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.

All titles

• 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.
• 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)

People / Organizations

• Thomas Violet (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by William Du-Gard, an. Dom. 1653.

Publication year

1653-1653

ESTC No.

R208665

Grub Street ID

84892

Description

[20], 50, 53-114, [4] p., [2] leaves of plates ; 2⁰

Note

The 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.

Leaf d2 is blank.

Includes frontispiece plate and table (plate) with caption: 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)

On 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.