Catalogue description ff. 1-2 John Arthur, gunner, HMS Defiance. Royal Navy Court Martial, 8 October 1702. ...

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ff. 1-2 John Arthur, gunner, HMS Defiance.

Royal Navy Court Martial, 8 October 1702.

Crime: Stealing gunpowder.

Verdict: Guilty.

Sentence: To be carried from ship to ship with a halter round his neck. Pay to be forfeited. To be rendered incapable of serving His Majesty in any other employment.

Comments: Benbow's Action of August 1702.

Date: 1702
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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