TST: Barnstaple Port Book - 1579-1580, Devon

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Customs Port Books 1579-1580

Port of: Barnstaple

Book for: Overseas and Coastal trade

Type of book: Customer, Controller and Searcher

Language: Latin

Taken from Port Books in National Archives ref: E 190/932/1, 5 and 10

Transcribed by David Carter 2023

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Surname index:

Abyvan, Abyven
Aldwourthe
Amorie
Androwe, Androwes
Anthonie, Anthony, Antonie, Antonye
Apley
Averye
Baker
Basterd
Beaple
Beare
Benett
Beryman
Birken
Borrough, Burrough
Bradford
Brasier
Burgis
Busshe
Cade
Chapell, Chaple, Chappell
Clerk, Clerke
Clitherall
Coliber, Colliber
Collamore
Colliber, Collybre
Collyskott, Colykott
Darte
Davie, Davy, Davye
Delbridge
Dennis, Dennyes, Dennys
Doderidge, Dodridge
Donnynge
Downe
Edmond
Edwards
Ellis
Evan
Ferris
French, Frenche
Golde
Gosselen
Grene
Gyse, Gyst
Harris
Harrison
Heale
Heard, Hearde
Hernaman
Hill
Howe
Hunt
James
Johns
Kinge
Lake
Le Banier
Legge
Leighton
Ley
Lining, Lyning, Lyninge
Martyn
Moore
Myllyngton
Nicoll
Norris
Olyffe
Parker
Philipe
Pomery
Porter
Prowse
Prynne
Roche
Sallysberie, Sallysburie, Salysberie
Sealie, Sealy, Sealye
Sherman
Shurte
Shypman
Snell
Sowthcott, Sowthcotte
Stockham, Stockhame
Sweete, Swete
Symons
Syms
Tailor
Toppe
Upcot, Upcott, Upcotte
Warde
Webber
Westcomb, Westcombe
Westlade
Wilkey, Wilkie
Willett
Witheridge
Wolley
Yeo
Zealie

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

E 190/932/5
Export	5 Oct 1579	Burdeus	Speedwell	30	Bideford	William Chappell	John Androwes of Torrington	Merchandise
Export	15 Oct 1579	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	15 Oct 1579	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Oct 1579	Burdeus	Anne Gallant	30	Barnstaple	William Webber	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	24 Oct 1579	Biskye	Culver	20	Bideford	Christpoher Beryman	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	24 Oct 1579	Lusbon	Katheren	40	Barnstaple	John Sherman	William Coliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	24 Oct 1579	Lusbon	Katheren	40	Barnstaple	John Sherman	Symon Sherman of Fremington	Merchandise
Export	26 Oct 1579	Bayon	Phenix	25	Northam	Hugh Sowthcotte	Robert Martyn of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	26 Oct 1579	Bayon	Phenix	25	Northam	Hugh Sowthcotte	John Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	26 Oct 1579	Bayon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	William Colykott of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	26 Oct 1579	Bayon	Saviour	20	Northam	John Toppe	Stephen Swete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	17 Dec 1579	Hibernia	Peter	16	Barnstaple	Gabriell Kinge	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	19 Dec 1579	[blank]	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Raymond Anthony	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	19 Dec 1579	[blank]	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Raymond Anthony	Alfred Stockham of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	28 Dec 1579	Bilbo	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	George Dennys of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	28 Dec 1579	Bilbo	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	28 Dec 1579	Bilbo	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Robert Apley of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	28 Dec 1579	Bilbo	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	William Coliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Jan 1579/80	St Sebastians	Markes	30	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Stephen Swete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Jan 1579/80	St Sebastians	Markes	30	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	John Lyninge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Jan 1579/80	St Sebastians	Markes	30	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Richard Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Jan 1579/80	St Sebastians	Markes	30	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Johanna Darte of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	12 Feb 1579/80	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	George Dennys of Lytelhame	Merchandise

