The Smugglers' City
Department of History, University of Bristol

Prisage & Butlerage Account for Bristol, 1511

Source: Transcribed by Evan Jones (2004)
Manuscript: PRO E101 85/11

fo. 1r.

Prisage & Butlerage Anno primo Rex Henria VIII
in portu Bristoll

The accomte of Nicolas Brown deptue
of Sir Robert Suthwell knyght Cheff Butler of
England from the Feste of Seynt Mighell
the Archangell in the Fyrst yere of the Reign
of Kyng henry the VIIIth untill the same
Feste then next ensuing / that is to say
for one hole yere

Fyrst the mary Kateryn henry hart master
cam from Burdeux the xxvii day of October
receivid oute of her - ii tons wyn

The mathewe William Glaron master came from
Burdeux the xxvii day of October receivid
oute of her - ii ton wyn

The Anne of Saltashe Robert Rowlowe master
cam from Burdeux the xxx th day of October
receivid oute of her - ii tons wyn

The Kateryn of Berkley mores Bocher master
com from Burdeux the xxx th day of October
receivid oute of her - ii tons wyn

The Christofer Robert Avyntre master cam from
luxborn the xv th day of November
receivid oute of her - ii tons wyn

fo. 1v.

The Trenyte John Warr owner cam from
Burdeux the Fyrst day of Decembre receivid
oute of her - ii tons wyn

The Edward John a mayn master cam from
luxborn the xvii th day of Decembre receivid
oute of her - ii tons wyn

The magdalen John Sorre master cam from
Andolosia the vii th day of January receivid
oute of her - ii tons wyn
Item received of the same master for Butlarage of
ii ton wyne - iiii s.

The margarett of Bristowe Evan Danyell
master com from Seynt Lucas the viii day of
January received oute of her - ii ton

Item receivid of Jamys Dirham for Butlarage
of iiii ton pipe in the same shipp at iis. the ton - ixs.

The Jhesus Richard Savere master receivid
oute of her ii ton wyne she com from
Burdeux the ix th day of January - ii ton wyn

The Pretate John Disthayne master com from
Seynt Lucas the ix th day of January
received oute of her - ii tons wyne

Item received of the same master for Butlarage
of vi ton wyne at iis . the ton Sum - xiis.

fo. 2r.

The Mary Tower com from Seynt Lucas the ix th
day of January received oute of her - 1 ton wyne
my servant markid a noder ton of wyne in the same
shipp of one John Halls of Bristow, notwithstanding
by Force he causid it to be caried to his howis
& so I can gett nothing of hym therfor

The Trenyte Grace cam from Burdeux the
xiiiith day of January received oute of her - ii ton wyn

The Mary Grace otherwise callid the Mary
Moton com from Seynt Lucas the xv th day
of January Jamys Henrie master / the same shipp
was ii ton priseable / And the same master
wold not suffer me to mark eny wyne
in the same shipp / And one John Numan thelder
of Bristow Bocher was suerty that the
same prise wyne shold be paid in mony
notwithstanding I can not get it

Item receivid of Maryn Depyne for butlarage
of xlvi ton wyne that com in the mary
lotyday that came from Burdeux the xv th

Day of January at iis . the ton Sum - £iiii xiis .

fo. 2v.

The Barbara of Bristow Davy Non master
com from Seynt Lucas the xxii day of January
received out of her - a pype wyn
And the same shipp was prisable ii ton
howe be it I coulde gett no more / For William
Lane & William Geffreis owners of the same shipp
& the forsaid master & the purser wold not suffer
me to mark eny more in the shipp / And the
same purser by the maytenance & settyng
a work of the forsaid Lane / had nerhand
mischevid my servant he beyng about his
besynesse abord the same shipp

Item received of the christopher Britarn for Butlarage
of a ton oute of the same shipp - ii s.

The magdalen of Bristow Thomas Meulad
master com from Burdeux the viii th day of
February receivid out of her - i ton wyn

The Elisabeth Bonaventure John Bolen master
com from Burdeux the viii day of February
received out of her - ii ton wyn

Item received of James Disham for Butlarge
of ix ton pipe out of the same shipp Sum - xixs.

fo. 3r.

The Mary Jamys Richard Bluett master com from
Burdeux the viii th day of February received
oute of her - ii ton wyn

Item receivid of Jamys Dyrham for Butlarage of
ix ton hogshead out of the same ship Sum - xviiis. vid.

The Thomas of Lynne com from Burdeux the viii th
day of February received out of her - ii ton wyn

The Mary Cradok com from Seynt Lucas the viii th
day of March receivid out of her - ii ton wyne

The Mary Kateryn com from Burdeux the
xiii th day of May receivid out of her - ii ton wyn

The Trenyte of Bristow com from Rochell
the xxix th day of Juyll & had in her but vii
ton wyne of a Gaskens callid Angerott
Carfugan & receivid of hym for Butlarage of
every ton iis . Sum - xiiis.

[followed by notes on distribution of wines]

fo. 4r

And so this accountaunt chargith
hym self with xxvi ton pipe that he
hath received of prise wynes after
£iiii the ton sum - £ciii

And also he chargith hym self with
the Butlarage mony of lxxxv tons hogshead
wynes at iis. the ton sum - £viii xs. vid.

Sum totalis that this accountaunt
chargith hym self w ith of prisage
& butlarage mony is - £cxii xs. vid.

Of the which he askith to be allowed
for the Freyght of the foresaid viii ton
gevyn as it is aforesaid by the King - £viii
Item for celerage of all the same wyn - xl s.
Item for hopage - xiiiis.
Item for this accountaunts fee - £v
Sum totalis of all the same
allowanunce in mony is - £xv xiiiis.

And so rest due upon this
account by this accountaunt - £lxxxxvi xvis. vid.

[followed by summary enumeration of sums collected]

Note: Some of the entries in this account were published in: J. Vanes (ed.), Documents Illustrating the Overseas Trade of Bristol in the Sixteenth Century , (Bristol Record Society Publications, Vol. XXXI, Kendal, 1979), 43.