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Captured ship: Prime Minister (master John Morecock or Moorecock). History: an English...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/144/20

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Reference
HCA 32/144/20
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: Prime Minister (master John Morecock or Moorecock).

History: an English privateer (240 tons, 30 guns); taken on 21 October / 1 November 1744 off Cape Finisterre by the French warship Argonaut (which put 21 French prize crew on board, with the 50-60 English prisoners) and retaken on 25 October / 5 November 1744 by the privateer Tryal of Bristol (William Woods commanding), in sight of the Argonaut, and brought into Kinsale.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 3-CP 4]: attestation and claim;
  • [CP 5-CP 6]: commission of appraisement, appraisement;
  • [CP 7]: allegation.

[Decision: restored, paying 1/3 salvage, 7 May 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513733/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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