Import	23 Oct 1579	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Richard Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	23 Oct 1579	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	23 Oct 1579	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	23 Oct 1579	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Coliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	23 Oct 1579	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Stephen Swete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	28 Nov 1579	Rochell	Markes	25	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	George Hernaman	Merchandise
Import	28 Nov 1579	Rochell	Jesus	50	Barnstaple	Richard Frenche	Thomas Frenche of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	30 Dec 1579	Emonntie	Angell	40	Lyme	William James	John Porter of Bridgwater	Merchandise
Import	30 Dec 1579	St Sebastian	Elizabethe	28	Barnstaple	Richard Westlade	Stephen Sweete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	30 Dec 1579	St Sebastian	Elizabethe	28	Barnstaple	Richard Westlade	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	30 Dec 1579	St Sebastian	Elizabethe	28	Barnstaple	Richard Westlade	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	30 Dec 1579	St Sebastian	Elizabethe	28	Barnstaple	Richard Westlade	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	30 Dec 1579	St Sebastian	Elizabethe	28	Barnstaple	Richard Westlade	George Dennyes of Lytelhame	Merchandise
Import	4 Jan 1579/80	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	4 Jan 1579/80	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	4 Jan 1579/80	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	George Dennys of Lytelhame	Merchandise
Import	15 Jan 1579/80	Lusbon	Katheren	40	Barnstaple	John Sherman	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	15 Jan 1579/80	Lusbon	Katheren	40	Barnstaple	John Sherman	Symone Sherman of Fremington	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	St Sebastian	Culver	20	Barnstaple	Christopher Beryman	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	St Sebastian	Culver	20	Barnstaple	Christopher Beryman	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	St Sebastian	Culver	20	Barnstaple	Christopher Beryman	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	St Sebastian	Culver	20	Barnstaple	Christopher Beryman	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	St Sebastian	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Raymond Antonye	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	St Sebastian	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Raymond Antonye	Aldred Stockhame of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	Corke	Peter	15	Barnstaple	Gabriell Kinge	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	Lusbon	Phenix	30	Barnstaple	Hugh Sowthcotte	Bartholomew Harris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	Lusbon	Phenix	30	Barnstaple	Hugh Sowthcotte	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	Lusbon	Phenix	30	Barnstaple	Hugh Sowthcotte	Thomas Aldwourthe of Bristowe	Merchandise
Import	3 Feb 1579/80	Lusbon	Phenix	30	Barnstaple	Hugh Sowthcotte	Robert Martyn of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	20 Feb 1579/80	Cades	Gods Gift	26	Portsmouth	Andrew Johns	Andrew Johns	Merchandise

Import	28 Dec 1579	Rochell	Egell	20	Bideford	John Davie	John Androwe of Torrington	Tax-free wine - 19 barrels wine from Quynocke
Import	28 Dec 1579	Burdeux	Spedwell	36	Bideford	William Chapell	John Androwes of Torrington	Tax-free wine - 27 barrels wine from Gascony
Import	28 Dec 1579	Emonntie	Angell	25	Lyme	William James	John Porter of Bridgwater	Tax-free wine - 9 barrels wine for Bastards
Import	8 Jan 1579/80	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Tax-free wine - 9 barrels wine for Serkes
Import	30 Feb 1579/80	Cades	Gods Gift	25	Portsmouth	Andrew Johns	George Dennys of Lytelham	Tax-free wine - 9 barrels wine for Serkes
Import	30 Feb 1579/80	Cades	Gods Gift	25	Portsmouth	Andrew Johns	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Tax-free wine - 9 barrels wine for Serkes

