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Imaged HCA 13/64 from f1r. to f. 41v.

P1094073 Cover of leather bound volume

f. 1r. P1094074

Ex pte Jacobi Lampr?ier
XXXX navem y:e Amity

In ansywer to the first and second interrogratories. Jacobi Lampr?ier and XXX the lawful owner of one third part of the Amity. Ship at Newfound Land. April last past the said Jacobi lampr?ier did furnish and set out his said one third partof the said ship on a “trading voyage for the port of S:t Mallo aclate to Newfoundland to catch fish and to carry the same for Bilbao and there to dispose of and soe to returne againe for S:t Malo w:th the proceed of such goods for his owne proper Accompt. The deponent knows this becasue he was living in S:t Malo France at the time and had “from tyme to tyme every yeare sett out victualled and imployed the said part of the ship the Amity w:ch hee had bought about eight yeares since of Thomas LibbXston and John Masters of Jersey”

In answer to the 3rd and 4th interrogatories.

In answer to the 5th interrogratory. The deponent knows James Lamprier very well, and has done so for about 20 years. James Lamprier was a subiect of the Commonwealth at the time of the surprizall and seizure of the said ship and ladeing. Lamprier “had formerly about 8 yeares since bin an Inhabitant and lived in Jersey where hee beleiveth hee was borne” The deponent stated that “at such tyme as the said Island of Jersey Revolted from the Obedience of the Parliam:t hee was for his affection and adhesion thereunto (w:ch hee saith was allwayes very great) forced and constrained to fflye to ?plowet in ffrance where there is a protestant church” and practised only the protestant religion. His estate was confiscated and lost at Jersey for his loyalty to parliament “at the beginning of the late warres in England and was himselfe proclaimed traytor there; and after XXX had his wife and family banished from there”

f. 1v. P1094077

The said Lamprier set out and furnished a man of ware on behalfe of the said Parliam:t. This was at the consent and approbation of Collonell ?Litvott

To the 7th, 8th & 9th interoggatories. It is usual and ordianary for ships voyaging from S:t Malo to Newfound Land to carry with them passes “under the hand of Sir George Carteret the now Govero:r of Jersey” together with some inhabitants and seamen of the Island

Symo ?SebirM de JXXX Jersey Mercator

To the 1st and 2nd . For the space of the last two years James Lamprier was and ought to be the quarter owner of the ship the ?Experance, together with part of the lading of “fishe and oyles and other provision as was on board her when shee was seized and taken by Captaine JohXXXX in Newfoundland. April last past the ship set sail from St Malo to Newfoundland and from thence was to have carryed her ladeing to Bilbao, before returning to St Mallo.

f. 2r. P1094080

Idem ad Interr. Y:e Amity

Idem XXX

XXXX Sebirell (his signature)

f. 2v. P1094083

29:o November 1650

Ex parte Lamprire

NICHOLAS LE FEUBOUR de Jersey Nauta XXXX

To the 3rd & 4th interrogratories. The ity safely arrived in Newfound Land where “?M:r and Companie did prepare and were getting ready a very great nomber of ffishe and a great quantitie of Oyles a third pte whereof did belong unto the said James Lamprier and was for his proper accompte.” But “before y:e said ffishes and oylescould bee made readie and fitt to bee brought to bee brought from thence Captan Goodson came in the ship the Hopefull Luke to Newfound Land and there seized upon the said ship and her ladeing which was makeing fitt

General notes on browsing HCA 13/64

• Significant number of sailors (“Nauta”) making depositions and giving addresses as Saint Dinstan in the East, Billingsgate, and XXX, as well as Limehouse, Ratcliffe and Stepney.
o William Brooke of the Precinct of the Tower, mariner (19th Jan 1650/51, no fol,. No).
o Charles Frith pf the parish of St Bottoplph Bishopsgate, London ,amariner, aged 35 (17th Jan 1650/51)
o Gorge Stapleton of Charterhouse in ye parish of Great St BXXXX, mariner aged 18 (22nd jan 1650/51)

• Role of Island of Jersex in French, Newfoundland, and other trades?

• Some Suffolk deponents. A Liverpool sailor deponent. Plenty of Dutch deponents (Zeeland and elsewhere)

Specific deponents/cases of possible interest

William Methwold, 23rd february 1650/51 (no f. No.)
- Case: ?Barrett and Swanley
- Mentions receiving a letter from Ligorno from factors XXX and XXX Man; refers to Thomas Fairfax & company and Martin Lister and others

Captaineus Willimus Haddocke de Wapping ..aged 43 13th Jan 1650/51; also 18th Jan 1650/51
- Refers to Captain Ell

Captain John Barker. Commander of the sghip the Gtreate Lewes of London in the service of the parliament, 14th Jan 1650/51, aged 49 years or therabouts

Franciscus DuncombeSt Dunstans in oriente London Mercator aged 22 (17th Jan 1650/51)

Johes Dickons civitatis London Marcator, anno agens 50 (20th Jan 1650)
- Refers to letter sent from Livorno on October 12th 1650, signed by Jannes and George Man and Thomas ffoster, who were merchants and factors there
- Mentions the Harry Bonadventure and the XXXwell which had departed a week before

Capt Ricardus Badiley de wapping aged 35 (16th Jan 1650/51)

Robertus Johnson de civitate Dublin in Hibernia Skinner aged 50 (XX Jan 1650/51)

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