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Captured ship: Hope of Rotterdam, otherwise Hoop , Esperance , Esperança (master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1948/8

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This record is about the Captured ship: Hope of Rotterdam, otherwise Hoop , Esperance , Esperança (master... dating from 1672 Mar 29 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 32/1948/8
Date
1672 Mar 29
Description

Captured ship: Hope of Rotterdam, otherwise Hoop, Esperance, Esperança (master Crijn Simonsen of Rotterdam, otherwise Krijn Sijmense, Crin Symensen, Krean Seymone).

History: a Dutch merchant ship (100-135 tons, 50 lasts, 8 men, 1 passenger, built at Zaandam), bound from Madeira to Rotterdam, laden with Madeira wines, canes, sugar; taken on 29 March/8 April 1672 off Plymouth by HMS Nightingale (Henry Clarke commanding) and brought into Plymouth on 30 March/9 April 1672.

Documents:- examinations, HCA wrapper, 8 ship's papers and 3 letters/notes, numbered No 1-11 (suffix 'dd'?) (the SP numbering here follows this scheme).

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-2:

  • [CP 1]: three examinations taken at Plymouth, 1 April 1672;
  • [CP 2]: original HCA wrapper with note.

Ships papers, numbered SP 1-11: SP 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 are ships papers; SP 3, 4 and 8 are letters. 9, 10 and 11 (also used as an HCA wrapper) are passes in hard back archival protection.

Extra information:- See IND 1/9012 f.33v: condemned 19 April 1672.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/9/8; HCA 30/652B/4
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Dutch, English, French and Portuguese
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18538033/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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