Export	13 Apr 1580	Hibernia	Marie George	30	Northam	Peter Collemore	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	23 Apr 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	George Dennys of Littleham	Merchandise
Export	23 Apr 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	23 Apr 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	James Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	23 Apr 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Sibilia Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	23 Apr 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	29 Apr 1580	Rochell	Marie Edwards	40	Northam	John Edwards	John Edwards	Merchandise
Export	29 Apr 1580	Rochell	Ladie	20	Northam	Jacobus Cade	William French of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	2 May 1580	Rochell	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Raymond Antonie	Thomas Gyse of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	10 May 1580	Rochell	Phenix	20	Northam	Hugh Sowthcott	Hugh Sowthcott	Merchandise
Export	10 May 1580	Rochell	Egell	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard French	Merchandise
Export	15 May 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	James Westcombe	Merchandise
Export	15 May 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	15 May 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	15 May 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	9 July 1580	Rose [Ross]	Marie Rose	8	[blank]	John Roche	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	9 July 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	9 July 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Export	12 Jun 1580	Bilbowe	Merks	30	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	12 Jun 1580	Bilbowe	Merks	30	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Stephen Swete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	30 Jun 1580	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	Roger Ley of Torrington	Merchandise
Export	30 Jun 1580	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Sep 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	30	Barnstaple	Oliver Heard	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Sep 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	30	Barnstaple	Oliver Heard	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Sep 1580	Bilbowe	Sparowehaucke	30	Barnstaple	Oliver Heard	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Sep 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Export	20 Sep 1580	Bilbowe	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise

Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	Robert Aplye of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	William Colliber of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcotte	George Dennys of Littleham	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Richard Downe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Stephen Swete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	John Lyninge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Johanna Darte widow	Merchandise
Import	25 Apr 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	20	Barnstaple	George Hernaman	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	26 May 1580	Barilett	John	25	Berylett	Haman le Banier (foreign)	Haman le Banier	Merchandise
Import	26 May 1580	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	George Dennys of Littleham	Merchandise
Import	26 May 1580	Cades	Henrie	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcott	James Westcombe	Merchandise
Import	16 Jun 1580	Hibernia	Marie George	30	Northam	Peter Collamore	Richard Hill of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	Rochell	Gra[tia] Dei	20	Bideford	Raymond Antonie	Thomas Gyst of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	Rochell	Ladie	20	Northam	Jacobus Cade	William French of Northam	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	Rochell	Marie	30	Northam	John Edwards	John Edwards	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	Rochell	Phenix	25	Northam	Hugh Sowthcotte	Hugh Sowthcotte	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	George Dennys of Littleham	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	20 Jun 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	28 July 1580	Biskye	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Richard Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	28 July 1580	Biskye	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	John Brasier of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	28 July 1580	Biskye	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	Roger Cade of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	28 July 1580	Biskye	Sparowehaucke	20	Barnstaple	William Snell	James Westcombe of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	11 Aug 1580	Rochell	Egell	20	Bideford	Richard French	Richard French	Merchandise
Import	31 Aug 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	31 Aug 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Androwe of Bideford	Merchandise
Import	31 Aug 1580	St Sebastian	John	20	Barnstaple	John Upcott	John Norris of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	31 Aug 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	30	[blank]	George Hernaman	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	31 Aug 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	30	[blank]	George Hernaman	Stephen Swete of Barnstaple	Merchandise
Import	31 Aug 1580	St Sebastian	Marks	30	[blank]	George Hernaman	Christopher Lake of Northam	Merchandise
Import	26 May 1580	Cades	Henry	30	Torrington	Thomas Upcot	George Dennis of Litleham	Tax-free wine - 9 tuns sack


