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Captured ship: Arms of Danzig or Wapen Van Danzig (Arms of Danzig) (master Willem...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1855/20

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This record is about the Captured ship: Arms of Danzig or Wapen Van Danzig (Arms of Danzig) (master Willem... dating from 1689-1691 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers.

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Reference
HCA 32/1855/20
Date
1689-1691
Description

Captured ship: Arms of Danzig or Wapen Van Danzig (Arms of Danzig) (master Willem Dook).

History: a Danzig ship (320 tons, carrying Dutch prisoners of war), bound from St Martin, France to Danzig, laden with salt, tobacco, brandy and vinegar; taken on 8/18 August 1689 off Ushant by the Dutch privateer Waeckende Craen (Cornelius Brackel commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: interrogatories, one examination;
  • [CP 3]: claim of Charles Salamons of Danzig;
  • [CP 4]: attestation as to the ownership of the cargo, mentioning embezzlement and a parallel prize case in the Netherlands.

[Decision: discontinued, 30 May 1690]

Former reference
HCA 32/15, HCA 32/33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17847566/

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