Deciphering Old Handwriting

is not something I am very good at, and given my own atrocious handwriting you think I would be. Yesterday I turned to twitter to help me make out a place name on a board’s immigrant list for the Commodore Perry 1855 – it was Heblos for those interested – today I am wondering if anyone can help me decipher the following “complaints” by Johan Winter and John Boss from the same voyage.

Source: Commodore Perry, Persons on Bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle Moreton Bay, 1848-66, NSW Archives Kit, CGS 5317, microfilm 2469, 4/4946
I’m flummoxed.
6 Comments
  1. 1st image, second line: Things of M….
    1st image, third line: with rituals
    1st image, fourth line: and too little of it.
    1st image, fifth line: the sound of ….
    1st image, sixth line: is the p…..

    2nd image. Permissions not issued actually to scale?

  2. First image, 1st line: Complains of …
    1st image, 3rd line: with VICTUALS..
    (victuals 3rd person singular present, plural of vict·ual.
    Noun: Food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption.
    Verb: Provide with food or other stores.
    Synonyms: provisions; viands; victual; food; eatables; rations)

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