TST: Barnstaple Port Book - 1577-1578, Devon

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Customs Port Books 1577-1578

Port of: Barnstaple

Book for: Coastal trade

Type of book: Customer and Controller

Language: Latin

Taken from Port Books in National Archives ref: E 190/931/6

Transcribed by David Carter 2023

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Surname index:

Androwe, Androwes
Aplye
Berie, Berye
Bowden
Brasier
Brayleigh, Brelye
Cade
Chaple
Coliber, Colliber, Collibert
Coliscott, Colishecotte
Doderidge
Dorracott
Downe
French
Gese
Hernaman
Hill
Howe
Ley
Lymberie
Lynninge
Marten, Martyn
Norris
Prowse
Sherman
Shorte
Smalle
Snell
Sparowe
Stockhame
Sweite, Swette
Toppe
Upcote, Upcott, Upcotte
Wadland
Westcombe
Westlacke
Wolston
Yeo

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

E 190/931/6
Export	3 Oct 1577	Burdeux	Egell	20	Bideford	Richard French	John Androwes of Torrington	Merchandise
Export	3 Oct 1577	Burdeux	Elizabethe	20	Barnstaple	William Yeo	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	3 Oct 1577	Burdeux	Elizabethe	20	Barnstaple	William Yeo	Aldred Stockhame of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	10 Oct 1577	[faded]	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	10 Oct 1577	[faded]	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	10 Oct 1577	[faded]	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Collibert of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	24 Oct 1577	Cades	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	24 Oct 1577	Cades	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	8 Nov 1577	Lusbon	Trinitie	20	Instow	John Smalle	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	8 Nov 1577	Lusbon	Trinitie	20	Instow	John Smalle	James Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	8 Nov 1577	Lusbon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	William Brelye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	8 Nov 1577	Lusbon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	Aldred Stockhame of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	22 Dec 1577	Biskie	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcote	James Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	22 Dec 1577	Biskie	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcote	John Colishecotte of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	22 Dec 1577	Biskie	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcote	George [faded]~ete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	22 Dec 1577	Biskie	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcote	John Shorte of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	22 Dec 1577	Biskie	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcote	Robert Martyn of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	22 Dec 1577	Cades	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Barnstaple	Robert Lymberie	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	15 Jan 1577/8	Baion	Katheren	30	Barnstaple	John Sherman	John Sherman	Merchandise
Export	15 Jan 1577/8	Baion	Katheren	30	Barnstaple	John Sherman	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	25 Jan 1577/8	Nantz	Egle	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	25 Jan 1577/8	Nantz	Ladie	30	Northam	James Cade	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	1 Feb 1577/8	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Ley of Torrington	Merchandise
Export	1 Feb 1577/8	Corke	Swane	11	Bideford	John Bowden	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Mar 1577/8	Bilbo	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Mar 1577/8	Bilbo	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Lynninge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Mar 1577/8	Bilbo	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Mar 1577/8	Bilbo	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Philip Sparowe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Mar 1577/8	Bilbo	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise

Import	23 Oct 1577	Hibine [Ireland]	Hope		Bideford	Augustine Howe	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	21 Nov 1577	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	21 Nov 1577	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	William Coliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	21 Nov 1577	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	Stephen Swette of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	21 Nov 1577	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	21 Nov 1577	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	8 Dec 1577	Cades	Gift of God	20	[blank]	Mark Dorracott	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	8 Dec 1577	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Ley of Torrington	Merchandise
Import	4 Jan 1577/8	St Sebastians	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	4 Jan 1577/8	St Sebastians	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	4 Jan 1577/8	St Sebastians	Sparhawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Coliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	5 Jan 1577/8	Cades	Marke	20	Northam	George Hernaman	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	2 Apr 1578	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	James Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	2 Apr 1578	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Coliscott of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	2 Apr 1578	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Stephen Sweite of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	2 Apr 1578	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Shorte of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	2 Apr 1578	St Sebastians	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Robert Martyn of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	2 Apr 1578	Nantz	Egle	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	6 Apr 1578	Lusbon	Trinitie	20	Instow	John Smalle	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	6 Apr 1578	Lusbon	Trinitie	20	Instow	John Smalle	James Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise

	LIBER VINORU[M]
Import	8 Dec 1577	Burdeaux	Elizabethe	20	Barnstaple	William Yeo	Aldred Stockhame of Bideford	10 tuns Gascony wine
Import	8 Dec 1577	Burdeaux	Elizabethe	20	Barnstaple	William Yeo	John Norris of Barnstaple	9 tuns Gascony wine
Import	8 Dec 1577	Burdeux	Egell	20	Bideford	Richard French	John Androwes of Torrington	19 tuns Gascony wine
Import	8 Dec 1577	Cades	Gift of God	20	[blank]	Mark Dorracott	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	9 tuns Gascony wine
Import	8 Dec 1577	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Ley of Torrington	9 tuns sack wine
Import	2 Apr 1578	Nantz	Egle	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	9 tuns Gascony wine

