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  1. A True relation of a most horrid conspiracy and running away with the ship Adventure : together with the cruel and barbarous leaving and turning ashore upon the island Naias in the East-Indies the captain, and three merchants which were passengers, and sixteen honest and able seamen ...

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    S.l.: Printed for Sam. Crouch, 1700 ; Farmington Hills, Mich: Thomson Gale

  2. White, Samuel merchant [Author]

    The full and whole tryal of Mr. Samuel White, Merchant ... for felony, in procuring the ship called the Rainbow, to be sunk at sea. Also, the tryal of John Elms, for the murder of Morgan Brampton, on board the ship call'd the Adventure

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    London: printed by J. Bradford, 1704 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  3. Collins, John [Author]

    An introduction to merchants accounts : containing five distinct questions or accounts. Containing five distinct questions or accounts. The I An easie question to enter beginners, with instructions to post, stated two several ways, upon several suppositions. 2 A question of a merchant, adventuring a stock or cargazoon with the purser or sopracargo of a ship, who sells the adventure, and furnisheth returns, stated two several ways. 3 A question of factorage or goods recieved by consignation, and returns shipp'd off, with an analysis thereto belonging. 4 A question of a ship's straightment, with instructions to keep ship-accounts. 5 A question of double exchanges. Compiled by John Collins student in the Mathematicks, late professor of writing, merchants accounts, &c. And may serve as an appendix to the Merchant's Mirrour, lately re-printed - [The second edition]

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    London: printed by James Flesher for Thomas Clark, at the South-entrance of the Royal Exchange, 1664 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  4. Collins, John [Author]

    An introduction to merchants accounts : containing five distinct questions or accounts. 1. An easie question to enter beginners, with instructions to post, stated two severall wayes, upon several suppositions, 2. a question of a merchant, adventuring a stock or cargazoon with the purser or sopracargo of a ship, who fells the adventure and furnisheth returns, stated two severall ways, 3. a question of factorage or goods received by consignation, and returns shipt off, with an analysis thereto belonging, 4. a question of ships fraightment, with instructions to keep ship accounts, 5. a question of double exchanges

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    London: Printed by James Flesher for Nicholas Bourn, 1653 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  5. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    The karel den Vyfden, Jean Gaston, master : John Peter Du Roveray, of London, Merchant, a Subject of our Sovereign Lord the King, the Claimant of the said Ship, her Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, and all and singular the Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, and Private Adventures laden therein, - - - - - - - Appellant. Against Stephen Casey, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Regulator, the Captor, - - Respondent. Appendix to the Appellant's case

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    [London]: s.n, [1788?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  6. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes : An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. The Hinchinbrooke, Arthur Maxwell, Master. Thomas Pasley, Esq. Commander, and the Rest of the Officers on board of, and belonging to his Majesty's Ship of War the Jupiter, being one of the Squadron under the Command of Commodore Johnstone, the Recaptors of the said Ship and Goods, Appellants, against Robert Williams, of London, Banker, on behalf of himself, Robert Maxwell, Quintin Dick, and Stratford Canning of London, Merchants, and others, British Subjects resident in Great-Britain, the Owners and Proprietors of the said Ship, her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture; and on Behalf of Arthur Maxwell, the Master of the said Ship, and the several Officers on board, for their several private Adventures; and also, on Behalf of the East-India Company, the Owners and Proprietors of the general Cargo. Inden and on board the said Ship. Respondents. The Appellants' case

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    [London]: s.n, [1788?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  7. A true relation of a most horrid conspiracy and running away with the ship Adventure, having on board forty thousand pieces of eight, and other goods to a great value : Together with the cruel and barbarous leaving and turning ashore upon the island Naias, in the East-Indies, the Captain, and three merchants which were passengers, and sixteen honest and able seamen, eight whereof miserably perished by hunger and hardship, and but four of the remainder yet come to England. Together with some short account of what passed at the trial and condemnation of those who committed that fact

