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Ship Esperance between the islands of St. Iago & Trinidado bound to Bengale.

Tuesday Aprill 16. 1726

Latitude φ
Observation 9.° 7.'
Ditto φ account
S. 9. 8.
Meridian distance
W. 261 miles
Longitude
W. 1. 20.
Variation
Allow'd 3.° northeasterly

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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 141 miles
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The first moderate
gales, freshning towards
the latter end, a swell
from the southward.

Course S. 19° W. 140.'
southing 133'
westing 46.

The Peace in company.

Wednesday the 17.

Latitude φ
Account S. 11. 40.
Meridian distance
W. 308 miles
Longitude
W. 5.° 7.'
Variation φ
Morning azimuth
4.° 8'

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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls & rain
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Distance 160 miles
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Fresh gales, fair weather
untill allmost noon then
we had a squall with small
rain in the afternoon.
Unbent our old courses.
Shifted the mony out of
a cask markt [trade symbol?] n° 1. into
a beer cask, being 9 bags.

Course is S. 17° W. 160'
southing 153.
westing 47.

Thursday Aprill 18. 1726

Latitude φ
Observation S. 14.° 34.'
Ditto φ account
S. 14. 17.
Meridian distance
W. 353 miles
Longitude
W. 5.° 53.'

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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: South; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: S.; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Rain
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: Squall & rain
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Variation allow'd 5.° NE.; Winds:
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Distance 163 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather & a swell from the
southward attended with some
squalls & rain, at 3 in the
morning caryed away our flying
jibb boome.
Find myself 17' to the south-
ward of account.

Course S. 16° W. 163.
southing 157.
westing 45.
Difference of longitude 46.

Friday the 19.

Latitude φ
Observation S. 16.° 53.'
Meridian distance
W. 381 miles
Longitude
W. 6.° 22.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. Rain
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ditto
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto ditto
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Variation allow'd 1/2 point northeasterly; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 143 miles
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Very uncertain weather
attended with abundance of
squalls & rain, in the afternoon
having splic'd our flying jibb
boome, got it out again, & at
9 a clock, caryed him away again.
Find the ship 5' to the southward
of account.

Course S. 12° W. 140.'
southing 139'
westing 28.'
Difference of longitude 29.