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Captured ship: Princesse de Piémont or Princess of Piedmont of Brest (commander William...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1923/10

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This record is about the Captured ship: Princesse de Piémont or Princess of Piedmont of Brest (commander William... dating from 1697 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1923/10

Date

1697

Description

Captured ship: Princesse de Piémont or Princess of Piedmont of Brest (commander William or Guillaume Procez or Processe).

History: a French privateer (150 tons, 18 guns) bound from Brest on a cruise [previously an English vessel]; taken on 7/17 January 1696/7 off the Scilly Isles by HMS Medway (William Cleveland commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 6:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: two examinations;
  • [CP 3]: claim to the ship on behalf of English merchants;
  • [CP 4-CP 5]: commission of appraisement, inventory;
  • [CP 6]: letter of attorney.

[Decision: ship and cargo restored, paying salvage 4 March 1697].

Note

Extra information added from IND 1/9016, p.267

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference

HCA 32/14, HCA 32/19, HCA 32/41

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Subjects
Topics
International
Litigation
Trade and commerce
Piracy and privateering
Weapons
Navy
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18085897/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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