[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