Robart Scotting - Revision history

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|Person=Robart Scotting
|First name=Robart
|Last name=Scotting
|Occupation=Mariner
|Mariner occupation=Boatswain
|Training=Not apprentice
|Citizen=Unknown
|Literacy=Signature
|Has opening text=Robert Scotting
|Has signoff text=Robart Scotting
|Transcription image={{#transcription-image: }}
|Language skills=English language,
|Res street=Wapping
|Res county=Middlesex
|Res country=England
|Birth year=1627
|Deposition date(s)=Nov 16 1659
|Has infobox completed=Yes
|Has synthesis completed=No
|Has HCA evidence completed=No
|Has source comment completed=No
|Type of ship=Merchant ship
|Role in Silver Ship litigation=None
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==Biographical synthesis==
Robart Scotting (alt. Robert Scotting) (b. ca. ?; d. ?). Mariner.

Boatswain of the ship the ''John and Katherine'' at time of collision and since.

Resident in 1659 in Wapping in the county of Middlesex.

==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Thirty-two year old Robart Scoting deposed on November 16th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.411r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.411r]]</ref> He was examined on a libel in the cause of "John Miller Master of the ship the ''John and Katherin'' and company against the ''Coast ffrigott'' whereof Elliot was master but now one Henry Risby is master and against Alderman William Vincent and company coming in for their Interest and against all et cetera".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.409v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.409v]]</ref>

Robart Scotting stated that "for and during all the moneth of December 1658 and before and since the Libellate John Miller was the master and part owner of the ship the ''John and Katherine'' and soe Comonly accounted which hee knoweth for that hee belonged to the said ship about two or three monethes before the damage in question. happened and hath belonged to her ever since".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.411r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.411r]]</ref>

==Comment on sources==

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 |Training=Not apprentice
 |Citizen=Unknown

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 |Last name=Scotting
 |Occupation=Mariner
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 Robart Scotting (alt. Robert Scotting) (b. ca. ?; d. ?). Mariner.
-Boatswain of the ship the ''John and Katherine'' at time of collision and since.
+Was boatswain of the ship the ''John and Katherine'' at time of collision. At the time of his deposition he had become a mate of the same ship.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.411v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.411v]]</ref>
 Resident in 1659 in Wapping in the county of Middlesex.

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 |Last name=Scotting
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 |Training=Not apprentice
 |Citizen=Unknown
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 |Has opening text=Robert Scotting
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 |Language skills=English language,
 |Res street=Wapping
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 |Res country=England
 |Birth year=1627
 |Deposition date(s)=Nov 16 1659
 |Has infobox completed=Yes