GENUKI: Barnstaple Port Book - 1588-1589, Devon

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Customs Port Books 1588-1589

Port of: Barnstaple

Book for: Overseas trade

Type of book: Controller

Language: Latin

Taken from Port Books in National Archives ref: E 190/935/9

Transcribed by David Carter 2023

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Surname index:

Babacombe
Beaple
Beriman, Beryman
Bewle
Chapell
Coliber, Colibere, Collibere
Collomore
Cornishe
Crosse
Davie, Davies
Dennis, Dennys
Doderidge
Dorracot
Downe
Ellis
Fernam
French
Gaye
Goule
Graie
Greade
Grenvile
Hawes
Haynes
Kinge
Legge
Leigh
Ley
Lymberie
Madocke
Martyn
Risdon
Shebber
Sherman
Shurte
Skynner
Snell
Southcot
Stanberie
Stockham
Striblyn
Tellowe
Tooker
Upcot
Vallett
Wadlande
Wescombe, Westcombe

Import or Export	Date	From / To	Vessel	Tons	Belonging	Master	Merchant	Goods

E 190/935/9
Import	03 Oct 1588	Terra Nova	Katheren	40	Fremington	Richard Goule	John Sherman	[blank]
Import	03 Oct 1588	Terra Nova	Phenix	40	Northam	Marcus Dorracot	William Leigh	[blank]
Import	03 Oct 1588	Terra Nova	Red Lion	80	Bideford	Gabriell Kinge	Richard Grenvile miles [military]	[blank]
Import	03 Oct 1588	Terra Nova	Fortune	40	Bideford	Christopher Bewle	Richard Grenvile miles [military]	[blank]
Import	04 Oct 1588	Rochell	Grace	30	Bideford	William Legge	George Stanberie	[blank]
Import	22 Oct 1588	St John de Luice	Handmayd	50	Bideford	John Davie	Richard Grenvile miles [military], Nicholas Downe, John Coliber, Baptist Tooker, John Shurte, Aldred Stockham, Robert Martyn	[blank]
Import	09 Dec 1588	Rochell	Phenix	30	Northam	Marcus Dorracot	William Leigh	[blank]
Import	10 Apr 1589	Rochell	Peter	80	Abatsham	Thomas Shebber	Thomas Shebber	[blank]
Import	11 Apr 1589	PowlErvine	Jubiter	23	Barnstaple	Thomas Skynner	Thomas Skynner, William Davie	[blank]
Import	13 Apr 1589	Crosicke	Godsaveher	16	Northam	Thomas Cornishe	John Fernam	[blank]
Import	13 Apr 1589	Insulas Surreis	George	50	Leigh	Arthur Graie	Richard Doderidge, James Downe, Robert Martyn	Arrived 'die ut antea' [earlier that day]
Import	06 May 1589	Reddon	Marie Edwardes	50	Northam	Daniel Beryman	Daniel Beryman	[blank]
Import	19 Jun 1589	Olderon	Sallamon	80	Northam	John Dennis	William Chapell	[blank]
Import	10 July 1589	Rochell	Handmayed	50	Bideford	Hugh Southcot	Baptist Tooker, Roger Ley	[blank]
Import	18 July 1589	Rochell	Frances	40	Barnstaple	Anthony Striblyn	Walter Sherman, William Gaye	[blank]
Import	31 July 1589	St John de Luice	Brave	26	Bideford	Richard Haynes	James Wescombe, James Downe, John Shurte	[blank]
Import	02 Sep 1589	Oldron	Sallamon	17	Northam	John Dennys	William Chapell	[blank]
Import	02 Sep 1589	Terra Nova	Phenix	30	Northam	[blank]	Thomas Leigh	[blank]
Import	02 Sep 1589	Terra Nova	Pellican	40	Barnstaple	William Snell	James Beaple	[blank]
Import	02 Sep 1589	Rochell	Marie Edwardes	50	Northam	Daniel Beryman	Thomas Leigh	[blank]
Import	15 Sep 1589	Terra Nova	Nicholas	60	Northam	Alexander Madocke	William Vallett	[blank]
Import	09 Dec 1588	Rochell	Marie Edwardes	50	Northam	Richard French	Richard French	3 firkins Rochell wine
Import	09 Dec 1588	Rochell	Markes	30	Barnstaple	John Lymberie	Simon Dennis	2 firkins Rochell wine, 2 firkins corupt wine
Import	Dec 1588	Rochell	Mynykin	50	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Henry Crosse	2 firkins Rochell wine
Import	Dec 1588	Rochell	Mynykin	50	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Richard French	2 firkins Rochell wine
Import	Dec 1588	Rochell	Mynykin	50	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Roger Babacombe	3 firkins Rochell wine
Import	Dec 1588	Rochell	Mynykin	50	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Walter Sherman	1 firkin Rochell wine
Import	Dec 1588	Rochell	Mynykin	50	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Pendigrace	1 firkin Rochell wine
Import	03 Apr 1588	From the sea	Bonsperance	40	Callis	John Tellowe	Raphe Hawes, Inglish Captain	By Reprisal. 1 chest containing 160 lbs cinnamon, 1 pipe containing 5 cwt nutmegs, 15 weys white salt, 34 casks containing 252 kintalls panells [probably panela (unrefined cane) sugar], 40 cwt muscavado [unrefined brown sugar]
Import	03 Apr 1588	From the sea	A fflebote			John Davies	Richard Grenvile miles [military]	By Reprisal. 36 firkins oile, 40 barrels figs, 300 pesc [piscis? [fish]] figs, 1,060 lbs wax
Export	09 Oct 1588	Rochell	Jacobe	40	Barnstaple	Peter Collomore	John Collibere	[blank]
Export	14 Oct 1588	Rochell	Markes	30	Barnstaple	John Lymberie	Thomas Westcombe	[blank]
Export	26 Oct 1588	Rochell	Anne Gallant	30	Bideford	Richard Upcot	William Ellis, Nicholas Downe, Robert Martyn, William Colibere	[blank]
Export	05 Jan 1588/9	Rochell	Mynykin	45	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	James Beaple, William Colibere, William Gaye, Richard Doderidge, Philip Risdon	[blank]
Export	10 Jan 1588/9	Rochell	Phenix	30	Northam	Marcus Dorracot	Thomas Greade, Richard Doderidge	[blank]
Export	21 Jan 1588/9	St John de Luice	George	50	Preston in Scotland	Arthur Graie	Robert Martyn, Richard Doderidge, Nicholas Downe	[blank]
Export	Jan 1588/9	Rochell	Marie Edwardes	50	Northam	Daniell Beriman	Danyell Beryman	[blank]
Export	02 May 1589	Rochell	Salamon	26	Northam	Richard French	James Beaple, William Gaye	[blank]
Export	06 Jun 1589	St John de Luice	Brave	26	Bideford	Richard Haynes	James Downe, Thomas Greade, James Westcombe, John Shurte	[blank]
Export	06 Jun 1589	St John de Luice	Jacobe	40	Barnstaple	Peter Collomore	William Ellis	[blank]
Export	10 Jun 1589	Rochell	Frances	40	Barnstaple	Anthony Striblyn	Richard Doderidge, William Gaye, Thomas Greade	[blank]
Export	12 Jun 1589	St John de Luice	George	50	Leigh	Arthur Graie	George Stanberie	[blank]
Export	24 July 1589	Rochell	Marie Edwardes	50	Northam	Danyell Beryman	Thomas Leigh, George Stanberie	[blank]
Export	03 Sep 1589	St John de Luice	Handmaid	50	Bideford	Hugh Southcot	Richard Wadlande	[blank]