E 190/932/1
Import	[torn] Oct 1579	[torn]	[torn]	~~	[torn]	[torn]	John Colliber of Barnstaple	1 ton pastells Surris [Azores woad], 1 ton iron
Import	[as above]	Bridgwater	George	10	Northam	Yevan Abyvan	James Westcomb of Barnstaple	5 tons lead
Import	[as above]	Bridgwater	Marie	12	Barnstaple	Thomas Clerk	James Westcomb of Barnstaple	5 tons lead
Import	23 Oct 1579	Dovie	Henrie	10	Bideford	William Benett	James Beaple of Barnstaple	6 tons iron
Import	4 Dec 1579	Tenbigh	Elizabeth	12	Tenby	Thomas Shypman	John Grene of Tenby	5 dicar tanned hides, 100 calf skins, 4 fardels of friezes
Import	4 Dec 1579	Tenbigh	Elizabeth	12	Tenby	Thomas Shypman	Walter Philipe of Tenby	5 dicar tanned hides, 100 calf skins, 4 fardels of friezes
Import	6 Dec 1579	Swansea	Marie	12	Barnstaple	Danyell Beaple	Roger Beaple tanner of Barnstaple	30 dicar salted hides not tanned
Import	20 Dec 1579	Mylford	Marie	10	Barnstaple	Robert Parker	John Norris of Barnstaple	3 tons iron, 3 bags Spanish wool containing 5 cwt
Import	20 Dec 1579	Mylford	George	10	Bideford	John Heale	William Hunt of Barnstaple	4 tons iron, 5 bags Spanish wool containing 15 cwt
Import	20 Dec 1579	Mylford	Jesus	10	Abbotsham	John Pomery	William Warde of Barnstaple	40 stones of wool, 10 cwt brass
Import	10 Jan 1579/80	Bridgwater	George	40	Northam	Peter Collemore	William Syms of Charde, Somerset	14 tons iron
Import	10 Jan 1579/80	Caernarvan	Marie George	12	Bideford	John Heale	John Shurte of Bideford	2 lasts butter, 16 chests 7 dicar salted hides not tanned, 150 lbs wax, 1 dozen calf skins
Import	8 Feb 1579/80	Bristol	Marie	18	Fremington	Richard Birken	George Baker of Barnstaple	50 cosseletts, 1 basket containing 100 moryens, 2 hogsheads morisshe pikes, 1 fardel containing 52 pieces calico cloth, 1 ton pipe iron, 3 tons pipe lead containing 70 pieces, 2 barrels black soap, 18 cwt stones flox, 1 barrel tar, 1 firkin butter, 18 lbs cinnamon
Import	8 Feb 1579/80	[torn]	[torn]	~~	[torn]	[torn]	Richard Doderidge of Barnstaple	1 fardel various merchandise, 1 bag feathers, 3 chests [torn], 5 cwt hops, 2 cwt sword blades, 2 cwt copas[?], 190 lbs ginger, 20 pieces calico cloth, 4 dozen calf skins, 2 cwt wire, 180 pieces widmoles containing 2,000, 40 ulnas 26 pieces flannyngs containing 580 ulnes, 30 lbs wax
Import	10 Feb 1579/80	Bridgwater	Swanne	9	Northam	Andrew Donnynge	William Nicoll of Northam	1 cwt pulse, 40 bushels of apples
Import	24 Feb 1579/80	Harfordwest	Marie	14	Barnstaple	Thomas Clerke	George Edmond of Harfordwest	14 dicar tanned hides, 20 dozen calf skins
Import	26 Feb 1579/80	Gloucester	George	8	Barnstaple	William Davie	John Bradford of Tewkesbury	4 weys beans and peas
Import	5 Mar 1579/80	Mynhed	Marie	8	Fremington	Richard Birken	Robert Prowse of Barnstaple	120 bushels beans
Import	16 Mar 1579/80	Bristol	Mathewe	10	Northam	James Borrough	Richard Delbridge of Barnstaple	5 cloth curk Somerset fine grain, 40 pieces resons, 1 pipe iron
Import	17 Mar 1579/80	Gloucester	Anne	12	Bideford	Danyell Beare	Henry Myllyngton of Tewkesbury	4 weys malted barley, 4 weys peas
Import	17 Mar 1579/80	Carn[ar]van	Marie George	12	Bideford	John Heale	John Shurte of Bideford	30 dozen dicar salted hides not tanned
Import	29 Mar 1580	Mylford	Fawcon	12	Northam	John Tailor	Roger Witheridge of Barnstaple	13 dicar tanned hides