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    [London]: Printed for Sam. Crouch, at the corner of Popes-Head Ally, in Cornhill, 1700 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  8. A true relation of a most horrid conspiracy and running away with the ship Adventure : having on board forty thousand pieces of eight, and other goods to a great value. Together with the cruel and barbarous leaving and turning ashore upon the island Naias, in the East-Indies, the Captain, and three merchants which were passengers, and sixteen honest and able seamen, eight whereof miserably perished by hunger and hardship, and but four of the remainder yet come to England. Together with some short account of what passed at the trial and condemnation of those who committed that fact

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    [[London]: Printed for Sam. Crouch, at the corner of Popes-Head Ally, in Cornhill, 1700] ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  9. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Noord Stiernen, Herman Samsing, master. The said herman samsing, the master and claimant of the said Danish ship, noord stiernen, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, for and on behalf of the widow Karen Ancher and sons, of christiana in Norway, merchants, subjects of His Majesty the King of Denmark, the sole owners thereof, and also claimant of the cargo, and his the said master's private adventure on board the said ship at the said capture, - appellant. Richard Hudson, commander of the private ship of war venom, the captor, - - respondent. On an appeal from Barbadoes. The appellant's case, on further proof as to the property of the ship

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    [London]: s.n, [1785] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  10. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    [Be]fore the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Noord Stiernen, Herman Samsing, of Turnberg in Norway, a subject of His Majesty the King of Denmark, master of the said Danish ship noord stiernen, and the claimant of the said ship, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, for and on behalf of the widow Karen Anker and sons, of Christiana, in Norway aforesaid, merchants, also subjects of His Danish Majesty, the sole owners thereof, and also claimant of the cargo, and his the said master's private adventure on board the said ship at the capture, - - appellant. Richard Hudson, commander of the private ship of war venom, the captor, - - respondent. On an appeal from Barbadoes. The appellant's case

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    [London]: Printed by William Strahan, [1784] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  11. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    [Be]fore the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. De Noord Steeren, Herman Samsing, master. The said Herman Samsing the master, of Turnberg, in Norway, a subject of the King of Denmark, and claimant of the said ship on behalf of the widow Karen Anker and Sons, of Christiana, in Norway, merchants, also subjects of the King of Denmark, the pretended true, lawful, and sole owners and proprietors thereof, and also claimant of the cargo, and his the said master's private adventure on board the said ship, appellant. Richard Hudson, commander of the private ship of war Venom, the captor, respondent. An appeal from the Vice Admiralty Court of the island of Barbadoes. The respondent's case

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    [London]: Printed by William Strahan, [1785] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  12. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes : La Ville de Trieste, John Joseph Hyvert, Master. The said John Joseph Hyvert, the Master, described a Burgher of Ostend, and a Subject of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany, the Claimant, on Behalf of Messrs. Famin and Rigoult, described Burghers, Merchants, and Inhabitants of Ostend aforesaid, and Subjects of his said Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany, as the Owners and Proprietors of the said Ship, her Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, and all and singular the Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes laden therein; also on Behalf of himself, as being Master and Supercargo on board the said Ship; also on Behalf of Peter Leroux, described a Burgher, late an Inhabitant of the City of Ostend, and Second Captain, or Mate, of the said Ship-Andrew Fassy, described a Burgher, and late an Inhabitant of Ostend, and Second Mate, or First Lieutenant of said Ship-Charles Duclos, Third Mate, or Second Lieutenant on board the said Ship; and on Behalf of Mr. Dumoulin, described a Burgher, and late an Inhabitant of the Bishoprick of Liege, in Germany, a Passenger on board the said Ship, and Lewis Bartholomew Blanc, the Cook and Baker on board of said Ship, for sundry Goods as their private Adventures, Appellant, against William George Fairfax, Esq. Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War the Tartar, and Benjamin Hulke, Esq. Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War Du Guay Trouin, their Officers and Mariners, the Captors of the said Ship and Goods, Respondents. The Respondents' Case

