[Captain] John Wyborne; 7 December, 1676


An Account of the Ships Fishing in Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1676

Extract from "An Account of the Ships Fishing in Newfoundland between Trepassey and Bay Bulls, 1676"

Great Britain, PRO, CO 1/38 (79), 218-220.
MHA 16-C-2-141. Transcribed by P.E. Pope.


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Ferryland

Ships'
Names
Masters'
Names
Home Port Tonnage Guns Men Boats Fish
(Qtls)
Price
(Reals)
Train
(hhds)
Price
(£/Qtls)
Corfish Price
(Reals)
Stages Train Vats Whither Bound
MARY James Cleese Plymouth 100 4 54 11 140 27 3 8 3 13 2 2 home
RESOLUTION Geo. Darricott Bideford 90 1 14 2 90 28 1 8 3 12 - - home
RICHARD AND SARAH John Marshall Barnstaple 45 1 16 3 150 28 3 8 3 12 1 1 home
OLIVE BRANCH Robert Neale Bideford 130 7 43 8 150 28 4 8 3 13 2 2 Portugal
TRUE LOVE John Hamon Bideford 50 0 24 5 100 28 2 8 - - 1 1 with convoy
DIAMOND Christopher Browning Bideford 80 5 17 3 40 28 1 8 - - 1 1 home
DELIGHT Geo. Strange Bideford 50 0 11 2 50 27 1 8 - - 1 1 Bordeaux


Ships: 7
Men: 183
Boats: 34

Fish: 4010 qtls at 13s 9d is ...... £2766 0s 0d
Train oil 24 3/4 tons at £8/ton .... £198 0s 0d
Corfish 72 qtls at 6s is ................. £23 0s 0d
[Total] £2987 0s 0d


Caplin Bay

Ships'
Names
Masters'
Names
Home Port Tonnage Guns Men Boats Fish
(Qtls)
Price
(Reals)
Train
(hhds)
Price
(£/Qtls)
Corfish Price
(Reals)
Stages Train Vats Whither Bound
EXCHANGE Aaron Browning Bideford 120 10 45 9 120 28 2 8 1 13 2 2 -
BLACK SWAN George Biwes Bideford 40 0 14 3 110 28 2 8 1 13 1 1 with convoy
PEARL David Barker Barnstaple 40 0 16 3 120 28 2 8 3 13 1 1 La Rochelle


Ships: 3
Men: 75
Boats: 15

Fish: 1770 qtls at 14s is ................ £1239 0s 0d
Train oil: 10 tons 3 hhds at £8/ton .... £87 0s 0d
Corfish 21 qtls at 6s 6d is ................. £6 16s 6d
[Total] £1332 16s 6d