JOHN GOODBORNE (or Goodbarne), a minister of the Church of England, sailed from England in 1635 as a passenger in the Globe for a plantation in Virginia called Merchant’s Hope, in which John Sadler, William Guyney, and others were the adventurers. He died on the voyage, and his effects were delivered by Jeremy Blackman, the master of the Globe, to William Barker, who put them into a storehouse ashore. Blackman and Barker returned to England, where Peter Goodborne, father of John Goodborne, sued them in the High Court of Admiralty and obtained a sentence for the value of the goods. The following schedule of John Goodborne’s books and wearing apparel is appended to the libel and appears to be in his own handwriting. The schedule is in tabular form, and the values of the items, in columns, are written thus: 00^l 10^s 00^d. In the transcript below, some contractions have been extended, and the values are given in modern form. The documents are among the records of the Admiralty Court in the Public Record Office in London: Libels 94, No. 204; Libels 95, Nos. 137, 138; Examinations 115, June 17 and July 7, 1637.

     P. Martirs Common places, 10s; his Comment[aries] on the 1^st and 2 of the Kinges, 8s; on Judges,5s; of the Eucharist, 4s; on the 1st and 2 to Corinth[ians], 8s; on the 1st and 2 of Samuell, 8s; on the Romans, 4s; Leo papa,—the worker of Chrisoloras, Fulgentius, Valerianus, Maximus Tyrius, in one volume,¹ 18s; Fulke on the Romish Testament,² 12s; Davenant on the Colossians, 6s; Byfield on the Colossians, 6s;

Wilson on the Romans, 6s; Knights Concordance,¹ 4s; Cottons Concordance,² 8s; Allens doct[rine] of the Gospell, 6s; Hockers Ecclesiasticg policy,³ 8s; Baines on the Proverbes, 4s; Austin of the Citty of God, English, with Ludovicus Vives,⁴ 10s; Plutarchs lives, English, 17s; Prospers workes, 4s; Vorsii [qu. Voetii] theses, 4s; Pagina interlin. raris [?] versis Psalmorum, Proverb., Cant. Cantic., Ruth, Hester, Job, Ecclesi., Threnorum, 2s 6d; Amesii Coronis, 1s 4d, Medulla, 1s 6d, Bellar[minus] Enervatus, 2 volumes, 5s 1d, Cases, 1s 6d, Antesinodalia,⁵ 1s 6d; Echardi, facicul. Controversiarum,⁶ 1s 6d; Moses unvailed, by W. Guild, 10d; Bucans Common places, 2s; Austins Enchiridion, with Danaus,⁷ 2s; Militis Christiani Encheiridion Erasmo autore, 6d; Ainsworth in Pentateuchid., Psalmos, 10s; Acta Synodi Dordrachen[sis], 6s; Erasmi Paraphrasis in N. T., 2s; Parks [?] on James, 2s; Mayer on James;⁸ 2s; Harmony Epist[olarum] Pauli, 1s 4d; Dionysius Carthusius in Epist[olas] Pauli, 1s 4d; Jewell on the 1st and 2 of Thessal[onians], 1s; Buchanans latin psalmes, 1s 2d; Lactantii opera, 1s 6d; Austins⁹ Meditacons, latin, 1s 2d; Alstedii logica Theologic.,¹⁰ 8d; An explanation of the Common Catechisme, 1s 6d; Hunnius in Johannem, 1s 6d; Psalmes in 4^r partes, 1s 6d; In Habackuk and Soponiam, Brevis Dilucidatio, incerto autore, 3d; Piscator in Evangelia, Acta Apostolorum, Epistolas Pauli, Epistolas Canonicas, 5s; Two g[r]eeke testaments, one with the English psalmes, 3s; Talle booke, 2d; Kempusii¹¹ opusculum, 4d; Salviani opera, 1s; Ainsworths Communion of Saints, 2s; Bedae [a]xiomata philosophica, 6d; Henricii institucones med., 1s; Reuchlin de verbo mirifico, 1s; Vincentius contra Hereses, 1s; D^r Sutton on the Sacrament of the lords supper, 10d; His two treatises, lear[n]e to live, learne to die, 1s 4d; Brinsleys Grammer schoole, lent to M^r Cleark, 1s; Theologicall rules [for] misticall cases, 6d; Willsons dictionary¹² with white paper betwene every leafe, in 3 volumes, 6s; Tolet de Anima,¹³