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    [London]: s.n, [1788?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  13. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes : An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England. The Hinchinbrooke, Arthur Maxwell, Master. Thomas Pasley, Esq. Commander, and the rest of the Officers on board of and belonging to His Majesty's Ship of War the Jupiter, being one of the Squadron under the Command of Commodore Johnstone, the Recaptors of the said Ship and Goods, Appellants, against Robert Williams of London, Banker, on Behalf of himself, Robert Maxwell, Quintin Dick and Stafford Canning, of London, Merchants, and other British Subjects resident in Great-Britain, the Owners and Proprietors of the said Ship, her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture; and on Behalf of Arthur Maxwell, the Master of the said Ship, and the several Officers on board, for their several private Adventures; and also on Behalf of the East-India Company, the Owners and Proprietors of the general Cargo laden on board the said Ship, Respondents. Appendix to the Appellants' case

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    [London]: s.n, [1788?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  14. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes : An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. The Hinchinbrooke, Arthur Maxwell, Master. Thomas Pasley, Esq. Commander, and the Rest of the Officers on board of, and belonging to his Majesty's Ship of War the Jupiter, being one of the Squadron under the Command of Commodore Johnstone, the Recaptors of the said Ship and Goods, Appellant, against Robert Williams, of London, Banker, on Behalf of himself, Robert Maxwell, Quintin Dick, and Stafford Canning of London, Merchants, and others, British Subjects resident in Great-Britain, the Owners and Proprietors of the said Ship, her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture; and on Behalf of Arthur Maxwell, the Master of the said Ship, and the several Officers on board, for their several private Adventures; and also on Behalf of the East-India Company, the Owners and Proprietors of the general Cargo, laden and on board the said Ship, Appendix to the Respondent's case

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    [London]: s.n, [1788?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  15. Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes, Great Britain Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes

    Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes : An appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Jamaica. De Staadt Trieste, Jean Joseph Hyvert, Master. The said Jean Joseph Hyvert, the Master, described as a Burgher, and late an Inhabitant of Ostend, the Claimant on Behalf of Messrs. Famin & Regoult, described Burghers, Merchants, and Inhabitants of the said City of Ostend, and Subjects of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany, as Owners and Proprietors of the said Ship Staadt Trieste, her Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, and all and singular the Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes laden therein. Also on Behalf of himself, Peter Leroux, the First Mate; Andrew Fassey, the Second Mate, and Charles Duclos, Third Mate, all described Burghers and late Inhabitants of Ostend aforesaid, as Owners of sundry Goods, their private Adventure; and on Behalf of Mons. Dumoulin, described a Burgher, and late an Inhabitant of the Bishoprick of Liege in Germany, a Passenger, as Owner of sundry Goods laden in said Ship, - - - Appellant, against William George Fairfax, Esq. Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War the Tartar, and Benjamin Hulke, Esq. Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War Du Quay Trouin, their respective Officers and Mariners, Captors of the said Ship and Goods, Respondents. Appendix to the Respondents' Case

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    [London]: s.n, [1788?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  16. Broeck, Adrian van [Author]

    The life and adventures of Capt. John Avery : the famous English pirate, (rais'd from a cabbin-boy, to a king) now in possession of Madagascar: Being a Succinct Account of his Birth, Parentage, Education, Misfortunes, and Successes, viz. His serving the Government on Board the Resolution and Nonsuch Men of War. The Reasons why he quitted that Service, for that of the Merchants. His putting to Sea in a Merchant Ship, where he drew in the Crew to turn Pirates with him. His sailing to Jamaica, where he dispos'd of the Ship's Cargo. His taking a large Ship, worth above a Million Sterling, belonging to the Great Mogal, with his Grand-Daughter on Board, (who was going to be Marry'd to the King of Persia) attended by a great Retinue of Ladies. His Marriage with the said Princess, and his Men with her Retinue. The Methods he took to establish himself. His Wealth, Strength, and Acquisitions by Sea and Land: His Character. The several Overtures he has made to return to his Obedience. A Description of the Country; with its Customs, Manners, &c. Written by a person who made his escape from thence, and faithfully extracted from his journal

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    London: printed: and sold by J. Baker, at the Black-Row in Pater-Noster-Row, [1709] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  17. Longueville, Peter [Author]

