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Captured ship: St Anne of Calais (master Bastian Mason of Calais, prize master Jacob...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1945/8

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Anne of Calais (master Bastian Mason of Calais, prize master Jacob... dating from 1672 Aug 5 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1945/8
Date
1672 Aug 5
Description

Captured ship: St Anne of Calais (master Bastian Mason of Calais, prize master Jacob Bastianson of Flushing [Vlissingen]).

Capture history: a French merchant ship (barque, 20 tons), bound from St Valery to Calais, laden with wheat, rye, soap, sailcloth and raw wool; taken about 5 am on 5/15 August 1672 about half a mile off Calais by a Dutch privateer of Middelburg (and all the ships papers taken off), but 8 hours later both captor and prize were chased by a French privateer, and the prize was forced into Dover harbour, and there seized.

Court Papers numbered CP 1:-

  • [CP 1]: two examinations, 6 August 1672.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/8B/16
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21006300/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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