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Folio 79: Senate of Hamburg to Charles II. Complain of, and ask for protection from,...

Catalogue reference: SP 82/10/79

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This record is about the Folio 79: Senate of Hamburg to Charles II. Complain of, and ask for protection from,... dating from 1661 Oct 19 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Hamburg and Hanse Towns. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 82/10/79
Date
1661 Oct 19
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Folio 79: Senate of Hamburg to Charles II. Complain of, and ask for protection from, assaults on their merchantmen lying off Orkney and Shetland islands, by Scottish mariners. Citing incidents partly dating back to pre-interregnum years, when vessels were raided by David Murray of Caithness, and his brother, captain Gideon Murray, of Edinburgh, who entered their ships by force, helping themselves to their cargoes, such as fish and salt from Spain and Portugal, and to cash, armament, etc., shipped and carried by Anthony de Berg, Adolph Westerman, Claus Koster, Hans Heyman and Joachim Peylin. They, beside material losses, suffered between them damage amounting to 787 Reichsthaler. More recently, Hugh Craigie, of Orkney, was guilty of extorting excise for tobacco and brandy. Apply for redress for damage sustained, for bringing disturbers to justice, and for prevention of similar criminal offences.

Date and Place: 1661 Oct. 19, Hamburg

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Latin. Corrections in Garmers's hand.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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