The
Reports
and
Reasons
of
the
Trinity-House
,
&c.
ACCording
to
Your
Majesties
Order
in
Council
,
bearing
date
August
the
5th
.
We
have
considered
of
the
Allegations
of
Sir
Charles
Adderly
Knight
,
and
John
Crook
Esquire
,
concerning
the
erecting
of
a
Ballast-shoar
at
Jarrowes-Slake
near
South-Sheild
in
the
county
o●
Duresme
;
And
do
Humbly
make
our
Report
that
we
are
of
opinion
,
That
a
Ballast-Wharf
at
South-Sheilds
will
be
of
great
use
and
benefit
to
all
ships
Trading
in
the
River
Tine
●or
coals
,
for
these
Reasons
.
First
,
That
it
will
prevent
the
loss
of
ships
in
their
coming
for
Tinmouth-bar
,
for
that
they
have
,
and
do
at
this
day
,
cast
out
great
part
of
their
ballast
before
they
come
to
the
bar
,
so
to
avoid
the
great
charge
after
they
are
in
the
River
of
carrying
up
their
ballast
in
Keels
to
Newcastle
,
after
which
meeting
with
foul
Weather
,
they
have
many
times
been
cast
away
by
reason
of
their
Lightness
.
2ly
,
It
will
be
a
means
to
secure
great
ships
from
the
casualties
which
befall
them
,
by
their
coming
a
Ground
many
have
been
Lost
going
up
or
coming
down
the
River
;
at
Least
,
it
will
prevent
the
wronging
of
them
when
they
lye
on
hard
Ground
or
Rocks
,
going
to
,
or
coming
from
Newcastle
,
whereby
the
ships
will
last
the
longer
;
and
it
will
also
give
them
a
much
quicker
dispatch
in
their
Voyages
.
3ly
,
It
will
be
an
Encouragement
for
Men
to
build
great
ships
for
that
Trade
,
such
as
may
be
useful
for
defence
of
the
Kingdom
in
time
of
War
,
and
much
more
proper
for
that
Trade
than
small
Vessels
.
4ly
,
That
the
Price
of
taking
out
the
ballast
at
Sheilds
being
moderately
set
,
It
will
be
a
great
Incouragement
to
Navigation
,
for
that
the
price
of
taking
it
out
by
the
Town
of
Newcastle
is
very
high
.
5ly
,
That
by
means
hereof
Masters
of
ships
may
make
two
or
three
Voyages
more
in
a
year
,
the
charge
of
taking
out
their
ballast
being
lessned
,
and
the
time
of
going
up
the
River
being
saved
and
their
ships
hereby
the
better
preserved
,
and
being
great
Ships
most
proper
for
that
Trade
,
they
may
sell
Coals
much
cheaper
to
the
benefit
of
the
Publick
,
and
get
more
money
to
their
Owners
than
now
they
do
,
and
all
this
with
less
hazard
;
All
which
we
Humbly
submit
to
Your
Sacred
Majesties
most
prudent
Consideration
.
-
Thomas
Middleton
-
William
Wilecy
-
Edward
Crispe
Deputy
Mr.
-
Henry
Shears
D.
Warden
,
-
Henry
Teddiman
-
Wardens
.
-
John
Cox
-
Edward
Seaman