Fishing Log of the Saint-André, a Ship under the Command of Captain Gabriel Bellet of Honfleur, 1754 (cont.)
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MAY
Day of 
the week	[2]
Day
of the month	[3]
Hours
sails set to starboard	[4]
Hours sails set to port	[5]
Hours sails unfurled	[6]
Hours sails furled	[7]
Latitude
observed
at noon	[8]
Estimated latitude at 8 p.m.	[9]
Leagues in the Bank at 8 p.m. 	[10]
The bottoms every 
24 hours	[11]
The bottoms every 
24 hours 
	[12]
Weather every 
24 hours	[13]
Fathoms 
of water 
at 8 p.m.
	[14]
Wind quality & force 
& their variation	[15]
Daily catch	[16]
Ships spoken to, the time they have been on the Bank
& the number of cod they have	
Monday	13	00	00	00	24	44-05	44-02	14	W	kelp	clear skies	34	From north to NW & NNE	70	On May 14, we spoke to Capt. Roussel from Honfleur, on the Bank since March 30 & had 3,400 cod. 	
Tuesday	14		5		19	44-10	44-15	9¾	W	reddish-brown sand	Idem	28	From NNE to WNW, light wind	110	On the 15th, spoke to Capt. Bunel from Honfleur, on the Bank since March 27, told us he had 1,800 cod. 	
Wednesday	15				24	44-18	44-30	9	Idem	weed	Idem calm	29	From WNW to calm	80	On the 16th, spoke to Capt. Thison from Honfleur, on the Bank 	
Thursday	16		4		20		44-32	8½	Idem	loose stones	clear & fog	30	From calm to SW & WNW, moderate breeze	100	since April 20, told us he had 3 large thousands of cod. On the 23rd, spoke to Capt. Jugé, on the Bank since March 30, told us 	
Friday	17	6	2		16		44-25	.8	..........	rocky	fog	27	Always WNW, moderate breeze	20	he had 4 large thousands of cod.	
Saturday	18	8	2		14		44-20	10½	...........	black pebble	clear skies	27	From WNW to NE, moderate breeze	10	On the 24th, we spoke to Capt. Villioux, on the Bank since 	
Sunday	19			12	12		44-07	24½	WW	pearly bottom	overcast clear	39	From NE to E, moderate breeze	160	March 30, told us he had 4 small thousands of cod. On the 25th, spoke to Capt. Le Roux from Honfleur, on the Bank since 	
														550	April 30, told us he had 1,000 cod, large count. On the 29th, 	
Monday	20					44-30	44-10	27 to 28	WW	grey bottom	rain	41	From east to WSW, moderate breeze	80	spoke to Capt. Daquenet from Granville, on the Bank since 	
Tuesday	21			4	20		44-36	26		pearly bottom	clear	36	From WSW to south & WSW, gentle breeze	70	April 1, told us he had 6,000 cod, Honfleur count. On June 2, spoke to Capt. Leprévost from Honfleur, on the Bank since 	
Wednesday	22				24	45-07	44-45	20 1/3	Idem	Idem	clear & fog	33	From WSW to WNW, light wind	250	March 27, told us he had 6,500 cod. On June 3, we spoke to 	
Thursday	23				24		45-07	18½	W........	green bottom	Idem	33	Variable from SW to NW, gentle breeze	70	Capt. Tanquerel from Granville, master of a schooner on the 	
Friday	24			8	16		44-55	22½	...........	green bottom	clear & fog	34	Variable from NW to SE being WSW	100	Bank since April 1, told us he had 6 small thousands of cod. 	
Saturday	25	8		4	12		44-40	17	...........		clear		From WSW to NW, strong wind	.....	The same day, spoke to Capt. Lecompte from St-Malo, on the 	
Sunday	26	4			20		44-50	13	W........	pearly bottom	clear skies	32	From NW to WSW & W¼NW, strong wind	160	Bank since April 8, told us he had 3 large thousands of cod. And told us he spoke to Pierre Groux from Honfleur the day 	
														730	before & that he had 6,000 cod large count. And to Capt. Louis 	
Monday	27	6	2		16		44-48	13½	W	green bottom	clear & fog	35	W¼NW & to SSW & NNW, moderate breeze	50	Delahaye from Honfleur, 5 small thousands. And Le Jeune Délié, 4 large thousands. On the 5th, spoke to Capt. Dozois 	
Tuesday	28	4			20		44-42	16 1/3		pearly bottom 	clear skies	31	From NNW to SW & calm	180	from Honfleur, on the Bank since April 18, told us he had 3 large thousands of cod, Honfleur count.	
Wednesday	29				19		44-28	24½	...........	sandy bottom	clear & fog	35	From east to SE, moderate breeze	360		
Thursday	30				24		44-30	24		Idem	fog	31	Variable wind & calm	790		
Friday	31	1			23		44-30	20		Idem	fog	31	Idem 	200		
June														1,580		
Saturday	1	4			20		44-22	19		clear bottom	fog	32	Idem	40		
Sunday	2	8	4		12	44-43	44-37	21	...........		clear	33	SW, gentle breeze	60		
														1,680		
Monday	3	10			14		44-35	18	W	pearly bottom 	fog	31 to 32	From SW to W & from W to SSW, moderate breeze	230	Total for this sheet 4,340.	
Tuesday	4	2			22		44-44	21	W	clear bottom 	fog	31	From SSW to NNE, moderate gale	130		
Wednesday	5	4			18		44-42	18	W	Idem	clear skies	30	From NNE to south by the west, gentle breeze	250	4,340	
Thursday	6				24		44-37	23	W	Idem	fog	35	From south to SSW, light wind	160		
Friday	7				24		44-48	25	V	grey sand	fog	35 to 36	Always SSW, light wind	190		
Saturday	8				24		45-12	10 1/3	Idem	black pebble	fog	39 to 40	Always SSW, light wind	290	Total for the previous sheet 2,760.	
Sunday	9				24		45-25	8	W	green bottom	fog	41	From SSW to SW, moderate breeze	130	2,760	
														1,380	Total up to this point 7,100.