Transcriber’s notes:

Port Books for the combined ports of Appledore, Bideford and Barnstaple are housed in the National Archives from 1565 to 1745. There are some gaps due to non-survival of records, and other gaps due to damaged documents.

Typically these books record:
•    Date of entry
•    Name of ship
•    Tonnage of vessel
•    Port where vessel is registered
•    Port where vessel is going to, or coming from
•    Name of the Captain or Master of the vessel
•    Name of the merchant responsible for the goods
•    Whether the merchant is English or foreign
•    Description of the cargo, including the method of storage (barrels, casks, bags), the weight (hundredweights, pounds) and the value for the purposes of assessing tax to be paid.

The following officials were responsible for checking the cargoes and recording the tax due:
•    Collector or ‘Customer’ – made a return of all goods exported or imported and all moneys received, for which he issued a cocket (receipt).
•    Controller – made a similar return but did not receive the payments.
•    Searcher – appointed to prevent fraud, who had to make examine the goods and return a warrant to show he had done so.
•    Surveyor – appointed to check the work of the Searcher.

The books for 1588/9 contain about 6 pages, mostly written in Latin.

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Customs Port Books 1588-1589

Port of: Barnstaple

Book for: Overseas trade

Type of book: Controller

Language: Latin

Taken from Port Books in National Archives ref: E 190/935/9

Transcribed by David Carter 2023

Surname index: