Richard Batson
| Richard Batson | |
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| Person | Richard Batson |
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| First name | Richard |
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| Last name | Batson |
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| Occupation | Merchant |
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| Mariner occupation | |
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| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Richard Batson |
| Has signoff text | Richard Batson |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | Saint James Garlickhythe |
| Res town | London |
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| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1601 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.234v Annotate, HCA 13/72 f.58r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 12 1657 |
| 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
Richard Batson (b.ca.1607; d.1667). Merchant.
Highly litigious London merchant, with a record of defaulting on terms of charter parties and failing to pay mariners' wages.
Citizen and cutler of London. Active in the 1640s and 1650s in trade with West Africa (slaves), Barbados (sugar), Virginia, and Spitzbergen (whales). Batson was one of the principal freighters of the William and Ralph, alias the Virginia Merchant, together with Thomas Jancey, another London merchant.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Richard Batson made personal answer in the High Court of Admiralty on January 18th 1651 together with other merchants. They were responding to an allegation given in against them by John Parvis and John Hohnewood,[1]
Two years later, Richard Batson appeared on November 23rd 1653 to be examined on an allegation in the case of "The Keepers et cetera against the ffortune of Statin."[2]
Three and a half years later, on June 12th 1657, aged fifty-six, and now resident in the parish of Saint James Garlickhythe, Richard Batson deposed once more. He gave evidence as part of a "Busines of examination of witnesses on the behalfe of Roger Phillips against one two and thirtieth part of the Dover Marchant and against Peter Bultele".[3]
A further case in the High Court of Admiralty was brought against Richard Batson and others. The case was that of "Elias Jordaine and Henry West and Abraham ?Manco and company owners of the shipp the William and Ralph of London against Richard Batson Thomas Jancy Valentine Austin and John Lockier merchants."[4]
