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| + | #redirect C5/485/75 Inventory of M:r Thomas Gaskins yard ff. 1-7 |
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| − | ===Abstract===
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| − | Two inventories were attached to the Chancery documents, both with the same appraisal dates, and provide considerable detail of timber stocks. One inventory was headed "An Accompt of the Goods that was Appraised at M:r Thomas Gaskins yard the 25:th of ffebruary: 1678"; the other was headed "An Accompt of the Goods that was Appraised at M:r Thomas Gaskins yard ffebruary the 25:th 1678/9 the moyety whereof belonged to the sayd Thomas Gaskins and the other moyety belongs to George Moore as followth viz:t". It is unclear whether there were one or two timber yards. The second inventory refers to a saw pitt, and also to timber being stored upon the wharf.
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| − | The technical vocabulary used by the appraisers to itemise the timber in George Moore's & Thomas Gaskin's timber yard is extensive.
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| − | Timber is categorised as battens, balkeins, baulks, beames, boards, dales, lath(e)s, lumber, sparrs, and stawes/stavs
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| − | Dales are prefixed cleane, coarse, covering/cawring, cutt, halfe, ?launick, ordinary, plain, rack, white
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| − | Boards are prefixed oaken and elme boards
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| − | Sparrs are prefixed boome, middle, and mill sparrs
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| − | Balkes are prefixed double, oaken, and white balkes
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| − | Boards are prefixed barrel, oaken, and elm boards
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| − | Stawes are prefixed barrel stawes
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| − | Laths are prefixed pantyle laths, XXX
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| − | The prices of dales vary according to type as well as length, e.g.
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| − | 14 foot Dales 6:li 5:s p C:d
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| − | 12 foot Dales 5:li 5:s p C:d
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| − | Larwick dales at 4:li 7:s 6:d p C:d
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| − | Drani Dales at 4:li = 15:s = p C:d
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| − | Long Rack dales 4:li = 10s p C:d
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| − | Coarse Dales over the saw=pitt at 3:li =15:s p hund
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| − | White Dales 3:li 7:s 6:d p C:d
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| − | ?Mawa Dales at 3:li 10:s p C:d
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| − | Short ?wheete dales at 3:li - 7:s - 6:d
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| − | Coarse dales at 3:li-5:s p C:d
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| − | Covering dales 50:s p C:d
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| − | ?Launick dales 2:li - 10:s p C:d
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| − | Halfe Dales at 2:li = 5 p C:d
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| − | ??Cawring dales; at 2:li p C
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| − | Broad Dales at 15 p peece
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| − | Cleane dales 15:d peece
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| − | Slitt dales at 11:d p peece
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| − | Halfe Dales slitt 5:d p peece
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| − | Quantities mentioned are dozens, quarters, fathoms, pieces
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| − | The length of the timber is sometimes mentioned in general terms, e.g. "long rack dales", "half dales", "smallest Balkes"; and sometimes more precisely, e.g. "12 foot Dales", "14 foot Dales", with significant non linear increases in price with length, e.g. 12 foot Dales 5:li 5:s p C:d, 14 foot Dales 6:li 5:s p C:d
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| − | Width of the timber is occasionally mentioned, e.g. "foote Elme boards p foote"
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| − | Types of wood identified are oak, elm, and fir
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| − | Oak is priced higher than fir, e.g. oak balkes are prices ar 4:s per piece vs. 3:s per piece for fir balkes
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| − | Some descriptions hint at the geographical origins of the timber, e.g. Christiana ordinary, Larwick dales, Drani Dales, ?Mawa Dales, ?Launick dales
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| − | The colour of timber is occasionally described as white or yellow
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| − | ===Transcription===
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| − | '''f. 4'''
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| − | '''LH side of page'''
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| − | //An Accompt of the Goods that was Appraised//
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| − | //at M:r Thomas Gaskins yard the 25:th//
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| − | //of ffebruary: 1678//
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| − | //?Cowering dales at//
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| − | //Coarse dales over the same: ?pid//
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| − | //Coarse dales at 3:li-5:s p C:d//
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| − | //Oaken baulks XX ?IInterest;//
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| − | //Long double XXfers//
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| − | //?Barlings 4:6 peece//
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| − | //Oaken baulks upon the wharfe//
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| − | //Beame of a ould ship: Oake//
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| − | //Some lumbar and a pump//
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| − | //Long saXXX ?EaXorr 2:?9:s p peece//
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| − | //??Rack dales 55 p C:d//
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| − | //??Cawring dales; at 2:li p C//
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| − | //peece Round wood 5 p Dozen//
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| − | //halfe dales at//
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| − | //oaken Baulke//
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| − | //Middle sparrs at 35;?s p C//
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| − | //Slit dales at 6 p C//
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| − | //XXXX: Cutt dales 5:li p C//
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| − | //Dozen ?pann tile Lathes 16:d p dozen//
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| − | //Oaken Boards 16 p peece//
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| − | //Broad Dales at 15 p peece//
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| − | //Slitt dales at 11:d p peece//
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| − | //halfe Dales slitt 5:d p peece//
