HCA 13/72 People
HCA 13/72 People
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Created 11/05/13, by CSG
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John Abbot ("of London Mariner"; master of the King David; "Broughton was owner of five sixteenth parts (of the King David), and the said Abbot of six 16th parts of the said ship and of her tackle and furniture")
Aeggon Alders
Allen (on the Gilbert)
Haniball Allen ("of London Merchant aged thirty two yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Manoel Alverez ("of the New Market neere Covent Garden Steward of the Portugal Ambassadour, aged 36 yeares or thereabouts"; "a Portugese by byrth and liveth at present with the Portugall Embassador in New Markett neere Covent Garden"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Laurence Andreas (commander of the Ostend man of warr, which met and took prize the King David "off Lewes Island on the back side of Scotland")
Edward Ascough ("a woollen draper dwelling in Towerstreete London"; part-owner with Robert Kilmer, Edward Nicholas and Richard Beswick of the Anna and Mary)
Edward Ayscough
Captaine John Aylet ("of London Mariner, aged 30 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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Giles Baily ("of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsea Mariner, aged 30 yeeres": master's mate in the Golden ffortune; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Mr Baldero
Harry Baldero
Henry Baldero
James Baldwin ("of the parish of Saint Buttolph Bishopsgate London Vintener, aged 56 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72))
Abraham Barnabye (deponent in HCA 13/72)
Thomas Barnes ("of Ratcliff Mariner aged twenty six yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Barnett ("of Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner Steward of the shipp Elizabeth and Mary aged sixtie yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Joshua Bartlett (Master and Commander of the Recovery when at Barbados)
Thomas Barrett (on the Gilbert)
Thomas Barton ("of Passage nigh Waterford in Ireland Merchant, aged about 54 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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Antonio Basso ("Merchant, a native of Genoa aged 27 yeeres or thereabouts, now living in London"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Adrian Bastianson ("of Schernmer Horne neere Amsterdam Mariner one of the company of the said shipp Morning starr, aged 25 yeares", deponent in HCA 13/72)
Leonard Bates ("of the parish of Saint Michael Cornehill London Scrivener, aged 34 yeares"; shop in Cornehill; deponent in HCA 13/72)
William Becks (Cook(e) on the Gilbert)
Captaine Beech ("by the order of the interrate Jones one of the said pipes of wine was disposed of unto one Captaine Beech at the Barbadoes and another by his order was putt into a Cellar there")
William Beecham ("William Beecham was the time arlate commonly accounted owner of the lighter and Wharfinger of the Wharfe arlate")
Captaine Bell ("hee hath heard that the arlate Captaines Ny, Tatam, Ell, Bell and Wills were all bound with their severall shipps arlate upon a voyage from Lisbne to Brazeele")
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Marke Bennett ("of Greenwich in the County of Kent Mariner, aged about 25 yeares", mariner on the Gilbert; "shippt aboard the Gilbert arlate as a ffore=Mast man at the Barbadoes for her homeward voyage"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Benning ("Examined upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said John Benning Richard Jennings and others")
Henry Berry ("of Redriff in the County of Surrey Shipwright, aged 28 yeeres": deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Berry ("a Pylott, to conduct and carry the sayd shipp from king roade to hung roade")
Philipp Bequin ("the ffactor and Agent of the said Anthonio Mara de Conte")
Richard Beswick ("of hull mariner, aged 27 yeares", master of the Anna and Mary, part-owner with Edward Ascough, Robert Kilmer and Edward Nicolas of the Anna and Mary; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Jonathan Bigland ("of Redriff Shipwright, aged 28 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Edward Blacket ("the said goods were bought and laden by this Deponent, by the Order of the said Mr Blancart, and Mr Stock And that hee had a letter of Credit from Mr Stock, drawn upon one Mr Edward Blacket Merchant, living at Newcastle of whome this Deponent receaved the Summe of 200: li which money paid for the foresaid goods")
Laurance Blancart ("of London Merchant")
George Blowe (mariner on the Recovery)
