Ship Names
Clerks would also abbreviate ship names. Some of these are obvious (Jhus for example is Jesus). There are instances in which vessels are given ship names that can also be vessel types (Boat or Balinger). There are a few examples below of what some less common abbreviations in the database mean:
- Jhc
- Jesus
- Pet'
- Peter
- Pit'
- Peter
- Xoffer (Xpofer; C'offer; C'offur etc.)
- Christopher
- C'tina
- Christian
- Cheryte
- Charity
- Eleyn; Eline; Elyan etc.
- Helen
- Elizab
- Elizabeth
- Elizab Bonavent
- Elizabeth Bonaventure
- Falkin; Fawcon etc.
- Falcon
- Folentyne
- (might be a corruption of Valentine)
- Gelion
- could be a version of Julian or Gillian
- Greund etc.
- Greyhound
- Katryn (Kat' etc)
- Katherine
- Jamis; Jamys (etc)
- James
- Jbe
- could be Joabell