Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: Pearl of Nantes, but really the Fortune of Elsendamme, master George...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/12/664
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This record is about the Captured ship: Pearl of Nantes, but really the Fortune of Elsendamme, master George... dating from 1667 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/12/664
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1667
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Pearl of Nantes, but really the Fortune of Elsendamme, master George Russell of Swansea.
History: as the Fortune of Elsendamme, laden with French wines and vinegar, was taken by a privateer in St Martin's roads; as the Pearl, was bound from La Rochelle to Ireland, and manned by English prisoners-of war; taken on 17 June 1667 off Scilly by HMS Victoria's Prize [HMS French Victory] (Thomas Scott commanding) and brought into Plymouth.
Documents: examinations, interrogatories, commission, and a parchment commission cut in two.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also HCA 32/12/622
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the series: HCA 32
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