Captaine Joseph Blowe ("And hee further saith that while hee continued in the Brazeele severall other English shipps manned alsoe with English videlicet the Sampson Captaine John L[ynis GUTTER] Commander, and the shipp Sippo Captaine Thomas Evens Commander and the shipp the Three brothers John Wilkey Commander and the shipp To[XXX GUTTER] Captaine Joseph Blowe Comander and the shipp Thomas and Lucia Captaine Andrew Rands Commander and severall other English shipps came to Brazeele from Lisbone")
John Bond (gunner on the Recovery)
David Bonnell ("david Younge and Company against david Bonnell")
Andrew Bowman (deponent in HCA 13/72)
Charles Bradick (Master of the Maidstone frigot aged 53 yeeres; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Charles Bradicke
Daniel Bradley (master of the Christopher of Portsmouth)
Duke of Brandenburgh ("while the said shipp Lay at Quinsborowe all or most of the said Company did Desert and leave her, and went into the Duke of Brandenburgh his Service, and never came againe into the Service of the said ship, And that a short time after their Running away into the said Dukes Service, they or some other seamen, or Souldiers of the Generall of the said Duke of Brandenburghes ships, came aboard the said ship, and tooke and carryed away out of her, one Anchor and Cable")
John Brands (master of the shipp the Armes of the Dutchesse of Courland)
John Bray ("a certaine ship called the Malin (whereof Olave Peterson is Master) now Ryding in the River of Thames and doth Properly belong, and Appertaine unto him the said Peter Split, Adam Jennings Thomas Lowe Mannock Johnson, and John Bray, who were and are the true and Lawfull Proprietors thereof and that the said Peter Split, did and doth dwell in EastSmithfeild and the said Thomas Lowe did and doth live and Dwell in Towerstreete London. the said Mannk Johnson did and doth Live and Dwell in Limestreete London, John Bray did and Doth live and Dwell in Saint Catherins, neere unto the Tower of London, and Adam Jennings, did and doth live, and dwell sometimes in Saint Catherines aforesaid")
Mr. Broadrick (a part-owner of the Gilbert)
Edward Brigges (signature of deponent in HCA 13/72)
Edward Briggs ("of Shoreham in the County of Sussex Mariner, aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts Master of the said Barke the Willing Minde"; Master of the Willing Minde in July 1652 on voyage to Ireland)
Morrice Briggs ("of the parish of Saint Cathrines neere the Tower of London Waterman, aged 55"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Broughton ("of London Merchant"; "Broughton was owner of five sixteenth parts (of the King David), and the said Abbot of six 16th parts of the said ship and of her tackle and furniture")
Thomas Browning ("of Wapping Mariner, aged 35 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Bryson ("of the parish of Saint Katherines Coleman in ffanchurch streete London Merchant aged 24 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
James Buckland (mariner on the XXXX from Barbary to Barbados, who deserted ship at Barbados)
Edward Buckley ("of the parish of Saint Olave in Southwarke Mariner aged twenty nyne yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Mr. Budd (a proctor in the High Court of Admiralty)
Thomas Burton ("of Passage nigh Waterford in Ireland Merchant, aged about 54 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Bushell ("of the parish of Saint Andrew Undershaft London Merchant aged 39. yeares "; "hee went only one voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele which voyage hee began about the moneth of June one thousand six hundred forty eight and saith that in and by his sayd Charter party (which was made in presence and with the consent of Jeremy Younge and John Bushell two of his Owners and in the presence and with the consent of Thomas Linch the deponents Purser of who was by order of the Owners to bee made acquainted therewith and to be present with this deponent when hee this deponent did agree with his freighters upon the conditions therein to bee expressed and when hee this deponent signed the same Charterparty)"; deponent in HCA 13/73)
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Peter Canaly (Mariner on the Recovery)
Thomas Canham
Henry Carter ("servant and Apprentice to Richard Brian of the parish of Saint Mary at hill London Wine Cooper aged 20 yeares")
Francisco Carvallo ("of Port a Port in Portugall Marchant aged 34 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
fran carvallo (signature of Francisco Carvallo)
Cavallier (on the Gilbert)
Richard Chappell (Master of the XXXX)
Chipson (on the Gilbert)
Edward Chorkeys (Mariner on the Recovery)
Samuell Church ("of Writtle in Essex Mariner aged twenty sixe yeares"; a mariner on the Unitie bound for Virginia, but abandoned due to storm damage on the Island of Antego; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Christofer ("the said boyes name was Christofer that was pressed out of Totty")
ffrederick Claeson ("of Amsterdam mariner, boatswaine of the said shipp the Morning starr aged 30 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Martin Claeson "of Ostend": a subject of the King of Spaine)
Henry Classaw (master of the Nightingale)
Clements
Benjámin Clarke (Purser of the Bridgewater ffrigott in the service of the Commonwealth, till death in February 1656/57; buried at sea off coast of Portugal)
Thomas Clarke ("commonly reputed a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands, and was resident at lalagona about three miles from Santa Cruse")
John Clerke (at Dort)
Thomas Clerq ("was and is commonly accounted a dutch man, and when this deponent was soe with him at Santa Cruse, spake very good low dutch like a native hollander or other subiect of the States genereall, bourne in the Netherlands, and saith the said Thomas was and is a Merchant Stranger at Santa Cruse, and living there as a Merchant Stranger")
John Cob (= John Cobb)
John Cobb ("of Rederiffe in the County of Surry Mate in the shipp the Gilbert"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Charles Cock Esquire (= Collonel Cock)
Collonel Cock (one of the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty of England)
Thomas Cockerill (mariner on the XXXX from Barbary to Barbados, who deserted ship at Barbados)
Anthone Colard
Anthony Colard ("of Ostend Mariner late one of the company of the said frigot the Saint Peter aged 36 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Monsieur du Colbrant ("Greffier (or Registrar) of the Admiraltie of dunquirke"; "before that.. Secretary to the Marquis de feda Admirall of [the GUTTER] for the king of Spaine in fflanders and Governour of dunkirke in which offices hee beleeveth the said Marquis still continueth")
Edward Collier ("of London Sailer, now lodging at the goat in Cheapside, aged 23 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Adrian Jorison Coninck
James Cooke ("James Cooke was sole Owner of the arlate shipp (lately called) the Mayflower in the yeares 1654 and (for the most part of) 1655")
Mr Richard Cooke (of the ship the Gilbert)
Mr Cornwallis ("a factor of the sayd Lewellins in Mary Land at Virginia")
Thomas Cowell (seized Tobacco belonging to Spaniards)
Mr Cowell (= Thomas Cowell)
Edmund Cowse
James Cowse
Cox ("this yong man Cox")
Thomas Cox (member of the company of the Sampson, who allegedly deserted at Barbados to join the Marston Moore; "Thomas Cox served in the Elizabeth frigot whereof Captaine Mings was commander in the immediate service of this Common Wealth, and was in a fight against the Dutch at sea wherein the said frigot tooke twenty saile of Dutch or hollanders, and saith the said Cox behaved himselfe very stoutly and valiantly in the said service and fight, and was wounded in the same by a splinter that strooke him on the throat of which hee bled very much and there was much adoe to stench the bleeding, and soe much the more difficult it was, because hee bled inwardly and that in such abundance that hee had much adoe to breathe, and had severall other wounds about him in that fight, All which notwithstanding the said Cox still stood to his place and charge and performed his part very manfully and stoutly and desisted not untill the fight was ended and the dutch vanquished, but plied about the guns where his quarter was")
Stephen Cranbrooke ("of Deale in the County of kent Mariner aged 36 yeares"; put on board the Virgin Mary at the Downes as "a waiter for the Customes", and witnessed pilferring of goods from the prize ship; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Henry Crew
Captain Croford (master of the Gilbert)
William Croford (master of the Gilbert)
ffrancisco Cruz ("residing at Oratavo in the said Islands")
Gilbert Cult (mariner on the Recovery)
Ralph Curtis (mariner on the XXXX from Barbary to Barbados, who deserted ship at Barbados)
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Antonio Maria da Conte ("of Genoa"; was and is a Genoese merchant, and hath lived as a Merchant stranger at Lisborne aforesaid for or by the space of five or six yeares last past")
John da Carvallio (factor of Gonsalo da Gamboa. a Portuguese)
Anthonio Maria da Coule ("Italian Merchant resident at Lisborne")
Antonio da ffonseca ffranca
Gonsalo da Gamboa
Gonsalo da Gamboa dyalo ("dyed in the Island of Cape de Verd some yeares since"; prior to going to live at the Cape da Verde Islands lived in Lisbone in same house as Barbara da Gamboa and Mathew da Gamboa))
Barbara da Gamboa (living at Lisbone)
Mathew da Gamboa (living at Lisbone)
Martin da Lizonda ("Captaine of a merchant man")
John da Pottar (" the said Egbart Scutt and John da Pottar and this deponent were and are dutchmen and Inhabitants of Amsterdam, and subiects of the States of the United Netherlands")
Antonio Martinis da Mesa ("of Sevile Merchant aged thirtie two yeares")
Samuel damerel ("of Stepney Mariner aged 36 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Thomas Davies (producent)
Anthonio Moria dy Coute
Anthinio Maria de Conte
Vincent de la barr (merchant of Dover)
Diego de la Baton ("Don Diego de la Baton of Sevile Master of the said shipp the Virgin Mary and All Saints of Cartagena, aged 33 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Antonio de ffonseca ffranca
Marquis de feda ("Admirall of [the GUTTER] for the king of Spaine in fflanders and Governour of dunkirke")
Nicholas de Ferrari ("of London Merchant aged 56. yeares")
Gonzalo de Gambea dyalo
Phillip de Moira (factor or Agent at Bahia, Brazil, of Gonzalo da Gamboa dyalo: a Portuguese)
Phillipp de Moyra
Martin de Yrizundo ("a Spanish Captaine and Marchant at Santa Cruse")
Thomas delavall (merchant of Dover)
William Dent ("of Stockton aforementioned Mariner, aged about 28 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Gonsalo Gamboa dialo (commonly accompted the true and lawfull owner of the Nostra Seniora da Rosario alias the Lady Mary)
Captain Michael Dibbs ("Commander of the shipp Employment of London")
Gregorio Diaz ("of Lisbone Merchant"; "was and is a Portugueze, and a Subiect of the king of Portugall")
ffrancisco dirckson ("of hamborough")
ffrancis du Pont ("of Canne Mariner, one of the said Barkes company (the Barke the Magdalen of Cann), aged 30 yeares")
Abraham du Quesne ("of Paris"; " the said fliboate belonged to the port of deep, and that monsieur Abraham du Quesne and company (as hee taketh is but doth not certainly know) monsieur du Quesnes were owners of her, and that the said Abraham is Subiect of the king of ffrance")
Monsieur du Quesne ("of the yonger of deep")
Duke of Brandenburgh ("while the said shipp Lay at Quinsborowe all or most of the said Company did Desert and leave her, and went into the Duke of Brandenburgh his Service, and never came againe into the Service of the said ship, And that a short time after their Running away into the said Dukes Service, they or some other seamen, or Souldiers of the Generall of the said Duke of Brandenburghes ships, came aboard the said ship, and tooke and carryed away out ˹of˺ her, one Anchor and Cable")
Thomas Dunn ("hee well knew the shipp, Commonly called the Thomas of Ipswich (whereof the Interrate Thomas Dunn was Master) at such time as shee was last at Quins borowe in the moneth of May last past")
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Mr Ebbot ("who married the said Butcher his widow")
Daniel Edwards ("of London Merchant, aged 42 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Jacques Ennet ("of Cane in Normandy Mariner, master of the Barke the Magdalenn of Cann, aged 45 yeares")
Captaine Ell ("hee hath heard that the arlate Captaines Ny, Tatam, Ell, Bell and Wills were all bound with their severall shipps arlate upon a voyage from Lisbne to Brazeele")
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Captaine Thomas Evens ("And hee further saith that while hee continued in the Brazeele severall other English shipps manned alsoe with English videlicet the Sampson Captaine John L[ynis GUTTER] Commander, and the shipp Sippo Captaine Thomas Evens Commander and the shipp the Three brothers John Wilkey Commander and the shipp To[XXX GUTTER] Captaine Joseph Blowe Comander and the shipp Thomas and Lucia Captaine Andrew Rands Commander and severall other English shipps came to Brazeele from Lisbone")
Mr Ewens
Mris Ewens
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Thomas ffelton (servant of the scrivener Leonard Bates, who had a shop in Cornehill)
Peter fferrari ("is alsoe an Italian borne, and is onely resident in ffrance as a Merchant stranger")
Mr ffitz Garrard
William ffisher (a freighter on the XXXX)
Richard ffitz Gerald ("of Waterford Merchant")
Captaine ffountayne (a ship's captaine who viewed the storm damaged ship the Unitie at the Island of Antego, together with Captaine Jolley)
Mr ffox (commander of the Mathew of London, which met with the Unitie, both ships bound for Virginia)
Antonio da ffonseca ffranca (merchant sailing from Cartagena to Spain)
John ffrancisco ("a Mulatto named John ffrancisco (who alsoe came in the Successe)")
ffrancklin (proctor in the High Court of Admiralty in London)
Adrian ffranke ("of horseydowne in the County of Surry Mariner, aged about 40ty yeares"; "he the deponent was One of the Company of the arlate shipp the Golden ffortune in the voyage arlate"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Frannsen (deponent in HCA 13/72)
John ffreeman ("John ffreeman and Company")
Mr ffreeman
Christofer ffreer (Master of the ffrancis)
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Robert Gale ("of London Merchant aged 46 yeeres": deponent in HCA 13/72)
Sebastian Garcia ("of Cadiz Merchánt, aged 33 yeeres")
Captaine Garrett (a dutch passenger in the XXXX)
William Gillam ("of Brighthamson", owner of a 1/8th part of the Willing Minde)
Gillett (on the Gilbert)
