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1. Eaton: Journal, Richard Heathfield, Chief Mate
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- Abstract: Journal of the Recovery[originally known as the Eaton]. The Journal covers the ship's voyage to Madras and Calcutta (Captain Joseph Beale): 4 March 1712, Porto Sancto [Porto Santo, Madeira]; 17 May 1712, [Cape of Good Hope]; 29 July 1712, Maddrass [Madras]; 29 September 1712, Ballasore [Balasore]; 3 November 1712, Calcutta; 24 January 1713, leaves Calcutta; 22 March 1713, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 18 May 1713, Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; 27 August 1713, Madras; 26 September 1713, Rogues River, near Balasore; 22 January 1714, Madras; 15 May 1714, Cape of Good Hope; 16 June 1714, St Helena; 16 September 1714, Deptford.Inscribed: 'This is my Originall Journall p[er] Recovery. Richard Heathfield. 15 Octo[ber] 1714'.The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style years.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Eaton: Journal, Richard Heathfield, Chief Mate, 1712-14 (folios 4-162, IOR/L/MAR/B/106B); Recovery: Deck Log, 1830-31 (folios 163-247, IOR/L/MAR/B/106C); and Recovery: Deck Log, 1832-33 (folios 248-338, IOR/L/MAR/B/106D).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume contains two separate pagination sequences, between ff 168-247 and between ff 251-338. These numbers are printed and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side and the top left corner of the verso side of each folio.
2. 'Log (incomplete) of the Loyall Cooke 1703-1707'
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Loyal Cooke(written in the journal as the Loyall Cooke) from England to China, Madras [Chennai] and Bengal (Captain Richard Bolton), 4 February 1703/4 to 12 October 1707. The Loyal Cookedeparted from the Downs on 4 February 1703/4, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 23 June 1704, Batavia [Jakarta]; 8 August 1704, Emoy [Xiamen]; 20 February 1704/5, Malacca; 29 April 1705, Madras; 27 July 1705, Ballasore [Balashore]; 9 October 1705, Calcutta [Kolkata]; 29 January 1705/6, Callicutt [Kozhikode]; 31 March 1706, Gombron [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 18 July 1706, Madras; 10 January 1707, Cape Bona Esprance [Cape of Good Hope]; 8 September 1707, Texell [Texel]; 12 October 1707, Deptford.The main part of the journal is a log book containing daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in seven columns: [Latitude by Observation, Latitude by Account, and Meridian Distance from a stated location], H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.The entries are double-dated, providing the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 130; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
3. 'Originall Journall of the Shipp Europe, Capt Humphrey Bryant'
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Europe, kept by Second Mate Humphrey Bryant. The journal covers the Europe's voyage from England to Gombaron [Bandar Abbas] and Bombay [Mumbai] (all dates are those of arrival): 17 January 1705, Downs; 7 May 1705, Table Bay, Cape; 25 June 1705, Johana [Anjouan, Comoros]; 30 July 1705, Gombaron; 13 October 1705, Bombay; 4 November 1705, Surratt [Surat]; 21 December 1705, Bombay; 3 January 1706, Goe [Goa]; 6 January 1706, Carwar [Karwar]; 17 January 1706, Mangalor [Mangaluru]; 19 February 1706, Mulcah [Mulki]; 26 February 1706, Basalor; 4 March 1706, Carwar; 7 March 1706, Goe; 19 March 1706, Bombay; 15 April 1706, Surratt; 4 May 1706, Bombay; 11 November 1706, Gomroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 30 January 1707, Bombay; 21 February 1707, Surratt; 26 February 1707, Bombay; 11 May 1707, Mouritias [Mauritius]; 13 October 1707, Table Bay, Cape; 24 December 1707, St Helena; 12 September 1708, Stokes Bay, Portsmouth; 1 October 1708, Deptford.The journal consists of daily entries in six columns: Hours, Knots, Fathoms, Course, Winds, and a general remarks column. In this final column are the day and date, notes on weather, wind, land bearings, ship sightings, ship maintenance and rigging, and other miscellaneous matters. Navigational data is also given. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Notes deemed significant enough are repeated in the margins.From the 28 December 1706 (folio 93) the handwriting style changes noticeably. This is about the time the Commander of the ship, Captain John Pocock, falls ill and dies, which would have brought about changes in crew responsibilities that may have resulted in a new journal keeper. The fact that Bryant refers to himself as captain in the title suggests he was promoted to that position at this time.Between the 4 April and 3 August 1708 there are no entries.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 111; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
4. 'Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government'
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- Abstract: The item consists of correspondence regarding the situation in Muscat after the death in 1804 of the Imam Syed Sultan [Sultan bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id] and efforts to counter the naval activities of the Joasmee [Al-Qasimi] in the Gulf. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the capture by the Joasmee of two British ships, the Shannonand the Trimmer, and the eventual return of the Trimmeras part of a truce.Other topics covered include:· An attempted coup by Syed Gheiss [Qais bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id], the brother of the late Imam· An Omani expedition to recover Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] from Mullah Hussain [Molla Husayn], ruler of Kishem [Qeshm]· The establishment of a permanent Residency at Muscat.The correspondence consists mainly of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat. The other correspondents are: Mullah Hussain; Syed Gheiss; the Resident at Bussora [Basra]; the Resident at Bushire; Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi], Emir of Sharjah; and Syed Beder [Badr bin Saif Al Bu Sa’id], Regent of Oman.The bulk of the item dates from the years 1805 and 1806, the earlier date range includes copies of the Anglo-Omani Agreement of 1798 and an amendment to it from 1800 (ff 17-19).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 90, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
