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Captured ship: Delight of Clovelly (master George Pollard). History: an English merchant...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1867/14

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This record is about the Captured ship: Delight of Clovelly (master George Pollard). History: an English merchant... dating from 1693 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 32/1867/14
Date
1693
Description

Captured ship: Delight of Clovelly (master George Pollard).

History: an English merchant ship (35 tons) bound from Tenby to Clovelly, laden with coals; taken by the French privateer Postillion of St Malo (Henry Arsung commanding) on 9/19 May 1692 off the Isle of Lundy, after the crew of the Delight had fled ashore; retaken on 10/20 May off Lands End by the fishing vessel Catherine, which was crewed by 'twelve men, well armed', and brought into Newlyn.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: two examinations;
  • [CP 2]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of merchants in Clovelly;
  • [CP 3-CP 5]: three attestations relating to the ship, its capture and ownership.

[Decision: ship and cargo restored, paying salvage, 2 November 1693]

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9014, p.67
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/35, HCA 32/1826
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/C18052312/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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