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Edmund Leman (b. ?; d. ?). Water surveyor to the Commissioners for Prize Goods. | Edmund Leman (b. ?; d. ?). Water surveyor to the Commissioners for Prize Goods. | ||
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Resident in 1655 in Horsey down in the county of Surrey. | Resident in 1655 in Horsey down in the county of Surrey. | ||
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ||
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Edmund Leman stated that he went to Lee road (by the town of Lee on the north shore of the Thames estuary) on July 10th 1655. He went as surveyor for the Office for Prize Goods, together with waiters and seamen, to take possession of a number of ships, including the ship the ''Rossell''. This ship had been taken by the ''Advantage frigot''. "Comming aboard her hee sawe and found severall baggs of wooll betwixt her decks, and sawe corne and alsoe sawe that her hold was full of corne, and soe full that there was not roome therein for the corne that was lying betwixt her decks, much lesse as hee conceived for any one of the said baggs of wooll that were alsoe lying as aforesaid betwixt decks."<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.243r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.243r]]</ref> | Edmund Leman stated that he went to Lee road (by the town of Lee on the north shore of the Thames estuary) on July 10th 1655. He went as surveyor for the Office for Prize Goods, together with waiters and seamen, to take possession of a number of ships, including the ship the ''Rossell''. This ship had been taken by the ''Advantage frigot''. "Comming aboard her hee sawe and found severall baggs of wooll betwixt her decks, and sawe corne and alsoe sawe that her hold was full of corne, and soe full that there was not roome therein for the corne that was lying betwixt her decks, much lesse as hee conceived for any one of the said baggs of wooll that were alsoe lying as aforesaid betwixt decks."<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.243r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.243r]]</ref> | ||
==Comment on sources== | ==Comment on sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:39, October 27, 2016
| Edmund Leman | |
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| Person | Edmund Leman |
| Title | |
| First name | Edmund |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Leman |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Water surveyor |
| 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 | Edmund Lemmon |
| Has signoff text | Edm: Leman |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Horsey downe |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | Southwark |
| Res county | Surrey |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
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| Primary sources | |
| Act book start page(s) | |
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| Allegation start page(s) | |
| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.243r Annotate |
| Chancery start page(s) | |
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| Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Feb 25 1655 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
| Ship classification | |
| Type of ship | River trade |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Edmund Leman (b. ?; d. ?). Water surveyor to the Commissioners for Prize Goods.
No age recorded by the Court notary public.
Resident in 1655 in Horsey down in the county of Surrey.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Edmund Leman stated that he went to Lee road (by the town of Lee on the north shore of the Thames estuary) on July 10th 1655. He went as surveyor for the Office for Prize Goods, together with waiters and seamen, to take possession of a number of ships, including the ship the Rossell. This ship had been taken by the Advantage frigot. "Comming aboard her hee sawe and found severall baggs of wooll betwixt her decks, and sawe corne and alsoe sawe that her hold was full of corne, and soe full that there was not roome therein for the corne that was lying betwixt her decks, much lesse as hee conceived for any one of the said baggs of wooll that were alsoe lying as aforesaid betwixt decks."[1]
