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Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: St Magdalene of Nieuwpoort, otherwise Magdalen (master Louis Bommelaer...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1950/1
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This record is about the Captured ship: St Magdalene of Nieuwpoort, otherwise Magdalen (master Louis Bommelaer... dating from 1673 Jan 27 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/1950/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1673 Jan 27
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: St Magdalene of Nieuwpoort, otherwise Magdalen (master Louis Bommelaer of Dunkirk, resident of Nieuwpoort, otherwise Lowys Bommelaer, Lewis Bommelare).
History: a Flemish (Spanish Netherlands) merchant ship (ketch, 45 tons, 7 men, previously named Rebecca when bought at Rotterdam in October 1672 from Samuel Tucker, said to have been built at Great Yarmouth), bound from Bordeaux to the fire beacon before Nieuwpoort to await his merchants' order (for Nieuwpoort or Hamburg), laden with wine, brandy and tobacco; forced by bad weather and contrary winds on 27 January/6 February 1672/1673 into Cowes, Isle of Wight, and there seized.
Documents:- examinations, abstract of eight ship's papers (only 1 of which is in the Ships Papers listed below).
Court Papers, numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: four examinations taken at Cowes, 5 February 1672/3;
- [CP 2]: abstract and translation of eight ship's papers (most of these papers were restored);
- [CP 3]: attestation of Guilliame Miles before the council of Nieuwpoort, 11 March 1673 (copy).
Ships Papers numbered SP 1-4: 2 letters to Guilliame Milles, an invoice and a bill of lading (SP 3, corresponding to No 3 in the abstracts):-
Extra information:- See IND 1/9012, f.54: restored 27 February 1672/1673.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- HCA 32/7/60; HCA 32/9/67; HCA 30/652/9
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch and English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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