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| − | //Dozen ½ Battens at 3:d p peece//
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| − | //packs of XXost 5 in each pack ?7:s: 6:d pack//
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| − | //weight of Twise ?layd Reape 15 p hund//
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| − | //Black ?& ould Roape ?& ?slate//
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| − | //?Roules X scrue ?& Male at//
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| − | //ffathome of peeces at//
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| − | //?Dram halfe Dales 58:?s p C:d//<ref>See following usage: "There were visits to Warren's yard at Wapping, where Pepys saw the deal ships from Norway and learned the difference between Dram and Swinsound deals" (Robert Greenhalgh Albion, ''Forests and sea power: the timber problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862'' (Cambridge, MA, 1926), p. 50)</ref>
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| − | /ould quarters at 6:d p peece//
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| − | //Long ?sound dosbalkes 3:li ?10:s//
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| − | //Mills sparrs 35:s p C:d//
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| − | //Tonn ?all white balkes ?9:li p C:d//
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| − | //ffathom of ??Trmmells att//
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| − | //ffathom of drye Barrell Boards at//
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| − | //short ?wheete dales at 3:li - 7:s - 6:d p C:is//<ref>See following usage: "New Brunswick spruce deals are held back for the chance of better demand when the cheap stock of Baltic white deals has run out, and before fresh supplies can arrive." ('The Timber Trade' in ''The Architect'', March 19, 1870, vol. 3 (London, 1870), p. 142</ref>
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| − | //halfe Dales 35:?s p C:d//
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| − | //Course Dales at 3:li p C:d//
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| − | //Boome sparrs at 5:li - 10:s p C:d//
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| − | //Oaken Baulke at//
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| − | //Baulkes at 7:li p C:d//
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| − | //halfe Dales at 2:?s p C:d//
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| − | //Rack dales 2 peeces at 50:?s p C:d//
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| − | //?Double Baulkes at 8?li p C:d//
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| − | //Double ?Balkeins 15:li p C:d//
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| − | //?LoXXX & 5:? Lath 20:?s p Loade//
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| − | //XXXXX halfe Dales at 5:li - 15:s p C:d//
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| − | //Cowringe Dales 2:li - 10:s p C:d//
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| − | '''RH side of page'''
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| − | //fathome of Barrell stawes ?46:X at 30:X p//
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| − | //Greate baulkes 3:s: 6:d p peece//
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| − | //fathom Lath wood 2:li p Xath//
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| − | //Loade 2 Bundle Laths at//
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| − | //Burlings 2:?s: 8:d p peece is//<ref>See following usage: "The smaller spars, usually of spruce, were referred to as "boom," "cant," and "barling," according to size." (Robert Greenhalgh Albion, ''Forests and sea power: the timber problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862'' (Cambridge, MA, 1926)</ref>
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| − | //Double XXXXX 9:?£ p C:d//
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| − | //ordinary Dale 5:?s p C:d//
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| − | //Five Baulkes 7:li p C:d//
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| − | //Rack-Dales 3:li p C:d//<ref>See following usage: "Were the rack deals imported from Norway superior in your opinion to American pine ? — No ; inferior for almost all purposes. ('Minutes of evidence taken before the Select Committee on timber duties', in H.M.S.O., ''House of Commons papers'' (London, 1835), p. 315)</ref>
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| − | //plaine Dales//
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| − | //halfe Dales 2:li 5:s p hund//
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| − | //a parcell of Lumber//
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| − | //Rack in 2 piles 3:li p C:d//
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| − | //?Launick dales 2:li - 10:s p C:d//
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| − | //Rack dales 2:li = 10 p C:d//
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| − | //Long Rack dales 4:li p C:d//
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| − | //Smallest Balkes ?1 = 15 p C:d//
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| − | //halfe Dales at 2:li = 5 p C:d//
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| − | //Single ?Balkeners 4:li = 10:s p C:d//
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| − | //Covering dales 50:s p C:d//
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| − | //Foote Elme boards 1:s p foote//
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| − | //Rack dales 3:li = 10:s p Cd//
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| − | //Cleane dales 15:d peece//
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| − | //Long Rack dales 4:li = 10s p C:d//
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| − | //Boome sparrs XXX 6:li p C:d//
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| − | //Smallest baulkes 35:s p C:d//
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| − | //oake balkes 4:s p peece//
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| − | //Firr Baulkes 3:s p peece//
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| − | //??Bergondells 3:li - 5 p C:d//
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| − | //Covering Dales 50:s p C:d//
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| − | //parcells of Lumber in the ??innard (Or, inward) yarde//
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| − | //peecs of yellao and white Timber//
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| − | //contenieinge 125 loads 40 foote at 25:s p Loade//
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| − | //Mast 9:t 15 Loade 11 foote at 46 p Loade//
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| − | //of Drani Dales at 4:li = 15:s = p C:d//
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| − | //Christiana ordinary 4-2.6:d p C:d//
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| − | //good ?Charria 4:li 0 15:s p C:l//
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| − | //12 foot Dales 5:li 5:s p C:d//
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| − | //14 foot Dales 6:li 5:s p C:d//
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| − | //short long XXXX 3:li: 17:s: 6:d p C:d//
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| − | //white Dales 3:li 7:s 6:d p C:d//
