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Captured ship: St John of Bergen, otherwise St John of Glasgow (master Joos Betulla...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1949/11

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This record is about the Captured ship: St John of Bergen, otherwise St John of Glasgow (master Joos Betulla... dating from 1674 Feb 12 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1949/11
Date
1674 Feb 12
Description

Captured ship: St John of Bergen, otherwise St John of Glasgow (master Joos Betulla otherwise George Tullough, prize master Anthony Peterson of Flushing, otherwise Antonijs Pieterse).

History: a Scottish merchant ship (80 tons, 6 prize crew; built in the Dutch Republic), bound from Glasgow, Scotland via Dublin, Ireland to Nantes, laden in Glasgow with dry herring, pickled herring, salmon and butter; taken on 11/21 February 1673/4 about one mile off Ushant by two Dutch privateers, one of 10 guns, the other the 8-gun Tergoose [Ter Goes] of Flushing (Vlissingen) (David van Hesdall commanding), and sent in for Flushing; retaken on 12/22 February 1673/4 by HMS Mary Rose (Thomas Hamilton commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: standing interrogatories;
  • [CP 2]: five examinations taken at Plymouth, 16 February 1673/4;
  • [CP 3]: affidavit as to theperishing nature of the cargo, 13 March 1673/4.

Extra information:-

  • IND 1/9012 f.42v: restored 24 March 1673/4, salvage paid 7 April 1674, bail discharged 17 November 1674.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/7/45
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21117474/

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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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