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• Correct list of ships and steam vessels registered in the port of Newcastle up to February 1830, containing ships' names, tonnage ... (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
• At the court at White-hall the 22th of March, 1664, present the Kings Most Excellent Majesty ... whereas His Majesty by and with the advice of his Privy Council hath dispensed with certain clauses of several acts, concerning trade, shipping and navigation ... (London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., 1664), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), King Charles II of England, and England and Wales Privy Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the most honorable the Council of State, the humble petition of Captain William Jackett, and his partners: ([London : s.n., 1650?]), by William Jackett (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The Port of Bristol. Official handbook containing general information for shipowners and merchants. (J.W. Arrowsmith, 1904) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Die Jovis, 21 Martii, 1643. Whereas the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, by an ordinance of the 14. of Ianuarie, 1642. did for severall reasons in the said ordinance mentioned, prohibite all ships and other vessels, to carry provisions of victualls, armes, or money, unto New-castle, Sunderland, or Blithe, ... (March 23. London : Printed for John Wright in the Old-bailey, 1643. [i.e. 1644]), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1559-01-06 (Imprynted at London : By Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, Printers to the Queenes Maiestie, [1560]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the Right Honorable the Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition and representation of divers well-affected masters and commanders of ships; ([London : s.n., 1648]), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the right honourable the knights, cittizens, and burgesses assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of the captains, commanders, and owners of English shipping, and other sea-faring men of this nation. ([London? : s.n., 1659?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A new list of fifty two ships gone to the East-Indies, in less than two years, with above two millions of bullion : and of fifty ships that went in seven years, from December 1690, to 1697. With a list of twenty six ships belonging to the Old East-India Company; with their tonns, guns, men, and cargoo's [sic]: also an account of ten ships arrived from East-India and China, since the 20th. of May last, with above five hundred thousand pieces of wrought goods ; and of three ships which arrived since the 20th. of January, which have brought in above one hundred thousand pieces of wrought silks, stuffs, and calico's, and not one pound of raw silk. With remarks and queries thereupon. ([London : s.n., 1700?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons humbly offered to the consideration of the honourable the Commons of England in Parliament assembled against a duty of tunnage on all ships and merchandize. ([London : s.n., 1694]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act for the encouraging & increasing of shipping and navigation ([London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1660]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) and England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• At the court at White-hall the second of March, 1665/6. Present the Kings Most Excellent Majesty. His Royal Highness the Duke of York. His Highness Prince Rupert. Duke of Albemarle. Lord Chamberlain.... It was this day ordered by his Maiesty in Council, that whatever ship or vessel shall take in her lading in any port of England or Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, of any sorts of goods or merchandizes whatsoever not prohibited by law to be exported.... (London, : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty,, 1665/6. [i.e. 1666]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) and King Charles II of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the owners of ships concerned in the coal-trade Humbly offered to the consideration of the honourable the Commons in Parliament assembled. ([London : s.n., 1695]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A clause humbly offered to the consideration of the Honourable House of Commons, to be added or incerted, in any bill this honourable house thinks fit. ([London? : s.n., 1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The case of John Degrave, Francis Minshall and others, owners of the seven sail of ships taken up in July, 1697 by the Commissioners of the Transport. Humbly presented to the honourable House of Commons, that the transport did endeavour to hire ships to carry provisions to Newfoundland, but it being so late in the year were generally refused because it was so extreamly dangerous to undertake; They would not run the hazard of their shippng and men in so difficult and undertaking. ([London : s.n., 1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Arcana clericalia, or, The mysteries of clarkship being a sure way of setling estates by [brace] deeds, fines, and recoveries : with the forms of all manner of charter-parties in maritime cities, towns and corporations : with a table of all the principle matters therein contained / by George Billinghurst ... (London : Printed for Henry Twyford ..., 1674), by George Billinghurst (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The case for making the rivers Aire and Calder in the county of York navigable to Leeds and Wakefield ([London : s.n., 1699]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Case of the town and port of King's-Lynn in Norfolk, as to their navigation. ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Synēgoros thalassios, A vievv of the admiral jurisdiction wherein the most material points concerning that jurisdiction are fairly and submissively discussed : as also divers of the laws, customes, rights, and priviledges of the high admiralty of England by ancient records, and other arguments of law asserted : whereunto is added by way of appendix an extract of the ancient laws of Oleron / by John Godolphin ... (London : Printed by W. Godbid for Edmund Paxton ... and John Sherley ..., 1661), by John Godolphin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act for preventing injuries and wrongs done to merchants at sea, in their persons, ships or goods; and prohibiting mariners from serving under forraign princes or states without license. Die Sabbathi, 13⁰ Aprilis, 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti. (London : printed by Edward Husband and Iohn Field, printers to the Parliament of England, 1650), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act for increase of shipping, and encouragement of the navigation of this nation. Thursday the ninth of October, 1651. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti. (London : Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1651), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1591-07-21 ([Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, [1591]]), by England and Wales Privy Council and England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations.1603-09-30 ([Imprinted at London : by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, anno Dom. 1603]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An Act for constituting commissioners for ordering and managing the affairs of the Admiralty and Navy. (Printed by Iohn Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1653), by England and Wales, Henry Scobell, John Field, and England and Wales Parliament (page images at HathiTrust)
• An act appointing judges for the admiralty. (London : Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament. And are to be sold at the seven Stars in Fleetstreet, over against Dunstans Church, 1659), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act for continuing the jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty. (London : Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1651), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Remarks on the observations, offer'd by a true English-man who is not a sailor, tho' of long service in the navy. (London : Printed, and sold by the book-sellers of London and Westminster, 1699) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1591-07-21 ([Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, [1591]]), by England and Wales Privy Council and England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• These points are desired to be determined in the Admirall Court, although the agreement touching the same were made upon the land ([London? : s.n., 1664?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Public General Acts. Selections: Royal Navy (London : printed by S. Bridge in Austin Friers, MDCXCVII. [1697]), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A list of several ships belonging to English merchants, taken by French privateers since December, one thousand six hundred seventy and three. Also a brief account touching what applications hath been made for redress, at the council-board, and with the committee of trade. (Amsterdam : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1677) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• At the court at Whitehall, the seventeenth day of January, 1676/7 by the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the Right Honourable the Lords of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy-Council. Whereas upon the humble petition of Sir John Clayton knight, setting forth, that by vertue of His Majesties letters patents he had erected at above two thousand pounds charge, several light-houses upon the northern coasts, for the benefit of navigation. ([London : s.n., 1677]), by Edward Walker and England and Wales Privy Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The deplorable case of great numbers of suffering subjects, concerned in the ships and vessels employed in Their Majesties transport-service humbly offerred to the High Court of Parliament now assembled. ([London : s.n., 1691]), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Port of Hull : tides, rates and dock facilities 1921 (Hull and Barnsley Railway Co., 1921), by H. N. Appleby (page images at HathiTrust)

