Recto: Barlow joins the NASEBY at Chatham and two days later they set sail to the Nore. Verso: The NASEBY sets sail from the Hope and Barlow receives a head injury when struck by a bar.
Page 37 and 38 of Edward Barlow's journal.
Page 37 (recto): Barlow's first night aboard is spent in a cabin the size of a dog-kennel. He enjoys the dinner. Two days later the ship sails down the river to the Nore with a crew of more than 500.
Page 38 (verso): The ship takes in provisions in the Hope. Barlow is at the capstan when the ship weighs anchor, and receives a bad head injury when he is hit by a bar. It takes a year for this wound to fully heal.
Page 37 (recto): Barlow's first night aboard is spent in a cabin the size of a dog-kennel. He enjoys the dinner. Two days later the ship sails down the river to the Nore with a crew of more than 500.
Page 38 (verso): The ship takes in provisions in the Hope. Barlow is at the capstan when the ship weighs anchor, and receives a bad head injury when he is hit by a bar. It takes a year for this wound to fully heal.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/4/37-38 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1659 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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