5. Berkeley Castle: Journal, Vol 76
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship, Berkeley Castle, kept by Philip Leigh, Chief Mate (Captain John Consett). The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Sumatra, India, and Persia (dates given are those of arrival): 25 July 1686, Prio Bay [Praia]; 19 October 1686, Cape [of Good Hope]; 29 December 1686, Bancola Road [Bengkulu]; 11 January 1687, Indrapora Bay [Indrapura]; 25 April 1687, Achine Road [Aceh]; 6 July 1687, Ballisore Road [Balasore]; 9 April 1688, Bombay [Mumbai]; 23 August 1688, Muscatt [Muscat]; 2 September 1688, Gomberoone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 7 December 1688, Bombay; 29 October 1689, Mauritious [Mauritius]; 9 January 1690, Cape; 14 February 1690, St Helena; 26 May 1690, the Downs.The journal consists of daily entries containing the date, and notes on wind, weather, land bearings, courses, depths, distances travelled, navigational data, rigging, ship maintenance, and other more general remarks. When the ship is at anchor notes are made once every few days only, sometimes not at all. Names of deceased crew members are noted in the margins, as well as being mentioned in the main entry.Inserted in the middle of the volume (folio 47) is a sheet from a different ship's log book. The entry is from 9-10 January in Saldinia Bay [Saldanha Bay] but it is not clear from what year or from what ship.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 106; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
6. ‘Cession by the King of Persia to the French of the Port of Gombroon.’
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- Abstract: The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay. It concerns news of French activities in Persia and the Gulf, and the measures to be taken to protect British interests.In particular, the item addresses reports of a French mission to Persia, of an agreement made between Persia and France, and concerns about the threat this might pose to British interests in the Gulf. It is alleged that Persia has agreed to cede the port of Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and the islands of Ormus [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz], Kishm [Qeshm], and Kharick [Kharg] to France, and that a French fleet is heading to the Gulf to take possession of these territories. As a result, plans are made for the formation of a naval force to intercept the French fleet.The primary correspondents are: Owaness Paitkym [Hovhannes Paitkhim]; Moohummud Hossein Khan [Mirzā Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Bahādur Jang, also referred to as Mirzer Moohummaud Hooseyn Khan]; Jafer Ali Khan [Ja’far ‘Ali Khan], Native Agent, Shiraz; Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire [Bushehr]; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Rear Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Commander in Chief, East Indies; Captain John Ferrier; Nusuroola Khan [Naṣr Allāḥ Khān Qarāguzlū, also referred to as Nusur Oolla Khan and Nassuralla Khan], Vazir of Fars [incorrectly identified as Beglerbeg of Fars in the item]; and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent at Sheraze [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs].The title page (f 264) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 14, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para. 61’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, July 1808 and September and December’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 315, and terminates at 407, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
7. Discovery: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Discoveryfrom England to Surat, Persia [Iran] and Java (Captain John Vian), 7 April 1626 to 14 November 1628. The Discoverydeparted from the Downs on 16 April 1626, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of the arrival, and both Old Style and New Style dates are given): 30 July 1626, Johanna [Anjouan]; 15 October 1626, Bombay [Mumbai]; 24 October 1626, Suratt [Surat]; 18 January 1626/7, Gomoroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; March 1626/7, Surratt; 27 May 1627, Battavia [Jakarta]; October 1627, Surratt; 12 May 1628, Cape [of Good Hope]; 15 June 1628, St Hellena [Saint Helena]; 25 October 1628, Downs.The Journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, sightings of other vessels, deaths of crewmembers, commodities carried, and general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 69; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
8. Rooke: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the Rooke(also spelled Rook), from England to Suratt [Surat] and China (Captain George Symons, also spelled Simmonds and Simmons), 1699-1702. The Rookewas at Gumberoon (also referred to as Bunderrabassa) [Bandar Abbas] from 12-29 December 1701.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with English ships, sightings of other vessels, and general remarks.The Journal includes a sketch of the ship in the harbour at Maderas [Madeira] (folio 4), a report of an incident of piracy (folio 6), the report that a crewmember had apparently drowned himself (folio 13), sketches of seabirds and whales (folios 14-15), a sketch of the ship in a storm (folio 16), a sketch of a Maldive boat (folio 25), a sketch of the ship at Quylon [Quilon] (folio 27), sketches of coastline, a sketch of the ship at Carwarr [Karwar] (folio 29), a sketch of the ship at Goa (folio 30), a descriptive account entitled 'Some Descriptions of the Kingdom of China' (folios 48-49), and a description of Bandar Abbas (folios 80-81).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 87; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 88-125, which have not been digitised.