• Port of Hull & Humber Ports monthly journal of commerce, shipping, industry, transport and municipal affairs (F.W.F. Oldfield, 1923) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Alfred Booth : born, Liverpool, 3rd September 1834, died, Liverpool, 2nd November 1914. (Henry Young & Sons, 1915) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920, by William Bower Forwood (Gutenberg ebook)

• The port of Liverpool. (Pub. under the authority of the Mersey docks and harbour board, by Littlebury bros., 1920), by Liverpool Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (page images at HathiTrust)
• The port of Liverpool. (Littlebury Bros., 1913), by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Royal commission on the port of London, 1900 : statement of evidence by the clerk of the London County Council. ([London] : [London County Council], 1900., 1900), by London County Council (page images at HathiTrust)

• Rye shipping records, 1566-1590 (Sussex Record Society, 1966), by Richard F. Dell (page images at HathiTrust)

• The port books of Southampton (Cox & Sharland, 1913), by Southampton (England), Paul Studer, and Robert Florys (page images at HathiTrust)
• The port books, or local customs accounts of Southampton for the reign of Edward IV (Cox & Sharland, ltd., 1937), by Southampton (England), Alwyn A. Ruddock, and David B. Quinn (page images at HathiTrust)

• The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping, with some subjects of interest connected therewith. (Horne, 1908), by Richard Weatherill (page images at HathiTrust)

• The prices and rates that euerye perticuler person ovveth to pay for his fayre or passage, vnto watermen, or whyrrymen: from Londo[n] to Grauesende, and likewise from Grauesende to London, and to euery commen landyng place, betwene the sayd two places, and the rates and pryces also of an hole fare in a whyrye, tylte bote, or tyde bote, to and from any of the said places hereafter breyfelye appeareth. ([London : J. Cawood, ca. 1555]), by England) Watermen's Company (London (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A mediterranean passage by water, from London to Bristol, &c., and from Lynne to Yarmouth, and so consequently to the city of York for the great advancement of trade & traffique / by Francis Mathew, Esquire. (London : Printed by Thomas Newcomb, MDCLXX [1670]), by Francis Mathew (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A mediterranean passage by water, from London to Bristol, &c., and from Lynne to Yarmouth, and so consequently to the city of York for the great advancement of trade & traffique / by Francis Mathew, Esquire. (London : Printed by Thomas Newcomb, MDCLXX [1670]), by Francis Mathew (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Proclamations. 1602-03-20 ([Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1601 [i.e. 1602]]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) and Queen Elizabeth I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• At the court at Whitehall, the tenth of May, 1672 present the Kings Most Excellent Majesty ... ([London] in the Savoy : Printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., 1672), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), King Charles II of England, and England and Wales Privy Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• [Articles concerning the admiralty of England, and the iurisdiction thereof] (Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker ..., [ca. 1618]), by England and Wales Privy Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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