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Register book of warrants for issuing letters of marque and commissions to take pirates,...
Catalogue reference: SP 16/115
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This record is about the Register book of warrants for issuing letters of marque and commissions to take pirates,... dating from 1625-1628 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Charles I. 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)
- SP 16/115
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1625-1628
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Description (What the record is about)
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Register book of warrants for issuing letters of marque and commissions to take pirates, granted by the duke of Buckingham during his lord admiralship; with letters relating to the revenues of the lord admiral
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Piracy and privateering
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3411364/
Series information
SP 16
Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Charles I
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Charles I
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Register book of warrants for issuing letters of marque and commissions to take pirates,...
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