: Skinner fo: to M:r George leggatt & Comp:a//
//4 Bailes La: by Theoph: Biddulph fo: to m:r Ravenscroft//
//4 Bailes La: by W:m Langham fo: to m:r Tho: Langham//
//6 Bailes La: by Sam: Wasell fo: to m:r ??Kinke & Comp:a//
//5 Bailes La: by W:m Weesen fo: to d[itto] & Comp:a//
//1 Baile La: by Patience Ward y:e signed to Sig:r ?Gaspaso ?Baxxxx//
//6 Bailes La. by John ?Randolls fo: to ffa:o ??Monjm:t//
Page 12 RH side
//ffraight made out at Ligorne//
//4 Bailes La. by Peter Vandeputt Consigned to Geo Batta XXXXXXXXXX//
//1 Baile La. by p:r Gray Co: to Sig:r XXXX & XXXXXXXX//
//24 holds La: by ffra: ?Terazi Co: to Carolo Conallo//
//1 Baile La: by Calebb Hooke Co: to m:r Gould & Comp:a//
//1 Baile La: by Natha: Letten Co: to m:r Rob: ffool [Or, ffoot]//
//1 Baile La: by Caleb Hooke Co: to m:r Gould & Comp:a//
//9 Baile La: by ?Jeremia Nath:ll Simon Bonnell Co: zo m:r Tho: Death & Comp:a//
//3 Bailes La: by ffr: Dashwood Co: to m:r Death & Comp:a//
//1 Baile La: by Jn:o Skinner Co: to m:r ?BrXXXXkin & Comp:a//
//1 Baile La: by p:r vanderputt Co: to ff:r MongXXXX//
//7 Baile La: by Sam de Vega: Co: to ?Gaalle de Medina//
//4 Baile La: by Simond Morse Co: to m:r Lee & Comp:a//
//3 Hampers La. by m:r Clutterbucke Co: to Charles Longland//
//3 Bailes La: by Jo: Randall Co: to XXX XXXX//
//3 Bailes La: by m:r Ralph Loe Co: to m:r Slaughter//
//1 Case La. by W:m ??Werster Co: to m:r Death & Comp:a//
//1 Baile La: by Nich: ??Letten Co: to m:r Giles de XXXX//
//1 Baile La: by XX DXXXXXXXXXXXX to m:r Lee & Comp:a//
//2 Baile La by John Canham Co: to m:r John Canham//
//XXXXX//
//XXXXX//
Page 13 LH side
//ffraight made out at Naples//
//8 Bailes La: by P:r Gray Co: to Sig Pompeo ffr:a & Comp:a//
//20 holds & 9 Barrells La: by ffra:o ?Terazi Co: to Annisi Rosani & to HorroXXisio ?Gorean//
//2 Bailes by Edw: Randall Co: to Carolo VinXXXX//
//2 Bailes La: by Charles Thorowgood Co: to m:r Gold//
MORE TEXT TO COME
Page 13 RH side
//ffraight made outw:ds to Messina//
Page 14 LH side
//ffraight made outwards to Venice & left//
//with M:r Hailes & Comp:a//
//Tho: Verbeque//
//Theodore Jacobsen//
//Henry ?Murthwater//
//Jn:o Luthealler//
//Tho: ??Morma//
//David leLand//
//Edw:d ?Bonery//
//Dan: ?Portin//
//Jn:o Luthealler//
//Tho: Boyer//
//M:r Bonery//
//M:r Tho: ?Gaudin//
//Sam: Lamot XXX to Joost XXXXX//
//Sam: ffoot XXX to m:r Samuell foot & Comp:a//
//Nich: Castell//
//P:r Vandeputt//
//M:r George Ravenscroft//
Page 14 RH side
//ffraight made from Venice to Zant//
Page 15 RH side
[No title to following list but seems to be a list of all quantities, no matter what destination, by merchants' marks]
Possible identities of freighters and receivers
Freighters
Biddulph, Theophilus
- PROB 11/373 Drax 52-101 Will of Sir Theophilus Biddulph of West Combe, Kent 08 May 1683
Bonery, Mr (?Edward)
Bonnell, Simon
Boyer, Thomas
Canham, John
- See PROB 11/339 Eure 55-107 Will of Matthias Canham, Merchant of London 27 June 1672