    The hermit : or, the unparalleled sufferings and surprizing adventures of Philip Quarll, an Englishman: who was discovered by Mr Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island, in the South-Sea; where he lived about fifty years, without any human assistance. Containing I. His Conference with those who found him out; to whom he recites the most material circumstances of his life; as, that he was born in the parish of St Giles, educated by the charitable contribution of a lady, and put 'prentice to a locksmith. II. How he left his master, and took up with a notorious house-breaker, who was hanged; how, after his escape, he went to sea a cabin-boy, married a famous whore, listed himself a common soldier, turned a singing-master, and married three wives, for which he was tried and condemned at the Old Baily. III. How he was pardoned by K. Charles II. turned merchant, and was ship-wrecked on a desolate island on the coast of Mexico. With a curious frontispiece - [The tenth edition]

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    London: printed for the booksellers, M,DCC,XCVII. [1797] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  18. Longueville, Peter [Author]

    The hermit, or, the unparalleled sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman: who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island in the South Sea; where he has lived about Fifty-Years, without any Human Assistance; still continues to reside, and will not come away. Containing I. His Conferences with those who found him; to whom he recites the most material Circumstances of his Life: as that he was born in the Parish of St. Giles, educated by the charitable contribution of a Lady, and put 'prentice to a Lock smith. II. How he left his Master and was taken up with a notorious House-Breaker, who was hanged; how, after his escape he went to Sea a Cabin-Boy married a famous whore, listed himself a common Soldier, turned Singing master, and married three Wives, for which he was tried and condemned at the Old Bailey. III. How he was pardoned by King Charles II. turned Merchant, and was ship wrecked on this desolate Island on the Coast of Mexico. With a curious frontispiece and a map of the island - [The seventh edition]

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    London: printed by Thomas Martin, No. 76, Wood-Street, Cheapside, [1795?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  19. Longueville, Peter [Author]

    The hermit : or, the unparalled [sic] sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman. Who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited Island in the South-Sea; where he has lived above Fifty Years, without any human Assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Containing I. His Conferences with Those who found him out, to whom he recites the most material Circumstances of his Life; as, that he was born in the Parish of St. Giles, educated by the charitable Contribution of a Lady, and put 'prentice to a Lock-Smith. II. How he left his Master, and was taken up with a notorious House-Breaker, who was hanged; how, after this Escape, he went to Sea a Cabbin-Boy, married a famous Whore, listed himself a common Soldier, turned Singing-Master, and married Three Wives, for which he was tried and condemned at the Old-Bailey. III. How he was pardoned by King Charles II. turned Merchant, and was ship-wracked on this desolate Island on the Coast of Mexico. With a curious Map of the Island, and other Cuts

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    Westminster: printed by J. Cluer and A. Campbell for T. Warner in Pater-Noster-Row, and B. Creake at the Bible in Jermyn-Street, St. James's, 1727 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  20. Godwin, Francis [Author]

    The strange voyage and adventures of domingo gonsales, to the world in the moon : Containing an account of the Island of St. Helenn, the place where he resided some years in, and where he planned this wonderful voyage; his entering on board one of the home-ward-bound East-India ships, for Spain; their running on the rocks near the pike of Teneiff, to avoid an English squadon of ships that were in pursuit of the Spanish fleet; Gonsales had just time to six his machine, which carried him in safety to the pike of Teneriff, having tested his ganzas on the mountain, whence he was pursued by the savages; when, giving the signal to his birds, they arose in the air with him for their journey to the moon: the wounderful apparitions and devils he met with in his progress; their temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice provisions; his leaving his hellish crew and proceeding on his voyage to the moon; his safe arrival there; the manners, customs, and languages of the emperors, kings, princes, and people; his short stay there, to the great grief of the lunars; the inestimable presents in jewels the author received at his departure; his repassing to our earthly globe again, and was set down in China, by his birds; his being taken for a magician by the country people, and preserved from their say by a Chinese mandarin; his going aboard to India ship bound to Europe; his safe arrival in his own country, where he made his discoveries to the King of Spain, who held several cabinet counsels to deliberate on a proper use to be made of these discoveries. With a description of the pike of Teneriff, as travelled up by some English merchants - [The fifth edition]

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    [London]: Printed and sold by T. Sabine, No. 81, Shoe Lane, London, [1790?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009