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Royal Will on Prize Shares Payment to Greenwich Hospital
Historical notice from 1418 highlights appointment of agents to pay captors shares for prize ships. If shares remain unclaimed after three years, funds go to Greenwich Hospital. Royal authority requires lists of agents, public notices in the London Gazette, and accounts by the High Court of Admiralty. March 19 at St James's marks the decree with fleet movements noted thereafter.
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Greenwich Hospital
London Gazette
High Court of Admiralty
Lersons
St. James's
God Save the King