[Captain] John Wyborn; 7 December, 1676
"An Account of the Sack Ships Trading to Newfoundland between Trepassey and Bay Bulls, 1676"
Great Britain, PRO, CO 1/38 (87),
236,232 [sic].
MHA 16-C-2-136. Transcribed by P.E. Pope.
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Ferryland
| Ships' Names | Masters' Names | Home Port | Tonnage | Guns | Men | Fish Bought (quintals) |
Price (Reals) |
Wither Bound |
| PRISCILLA | George Mathews | Plimouth | 70 | 6 | 11 | 1148 | 25 | Alicante |
| HENRY | Joseph Parsons | Topsham | 40 | - | 7 | 560 | 25 | Nantes |
| GOLDEN FLEECE | Richard Martin | Bideford | 40 | - | 8 | 250 (refuse) | 13 | Barbados |
| MERMAID | Edward Small | Bideford | 40 | - | 8 | 700 | 24 | Bilbao |
| MAYFLOWER | John Poe | Bideford | 40 | - | 7 | 600 | 27 | ------ |
| CORNELIA | James Bartlett | Plymouth | 70 | 4 | 10 | 1200 | 25 | Viana |
Ships 6. Men 51.
Caplin Bay
| Ships' Names | Masters' Names | Home Port | Tonnage | Guns | Men | Fish Bought (quintals) |
Price (Reals) |
Wither Bound |
| BLESSING | Peter Jeffreys | Kinsale | 40 | 0 | 12 | -------- | -------- | Madeira |
Kept 1 boat. Killed 90 quintals at 28 reals. Made 1 hogshead train [oil] and 3 quintals corfish all worth £65.19s.6d.
