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Captured ship: Hope of Hamburg (master John Wilde, otherwise Mild). History: a Hamburg...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1948/3

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This record is about the Captured ship: Hope of Hamburg (master John Wilde, otherwise Mild). History: a Hamburg... dating from 1672 Apr 26 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1948/3
Date
1672 Apr 26
Description

Captured ship: Hope of Hamburg (master John Wilde, otherwise Mild).

History: a Hamburg merchant ship (120 tons), bound from Rouen to London, laden with paper, teazels, silk, figs, raisins and other goods; taken about 26 April/6 May 1672 off the South Foreland by [the privateer John of Dover (John Steele commanding)] and brought into Dover.

Documents:-

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-2:

  • [CP 1]: standing interrogatories;
  • [CP 2]: one examination taken at Dover, 8 May 1672.

Extra information:-

  • See SP 29/306 no. 99 and Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1671-1672, p.381 (John Carlile to [Williamson], 26 April 1672) for the captor;
  • See IND 1/9012 f.33v; ship ordered to be restored 4 May 1672.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/9/13
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18538028/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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