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| − | //Rack dales 2:li 10:s p C:d
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| − | //XXXXXXXXX//
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| − | //XXXXXXXXX//
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| − | //at 4:li = 5:s p C:d//
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| − | //at 4:li = 15:s p C:d//
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| − | //short ??Freedrick ?stav 4:li: 5:s p C:d//
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| − | //14 foot long dale at 6:li=10:s p C:d//
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| − | //Larwick dales at 4:li 7:s 6:d p C:d//
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| − | //?Mawa Dales at 3:li 10:s p C:d//
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| − | '''f. 7'''
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| − | '''f. 7 LH column'''
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| − | //An Accompt of the Goods that was//
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| − | //Appraised at M:r Thomas Gaskins yard//
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| − | //ffebruary the 25:th 1678/9 the moyety whereof//
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| − | //belonged to the sayd Thomas Gaskins and the other//
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| − | //moyety belongs to George Moore as followth viz:t//
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| − | //Covering Dales at 02:li=15:s p C:d//
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| − | //Coarse Dales over the saw=pitt at 3:li = 15:s p hund//
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| − | //Coarse Dales at 3:li = 5:s p hund//
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| − | //Oaken Baukes and ??Ankerst 0:li = 9:s p p:ce//
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| − | //Long double ?Enfers 0:li = 2:s = 4:d p p:ce//
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| − | //Barlings 0:li = 4:s = 0 p p:ce//<ref>See the following usage: "The smaller spars, usually of spruce, were referred to as "boom," "cant," and "barling," according to size." (Robert Greenhalgh Albion, ''Forests and sea power: the timber problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862'' (Cambridge, MA, 1926)</ref>
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| − | //Oaken Baukes upon the wharfe//
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| − | //Beam of a ship old oake//
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| − | //Some Lumber and a pump//
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| − | //Long sound ?Cnfers at 2:s=4:d a P:ce//
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| − | //Rack Dales 55:s p hund//
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| − | //Covering Dales at 2:s p hund//
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| − | //p:cs Round wood at 5:s p dozen//
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| − | //half dales at//
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| − | //Oaken Baukes at//
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| − | //Midle Sparrs at 35:s p C:d//
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| − | //Slitt Dales 6:?li p hund//
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| − | //Two Cutt Dales 8:?li p hund//
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| − | //Dozen of pantyle Laths at 16:?d a Dozen//<ref>See the following usage: "A pantyle lath is 1¼ in. wide and 1in. thick. A bundle of pantile laths consists of 10 laths 12ft. long, or 120ft. of lathing. A bundle of plain tile laths contains 100 when the laths are 5ft. long, 125 when they are 4ft. long, and 166 when they are 3ft. long: in fact, 500 foot of lathing in this form constitutes a bundle." (Francis Chilton-Young, ''Every man his own mechanic: a complete and comprehensive guide to every description of constructive and decorative work that may be done by the amateur artisan at home and in the colonies'' (XXXX, 1890), p. 619)</ref>
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| − | //Oaken Boards 16:?d p peece//
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| − | //Broad Deales at 15:d p peece//
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| − | //Slitt Deales at 11:d p peece//
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| − | //half dales slitt at 5:d p peece//
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| − | //½ dozen of Battens 3:d a peece//
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| − | //packs of Chest 5 in each pack at 7:s=6:d a pack//
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| − | //Rules 1 skrew and Mawle//
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| − | //ffathom of peeces at//
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| − | //Dram half Dales at 50:s p C:d//
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| − | //old Quarters at 6:d a peece//
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| − | //ffathom of Dry Barrell Boards at 70:s//
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| − | //Fathom Barrell staffs
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| − | //Great Baukes
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| − | //Load and 2 Bundles Laths at//
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| − | '''f. 7 RH column'''
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| − | //Parcell of Lumber
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| − | //Long Rack Dales
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| − | //Rack in 2 pyles
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| − | //Larwick Dales
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| − | //Boom Sparrs old
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| − | //Bargain Dales
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| − | //Good Chania at// (There is a place called Chania in western Crete)
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| − | ===Commentary===
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| − | ===Possible secondary sources===
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| − | Robert Greenhalgh Albion, ''Forests and sea power: the timber problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862'' (Cambridge, MA, 1926)
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| − | - This looks a useful book, with detail of Warren's shipyard etc.
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| − | Christiaan van Bochove, ''The Economic Consequences of the Dutch: Economic Integration Around the North Sea, 1500-1800'' (Amsterdam, 2009)
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| − | Aksel Erhardt Christensen, ''Dutch trade to the Baltic about 1600: studies in the Sound toll register and Dutch shipping records'' (E. Munksgaard, 1941)
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| − | C.W Pearson, ''England's timber trade in the last of the 17th and first of the 18th Century, more especially with the Baltic Sea'' (London, 18XX)
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| − | Tim Peck, ''The International Timber Trade'' (Cambridge, 2001)
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| − | - See Ch. 1: Historical perspective, pp. 1-15; Ch. 3: Production & consumption of wood products, pp.46-73, especially 'Types of Product'
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