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Captured ship: Adventure of the Three Brothers otherwise L'Adventure des Trois Freres...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1850/17

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This record is about the Captured ship: Adventure of the Three Brothers otherwise L'Adventure des Trois Freres... dating from 1695 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/1850/17
Date
1695
Description

Captured ship: Adventure of the Three Brothers otherwise L'Adventure des Trois Freres of Roscoff (commander Pierre de la Marque).

History: a French privateer (30 tons, 6 carriage guns, 47 men, previously taken from the English and judged good prize), bound from Roscoff on a cruise; taken on 5/15 August 1695, off the Lizard by HMS Crown (John Guy commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:-

  • [CP 1]: 2 examinations;
  • [CP 2]: wrapper for the ship's papers.

Ship's papers numbered SP 1-SP 2 (commission and muster roll).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/33; HCA 32/1827
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17514028/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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