Letter from the Earl of Sandwich to the Governor of the Castle of Bergen re the King of England's order to destroy the ships of the United Provinces, 30 July 1665.
Letter from the Earl of Sandwich, aboard the PRINCE, to Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, notifying him of the King of England's command to destroy as many as possible of the ships of the United Provinces, informing him of the dispatch of Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English fleet, with a squadron to carry out the command and requesting his assistance in the matter, dated 30 July 1665. Also a copy of the same (2 items).
Record Details
| Item reference: | CLI/59; MS1987/049 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 2 items |
| Date made: | 1665-07-30 - 1665-07-30 |
| Creator: | Clifford, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- List of clerks and surgeons in the districts of Commissioners of sick and wounded seamen, possibly dated April 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/46)
- Inventory of the MARTIN PINCK, a Dutch built 'pink', dated 1673. (Manuscript) (CLI/47)
- Copy of the Lords' order to the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty concerning contraband goods, Whitehall, 17 May 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/48)
- Instructions to Sir Thomas Clifford, Commissioner of Prizes, respecting prizes and goods, signed at Whitehall and dated 31 May 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/49)
- Letter from Whitehall to the Commissioner of Prizes on board the SWIFTSURE, on the victory over the Dutch on 3 June, dated 9 June 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/50)
- Letter, written in cypher and decoded, from the Ambassador to Denmark to Sir Thomas Clifford, on the victory over the Dutch on 3 June. Dated 17 June 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/51)
- Copy of Charles II's warrant to the Commissioner of Prizes for the Port of London, granting him as prize the ship PATRIARCH ISAACK. Dated 28 June 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/52)
- Order of the Principal Commissioners of Prizes to the Commissioner of Prizes for the Port of London to take as prize the PATRIARCH ISAACK. Dated 29 June 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/53)
- Letter from George Clifford, from Harwich, to Sir Thomas Clifford re: his prize of the PATRIARCH ISAACK currently at Harwich, dated 9 July 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/54)
- Letter from George Clifford, from Harwich, to Sir Thomas Clifford, re: his prize of the PATRIARCH ISAACK and several casks of brandy, dated 11 July 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/55)
- Copy of a letter from the Ambassador to Denmark to Sir Thomas Clifford re: a proposed attack on Bergen, dated 25 July 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/56)
- Instruction from the Earl of Sandwich to Captain Arthur Langhorne to command HM ships at Bergen in the event of the death Sir Thomas Tyddiman, 29 July 1665. (Manuscript) (CLI/57)
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