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Inventory of the Mayflower (1624)
Public Records Office, London:  HCA 24/81, fol. 167/219

 

After the death of Christopher Jones, the captain and quarter-owner of the Mayflower, the ship was appraised by the High Court of Admiralty.  Three of the four owners requested the appraisal, and the original HCA document of their request can be seen here.  The ship, in that request, is represented as being "in ruinis", meaning the appraisal was not for the purpose of selling a ship, but for the purpose of selling the ship for scrap.  

This is a photo-scan of the original inventory taken on the Mayflower in 1624, as found in the Public Records Office in London, in the records of the High Court of Admiralty.  It has never before been published in its entirety, or displayed in its original form, though its existence has been known by historians since the early 1900s.  The line-by-line transcription was made by me, after I spent a good while learning how to read the handwriting.  


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The appraismt or valuacon of the shippe the
Mayflower of London and her tackle and
furniture taken and made by authoritye of
his Maje Highe Courte of Admiraltye on
the 26th day of May 1624 at ye instance
of Roberte Childe, John Moore, and
Jones the relicte of Christopher Jones
deceased, owners of three fourth parte
of the said Shippe, by us William
Craford and ffranncis Birks of Redriffe,
marriners, Robert Clay and Christopher
Malym of the same, shipwrights as
followeth:

Inprimis wee the said appraisers
having viewed and seene the
hull, maste, yardes, boate,
winles and Capsten of and
belonginge to the said Shipp,
Doe estimate the same at --------- £50


Item.  five anckors weighinge
about 25c wt wee value at -------- £25

Item.  one suite of sailes
more than half worne, wee
estimate at ------ £15


Item.  3 Cables, 2 hawsers,
the shrowdes and stayes wth
all the other rigginge more
then half worne at ------ £35


Item.  8 muskitts, 6 bandeleers,
and 6 piks at -------- 50 s

 

Item. ye pitch pott and kettle ------- 13s, 4p

Item. ten shovells ------ 5s

Suma totalis 128.08-04


In witnes wherof wee ye said appraisers
have hereunto putt our handes

Frannces Birks
Wm Crayford
Robart Clay
Christopher Malim

 

 

 
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