Export	27 Apr 1578	[illeg]	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	27 Apr 1578	[illeg]	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	27 Apr 1578	[illeg]	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	27 Apr 1578	Rochell	Egell	20	Torrington	[illeg]	[Same person as the master]	Merchandise
Export	2 May 1578	[illeg]	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	2 May 1578	[illeg]	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Aldredo Stockhame of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	2 May 1578	[illeg]	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	2 May 1578	Rochell	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Robert Lymberie	Robert Lymberie	Merchandise
Export	8 May 1578	[illeg]	[illeg]	30	Torrington	[illeg]	[Same person as the master]	Merchandise
Export	13 July 1578	Cades	Trinitie	20	Instow	George [illeg]~hall	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	14 July 1578	Biskey	Egle	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	14 July 1578	Biskey	Egle	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard Wadland of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	28 Aug 1578	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Ley of Torrington	Merchandise
Export	1 Sep 1578	Bilboe	John	20	Barnstaple	Laurence Wolston	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	1 Sep 1578	Bilboe	John	20	Barnstaple	Laurence Wolston	John Coliscott of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	1 Sep 1578	Cades	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	1 Sep 1578	Cades	Markes	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Robert Prowse of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	1 Sep 1578	Cades	Saviour	24	Northam	John Toppe	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	1 Sep 1578	Cades	Saviour	24	Northam	John Toppe	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise

Import	6 Apr 1578	Cades	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Robert Lymberye	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Apr 1578	[blank]	Katheren	30	Barnstaple	John Sherman	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Apr 1578	[blank]	Katheren	30	Barnstaple	John Sherman	Robert Marten of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	24 Apr 1578	Lusbon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	Robert Marten of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	24 Apr 1578	Lusbon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	William Brayleigh of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	24 Apr 1578	Lusbon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	Aldred Stockhame of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	24 Apr 1578	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcotte	Roger Ley of Torrington	Merchandise
Import	11 Jun 1578	Rochell	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Robert Lymberie	Thomas Gese of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	14 Jun 1578	Rochell	Ladie	20	Northam	James Cade	James Cade	Merchandise
Import	14 Jun 1578	Rochell	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcotte	Roger Ley of Torrington	Merchandise
Import	14 Jun 1578	Rochell	Culver	20	Northam	George Berie	George Berie of Northam	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Biskye	Marke	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Biskye	Marke	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Biskye	Marke	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Biskye	Marke	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Cades	Elizabethe	20	Barnstaple	William Yeo	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Bilboe	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Bilboe	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Lynninge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Bilboe	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Bilboe	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Philip Sparowe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	22 Jun 1578	Bilboe	Sparahawke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	25 July 1578	Hibine [Ireland]	Swan	11	Bideford	Augustine Howe	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	10 Aug 1578	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	10 Aug 1578	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Aldredo Stockhame of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	10 Aug 1578	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	7 Sep 1578	Rochell	Jhesus	50	Northam	William Chaple	William French of Northam	Merchandise
Import	7 Sep 1578	Rochell	Elizabethe	24	Barnstaple	William Yeo	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	7 Sep 1578	Rochell	Culver	20	Northam	George Berye	George Berye of Northam	Merchandise
Import	7 Sep 1578	Rochell	Katheren	30	Fremington	Richard Westlacke	John Sherman of Fremington	Merchandise
Import	7 Sep 1578	Rochell	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Robert Lymberie	Robert Lymberie	Merchandise

	LIBER VINORU[M]
Import	6 Apr 1578	Cades	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Robert Lymberie	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	9 tuns sack wine
Import	24 Apr 1578	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcotte	Roger Ley of Torrington	9 tuns sack wine
Import	22 Jun 1578	Cades	Elizabethe	24	Barnstaple	William Yeo	John Norris of Barnstaple	4 tuns sack wine
Import	22 Jun 1578	Cades	Elizabethe	24	Barnstaple	William Yeo	Robert Martyn of Barnstaple	5 tuns sack wine

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 book for 1577-1578 contains 8 pages, mostly written in Latin.

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Customs Port Books 1577-1578

Port of: Barnstaple

Book for: Coastal trade

Type of book: Customer and Controller

Language: Latin

Taken from Port Books in National Archives ref: E 190/931/6

Transcribed by David Carter 2023

Surname index: