Captured ship: St Peter of Friedrichstadt (or Frederiksstad, Holstein), or of Amsterdam...

Captured ship: St Peter of Friedrichstadt (or Frederiksstad, Holstein), or of Amsterdam (master Mewes Bartholomew Adriansen of Aldmore or Alkmore in Holland [Alkmaar], citizen and resident of Friedrichstadt, otherwise Mievis Aerianson, Mievies Aeriansen, Mewes Adrian).

History: a Duchy of Holstein or Dutch merchant ship (galliot hoy, 60-72 tons/38 lasts, 4 men, built at Rotterdam, bought by the master at Amsterdam about 2 years before), bound from Orotava in the Canary Islands to Amsterdam, laden with Canary wine, 1100 pieces of eight, and several pieces of plate worth 400 pieces of eight; and also silk, velvet plush, and gold and silver lace worth 900 pieces of eight, removed before the ship was brought into Dover; taken on 8/18 April 1672 by HMS Guernsey (Charles Montague, otherwise Mountagu, commanding) and brought into Dover.

Some papers for Amsterdam were thrown overboard by order of the master after her capture. Previously bound from Friedrichstadt to the Canariy Islands. While at the Canary Islands for 6 months, the ship was hired by Stephen Mogrie, a Frenchman, to fetch 'negroes' [as enslaved people] from Cape Verde Island and bring them to Grand Canaria.

Documents:- including, on thong: three ship's papers and two court papers, numbered by Court Cha. Moore 2-6 (1 is wanting)

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-12:-

• [CP 1]: standing interrogatories;
• [CP 2]: one examination taken at Dover, 9 April 1672;
• [CP 3]: four examinations taken at Dover, 15 and 18 April 1672;
• [CP 4]: translation of the petition of Jacob van Lunen to Duke of Holstein [undated]; (translation)
• [CP 5]: letter of Charles Montague to Mr Stockdale [undated];
• [CP 6]: envelope addressed to Henry Dethick, Solicitor for Prizes, endorsed St Peter of Frederickstadt;
• [CP 7]: affidavit of Joan van Ruytenbeecq, 4 May 1672 (translation);
• [CP 8]: attestation of Richard Holder, 7 May 1672;
• [CP 9]: Duke of Holstein to Swedish ambassador (to Charles II), 7 May 1672 (translation);
• [CP 10]: Friedrichstadt sea-brief, 11 May 1672 (Latin and German);
• [CP 11]: Holstein pass, 13 May 1672 (German);
• [CP 12]: protest of Leijonbergh, Swedish ambassador, to Charles II, 8 June 1672.

Ships Papers numbered SP 1-4:-

• SP 1: wanting;
• SP 2: Holstein pass, 29 May 1671 (Latin);
• SP 3: Friedrichstadt seabrief, 24 May 1671 (Latin and German);
• SP 4: bill of lading (English), 16 March 1672.

Extra information:-

• See the very long [80pp] allegation and claim of English merchants at HCA 24/147/58.
• See HCA 32/1951/11 may relate to this ship.
• Ship ordered to be appraised, 2 June 1672. Ship and remaining goods pending judgement condemned, 12 July 1672. See IND 1/9012, f.65v.]
• See also HCA 30/410; SP 29/305, no 105 (John Carlile, 9 April 1672); Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1671-1672, p297.