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Captured ship: Unicorn of Southwold or London (master Thomas Nunn of Southwold)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1954/1

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This record is about the Captured ship: Unicorn of Southwold or London (master Thomas Nunn of Southwold).... dating from [1672 May 6] in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1954/1
Date
[1672 May 6]
Description

Captured ship: Unicorn of Southwold or London (master Thomas Nunn of Southwold).

History: an English merchant ship (23 men, 1 passenger), bound from Tangier, via Alicante, Alematt [Guardamar del Segura, near Alicante] and Malaga, to London, Hamburg or Danzig (and before hearing of the outbreak of war, also to Amsterdam, afterwards changed to Ostend), laden with Malaga wine and salt (as well as cotton being returned unsold from Tangier to England); convoyed by Royal Navy as far east as Dover but turned back for fear of the Dutch fleet, came into Portsmouth on 5/15 May 1672 under convoy of HMS Dreadnought, HMS Dragon and HMS Deptford ketch [and was there seized, after 6/16 May 1672]. Had previously taken state provisions (Sir Denis Gauden) to the British garrison at Tangier. Examinants include .

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: Henry Gibbs, letter to Nunn at Portsmouth, 11 May 1672;
  • [CP 2]: Henry Loades, letter to Nunn at Portsmouth, 9 May 1672;
  • [CP 3]: three examinations taken at Gosport, 18 July 1672 (including of Thomas Nunn junior, the master's son).

Ships Papers (none):- Extra information: IND 1/9012 f.86: ship and lading restored 23 August 1672.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/9/17
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21120406/

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