Export	17 Oct 1579	[torn]	[torn]	~~	[torn]	[torn]	John Norris of Barnstaple	2 tuns traine oil, 2 tuns French wine, 53 pieces magnarum unarum passarum, 30 pieces calico cloth, 30 lbs pepper
Export	25 Nov 1579	Bristol	Sparouhawke	30	Barnstaple	William Yeo	John Burgis of Bristol feltmaker	5 bags containing 46 roves white Spanish wool
Export	31 Dec 1579	Harford[west]	Marie	14	Barnstaple	Richard Golde	Henry Moore of Harfordwest	1000 new world fish, 2 cwt stones of cheese, 1 barrel of candles, 2 barrels nuts, 2 pieces lokeram, 3 cwt brass, 6 packs figs
Export	16 Jan 1579/80	Bristol	Marie	8	Fremington	Richard Birken	John Porter of Bridgwater	80 packs figs, 140 quarters figs, 4 tuns wine for Basterds
Export	16 Jan 1579/80	Bristol	Anne	8	Fremington	John Burgis	John Porter of Bridgwater	4 tuns wine for Basterds
Export	18 Jan 1579/80	Bristol	Fortune	8	Barnstaple	William Davye	William Collybre of Barnstaple	28 sacks Spanish wool containing 21 cwt, 5 cwt pepper, 200 lbs cloves, 1 cwt ginger, 26 lbs mace, 40 lbs cinnamon, 34 lbs conserves, 70 lbs marmalade, 90 pieces calico cloth, 1 ton pipe iron
Export	20 Jan 1579/80	Carnarvan	Marie George	12	Bideford	John Heale	John Shurte of Bideford	3 tons pipe iron, 1 tun french wine, 1 ton magnarum passarum, 1 tun figs, 20 lbs ginger, 2 cwt alum
Export	5 Feb 1579/80	Bristol	Fawcon	10	Northam	John Tailor	Robert Prynne of Bristol	3 bags containing 4 cwt ppper, 1 hogshead containing 2 kintalls cloves, 2 kintalls mace, 1 hogshead containing 1 kintall nutmeg, 1 pack containing 40 pieces calico cloth, 2 bags containing 2 cwt annyssedes, 1 hogshead containing 1 cwt marmelayd
Export	5 Feb 1579/80	Bewmarres [Beaumaris]	Trenite	15	Instow	John Symons	Richard Dodridge of Barnstaple	11 tons iron, 7 butts sack
Export	5 Feb 1579/80	Bewmarres [Beaumaris]	Henry	12	Northam	William Legge	Richard Dodridge of Barnstaple	11 tons iron
Export	10 Feb 1579/80	Mountesbaie	Egle	20	Bideford	John Davy	John Androwe of Torrington	4 tuns wine from quynock
Export	[torn] Feb 1579/80	[torn]	[torn]	~~	[torn]	[torn]	John Porter of Bridgwater	2 tuns figs, [torn]
Export	26 Feb 1579/80	Westchester	Gra[tia] Dei	26	Bideford	Raymond Anthonie	Richard Dodridge of Barnstaple	25 tons iron
Export	27 Feb 1579/80	Bristol	John	10	Barnstaple	Oliver Heard	John Norris of Barnstaple	5 tons Fernann Booke, 2 tuns figs containing 48 lbs, 9 bags containing 70 roves white Spanish wool, 2 Devon kersies, 6 lbs woolen yarn.
Export	29 Feb 1579/80	Westchester	Michell	10	Northam	Michael Beryman	John Sallysberie of Barnstaple	6 tons iron, 5 cwt pitch, 2 barrels tar, 2 barrels pitch, 20 lbs pepper, 40 lbs pepper, 1 firkin vinegar, 5 virgas linen cloth, 3 virgas baise, 2 barrels figs
Export	3 Mar 1579/80	Aberdovie	Anne	8	Fremington	Thomas Sealye	Philip Ferris of Barnstaple	4 barrels figs, 3 packs resons, 5 hogsheads traine oil, 1 pipe vinegar, 3 cwt white soap, 12 lbs Sang[?], 40 pieces calico cloth, 30 barrels salt, 2 firkins acqua vite, 140 lbs pepper, 12 lbs ginger, 1 dozen hats, 3 cwt new world fish
Export	8 Mar 1579/80	Mylford	Marie	10	Fremington	John Tailor	William Collyskott of Barnstaple	3 tons iron, 200 pieces calico cloth, 2 cwt white soap, 10 lbs pepper, 6 lbs nutmeg, 2 cwt magnarum unarum passarum, 4 pieces lockeram, 2 pieces dowlas, 3 cwt tallow, 3 cwt brass pots, 1 cwt alum, 1,000 new world fish, 1 cwt canvas, 3 quarters figs, 11 lbs sugar, 4 ells holland, 4 boxes marmalade


