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Documents relating to Ferryland: 1597 to 1726
7 December, 1676; [Captain] John Wyborne
"An Account of the Ships
Fishing in Newfoundland between Trepassey and Bay of Bulls, 1676"
Great Britain, PRO, CO 1/38 (79),
218-220.
MHA 16-C-2-141. Transcribed by P.E. Pope.
Subjects: cod, ships, servants, stages, markets, census (1676).
An Account of the Ships Fishing in
Newfoundland between Trepassey and Bay Bulls, 1676
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Ferryland
| Ships' Names | Masters' Names | Places they belong to | Tonnage | Guns |
| MARY | James Cleese | Plymouth | 100 | 4 |
| RESOLUTION | Geo. Darricott | Bideford | 90 | 1 |
| RICHARD AND
SARAH | John Marshall | Barnstaple | 45 | 1 |
| OLIVE BRANCH | Robert Neale | Bideford | 130 | 7 |
| TRUE LOVE | John Hamon | Bideford | 50 | 0 |
| DIAMOND | Christopher Browning | Bideford | 80 | 5 |
| DELIGHT | Geo. Strange | Bideford | 50 | 0 |
| Ships' Names | Men | Boats | Fish
Qtls | Price
Reals | Train
hhds | Price
£ per Qtls | Corfish | Price
Reals |
| MARY | 54 | 11 | 140 | 27 | 3« | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| RESOLUTION | 14 | 2 | 90 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| RICHARD AND
SARAH | 16 | 3 | 150 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| OLIVE BRANCH | 43 | 8 | 150 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| TRUE LOVE | 24 | 5 | 100 | 28 | 2« | 8 | - | - |
| DIAMOND | 17 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 8 | | |
| DELIGHT | 11 | 2 | 50 | 27 | 1 | 8 | | |
| Ships' Names | Stages | Train Vats | Whither Bound |
| MARY | 2 | 2 | home |
| RESOLUTION | - | - | home |
| RICHARD AND
SARAH | 1 | 1 | home |
| OLIVE BRANCH | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| TRUE LOVE | 1 | 1 | w. convoy |
| DIAMOND | 1 | 1 | home |
| DELIGHT | 1 | 1 | Bordeaux |
| Ships: 7 | Men: 183 | Boats: 34 | £ s d |
| Fish: 4010 quintals at 13s.9d is.......... | 2766.00.00 |
| Train [oil] 24 3/4 ton...at £ 8 per ton ... | 198.00.00 |
| Corfish 72 quintals at 6s is............... | 23.00.00 |
| __________ | 2987.00.00 |
Caplin Bay
| Ships' Names | Masters' Names | Places they
belong to | Tonnage | Guns |
| EXCHANGE | Aaron Browning | Bideford | 120 | 10 |
| BLACK SWAN | George Biwes | Bideford | 40 | 0 |
| PEARL | David Barker | Barnstaple | 40 | 0 |
| Ships' Names | Men | Boats | Fish
Qtls | Price
Reals | Train
hhds | Price
£ per Qtls | Corfish | Price
Reals |
| EXCHANGE | 45 | 9 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| BLACK SWAN | 14 | 3 | 110 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| PEARL | 16 | 3 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Ships' Names | Stages | Train Vats | Whither Bound |
| EXCHANGE | 2 | 2 | - |
| BLACK SWAN | 1 | 1 | with convoy |
| PEARL | 1 | 1 | La Rochelle |
| Ships: 3 | Men: 75 | Boats: 15 | £ |
| Fish: 1770 quintals at 14s is.......... | 1239.00.00 |
| Train [oil] 10 tons 3 hhds at £ 8 ...... | 87.00.00 |
| Corfish 21 quintals at 6s.6d is......... | 6.16.06 |
__________ | 1332.16.06 |
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