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Butt (21) to 12 Butts. Here again the general charges 

 amounted to one -third of the landing price. Among other 

 items Figgs, 505 cwt. sold for 444. Indigo, 160 barrels, 

 sold at 23s. per cwt., this produce coming from Jamaica, from 

 British Plantations and from S. Domingo. It was " forwarded 

 to me by land carriage from Bristol by Lewis Casamajor." 

 Cochineals 17s. 6d. to 24s. 6d. a pound net. Musk 7s. 6d. 

 per oz. Twelve barrels of Dantzig Tar were bought by Peter 

 Hill, of Falmouth, for 15. One thousand quintals (a quintal 

 is 200 pounds) of Merchantable Fish were delivered at Bilbao, 

 in the " Two Friends " of Weymouth, Rd. Sturzaker Master, 

 at a cost of 902, which included 60 for "running the Riske 

 from Newfoundland." 



The clock and watch makers of that time in London were 

 Thomas Windmill (would he be the father of Windmill Street, 

 Leicester Square ?) and Daniel Quares. One or the other 

 furnished a large spring repeating clock at 56, and a 

 gold repeating watch at 68. Furniture has the item, " 12 

 armed chairs and 12 without, all blew Japaned and gilt," of 

 Charles Eyre, 65. Quinine went by the name of Jesuits' 

 Bark. Twenty hhds. of Tobacco (7,525 pds.) were bought 

 from Tobias Bowles at 3J p. pound. From Archangel were 

 imported Candles, Wax and Tallows. Wheat was then an 

 export, as we find a payment " to Jno. Radbourne of my 

 fourth part of what his salt in France cost more than the 

 corne he conveyed out from hence purchased." 



The vessels which ran the risks of the voyage to Cadiz and 

 to Bilbao crossing the Bay were mere cockles, " galleys " 

 very often. We come upon a new vessel to be built of 200 

 Tunns or thereabouts ; of the ship " Union " of 120 Tunns ; 

 of the " Rosario " wrecked on the Lizard from Vigo, in 

 connection with recovery of cargo, a business in which 

 William Fry of Bristol, and Ralph Allen, Postmaster, were 

 concerned. 



In conclusion I think that in gratitude for the recovery of 

 this book we may in all reverence end with the words in 

 which the good old 'Squire began his work, " Laus Deo." 