1s; Scharpii Simphonia,¹ 2s 6d; Biblia Tremellii et Junii,² 7s 6d; Calvin on the psalmes, 5s; Pelasheri analysis Typ., 5s; Fonsecae Metaph:³ Tom. 2^dus, 2s; Calvin on the 1 and 2 epist. in the Corinth., 2s 6d; Dent on the Revelations,⁴ 1s; Goesii opus histori[cum], 8d; Yates his modell of divin[ity], 1s 4d; Allens Concordancy of the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, 1s; Doctor Twine’s translation of Virgill in Meeter, 8d; Prideaux his lectures, 1s; Bulkley his appollogy for the Church of Englands Religions, 4d; Terence in English, by Barnard, 1s 4d; Masons treatis of fastinge,⁵ 1s; Byfielde on part of 1^st epistle of Peter, 1s 4d; E[u]sebii historia, 2s; Polani parct. theolog.,⁶ 1s; Marlorati thesaurus,⁷ 1s; A concordance, 6d; Pagnini lexicon Hebr., 1s; Aelian de Animal., 2s; the Booke of Canons, 10d; Senecae opera, 3s; Caesaris comentaria, 1s; Justini historia, 1s; the booke of Articles, 4d; Pindari opera, 1s 6d; Homeri Ilias, 2s; poetae minores, 1s 6d; Bellarmini Gra[mma]t. Hebr., 1s 6d; Buxtorfii Epitome,⁸ 1s; Camdeni Grammata Graeca, 4d; Cleonardi Grammata Graeca, 1s 6d; Scapulae Lexicon,⁹ 9s; Stobai sententiae et al[ia] Grecolat[ina], 3s; Tullii orationes cum variis commentar. fol., 6s; Erasmus Adagia, 9s; Plutarchi vitae lat., 4s; Aristotelis opera Graecol[atina], 2 volumes, 12S; Dictionarium poeticum, 3s; Tullii opera, 4s; Calvini catechesis, 1s 6d; Ursini catechesis, 2s; Summa consiliorum, 1s 6d; Vogelii thesaurus, 2s; Lumbardi sententiae,¹⁰ 3s 6d; Calvini Institutiones, 3s; Stockwoods disputacons,¹¹ 8d; Quintilians declamacons, 2s 6d; Pasors Lexicon,¹² 1s 6d; Thucidides lat., 2s 6d; Natalis Corn[itum] Mytholog[ia], 2s 6d; Ovidii opera 4^r volumes, 2s 6d; Garthii lexicon, 1s 6d; Philosophy, bookes unperfect, 6d; Juvenall and Persius, 1s 4d; Horace with Bond,¹³ 1s 8d; Magi Physick, 1s 6d; Kettermans Phisick, 1s 6d; Kaeckermans log., 1s 4d; Scaliger de subtil., 1s 8d; Keckermans Mathemat., 1s 4d; Walaei Ethica Christiana, 1s 4d; Templeei Metaph., 1s 6d; A treatise of Christs Sufferings, 6d; Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae,¹⁴ 6d; De Ecclesiae Catholicae

notis . . . . e Libel.,¹ 4d; Lodoici exercitia,² 6d; Plautus, 1s 6d; Virgill with notes and pic[t]ures, 2s; Mongotii Postillae, 2s; Terence, 10d; Suetonius, 1s; Poselii syntaxis,³ 1s; Calvini grammat[a] Graec[a], 1s 4d; Porta Linguarum,⁴ 1s 8d; Cornelii a Lapide opera, 6 voluminibus, 41 10s 0d; Estius in Epistolas,⁵ 16s; Maldonate in Evangelia, 12s; Stella in Lucam, 10s; Barnadi opera, 1l 0s 0d; Pierii hieroglyphica, 10s; Theodoreti opera, 17s; Davenants determinacon,⁶ 4s 6d; D^r Tweese his controversie,⁷ 6s; Augustini epitome, 4s; Brightman in Cantica, 1s 6d; Barnard on the common . . . h,⁸ 2d; D^r Prestons workes in 6 volumes,⁹ 1l 4s 0d; Otes on the Epistle of Jude, 7s; Doctor Gibs his workes in 3 volumes, 6s 10d; Gifford on the Canticles, 1s 4d; Isocratis orationes Grecolat., 1s 6d; Tho. Aquinatis summa, 2 volumes old print, 8s; Boltons Instructions,¹⁰ 5s; An Englishe bible, 4s; Halfe a Rheame of white writinge paper, 3s 4d, Summa totall. 32l 16s 6d.

