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Captured ship: Golondrena or Swallow of London (master John de Swaso). History: an...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1881/11

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This record is about the Captured ship: Golondrena or Swallow of London (master John de Swaso). History: an... dating from 1691 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 32/1881/11
Date
1691
Description

Captured ship: Golondrena or Swallow of London (master John de Swaso).

History: an English merchant ship (35 tons, 5 men and a boy) bound from San Sebastian to Cork, Ireland, laden with brandy; taken on 30 August / 9 September 1691 off the Scilly Isles by HMS Deptford (William Carr commanding), and brought into Falmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 5:

  • [CP 1]: two examinations;
  • [CP 2-CP 4]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of merchants in London, two attestations as to payment for the cargo;
  • [CP 5]: abstracts and translations of the 12 ship's papers [all these papers were restored].

Ship’s Papers numbered SP A-SP B, lists of charges incurred at San Sebastian.

[Decision: restored 25 September 1691].

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p.147
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/16, HCA 32/36, HCA 32/1827
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18048660/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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