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Captured ship: St Francis of Rouen (master Louis Borey). History: a French merchant...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1877/6

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Francis of Rouen (master Louis Borey). History: a French merchant... dating from 1696-1697 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 32/1877/6
Date
1696-1697
Description

Captured ship: St Francis of Rouen (master Louis Borey).

History: a French merchant ship (galliot hoy, 40 tons) bound from Quillebeuf-sur-Seine to Bordeaux or La Rochelle, in ballast; taken on 10/20 December 1696 off the Isle de Batz by the privateer Prosperous (Dennis Rous commanding) and brought into Weymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: two examinations, docket.

[Decision: ship and cargo condemned 14 January 1696/7].

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9016, p. 84
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/36
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18048457/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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