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Captured ship: St Peter of Bruges (master Philip Comeines, otherwise Philip Comens)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1951/13

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Peter of Bruges (master Philip Comeines, otherwise Philip Comens).... dating from 1672 Dec 15 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1951/13
Date
1672 Dec 15
Description

Captured ship: St Peter of Bruges (master Philip Comeines, otherwise Philip Comens).

History: a Flemish (Spanish Netherlands) merchant ship (27 tons), bound from Bordeaux to Ostend and Nieuwpoort, laden with wine, brandy and prunes; seized to the use of the Lord Admiral on 15/25 December 1672 off Brighton (Brighthelmstone) by John Glover. The master said that he had been instructed to say that, if he met English ships, that he was bound for Dover; if he met any other ships, he was to say that he was bound for Nieuwpoort in Flanders. Later the master confessed that he was from Middelburg. Papers found, some were admitted to have been thrown overboard. Ship was thought to have been previously taken, plundered and left by a Dutch privateer.

Court Paper, numbered CP 1:-

  • [CP 1]: Deposition of John Glover;

State Papers, numbered SP 1-2:-

  • SP 1: letter in English from Bordeaux to Dover, 7 November 1672;
  • SP 2: letter in English from Bordeaux to Dover, 18 November 1672.

Extra information: See IND 1/9012 f.67v. Restored 8/18 January 1672/1673.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/7/79; HCA 30/651/14
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21119931/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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