E 190/932/10
Import	25 Apr 1579	Chester	Gra[tia] Dei	26	Barnstaple	Robert Lining	Thomas Amorie of Barnstaple	5 fardels containing 400 ulnas canvas, 80 ulnas twilde cloth, 400 virgas flaxsen, 1 chest containing 100 ulnas canvas, 5 hogsheads figs, 5 tapnetts figs
Import	12 May 1579	Bristol	Mathew	20	Northam	James Burrough	John Busshe of Bristol tanner	4 dicar raw hides, 2 barbarie, 200 ulnas widmolls, 5 lbs wosted yarn, 1 barrel black soap, 1 baget Spanish wool, 1 tun traine oil, 2 firkins ledore, 1 cwt hops
Import	15 May 1579	Bridgwater	Jhesus	12	Barnstaple	Peter Wolley	John Lyning of Barnstaple	6 tons lead, 1 ton ledore, 1 wey beans
Import	15 May 1579	Bridgwater	Marie Edwardes	40	Northam	John Edwards	John Dodridge of Barnstaple	7 tons iron
Import	29 May 1579	Mylforde	John	10	Abbotsham	Thomas Sealie	George Evan of Harfordwest tanner	12 dicar hides, 100 stones wool, 40 bushels oats and barley
Import	1 Jun 1579	Gloucester	Clement	12	Elmore	Robert Gosselen	William Leighton of Elmore, Glos	14 weys malted barley
Import	1 Jun 1579	Mylforde	John	10	Abbotsham	Thomas Sealie	William Warde of Barnstaple	250 stones wool
Import	23 Jun 1579	London	Myniken	26	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Henry Clitherall of London iremonger	6,000 lbs tarred ropes, 9 lasts of pitch and tar, 4 falconetts, 2 mynyons iron ~acti ordynnce
Import	23 Jun 1579	London	Mynyken	26	Barnstaple	Walter Sherman	Thomas Shurte of Bideford	6,000 lbs tarred ropes, 4 lasts of pitch and tar, 1 sack hops, 1 rondelet Renishe wine
Import	23 Jun 1579	Carnarvan	Hope	12	Bideford	Augustine Howe	John Shurte of Bideford	200 lbs wool, 20 virgas cloth lats, 40 virgas linen cloth, 1 dicar hides
Import	4 July 1579	Mynhed	Marie	10	Barnstaple	Thomas Clerke	Alex Harrison of Luccomb	200 bushels barley, 80 bushels wheat, 40 bushels malted barley
Import	11 July 1579	Dartmouth	Angell	20	Torre	Richard Olyffe	George Norris of Dartmouth	40 quarters salt
Import	14 July 1579	Mylforde	John	8	Abbotsham	Thomas Zealie	Gilbert Harris of Barnstaple	1,000 old brass, 1 cwt battery, 1 cwt old pewter, 50 stones wool
Import	1 Aug 1579	Bristol	Marie	10	Barnstaple	Thomas Clerke	Richard Dodridge of Barnstaple	1 chest calico cloth containing 80 pieces, 2 ~?~ cinnamon containing 2 cwt, 3 loaves sugar containing 30 lbs, 7 cwt alum, 3 cwt lead, 2 hogsheads Gascony wine, 1 dozen coyshons, 3 virgas darniorum[?], 2 chests, 2 bundles cardboard, 2 bundles wire, 1 c~~~[?], 1 kettle, 4 dozen [illeg], glue, 2 reames brown paper, 1 bag currants, 3 barrels pitch, 3 cwt chalk, 1 bale ~?~, 9 cwt black soap, 5 dozen necks of calf skins, 1 butt sack, 4 barrels [illeg], 6 bundles hops
Import	1 Aug 1579	Bristol	Marie	10	Barnstaple	Thomas Clerke	Robert Apley of Barnstaple	69 pieces widmolls containing 9 cwt, 4 pieces widmolles containing 100 ulnas, 1 piece of flannynge containing 24 ulnas, 9 lbs cloves, 1 bedtick, 1 piece fustian, 1 loaf sugar containing 12 lbs
Import	3 Aug 1579	Bristol	John	10	Barnstaple	Oliver Hearde	William Wilkey of Barnstaple	7 pieces enderlinges, 5 pieces flannynges containing 120 ulnas, 1 piece widmolles containing 25 ulnas, 4 bedtick, 8 barrels 20 firkins 18 pots black soap, 2 hogsheads Gascony wine, 2 barrels candlesticks, 1 drifate, 1 dozen saws, 2 chests 1 pack various merchandise, 1 kersie, 14 bags flox, 5 cwt lead, 2 cwt hops
