Edward Arlibear
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| Person | Edward Arlibear |
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| First name | Edward |
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| Last name | Arlibear |
| Suffix | Junior |
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| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master |
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| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Citizen | Unknown |
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| Has opening text | Edward Arlibeare |
| Has signoff text | Edward Arlibear Junior; Edward Arlibear |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | Wapping |
| Res parish | Stepney |
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| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1624 |
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| First deposition age | 28 |
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| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
| Ship classification | |
| Type of ship | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Edward Arlibear (alt. Edward Arlibear Junior; Arlibeare) (b. ca. ?; d. ?). Mariner.
Master of the Mathew and John in 1650-1655 period.
Resident in Saint Mary Matsellon in 1651 and in Wapping in 1652 and 1656. Since part of the parish of Saint Mary Matsellon was in Wapping, he may have been at the same location throughout this period.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
August 1651
Twenty-nine year old Edward Arlibeare, mariner in the parish of Saint Mary Matsellon, deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on August 22nd 1651. The case was "On the behalfe of John Cap[?a] and others touching the losse of the shipp Mathew and John of [XXXX) in a businesse of assurance". The assurers are identifies as "Richard Shute and ffrancis Sayon assurers".[1]
May 1652
Nine months later, the same Edward Arlibear, though giveing his age as twenty-eight, deposed on May 17th 1652 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Harris and Company in th cause "William Harris Thomas Bowyer and Richard Heaman executors and possessors of the shipp the Mathew and John of London against Thomas Walters Thomas Pursell Hugh Massye Richard Webb and Richard Best merchants".[2]
Edward Arlibear stated that the owners of the Mathew and John were William Harris Thomas Bowyer and Richard Heaman, and that he, Edward Arlibear was master of the same ship, and also a part-owner. The rest of the owners let the ship to William Harris Thomas Bowyer and Richard Heaman, and allowed them to dispose of the ship as they wished.[3]
Arlibear describes taking on a lading of fish at Newfoundland for the account of Best Walters Pursell Massey and Webb on July 29th 1650. Arlibear and his company carried the fish to Bilbao and discharged it there on October 31st 1650. At Bilbao he took on divers goods, wares and merchandises for the account of the same freighters, which he carried to the Canaries and discharged them to the freighters' factors on January 1st or 2nd 1651.[4]
At the Canaries he took on more goods for the freighters to be brought to England. However, en route for England the ship was surprised and seized on February 1st 1651 and carried to the Isle of Scilly and then to Jersey. The period in which he, his company and the ship were at the disposal of the freighters was six months and three days. At the monthly freight rate of £135 this amounted to £810.[5]
Arlibear signed himself "Edward Arlibear Junior".[6]
Undated
Undated interrogatories ministred on behalf of Richard Shute and ffrancis Sayon, London merchants, have been identified.[7] The interrogatories seek to clarify whether Willy Cope was a part-owner of the Mathew and John; they seek to determine when and how news of the ship's seizure reached England, and whether news reached London before February 1650 (modern 1651).;
