| 1535 |
| Le Christophe bound for Newfoundland |
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Crew of the ship Le
Christophe weighing 70 tons, owned and armed by sieurs Durand Bruschet
et Jean Bernyer merchants and middle-class men of La Rochelle under command of du master and pilot Gluille Le Gludic of Pel Proux Bretagne bound for the Newfoundland to fish and to bring back wood an other profits |
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Departed La Rochelle after April 14,1535 |
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The
ship is equipped with food, artillery, cables, anchors and all other
needs for a crew of 22 men, |
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CREW |
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| Yvon AULTREC | Yvon Le GENTIL | ||
| Yvon LE FLOCH | Prégent LE BRETON | ||
| Guillaume RIOU | Jehan MEUR | ||
| Guillaume PRÉDELET | Gabriel MATHURIN | ||
| Yvon HELLIES | Marc PRÉVOST | ||
| Jeahan GUILLOU | Jehan CARROU | ||
| Jehan QUERRET | Olivier PRÉGENT | ||
| Henry DE PORSAL | Olivier BRAS DE FER | ||
| OLivier GALLERON | Jehan LEBLANC | ||
| Jehan RIOU | Jean LE GENDIC | ||
| Jean LE GENTIL | Joachim ? serviteur et commis de Buschet et Bernier, absent | ||
| Notarial act passed
in front of Master A. Doucet,notary, in his study at La Rochelle,
April 14, 1535. Witnesses, Rene Sauzeau main dressmaker and middle-class man of La Rochelle, Gratien Boivin and Colas Pasteau merchants of La Rochelle |
| Sources : Collection od Documents relating to Jacques Cartier and the sieur de Roberval" by HP Biggar archivist chief for Canada in Europe, published at Ottawa by Public Archives of Canada publication 14, 1930. |