9. Royal James: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Royal Jamesby Richard Monck from England to Surratt [Surat, also written in the journal as Surrat], and back to England between 27 March 1624 and 12 October 1626 (Captains John Weddell and Richard Swanley). The journal employs Old Style (Julian) dates only.The journal consists of tables of entries recording navigational information under the following column headings: dayes [days], course, leagues, departures, longitude, E or W, variations wendes [winds] and in addition general remarks. The journal mentions contact with other East India Company ships (i.e. Blessing, William), contact with Dutch East India Company ships, and contact with Duch [Dutch] fleet and Portuguese fleet. It also mentions carried goods. The entries contain some drawings of faces on folio 14. In addition, the journal contains consultations on the Royal Jamestaken during 1624 (folios 38-51).The journal mentions the fact that from Surratt the ship went to Gombroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, also written in the journal as Gumborone, Gambroon, Gombroone, and Comorund], where Commander John Weddell joined a Hollande [Dutch] fleet to fight the Portuguese fleet. The entry gives a brief account of the battle, which lasted for several days, and mentions the total number of deaths and injuries in the English fleet (folios 7-10).The ship's route is as follows (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): Downs, 27 March 1624 (folio 2); Cape of Good Hope, 17 July 1624 (folio 4); St Larrince [St Lawrence, i.e. Madagascar], 21 August 1624 (folio 4); Mohelia [Moheli, Comoros], 31 August 1624 (folio 4); Surratt, 12 October 1624 (folio 6); Land of Persia, 21 December 1624 (folio 8); Gombroone , 28 December 1624 (folio 9); Java, 5 June 1625 (folio 13); Bantum [Bantem], 6 August 1625 (folio 16); Gombroone, 18 November 1625 (folio 16); Swally [Suvali], 12 April 1626 (folio 18); Cape [Cape of Good Hope], 8 July 1626 (folio 21); Santta Lena [Saint Helena], 6 August 1626 (folio 21).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 52; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 23-36, which have not been digitised
10. 'MARINE RECORDS. MISCELLANEOUS. 4.'
