Wreck of Dutch Cargo Vessel, Holland-on-Sea (EHER 81188)

The wreck of a Dutch cargo vessel which was reported stranded and subsequently abandoned on the 3rd of December 1633, near Little Holland. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Information from NRHE data transfer December 4 1633, Colchester: Edward Nuttall to Nicholas. Lets him know how the current goes there about the wreck. She is held strong in possession of Serjeant Darcy. Whether this grant bars the King that the writer leaves to Nicholas to consider. If it should be absolutely the King's. he suggests that some merchant should be found to buy the ship and all things in her. Now all the country comes down and "every man catch what they can, and stave and stroy more than they get." All goods that are taken out and come into their parts Nuttall has in possession, and his deputy at Ipswich does the same. <1> December 13 1633, Maldon: Richard Pulley, deputy Vice-Admiral of Essex, to Richard Wyan. On Friday Mr Spicer and the writer went to Colchester. The latter went to Mr Nuttall, and acquainting him with the commission, he seemed much troubled, and produced a warrant from the Lord Treasurer, dated 3rd instant, whereby he was solely authorized for seizing all the goods. The writer urged the execution of the commission, and in the meantime Spicer and he went to Little Holland, where the ship lay, and there found Sergeant Darcy, a sergeant-at-law, whose answer was, that the ship lay upon his manor, and that he had all wrecks of the sea. The writer put an officer on board to keep possession for the King, and took order for boats and men to save the goods. He then rode to Harwich and Nacton after goods claimed by the bailiffs of Ipswich, Sir Richard Brooke, lord of the manor, and Thomas Cleere, customer at Ipswich, which goods the writer seized, and went afterwards to Ipswich and Harwich for the like purpose, and thence to Colchester to open the commission. Many persons complained of Nuttall for taking goods from them... <2> `December 16 1633, Whitehall: Lords of the Admiralty to Thomas Wyan, Richard Pulley, deputy Vice-Admiral of Essex, John How and Philip Allen, merchants, and David Spicer. A ship was lately wrecked, or left derelict, on the coast near Colchester or Harwich, and a commission is issued out of the Court of Admiralty directed to them, to take the ship and goods into their custody for His Majesty's use. Being informed that goods belonging to the ship are embezzled and carried away into towns corporate, which pretend to be exempt from the Admiralty, they are to seize the same for His Majesty until further order... <3> December 16 1633, Wallingford House: Lord Treasurer Portland to Edward Nuttall, - Eldred, - Pellam and - - Strickson. On advertisement of a ship wrecked near Colchester or Harwich, the writer gave them directions, by his letter of the 9th inst., to seize the same for His Majesty's use. <4> December 21 1633, Whitehall: Notes of business...to be submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty...The King to be moved not to give away the derelict near Colchester, but to assign it for service of the navy... <5> February .24 1634, Whitehall: Lords of the Admiralty to all Mayors, Sheriffs and others. A commission having been issued on the 4th inst. directed to Richard Pulley...John How, Philip Allen and others, to make sale of a ship wrecked or left derelict between Colchester and Harwich, the persons addressed are to aid the commissioners in the execution of their commission. <6> March 4 1634, Whitehall: Lords of the Admiralty to Sir Henry Marten. A commission having been issued on 4th February last...to sell a ship and goods lately wrecked between Colchester and Harwich, and requiring the commissioners to bring the money proceeding thereof into the Court of Admiralty. Forasmuch as the proceeds amount to a great sum, and the King's right is clear, he is therefore to order the said commissioners too pay the amount to Edward Carne, one of the tellers of the Exchequer... <7> May 16 1634: Petition of Captain Thomas Porter to the King. About December last, a Dutch ship was forsaken and driven ashore at Holland, co. Essex, out of which great quantities of goods were taken by divers persons thereunto authorized by the Court of Admiralty. Notwithstanding the care used by the commissioners, some goods which were in the said ship are supposed to be unjustly taken...Petitioner beseeches His Majesty to grant him all such goods...and yield His Majesty a full eighth part of the beneft. (8) July 4 1635: Thomas Wyan to the same [Lords of the Admiralty]. In accordance with their orders to Sir Henry Marten, to make a list of persons accountable for profits of the Admiralty since the deal of the late Lord Admiral, the writer has made search of what ships and goods have been adjudged to His Majesty since that time...(6) Capt. Crispe and Humphrey Slaney, of London, merchants, for goods bought by them out of a derelict ship seized near Little Holland in Essex. <9> July 23 1635, Whitehall: The same to Capt. Crispe and Humphrey Slaney. The like [a letter] for account of the sale of a derelict ship seized near Little Holland in the Vice-Admiralty of Essex. <10> Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss