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Captured ship: King David of Amsterdam, otherwise Roy David or Rey David (master...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/1068
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This record is about the Captured ship: King David of Amsterdam, otherwise Roy David or Rey David (master... dating from 1672 Mar in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1672 Mar
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Captured ship: King David of Amsterdam, otherwise Roy David or Rey David (master Marcus Johnson Holder, otherwise Marcus Jeansen, Mark Johnsen, Marcos Juan).
History: a Dutch merchant ship ([pink], 25 lasts, 5-6 prisoners when brought in), bound from Garachico, Tenerife for Amsterdam, laden with wine; taken in March 1672 west of the Isle of Wight, by HMS Quaker ketch (William Flawes commanding) and brought into Portsmouth on [25 March/4 April or] 26 March/5 April 1672. The crew all ran away on 27 March/6 April 1672 and could not be examined.
Ships Papers:-
- five ship's papers;
- reports on condition of cargo;
- over 100 letters from Tenerife for onward delivery, in Spanish, French, and Dutch.
See also HCA 32/1949/20.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Dutch, English, French and Spanish
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- Open Document, Open Description
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