References
- Graffin-Prankard Letterbook, DD/DN, Box 1, Somerset Record Office, Taunton
- Davis , Ralph . 1962 . The Rise of tbe English Shipping Industry 236 London See Ships in the English Fishery at Newfoundland 1694–1702 Year Fishing ships Sack ships Total 1694a 40 30 70 1699b 166 68 234 1700b 171 49 220 1701b 75 46 121 1702c 16 25 41 SOURCE: a. Public Record Office, CO 390/6, fol. 5 b. Public Record Office, CO 389/17, pp. 261–6 c. L. E. Stock, Proceedings and Debates of the British Parliaments Respecting North America, 5 vols. (Washington, 1924–41), II, 5.
- Davis . 236 – 8 . op. cit.
- Innis , H. A. 1954 . The Cod Fisheries 104 – 8 . See 2nd ed. (Toronto, pp., 118, 145 and C. P. Nettels, The Money Supply of tbe American Colonies Before 1720 (Madison, 1934), pp. 77
- Lounsbury , R. G. 1934 . The British Fishery at Newfoundland 1634–1761 315 New Haven in
- A rial was a Spanish coin which the English mint valued at 6¼d. Eight rial equalled the Spanish dollar, or piece of eight, worth 4s. 6d. in England, though more in the colonies. A quintal had become a hundredweight by this time. Gilbert's limit was approximately 16s. 8d. per quintal
- Triumph Gaily At a plausible 8 tons per man, the can be estimated at about 200 tons
- 25 June 1715 . 25 June , This date is the Quaker calendar equivalent of