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A true narrative of som remarkable proceedings concerning the ships Samson, Salvador, and George, and several other prize-ships depending in the High Court of Admiraltie: most humbly presented to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, and to the Right Honorable the Council of State by autoritie of Parliament, and to the Honorable the Council of Officers, of his excellencie the Lord General. By Tho. Violet of London, gold-smith. Who most humbly desire's them to take the same into their due consideration, it beeing for the securitie and safetie of the nation

Author/creator Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon : printed by William Du-Gard, an. Dom. 1653.
Description[20], 50, 53-106, [2], 107-114, [4] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill.
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Variant title List of such ships as the fleet of the Parlament of England have brought into this Common-wealth as Dutch-prizes, (which ships have all been discharged by the High Court of Admiraltie, the daies here-under written)
Series Early English books online. ^A888680
General noteThe title page and epistle dedicatory exist in two settings (bound together in filmed copies); second title page lacks vignette and has imprint: London, printed in the yeere of our Lord God. 1653.
General noteThere is a plate which is bound in as frontispiece and before page 107; it reads: A list of such ships as the fleet of the Parlament of England have brought into this Common-wealth as Dutch-prizes, (which ships have all been discharged by the High Court of Admiraltie, the daies here-under written).
General noteOn final leaf is postscript by the author: I desire you to take notice, that I beeing surprised in time for the sorting of my papers, and using several printers for the expedition, som of my papers have been misplaced and twice printed, through neglect of those I intrusted in this business, which I hope will bee no trouble to the judicious that read's them.
General noteSignatures: pi¹ a-d² [A]-Z² 2A-2D² 2e-2f² 2E² .
General noteReproductions of the originals in the British Library (Thomason Tracts), and the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (Early English books, 1641-1700).
General noteThomason copy bound after title page of: Mysteries and secrets of trade and mint-affairs (V583).
References Wing (2nd ed.) V593
References Thomason E.1070[4]
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1899:21)
Stock numberCL0037000073 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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