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Captured ship: St John Baptist of Ostend (master Joseph Regnard of Ostend, otherwise...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1949/8

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This record is about the Captured ship: St John Baptist of Ostend (master Joseph Regnard of Ostend, otherwise... dating from 1673 Oct 19 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1949/8
Date
1673 Oct 19
Description

Captured ship: St John Baptist of Ostend (master Joseph Regnard of Ostend, otherwise Joost Reinar).

History: A Flemish (Spanish Netherlands) merchant ship (ketch, 70 tons, 9 men, built in England, bought at Middelburg about 9 weeks earlier), bound from Ostend to Leith or Berwick, in ballast; taken on 9/19 October 1673 on the Lowestoft fishing grounds by HMS Portsmouth pink (Thomas Binning or Bynning commanding) and brought into Great Yarmouth.

Court Papers, numbered CP 1:-

  • [CP 1]: copies of two examinations taken at Great Yarmouth, 10 October 1673.

Extra information:-

  • IND 1/9012 f.41v: ship and lading condemned, 30 May 1674;
  • See HCA 24/147/35 for the allegation;
  • HCA 30/882, p.62: 7 papers were brought in with the ship, but these have not been found.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/9/97
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21117471/

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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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