- See also Thomas Canham and Ambrose Canham, both merchants
Castell, Nicholas
- See PROB 11/318 Hyde 108-162 Will of Robert Castell, Merchant of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 02 November 1665
Clutterbuck, Mr
Dashwood, ffrancis
- PROB 11/373 Drax 52-101 Will of Francis Dashwood of Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate, City of London 18 May 1683
Ffoot, Samuel
- See PROB 11/372 Drax 1-51 Will of Samuel Foote, Merchant Tailor of London 17 January 1683
- See PROB 11/408 Fane 1-48 Will of Samuel Foote, Ironmonger of London 08 February 1692
- See PROB 11/520 Young 48-96 Will of Samuel Foot, Merchant of London of South Mimms, Middlesex 16 March 1711
??Gaudin, Thomas
Holford, Edward
Hooke, Caleb
- Caleb Hooke, merchant, appears on the grand Jury list for "Stephen Colledge, the Joiner", ca. 1683[2]
Jacobsen, Theodore
- See PROB 11/489 Eedes 133-181 Will of Theodore Jacobson, Merchant of London 27 July 1706
Lamot, Samuell
- PROB 11/430 Bond 1-42 Will of Samuel Lamott, Clothworker of London 24 February 1696
Langham, William
??leLand, David
Letten, Nathaniel
- PROB 11/370 Cottle 55-110 Will of Nathaniel Letten, Merchant of Saint Dionis Backchurch, City of London 15 August 1682
- See also PROB 11/393 Exton 131-172 Will of John Letten, Mercht. of London 24 December 1688
Loe, Ralph
Luthealler, Jn:o
- See PROB 11/567 Browning 1-48 Will of Sir John Lethieullier of London 23 January 1719
??Morma, Thomas
Morse, Simond
??Murthwater, Henry
Nathaniell, Jeremiah
?Portin, Daniell
Randall, ?John
Randall, Edward
Ravenscroft, George
Skinner, Nathanuel
?Terazi, Francis
Thorowgood, Charles
- See PROB 11/359 King 1-65 Will of Edward Thorowgood, Merchant of London of Hornchurch, Essex 04 February 1679
- A Captain Charles Thorowgood was master of the Marigold from Cormantine in March 1663[3]
Vandeputt, Peter
- PROB 11/331 Coke 108-166 Sentence of Peter Vandeputt of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 22 May 1669
De Vega, Samuell
- Possibly Portuguese Jewish merchant
Ward, Patience
- PROB 11/433 Bond 131-175 Will of Sir Patience Ward, Alderman of London 07 August 1696
Wasell, Samuell
- ?Samuell Vassall, active in 1640s carrying currants
Receivers
Death, Thomas
Gould, Mr.
Langham, Thomas
Lee, Mr & Company
Leggatt, George & Company
Longland, Charles
- Charles Longland was long term Livorno & Tuscan resident, and subscribed to SVJS
Ravenscroft, M:r
Wilsin, Robert & Company
Commentary
- ↑ Felix James Henry Skene (ed.), The manuscripts of the House of lords 1678[-1693], vol. 3-4 (London, 1892), p. 285
- ↑ J.S. Somers, A collection of scarce and valuable tracts, on the most interesting and entertaining subjects: but chiefly such as relate to the history and constitution of these kingdoms,, vol. 3 (London, 1750), p. 400
- ↑ Margaret Makepeace, Trade on the Guinea Coast, 1657-1666: the correspondence of the English East India Company (?London, 1991), p. 150
