The Levant Voyage of the Blackham Galley (1696–1698): The Sea Journal of John Looker, Ship's Surgeon

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by  Colin Heywood, Edmond Smith

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THE LEVANT VOYAGE
OF THE
BLACKHAM GALLEY (1696–1698):
THE SEA JOURNAL OF JOHN LOOKER,
SHIP’S SURGEON

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THE LEVANT VOYAGE

OF THE

BLACKHAM GALLEY (1696–1698):

THE SEA JOURNAL OF JOHN LOOKER,

SHIP’S SURGEON

Edited by
COLIN HEYWOOD
and
EDMOND SMITH

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CONTENTS

List of Maps and Illustrations xi
Preface and Acknowledgements xiii
List of Abbreviations xvi

INTRODUCTION 1
1. The Author and His Manuscript 4
a. John Looker: The Man behind the ‘Journall’ 4
b. Looker’s ‘Journall’: An Example of Artisanal Autobiography 5
c. Looker’s ‘Journall’: The Provenance of National Maritime Museum
MS PHB/6 8
2. The Early History of the Blackham Galley 10
a. Construction and Purchase 10
b. The Blackham Galley’s First Voyage (1694–6) 13
3. Looker’s Journey on the Blackham Galley (1696–8) 15
a. The Outward Voyage: Gravesend to Messina, Smyrna and Istanbul
(12 December 1696–20 April 1697) 16
b. Privateering and Detention in Smyrna (20 April 1697–2 January 1698) 18
c. The Return Voyage: Smyrna to Messina, Malaga, and the Thames
(2 January–14 March 1698) 19
4. Understanding Looker’s ‘Journall’ 22
a. John Looker as a Tourist 22
b. Risks and Dangers of the English Levant Trade 25
c. Consuls’ Roles and the Ottoman Interdict 27
d. Social Relations on Board the Blackham Galley 28
e. Health, Sickness and Death on Board 32
5. The End of the Blackham Galley 34
6. Editorial Conventions Adopted in the Transcription of Looker’s Journal 38

THE ‘JOURNALL’ OF JOHN LOOKER, SHIP’S SURGEON 39

APPENDICES
1. Lord Paget, the Ottomans, and the Detention of the Blackham Galley 195
2 Identified Members of the Company of the Blackham Galley under Captain
Charles Newnam 205
3. Wills of Members of the Crew of the Blackham Galley 207
4. The Homeward Lading of the Blackham Galley, 13 May–29 December
1697, as Recorded in John Looker’s ‘Journall’ 213
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