     Two hatts, the one old which is worth 6s, the other new which cost 14s; An old cloth coate lined with cotton Bayes, 1l 0s 0d; A cloath gowne and two Cassocks, the one cloth and the other stuffe, all newe, 5l 14s 0d; A stuffe cloake and suite, both newe, 4l 0s 0d; Two old cloth suits, and a new cloth Jackett, 2l 0s 0d; A pewter candle stick, 10d; An old cloth Cloake, 1l 10s 0d; A redd scarlett capp laced, 1s; A newe silke girdle, 5s; A newe payer of Buckes leather gloves, 4s 4d; One newe paire of gray wollen stockings, 2s; Two newe payer of black wollen stockings, 6s; A payer of newe Gloves with black silke trimminge, 2s; One newe paire of worsted stockings, 5s; One old payer of worsted stockings, 2s 6d; One newe redd cotton wascoate, 2s 6d; An old one, 1s; fower neckclothes, 1s 6d; A newe quilted cappe, 1s 6d; 3 other newe payer of gloves, 2s 9d; An old payer of Cordivant gloves, 1s 6d; an old quilted capp, 9d; A new sattin cappe, 3s 6d; 4 linnen cappes without lace, 3s; A new Coverlett, 1l 10s 0d; 12 bands, 10s; An old Coverlett, 8s; 9 shirts, 2l 7s 0d; A newe Blanckett, 8s; 13 newe handkercheefes, 6s 6d; A tinder box, 2d; 12 old handkercheefes, 3s; 8 or 9 payer of old cuffes, 1s; A newe leather cappe lined with Taffety, 1s 9d; 8 payer of newe sockes, 4s 6d; A payer of newe bootes, 7s; An old lookinge glasse, 4d;

Two payer of newe shoes, and a payer of pumpes, 6s 6d; two payer of old shoes, 1s 6d; fether bed, boulster, and matt, 31 0s 0d: 3 payer of pillowe beare[r]s, 6l 6s 0d; a payer of flaxen shee[t]s, 1l 4s 0d; 6 towells, 3s; a payer of courser sheets, 6s; one sheete, 3s; 9 napkins, 4s—Summa totall. 27l 13s 8d.

     At the foot of Barker’s answer is a list of books and effects which he admits having received. It contains most of the items enumerated in the schedule to the libel, together with the following books which are not in the schedule. Barker’s list is full of mistakes, and is evidently drawn up by an illiterate pleader; several of his items defy attempts to identify.

     Farnabe Bartholomeus uppon the Counsell; Ascams plaine way of Teachin[ge]¹; Everinus Phisicke; Roberts uppon the 130 Psalme; Drusius his Apothegmes; A marriage prayer; Leyes and Dods Sermons; Tossanius Compendium²; A Table of Scripture; A Short Catechism; Dennisons Sermon; Coelius his Institutions; Goffs Sermons; Hornes Sermons; A smalle booke of meditacions; Goodwin uppon Moyses and Aron; An Hebrew booke; A Greek grammar; Paulus Oretius³; Pastinus his Expositions; Wilsons rules⁴; Wilsons tracte; A Dicksionary uppon the Revelacion; A smalle Treatis of our Saviours Descention to Hell⁵; Balthasarius Lexicon; Yeates Sermons; Desputerius⁶; Conradus Phisicks; Rodulphus uppon the Proverbs; A Cynnocticall Annotation; Ricardus uppon Luke; Ricktherus uppon the Scripture; Brandimlerius.