Captured ship: Flax Blossom , otherwise Vlasbloem or Fleur de Lin of Harlingen in...

Captured ship: Flax Blossom, otherwise Vlasbloem or Fleur de Lin of Harlingen in the Dutch province of Friesland (master Henricke Rynes of Harlingen, otherwise Hendryck Rynes, Hendrick Reinckes, Henry Rinkes).

History: a Dutch-Brandenburg merchant ship (300 tons/127 lasts, share claimed by French merchant), bound from St Martin de Ré to Danzig (thence to Riga or Konigsberg), laden with salt; taken on 7/17 March 1671/1672 west of the Isle of Wight by HMS Gloucester (John Holmes commanding), and brought into Portsmouth on 11/21 March 1671/1672 by HMS Mary Rose (Davis commanding).

Owners Peter Joris Piphron of Harlingen, Jean Guelins of La Rochelle, otherwise John Guelins, and others unnamed of Amsterdam and Memel (Brandenburg) (now Klaipeda, Lithuania), at that time under Brandenburg.

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-2:-

• [CP 1]: one examination taken at Portsmouth, 11 April 1672, with covers;
• [CP 2]: translation of affidavit (in French), 22 August 1672 [see SP 3];

Ships Papers, numbered SP 1-4:-

• SP 1: charterparty (in French), 19 February 1672;
• SP 2: bill of lading (in Dutch), La Rochelle, 27 February 1672;
• SP 3: affidavit (in French), 22 August 1672;
• SP 4: account statement (in Dutch and French) with sale of 15/64 of the ship, 8 September 1671.

Extra information:-

• See IND 1/9012 f.25: ship and lading condemned, 12 July 1672, except the 15/64 share. This remainder also condemned, 5 February 1673/1674;
• See also HCA 24/147/25 for the allegation and claim of the owners.