Import	5 Aug 1579	Bristol	Jhesus	8	Barnstaple	William Parker	Richard Averye of Barnstaple	2 tons ledwore, 4 cwt lead, 1 tun black soap, 3 chests 1 hogshead 3 barels 2 bags various merchandise, 2 fardels frieze, 3 hogsheads vinegar, 2 serons white soap, 2 barrels pitch, 4 cwt hops, 2 bags flox, 2 fagotts steel, 2 firkins oil
Import	27 Aug 1579	Bridgwater	John	12	Instow	John Symons	James Westcomb of Barnstaple	10 foders lead
Import	10 Sep 1579	Carnarvan	Marie	10	Northam	Jenken Abyven	John Salysberie of Barnstaple	40 stones of wool, 100 ulnas linen cloth, 3 barrels butter, 20 lbs care[?]
Export	20 May 1579	Ponteselly	Hope	12	Bideford	Augustine Howe	John Shurte of Bideford	2 tons pipe iron, 1 ton pitch, 1 tun hogshead gascony wine, 40 bushels bay salt, ~[torn]~, 40 bushels wheat, 40 bushels malted barley, 1 hogshead acqua vita
Export	26 May 1579	Ponteselly	Mighell	8	Northam	Michael Beryman	Michael Beryman	150 bushels bay salt, 1 ton iron, 3 cwt pitch, 1 barrel tar
Export	29 May 1579	Perin	Egle	20	Mountesbaie	John Davie	John Androwes of Torrington	1 tun gascony wine, 1 ton iron
Export	23 Jun 1579	Carnarvan	Marie	10	Northam	Jenkyn Abyven	John Sallysburie of Barnstaple	6 tons iron, 1 ton pitch, 50 lbs pepper, 10 lbs ginger, 1 hogshead vinegar, 3 barrels tar, 3 barrels pitch
Export	22 Jun 1579	Bristol	Marie	8	Bideford	Richard Willett	Richard Dodridge of Barnstaple	5 cwt pepper, 1 cwt cinnamon
Export	25 Jun 1579	Bristol	Jhesus		Bideford	Danyell Beare	Thomas Shurte of Bideford	6,000 tarred ropes, 9 lasts of pitch and tar, 4 falconets, 2 mynyons iron cact ordynnce. [two vessels registered together, 16 tons total]
Export	25 Jun 1579	Bristol	Marie		Northam	Richard Chaple	Thomas Shurte of Bideford	6,000 tarred ropes, 9 lasts of pitch and tar, 4 falconets, 2 mynyons iron cact ordynnce. [two vessels registered together, 16 tons total]
Export	16 July 1579	Bristol	Marie	12	Barnstaple	Thomas Clerke	John Norris of Barnstaple	5 tons iron, 3 tons pitch, 1 bag containing 1 cwt licorice, 1 bag containing 38 lbs cloves
Export	19 July 1579	Bristol	John	10	Barnstaple	Oliver Heard	William Wilkie of Pilton	10 packs containing 120 pieces frieze, 1 ballett containing 18 Devon kersies, 1 hogshead traine oil
Export	19 July 1579	Bristol	Jhesus	10	Barnstaple	John Symons	Richard Dodridge of Barnstaple	6 serons of soap containing 14 cwt, 1 bag containing 2 cwt 40 lbs pepper, 10 pieces resons, 4 packs containing 50 pieces frieze
Export	21 July 1579	Bristol	Phenix	13	Bideford	John Davy	William Ellis of City of Bristol	6 tons iron, 40 Devon kersies
Export	28 July 1579	Mylford	John	8	Abbotsham	Thomas Sealy	John Witheridge of Barnstaple	40 cwt licorice, 5 cwt prunes, 1 cwt currants, 12 lbs cinnamon, 1 cwt pepper, 4 pieces magnarum unarum passarum, ~[torn]~ 2 tons iron, 2 cwt alum, 1 piece of lokeram
Export	10 Sep 1579	Abristowe	Henrie	10	Bideford	Walter Benett	James Beaple of Barnstaple	80 bushels bay salt, [torn] tons iron

