'A Journall kept by me George P[..], Commander of the Shipp Scepter, For Surratt and Bombay in ye. Anno Domini 1695'.
IOR/L/MAR/A/CII
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The record is made up of 1 volume (35 folios). It was created in 28 Oct 1695-1 Jun 1697. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Journal of the voyage of the Sceptre from England to Bombay, October 1695-April 1697, and from Bombay bound for Mocho [Mocha], April-June 1697 (Captain George Phenney).
The Journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, general observations, and transcripts of relevant documents.
Entries include: sailing instructions given by Captain Warren, Commander of His Majesty's Ship the Windsor (folios 5-6); a list of the ship's officers, with an armorial seal (a cross moline within a border, an esquire's helmet, the crest a lion passant) against each name (folio 7); and instructions from the General and Council of Bombay, and commission to destroy and seize pirate vessels, 10 April 1697 (folios 26-27).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (35 folios)
- Arrangement
The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 33; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the ending flyleaves.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/MAR/A/CII
- Date(s)
- 28 Oct 1695-1 Jun 1697 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Trade (practice)PiracyShips logsMarine navigationWeather
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- Mocho
- People & organisations
- Sceptre
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'A Journall kept by me George P[..], Commander of the Shipp Scepter, For Surratt and Bombay in ye. Anno Domini 1695'., British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MAR/A/CII, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000390> [accessed 3 July 2026]
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- IOR/L/MAR/A/CII
- Title
- 'A Journall kept by me George P[..], Commander of the Shipp Scepter, For Surratt and Bombay in ye. Anno Domini 1695'.
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:33v, i-r:ii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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