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Captured ship: San Francisco or St Francis of San Sebastian (master Cosme de Lue)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1877/21

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This record is about the Captured ship: San Francisco or St Francis of San Sebastian (master Cosme de Lue).... dating from 1696 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 32/1877/21
Date
1696
Description

Captured ship: San Francisco or St Francis of San Sebastian (master Cosme de Lue).

History: a Spanish ship (30 tons), bound from San Sebastian to Portsmouth, laden with wine and cork; around 22 June 1696 the ship met with a small English vessel (master Joliffe) which escorted them into Poole to hide from enemy ships, where the vessel was presumably seized and eventually brought into Portsmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: three examinations;
  • [CP 2]: docket, still attached to the ship's papers;

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 4, letter, bill of lading, cocket, ship's pass.

[Decision: not yet known]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/21, HCA 32/25, HCA 32/36
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Spanish
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18048472/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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