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Captured ship: St Andrew of Marstrand (master Andrew Anderson of Marstrand, sole...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1945/6

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Andrew of Marstrand (master Andrew Anderson of Marstrand, sole... dating from 1673 Jul 29 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1945/6
Date
1673 Jul 29
Description

Captured ship: St Andrew of Marstrand (master Andrew Anderson of Marstrand, sole owner) 1673

Capture history: a Scottish merchant ship (schute or barge, 60 tons; formerly a Swedish merchant ship, bound from Marstrand to Amsterdam, laden with deals and pitch, goat skins, hides and iron; taken on 1 May 1673 between Norway and Jutland [Skagerrak / Kattegat] by an unnamed Scottish privateer, and brought into Leith, Scotland [and condemned]), now bound from Leith to Amsterdam or Rotterdam, laden with some of the Swedish cargo, plus Scottish coal and wool, and Scotch merchandize (plaidings and stockings) for Scots merchants; taken on 29 or 30 July/8 or 9 August 1673 off the Vlie by the privateer Dover Castle (Henry Sturt commanding) and brought into Great Yarmouth.

Court Papers numbered CP 1-5:-

  • [CP 1-CP 3]: three examinations, 8 August 1673;
  • [CP 4-CP 5]; commission of appraisement and appraisement of decayed cargo, 19 September 1673.

[See also HCA 24/147/2 and IND 1/9012, f.2]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/1/72; HCA 32/8B/44
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21006298/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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