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First Reading

vicenzo  •  Link

a prize ship? from a great site on:
"...In 1660, {John Wilgress}he commanded the Dutch prize Bear. After the Restoration, the King commissioned him to continue commanding the Bear...."
http://anglo-dutch-wars.blogspot.…
It was Sam, that gave him his Papers."...made a commission for Captain Wilgness, of the Bear,..."
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…

Second Reading

Terry Foreman  •  Link

Bear
36-52 guns; prize 1652; given to Ordnance Office 1665 (L&M Index)

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References

Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.

1660

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