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A Contribution to the Commercial History of Glamorgan, 1666-1735

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Moelwyn I Williams, National Library of Wales journal Vol IX pp188-215

TABLES

These are entries extracted by Gareth Hicks from the first of the Tables only (which covers the year 1667) - which in all cover p 201-215 in the article .
See also the supplementary NOTES below the main table.

 

DETAILS OF THE SHIPMENTS OF GOODS INTO AND OUT OF ABERTHAW, A CREEK OF THE PORT OF CARDIFF, BETWEEN 1666 AND 1735, TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EXCHEQUER KING'S REMEMBRANCER PORT BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES

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EXTRACTS FROM THE SWANSEA AND NEATH PORT BOOK (CUSTOMER AND CONTROLLER) P.R.O. E.190/ 1277/9  MICHAELMAS 1666 TO MICHAELMAS 1667

DATE=all 1667
DESTINATION=all Minehead
DATE-NAME OF SHIP-MASTER-CARGO

  • Jan. 24-Blessing of Aberthaw-Arthur Sweet -3 packs, 3 fardles, 1pocket of stockins ; 2 k'kns. 1 firkin butter, 9 bullocks, 30 sheep, 4 cwt. of tallow,1 pack wooll
  • Feb. 27-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-4 packs 3 fardles stockins, 1 bagg wooll, 4 k'kns. butter, 3 trunks
  • Mar. 12-Blessing of Aberthaw-Arthur Sweet-19 (a[t]tle
  • Mar. 15-Arthur & Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-4 piggs, 5 packs wooll, 3 fardles stockins, 3 k'kns. of butter
  • Apr. 11-Blessing of Aberthaw-Arthur Sweet-4 packs and 3 fardles of stockins ; 5 bullocks
  • Apr. 18-Arthur & Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-10 baggs of wooll, 2 fardles stockins, 1 k'kn. butter and 14 bullocks
  • May 2-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-17 bullocks, 50 sheep, 3 fardles stockins
  • May 8-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-11 bullocks, 80 sheep, 6 fardles stockins
  • May 23-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-140 sheepe, 2 fardles stockins
  • May 23-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-2 baggs of wooll, 2 fardles stockins, 7 bullocks, 36 sheep, I fleech baccon
  • May 24-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-160 sheep
  • May 25-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Tho. Spencer-120 sheep, 2 fardles stockins
  • June 1-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-15 bullocks
  • June 6-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-11 bullocks, 80 sheep
  • June 6-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Tho. Spencer-12 bullocks, 2 baggs of wooll 2 packs 3 fardles of stockins, 2 k'kns and firkins butter

1.   k'kins.=k'kns.=kilderkins.

All the entries below also have destinations of Minehead apart from that for July 10th (Speedwell) which was Bristol.

  • June 13-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-24 bullocks, 20 lambs, 2 fardles stockins, I pack wooll
  • June 27-Speedwell of Aberthaw-[T]ho. Spenser-20 bullocks, 16 sheep, 2 k'kins. butter
  • July 4-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-30 bullocks, 3 baggs of wooll, 1 fardle stockins, 10 sheep
  • July 5-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-23 bullocks
  • July 10- Speedwell of Aberthaw-Thomas Spenser-400 bushels wheat, 200 bushels oats, 2 k'kns. butter, 1 pack of wooll
  • July 11-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-8 baggs of wooll, 1 pack 1 fardle stockins, 2 k'kns. butter, 1 horse
  • July 18-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spencer-20 bullocks, 2 baggs of wooll, 3 fardles stockins, 20 sheep
  • Aug. 22-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spenser-23 bullocks and 30 sheep
  • Aug. 22-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Thos. Spenser-20 bullocks, 1 bagg of wooll, 1 fardle stockins
  • Aug. 24-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spenser-47 bullocks, bagg of wooll, 1 k'kn. butter
  • Sept. 4-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Christopher Spenser-33 bullocks
  • Sept. 10- Marie of Aberthaw-David Martin-10 baggs & 1 pack of wooll, 12 k'kns. of butter, 2 fardles stockins & 6 bullocks
  • Sept. 16- Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-4 packs stockins, 3 fardles of stockins 3 horses, 2 baggs of wooll, 15 k'kins. & 1 firkin butter
  • Sept. 24-Speedwell of Aberthaw-[Thos.] Spenser -33 bullocks, 3 baggs of wooll
  • Sept. 24-Marie of Aberthaw-Jon Spenser-23 bullocks, 60 sheep, 6 fardles stockins
  • Sept. 24-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-16 baggs wooll, 7 packs and fardles stockins, 3 k'kins. butter
  • Sept. 24-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Tho. Spenser-39 bullocks, 2 cwt. tallow
  • Oct. 4-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Thomas Spenser-15 bullocks
  • Oct. 6-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-5 baggs and 1 pack of wooll, 4 fardles stockins, 48 sheep, and 8 bullocks
  • Oct. 7-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Thos. Spenser-32 bullocks
  • Oct. 14-Blessing of Aberthaw-Wm. Sweet-20 bullocks, 4 baggs and packs of wooll, I fardle stockins
  • Oct. 14-Marie of Aberthaw-John Spenser-16 bullocks, 4 pocketts of wooll, 40 sheep, 1 k'kn. butter, 1 fardle stockins
  • Oct. 19-Speedwell of Aberthaw-Thos. Spenser-23 bullocks, 80 sheep, 1 bagge wooll, 1 fardle stockins
  • Nov. 4-Marie of Aberthaw-Jon Spenser-126 bullocks, 50 raw hides, 2 k'kns. butter, 3 bags, two fardles stockins, 6 baggs of wooll

NOTES;

The article also contains further similar tables, i.e for periods Michaelmas 1668-69, Michaelmas 1669-70, Michaelmas 1671-72, Michaelmas 1673-74, Michaelmas 1677-78, Michaelmas 1670-80 Michaelmas 1682-83. These aren't extracted but it is noted that the following ships/masters/ports are in additional to those mentioned above;

Ships;- Mary of Aberthaw, John & Thomas (18 tons) of Aberthaw, Elizabeth of Aberthaw, Endeavour of Aberthaw, Marchant of Aberthaw, Richard & Margarett of Aberthaw, William of Aberthaw.

Masters ;- Xpher Spenser (Speedwell), Jenkin Thomas (Blessing), Evan William (John & Thomas), Richard Williams (John & Thomas), Thomas Leyson (Speedwell), William Spencer (John & Thomas), Thomas Andrews (Blessing), James Barwick (Speedwell), Nicholas Rynalt (Marie), John Jenkins (Endeavour), George Nicholas (Endeavour), Richard Spenser (Marchant), Mathew Hamon (Richard & Margarett), Stephen Lewis (Elizabeth), Robert Fowler (Blessing), John Williams (Elizabeth), Nathaniel Hatherley (William).

Minehead remained the main port of destination, Bristol appearing intermittently, usually where wheat was involved.

The tables have a column headed 'merchant' but it is blank in all instances.

Several of the schedules are signed 'Rich Gwynn, Customer', and one also says 'Thos Andrews, Controller'.