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85. Assignment by Joan Edwards of London, widow, to James
Bradshaw of London, merchant tailor, of certain silver plate and wearing apparel mentioned, to secure the repayment of 28l. at the feast of
St. Thomas the Apostle, 1573. Executed in the presence of Thos.
Peeke and Rich. Collins, apprentices to Andrew Palmer, scrivener.
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Nov. 26.
Auckland. |
86. James Bishop of Durham, William Lord Eure, Sir George
Bowes, and Thos. Layton, commissioners for the care of ports and
havens in the bishopric of Durham, to Council. We have viewed
the havens, ports, creeks, and landing places on the sea coast within
the bishopric of Durham, and made our deputies, as appears by our
certificate. [¾ page.]Enclosing, |
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86. i. Certificate of the above and Gerard Salven, commissioners
for the care of the havens and landing places within
the bishopric of Durham. There is one haven, called
Hartlepool, wherein there are 66 householders. The town
is governed by a mayor chosen by certain aldermen, by
force of grants made by divers kings of the realm, and
by the Bishop of Durham, and confirmed by Her Majesty,
by force whereof ships and vessels are licensed to lade
and unlade, and to go from there. |
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There is one ship of the town, the Peter of Hartlepool,
belonging to John Brown and Geo. Smith; also three
5-men boats and 17 small cobbles, all occupied in
fishing; 51 persons get their living therein, all fishermen, and not mariners. The town has been a good
haven, and is strongly walled, and many ships of 200
tons' burden may lie within the town and pier; but
the latter is in decay, and many houses also, whereof
the greater number are the Queen's, and belonged to
abbeys, friaries, chantries, and guilds. |
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There is also a creek called Tees' Mouth, three miles
from Hartlepool, but no town nor habitation until
Stockton, 10 miles distant, where ships may come near
the shore, and boats may come on land. |
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There is a fishing town and landing place called
Sunderland, which has 30 householders, and is governed
by Robert Bowes, under the Bishop of Durham, and ships
and boats are there laded and unladed by licence of the
Bishop; but there are neither ships nor boats, and only
seven fish cobbles that belong to the town, occupying
20 fishermen. This town is in great decay of building
and inhabitants, and especially the Queen's houses that
belonged to chantries and guilds. |
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There is also one fishing town or creck called South
Shields, wherein there are 51 householders, 50 whereof
are fishermen. The town is governed and is the inheritance of the Dean and Chapter of Durham, but there
is no lading or unlading there, save their own fish, as
all that come in that river are unladed at Newcastle.
There are three ships belonging to the town, called the
Uswen, the Edward, and the John of Shields, belonging
to John Bowmaker, Wm. Lawson, and Edward Kitchin,
and six boats or cobbles, all occupied in fishing; 25 persons get their living thereby. There are also above 20
houses in the town wherein fishermen dwelt, which are
decayed. |
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We have ordained as our deputies for the execution of
the articles annexed to our commission, at Hartlepool,
Tees' Mouth, and other landing places within seven miles
of Hartlepool, Michael Tempest, Richard Conyers, Fras.
Bainbridge, and Robt. Conyers, and John Forward,
bailiff of Hartlepool; for Sunderland and South Shields,
and the landing places between them or within six miles
of the south side of either of them, Wm. Lawson, Thos.
Whitehead, Geo. Blackstone, and Anth. Tomlinson.
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