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Captured ship: Angel Gabriel of Westerwick, otherwise Engeln Gabriel of Västervik...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1852/7

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This record is about the Captured ship: Angel Gabriel of Westerwick, otherwise Engeln Gabriel of Västervik... dating from 1692 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 32/1852/7
Date
1692
Description

Captured ship: Angel Gabriel of Westerwick, otherwise Engeln Gabriel of Västervik (master Cornelius Clausen or Claesen or Cornelisen).

History: a Swedish merchant ship (100 tons), bound from Bayonne to Stockholm, laden with wine, skins; taken in [early May] 1692 by HMS Crown (Thomas Warren commanding), and brought into Plymouth

Documents:-

Court Papers:-

  • [CP 1]: claim of Heir Van Santen (otherwise Hero or Here Van Santen) of Stockholm for the cargo;
  • [CP 2]: allegation;
  • [CP 3-CP 5]: commissions of appraisement, report, appraisement;
  • [CP 6- CP 7]: commission to examine witnesses in Stockholm (on behalf of Van Santen), returned with examinations: the commission has had the portraits of William and Mary cut out;
  • [CP 8]: commission (with engraved portraits of William and Mary by William Elder) to examine witnesses in Amsterdam (on behalf of Van Santen of Stockholm), returned with examinations.

[Decision: restored, 30 June 1692]

Languages: Dutch, English, Latin, Swedish

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9013 p20
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/13; HCA 32/15; HCA 32/21; HCA 32/33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17752728/

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