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Captured ship: Phoenix of Middelburg, otherwise of Zealand (commander Cornelis Reers)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1951/19

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This record is about the Captured ship: Phoenix of Middelburg, otherwise of Zealand (commander Cornelis Reers).... dating from 1672 Dec 7 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1951/19
Date
1672 Dec 7
Description

Captured ship: Phoenix of Middelburg, otherwise of Zealand (commander Cornelis Reers).

History: a Dutch privateer (18 guns, 86 men) on a cruise from [Middelburg?]; taken on 7/17 December 1672 by HMS Gloucester (William Coleman commanding), and sent into Salcombe, Devon, arriving 9/19 December 1672.

Court Paper, numbered CP 1:-

  • [CP 1]: certificate (6 March 1673) that this privateering commission was taken aboard Phoenix of Zealand on 7 December 1672;

Ships Paper, numbered SP 1:-

  • [SP 1]: privateering commission (issued by Willem III, Prince of Orange), 28 October 1672;

Extra information: See Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1672-1673, p.263 and SP 29/318, no 201.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/7/81
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Dutch and English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21119937/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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