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 1579-1580 contain about 16 pages, mostly written in Latin.

Some commodities and measurements are unknown but have been transcribed as closely as possible. Others may not be so well-known to us today, so here are some definitions:
•    Acquavita - Distilled wine, eg: Brandy.
•    Dicker / Dicars - A quantity or package of 10 hides.
•    Falconet - A small cannon about 4 feet long.
•    Fardel - A single piece, pack or bundle.
•    Fernann Booke (Farnando buckewood) - A reddish brown dye, also called brasil, block wood or logwood; from a corruption of Pernambuco, Brazil.
•    Firkin - 18 gallons (¼ barrel).
•    Kersey - Coarse narrow woollen cloth with a smooth back, made of long staple wool. Derived from the village of Kersey in Suffolk.
•    Magnarum unarum passarum - Unknown, but probably a type of broadcloth.
•    Minion - A smoothbore cannon, with a bore of about 3 inches, usually fired round shot weighing 5 pounds.
•    Pastalls - Woad (from islands of Surris - Azores).
•    Roves - A unit of weight in Spain usually for wine and oil, about 25 lbs.
•    Sack - Fortified wine imported from mainland Spain or the Canary Islands.
•    Traine oil - Drained fish oil, usually from cod.
•    Virga / Virgas - An obsolete unit of length, about 2.0m.
•    Widmolls - Unknown: a type of cloth.

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Customs Port Books 1579-1580

Port of: Barnstaple

Book for: Overseas and Coastal trade

Type of book: Customer, Controller and Searcher

Language: Latin

Taken from Port Books in National Archives ref: E 190/932/1, 5 and 10

Transcribed by David Carter 2023

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