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- Abstract: These volumes contain various documents relating to different voyages, mostly East India Company voyages.There is a list of contents of the volumes on folios 4-5 of the first volume, signed by W Foster, presumably William Foster, Registrar and Superintendent of Records at the India Office, dated 20 March 1896.The documents consist of the following:Estimates for a trading venture to 'the parts about Cumina' [probably Cumana in Venezuela], and a related memorandum, 19 June 1606 (folios 6-9)An invoice or cargason prepared by Thomas Stevens of money and goods loaded on the ships Dragon, Hector, and Consentof the Third Voyage, 4 March 1606 (folios 10-14)A copy of instructions to factors [agents of the East India Company] and a commission to Sir Henry Middleton for the Sixth Voyage, with the ships Trades Increase, Peppercorn, and Darling, c 1609 (folios 15-28)Instructions for the First Joint Stock Voyage, with the ships Hectorand New Year's Gift, under Nicholas Downton, 1614 (folios 29-53)Particulars of the goods taken in the Swanby the Dutch at Banda, 20 January 1617/18 (both Old Style and New Style dates are given) (folios 54-55)A list of goods from two prize ships taken by the Expeditionand delivered to Mr Thomas Kearidge, Agent at Surratt [Surat], 15 February 1618/19 (folios 56-58)A letter from James Baggs regarding provisions supplied to the Lyon[ Lion], 16 October 1620 (folios 59-61)A record of consultations held in a joint Dutch and English fleet during a cruise under Robert Adams, 28 December 1620 to 10 September 1621 (folios 62-69)A letter from George Kempe, a factor in the outgoing fleet, to the Company, regarding money expended to him and other matters, 29 May 1621 (folios 70-72)An account of expenses of an unnamed ship, 1626-29 (folios 73-80)A cover sheet for the Purser’s book for the Star, 1629 (folio 81)A record of consultations held on board the Star, 18 September 1629 to 23 March 1631 [New Style date 23 March 1632] (folios 82-104)A copy of a commission from King Charles I to Captain Richard Quaile of HMS Seahorsefor sailing to the East Indies, 19 March 1629 [New Style date 19 March 1630] (folios 106-107)A bill of lading for goods on the Charles, New Joint Stock, bound for London, dated Surratt, 12 April 1630 (folios 104 and 115)A list of cargo of the Charles, bound for England, taken in at Suratt, 1630 (folios 116-117)A bill of lading of the Palsgravefrom London to Surratt, 25 March 1633 (folios 118-120)A book of consultations of the Royall Marie[ Royal Mary], 4 March 1635 [New Style date 4 March 1636] to 12 November 1639 (folios 121-144)A bill of lading of the Mary(also spelled Marie) from Surat to London, 4 January 1638 [New Style Date 4 January 1939] (folios 145-147)Copies of the following documents: letters left at Augustin Bay [St Augustine's Bay], Madagascar, mostly addressed to the commanders of ships in the service of William Courteen [Courten], and one addressed to the commanders of ships in the service of the East India Company, dated 18 May to 20 August 1646; a list of the names of men who had died after 20 December 1645, and a list of people who left in the Friendshippe[ Friendship], bound for Mayotta [Mayotte]; a record of a consultation held on board the Antiloppe[ Antelope], dated 16 October 1646; and a copy of a letter left at the Island of Mayotta (folios 148-154)A map showing part of the coastline of Tasmania, referred to as 'the South Land lately discovered', 1643 (folios 155-156)Commission and instructions from the East India Company to Andrew Trumball, Master of the Hopewell, bound for Muslapatam [Masulipatnam or Machilipatnam] and ‘other parts of East India’, 1641 (folios 157-166)Copies of consultations held on board the Dolphinand the Antiloppe[ Antelope], 10 June to 22 September 1646, and copies of related letters (including a copy of a letter addressed to any merchants or commanders of any ships in the service of William Courteen, which begins on 171 verso and continues on 148 recto) (folios 167-171)An invoice of goods loaded onto the Antelope, bound for England from Surat as part of the Fourth Joint Stock voyage, 6 January 1647 [New Style date 6 January 1648] (folios 172-174)Commission and instructions from the East India Company to James Bearblock (also spelled Berblok and Beareblock), Master of the Supply(also spelled Supplie), bound for Assada [Nosy Be] and Bantam [Banten], 1 May 1650 (folios 175-176)Orders and instructions given by the ‘Adventurers’ of the ship East India Merchantto Jarvais Cartwrite [Jarvis Cartwright], appointed Purser of the ship, 16 February 1656 [New Style date 16 February 1657] (folios 177-178)A bill of lading for goods shipped by the Eagle, bound for London, dated Swalle Mareene [Suvali, also spelled Swally Marine]January 1652 [January 1653] (folios 179-180)An invoice for goods loaded on the ship Benjamin, bound to London from Swally Hole [Suvali], 20 January 1656/57 (folios 181-184)Commission and instructions to Captain John Egmont, Commander of the George and Martha, bound for the Gold Coast of New Guinea, 11 July 1662 (folios 185-187)A list of ships in the East India Company's service from 1685-90, mostly bound for India, Tonqueen [Tonkin], Pryaman [Pariaman], and Benoolen [Benkulu] (folio 188)A list of ships in the East India Company's service from 1685-1690, bound for India, China, St Hellena [St Helena] and Bencoolen [Benkulu] (folio 189)A covering sheet for a bill of lading for the Charles, January 1684/85 (folio 190)Commission and instructions for Thomas Grantham, Captain of the Charles II, authorising him to enforce the Company's claims against the Shah of Persia [Iran] for half of the customs revenues of the Port of Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, also spelled Gombroone], c 1663 (folios 191-192)A bill of lading for the Charles[ Charles II] bound from Surratt to London, January 1684/85, received 25 July 1685 (folios 193-194)An invoice of goods loaded on the Benjaminfrom Surat, dated Swally Marine 1656/57, and received in London 26 December 1657 (folio 195)A duplicate copy of the journal of the voyage of the Dartmouth, Captain Roger Carter, from England to the East Indies [India] and back, 8 March 1718 to 17 March 1719 [New Style date 17 March 1720] (folios 196-200)A copy of a journal (in French) of the French ship Le Contentfrom Brest to the South Seas [South Pacific] and back, dated 1720-1723 (folios 201-210).Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-111) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 112-213); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
11. Falcon: Rough Journal
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- Abstract: A rough journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Faulcon[ Falcon]. The journal consists of rough notes when the ship is at anchor, as well as an inventory of goods. The journal starts on 25 September 1645 in Swally [Suvalli], Suratt [Surat] and finishes on 16 October 1649 at Suratt. The journal also mentions the ship Merry[Mary], which was at anchor at Swally on September 1645 (folio 51). Also featured is the signature of William Makins, a possible author of the journal.The journal contains information on the ship's cargo, which is written using abbreviations. The cargo includes pepper, lumber [timber], money and gunpowder. The journal employs Old Style (i.e. Julian calendar) dates most of the time; some entries use both Old Style and New Style (i.e. Gregorian calendar) dates.Destinations on the ship's route include the following places (dates are those of arrival): Swally, 25 September 1645 (folio 51); Sinde [Sindh], 28 November 1645 (folio 51); Swally 7 December 1645; Ragapore [Rajapuri], 7 January 1645 [New Style date 7 January 1646] (folio 52); Mocha, 12 February 1645 [New Style date 14 February 1646] (folio 52); Madras, 29 September 1646 (folio 54); Gumbrun [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, also spelled as Gumbroon], 21 January 1646 [New Style date 21 January 1647] (folio 55); Surratt, 11 March 1646 [New Style date 11 March 1647] (folio 56); Mocha, 5 May 1647 (folio 56); Aden, 14 August 1647 (folio 57); Suratt, 4 December 1647 (folio 58); Mocha, 15 March 1647 [New Style date 15 March 1648] (folio 64); Swally, 30 July 1648 (folio 68); Mocha, 12 August 1648 (folio 68); Gumbrun, 14 January 1648 [New style 14 January 1649] (folio 68); Suratt, 17 March 1648 [New Style date 17 March 1649] (folio 72); Bussra [Basra], 22 July 1649 (folio 72); Suratt, 16 October 1649 (folio 74).Physical description: 1 item (24 folios)
12. 'Mary 1636-1640'
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- Abstract: There is an original title on the front cover of the volume, but it is largely illegible; the title is taken from the rebound spine of the volume.Journal of the voyage of the Mary(referred to as the 'Marie') from England to Surratt [Surat] (Captain James Slade), 1636-40: 14 April 1636, the Downes [Downs]; 12 July 1636, Cape Bonesperance [Cape of Good Hope]; 6 August 1636, Augusteene Bay [St Augustine's Bay]; 26 August 1636, Johanna [Anjouan]; 4 October 1636, Surat; 25 December 1636, Gombroone [Bandar Abbas]; 28 January 1637, Surat; 21 March 1637, Bandar Abbas; 26 April 1637, Surat; 18 May-13 September 1637, Bombay; 30 November 1637, St. Thomaye [St Thomé]; 16 January 1638, Pullecatt [Pulicat]; 31 January 1638, Callicutt [Calicut]; 12 February 1638, Goa; 4 March 1638, Surat; 14 May 1638, Moka [Mocha]; 23 August 1638, Aden; 24 September 1638, Surat; 5 May 1639, Cape Bonesperance [Cape of Good Hope]; forced back to St Augustine's Bay (arrives 3 July 1639); 29 December 1639, Downs.The Journal was kept by William Bayley. The Marywas at Bandar Abbas from 25 to 26 December 1636, and 21 March to 11 April 1637, and at Mocha and Aden, between May and August 1638.The Journal contains daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, details of punishments inflicted on members of the crew for various offences, deaths of crewmembers, the provisioning of the ship, and general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 95; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the middle top of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Condition: the volume has suffered considerable damage at the edges of each folio, with consequent loss of the ends of many lines of text on the right-hand sides of the rectos, and the partial and complete loss of many entries in the left-hand margins of the versos.