Piece
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: William and Anne of Fowey (master Abraham Stephens of Fowey). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1954/12
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This record is about the Captured ship: William and Anne of Fowey (master Abraham Stephens of Fowey). History:... dating from 1673 Mar 15 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 32/1954/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1673 Mar 15
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: William and Anne of Fowey (master Abraham Stephens of Fowey).
History: an English merchant ship (20 tons, 4 prize crew and 2 prisoners when retaken), bound from St Malo to Fowey, laden with soap, cloth (lambale, quintins, canvas, dowlas, poldavies) and feathers; taken 9-12 am on 15/25 March 1672/1673 off Plymouth Sound by an unnamed 8-gun Dutch privateer; retaken 6-7 pm on 16/26 March 1672/1673 a little to the west of the Isle of Wight by HMS Dreadnought (Richard Trevanion commanding) and brought into Portsmouth on 18/28 March 1672/1673. The Dutch put 2 of the crew into the ship's boat and left them at sea.
Court Papers, numbered CP 1-2:-
- [CP 1]: three examinations taken at Fowey, 18 April 1673;
- [CP 2]: bill of lading, certified 21 April 1673.
Extra information: see IND 1/9012 f.90: restored, on payment of salvage, 24 April 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 32/7/103; HCA 32/9/78
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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)
- English and Latin
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21120417/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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