Recto: Barlow stays in London for six months' recuperation. He joins the FFLORENTINE, bound for Venice, which stops at Bergen in Norway on her voyage. Verso: The ship is loaded with a cargo of dried stockfish. Barlow describes the products and people of Norway. Some local landladies who are owed money by the sailors threaten that the voyage will not prosper.
Page 191 and 192 of Edward Barlow's journal.
Page 191 (recto): Barlow remains in London for six months to recuperate from his voyages as a prisoner. He then ships aboard the FFLORENTINE, bound for Venice. They anchor at Texel and continue from there to Norway, stopping on the way to barter provisions with some Danes. They arrive at Bergen.
Page 192 (verso): The ship is loaded with a cargo of dried cod stockfish. Barlow describes the products and people of Norway. Some of the city's merchants are invited to a feast on board. Several local landladies who are owed money by the sailors are not paid in full and they threaten that the ship will not have a safe passage.
Page 191 (recto): Barlow remains in London for six months to recuperate from his voyages as a prisoner. He then ships aboard the FFLORENTINE, bound for Venice. They anchor at Texel and continue from there to Norway, stopping on the way to barter provisions with some Danes. They arrive at Bergen.
Page 192 (verso): The ship is loaded with a cargo of dried cod stockfish. Barlow describes the products and people of Norway. Some of the city's merchants are invited to a feast on board. Several local landladies who are owed money by the sailors are not paid in full and they threaten that the ship will not have a safe passage.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/4/191-192 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1675 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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