Author Archives: Martin Lister

left the house August 11th, 1663 1 on board the Matthew a Yarmouth brig bound for Bordeaux Burwell, Lincolnshire ↩

London 20 1. Lister arrived in London on 20 August ↩

Gravesend 22d 1. Lister arrived in Gravesend on 22 August 1663 ↩

Deal 1. 24th \we went/ [by Dover the same day morning] On folio 16 of the pocketbook, Lister later noted: The beech I saw at Deale I tooke not much notice – because of our short stay there; yet I remember it to be much after the fashion of that \other /which lyeth north east Weymouth.  […]

[26th we put in for Rye] put out from Rye 29th driven into Weymouth by storme Lister later wrote on folio 17 of the Pocketbook, In the Bay of Weymouth we were two Vessels bound over for France, on Saturday night the wind came up at North East. our Master set saile and we gained the halfe of […]

7ber 1  2. put out  thence Saturday 5 . put out \from Portland/2.  a second time Tuesday 10 8 and returned there Tuesday 8 and returne with great hazard of our lives On folio 16 of the pocketbook, Lister later wrote: I observe that upon thee Beech at Portland the sho noble stones were the largest upon the surface therof […]

Aboard the Dove Frigat [1] bound to St. Malos 7ber 19th ride before Garnsey the 20 at night put out a shoare at Garnsey the 21st On Folio 18, Lister later noted:  They make cheise in Guernsey[2] (where they make much Cider[3] of the bitterest aple,[4]which they observe to make \the/ strongest and most taysting liquor. [1] A frigate at this time […]

8ber 1st put out of the shoare 3 in the morning. not able to weather Jersey came in \again/ by 8 of the clock in morning 8ber 4 put out from Gern[1] a 2d time and ar[rive]d at anc[h]or before St Malo that night [1] Guernsey

From St. Malo to Rennes by Messenger. 10 leag[ues][1] [1] He then proceeded by “messenger” or by the postal coach to Rennes.  Distance was commonly measured in “leagues.” On land, the league was most commonly defined as three miles (about 4.8 km), although the length of a “mile” could vary from place to place and at […]

Oct: 16 Stile novo.[1]  we lay at Hedy[2] \where a Fran.[3] supped with us/ 9 leagues 17. we came to Rennes 5 Leg. We pas[s]ed through chateaux. went st. Pierre.[4]  In a league the Country very woody and therefore pleasant. From Rennes 19th.  Lay at Bain.[5] \6 leagues./ thence we past through and dined at  Nose[6]  6 leag[ues] 22d […]