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Merchant Shipping: Logs - East India Company. (Manuscript) LOG/C
Recto: They arrive at Taiwan, but have difficulty landing goods because of bad weather. Eventually they take a hundred chests of Japan copper and other goods on board. Verso: Taiwan, with a drawing of a Chinese junk. (Manuscript) 1672 JOD/4/171-172
Naish, George Prideaux Brabant, 1909-1977. (Manuscript) 1703-1977 NAI/1-3
[The text summarised here was found under another page of text which had been pasted over it]: Barlow ignores the advice of his friends and marries the servantmaid at Deal parish church. He finds contentment in the character and good conduct of his wife. (Manuscript) 1677 JOD/4/213.1
Recto: Barlow spends twelve weeks in his father's house, meeting up again with friends and flirting with their sweethearts. Verso: After visiting the well at Buxton, Barlow joins the EXPERIMENT, bound for Surat. Their first stop for provisions is Santiago Island. (Manuscript) 1669 JOD/4/135-136
Recto: Lower Pool, River Thames. Verso: Limehouse Reach, River Thames. (Manuscript) 1659 JOD/4/15-16
Recto: The REALL FFRENSHIPPE arrives in Tenerife, where Barlow enjoys the Canary Sack wine. The ship takes on a cargo of wine. Verso: Barlow describes the Canary Islands and their produce, as well as the danger of the seas and rocks around them. (Manuscript) 1668 JOD/4/109-110
Recto: The ship encounters a French man-of-war en route from Barcelona to Lisbon, where salt and oil are taken on board. These are exchanged at Madeira for a cargo of wine destined for Brazil. Verso: On 1 May 1663 the ship sets sail for Brasil, and turns south into fairer winds. (Manuscript) 1663 JOD/4/73-74
[The text summarised here was found under another page of text which had been deliberately pasted over it]: Barlow meets a servantmaid ashore who tells him that she is pregnant by him. Barlow reflects on his conduct and repents of it. (Manuscript) 1678 JOD/4/210.1
A holograph letter from Admiral Sir Edward Vernon to Mr. R. Shee, dated from Portsmouth, 19 November 1770. (Manuscript) 1703 - 1704 AGC/16/14
Copies of two letters sent by Admiral Temple West to the Admiralty and to Earl Temple, dated 27 January 1757. (Manuscript) 1703 - 1704 AGC/16/13
Ogle family papers (Manuscript) 1681 - 1858 OGL
Recto: Barlow and his shipmates lodge in Amsterdam, where they are paid. He returns to England on a pleasure boat belonging to Colonel Stroude. Verso: Barlow describes Amsterdam and its importance as a trading centre. Most goods are carried by water and the city is clean and handsome. (Manuscript) 1674 JOD/4/187-188
Recto: In March 1660 Barlow rejoins the NASEBY, which receives orders to lead a fleet of fourteen ships to fetch King Charles II from exile in The Hague. Verso: Goodwin Sands, Kent. (Manuscript) 1659-1660 JOD/4/43-44
Recto: Barlow's ship departs for England, but he is able to exchange with a sailor on board the MARTAINE GALLEY. They sail to Cadiz and spend Christmas there. Verso: Cadiz, Spain. (Manuscript) 1661 JOD/4/63-64
Recto: Barlow explains the government of Brazil by Portugal. On her return voyage the ship calls in at St. Michael in the Azores. Verso: Barlow describes the products and trade of the Azores. The ship returns via Lisbon to England, where the crew are paid but £3 is stopped from their wages to pay for cargo allegedly spoiled. (Manuscript) 1663 JOD/4/79-80
Recto: Many sailors are laid off as the threat of war with France recedes, but not Barlow. The YARMOUTH convoys the Duke of York's pleasure boat, carrying his daughter [Anne], to Dieppe. Verso: The YARMOUTH sails for Tangier via Cadiz with Sir Thomas Allen's fleet, hoping to get restitution from Barbary pirates who have been plundering English merchant ships. (Manuscript) 1668 JOD/4/113-114
Recto: Barlow is kept prisoner on various Dutch ships and begins to write his journal. Verso: Barlow is put on board the Dutch Admiral ship, which anchors near Bantam. Barlow decribes various recent engagements with the Dutch, and dislikes their bragging about their victories. (Manuscript) 1672-1674 JOD/4/177-178
Recto: The Four Days Battle ends with the English in retreat and the ROYAL PRINCE burnt. The MONKE returns for repairs and Barlow gets treatment for his wound in Rochester. Verso: Barlow praises his ship the MONKE. He describes the St James Day Battle. (Manuscript) 1666 JOD/4/97-98
Recto: Barlow and others in the crew successfully recover their money in Doctors Commons Court. He evades the pressgang and signs on the MADEROSSE, bound for Guinea. Verso: Western part of the Isle of Wight, opposite Hurst Castle, with a view of the Isle of Wight from the South West. (Manuscript) 1663-1664 JOD/4/81-82
Recto: Barlow gives details of the preparations for and the early stages of the Four Days Battle. Verso: Barlow receives a minor wound and criticises papist traitors at home. The second day of battle is hard fought and ends in a retreat to the coast as many ships are damaged. (Manuscript) 1666 JOD/4/95-96
Recto: The MONKE continue to look for enemy ships, without success. They hear news of the Dutch attack on the fleet in the Medway, which Barlow blames on treachery. Verso: The MONKE assists preparations in Kinsale against a Dutch attack, but soon after peace is declared in the Second Dutch War. The MONKE returns to England. (Manuscript) 1666-1667 JOD/4/105-106
Registrar General Of Shipping And Seamen, Agreements, Crew Lists And Official Logs (Manuscript) 1875 RSS/CL/1875/1703
Hawke, Edward, 1st Baron Hawke, Admiral of the Fleet, 1705-1781. (Manuscript) 1721-1781 HWK