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==Biographical synthesis== | ==Biographical synthesis== | ||
| − | Luke Luce (alt. Lucie) (b. ca. 1613; d. ca. 1663). Merchant. | + | Luke Luce (alt. Lucie; Lucy) (b. ca. 1613; d. ca. 1663). Merchant. |
Resident in parish of Saint Catherine Coleman in 1651. | Resident in parish of Saint Catherine Coleman in 1651. | ||
Revision as of 23:42, October 18, 2016
| Luke Luce | |
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| Person | Luke Luce |
| Title | |
| First name | Luke |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Luce |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Luke Luce |
| Has signoff text | Luke Luce |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Catherine Coleman |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1613 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | October 24, 1663 |
| First deposition age | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | May 5 1651 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
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| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Luke Luce (alt. Lucie; Lucy) (b. ca. 1613; d. ca. 1663). Merchant.
Resident in parish of Saint Catherine Coleman in 1651.
Luke Lucy's cashier in 1654 was thirty-four year old Abraham Gaultier.
The will of Luke Luce, merchant, of Saint Katharine Coleman, London, was proved on October 24th 1663.[1]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Luke Luce deposed on May 5th 1651 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation in the case of XXXX.[3]
In his evidence, Luke Luce made clear that he had extensive knowledge of French trade, stating that he had "received very many letters of advise from ffrance by land and the bills of lading in blanck covers by the shipp wherein the goods came from ffrance to London" and that "hee hath formerly lived in ffrance and written hence many letters of advice numerous goods there laden for Holland and Hamburgue and filled up many bills of lading.[4]
Abraham Gaultier deposed for the first time in the High Court of Admiralty on February 21st 1654. He gave his age as thirty-three and described himself as a merchant of London. He was examined in the case of "The claime of the Duke of Courland for the Temperance of Libanno in Curland John Jacobson Bleau master, and of the said duke and Luke Lucie for the goods".[5]
Abraham Gaultier, describing himself as cashier of Luke Lucy (sic), deposed again on February 19th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "The clayme of Luke Lucy merchant of London for goods taken out of the ship the Peter of which Peter de la Solle was master by Edward Payne commander of the vessell the Saint Ives Scout. Gaultier stated that in early 1653 Luke Lucy had been the owner of three bales of perpetuanas and two bales of minnekin bayes. Customs duties were paid in London by Luke Lucy and the goods were entered in the Customs House to be transported overseas in the ship the Charitie of Hamburg. Allegedly the Charitie having already departed from Portsmouth, the goods were actually laden on the Saint Peter by Lucy's Portsmouth correspondent Hugh Salisbury, for transportation to San Sebastian in Spain.[6]
Abraham Gaultier deposed for a third time in the High Court of Admiralty on July 11th 1656.[7] Giving his age as thirty-five, and describing himself as a merchant of London, he was examined in the case of "The claime of Luke Luce of London merchant for the Saint John Baptist of which Broeder Backson is master and goods".[8]
Comment on sources
1663
PROB 11/312 Will of Luke Luce, Merchant of Saint Katherine Coleman, City of London 24 October 1663- ↑ PROB 11/312 Will of Luke Luce, Merchant of Saint Katherine Coleman, City of London 24 October 1663
- ↑ HCA 13/64 f.unfol.
- ↑ HCA 13/64 f.unfol.
- ↑ HCA 13/64 f.unfol.
- ↑ HCA 13/68 f.498r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.63v
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.300r
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.298v