John Godolphin ("The right worshipfull John Godolphin doctor of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of Admiraltie")
Mr Goodwin ("hee cometh ordered by mr Goodwin of dover to this citie to be examined in this busines, and was by him directed to mr desborow, who directed him to this Court, and saith the said Mr Goodwin (telling this rendent that hee was ordered to agree with this deponent for his charges and time in comming up they agreed that this deponent should have fourtie shillings for ˹his˺ charges in going up and downe and losse of his time, and two shillings a day for the time hee should stay here about this busines to be examined, and that mr desborow was to pay him at the prize office, to whom this rendent had a lettre from mr Goodwin"; "mr Goodwin of Dover or hee with others came aboard and sealed up the hatches and scuttles of the said shipp the Virgin Mary, and to his remembrance the said Lemmon and that other man called Tufulls or Tufudt (sor some such name) were then aboard, but whether they came aboard with mr Goodwin or were aboard before hee knoweth not, and saith the said seales were firme and unbroken up for ought hee knoweth to the contrary when hee this deponent soe left the said shipp at Gravesend")
Thomas Gránt (signature of deponent in HCA 13/72)
Thomas Gray ("of Wapping Boat=swaine of the shipp the Golden ffleece)
Greene
Thomas Greene ("of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsea Mariner, aged 34 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
William Greene
Jacob Gregory ("of the parish of Saint Michael Cornehill London Salter, aged 45 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72))
William Gregory (Son of Jacob Gregory; living at Barbados)
John Guerouilt ("of Roane in ffranse clerke of Jaques Maurice Tabellion a Notary of Roane, aged 22 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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Haie Haies ("of Marquera in ffreezland Mariner, Schipper of the shipp the Sampson of London, aged 26 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Richard Haly (Mariner on the Recovery)
Thomas Hanson (of Christiansand in Norway, "Mariner, Stiersman" of the Little Lyon now of London aged 24 yeares)
Robert Hartley ("of Bright Hamson in the County of Sussex Mariner, aged 31 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Harris ("of Wapping in the County of Middlesex mariner late Boatswaine of the Christopher the voyage in question aged thirty one yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Richard Hauson (Master of the Peter of howsum)
Christopher Hawle (Mariner on the Recovery)
William Hearon ("of Stockton in the late Bishop=rick of Durham Mariner, aged 38 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Paul Heyn of Christiansand in Norway Mariner Master of the shipp called the Little Lyon now of London, aged 43 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Robert Hide (signature of deponent in HCA 13/72)
Richard Hoare ("of Wapping Marriner late Carpenters Mate of the shipp the King David aged about 20 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Peter Howard ("of the parish of Saint Katherine neere the Tower of London Waterman aged thirty one yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Humphreys ("of Bright Hampson in the County of Sussex Mariner, aged 27"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Howell (Merchant)
John Humphry (John Humphrey and company were owners of the Willing Minde: they were "all of Bright Hamson" in Sussex; Master of the Willing Minde for a year to a year and a half, before handing over to Edward Briggs)
William Humphrey (owner of a 1/8th part of the Willing Minde)
John Hunt ("of Colchester, Mariner, a foremast man of the Ketch the Bachelor, aged 21: yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Richard Hussy ("of Lymehouse in the parish of Stepney Mariner late Master of the Saint Lucar Marchant aged sixty yeares")
Robert Hyde ("of Rederith in the County of Surry Marriner aged 23 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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Thomas Janson ("of housum in the Dukedom of holstein, aged about 46 yeares"; "Stierseman in all the three last voyages" of the Peter of howsum; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Jan Janss
John Jeffryes
Marmaduke Jenkins (mariner on the XXXX from Barbary to Barbados, who deserted ship at Barbados)
Adam Jennings ("a certaine ship called the Malin (whereof Olave Peterson is Master) now Ryding in the River of Thames and doth Properly belong, and Appertaine unto him the said Peter Split, Adam Jennings Thomas Lowe Mannock Johnson, and John Bray, who were and are the true and Lawfull Proprietors thereof and that the said Peter Split, did and doth dwell in EastSmithfeild and the said Thomas Lowe did and doth live and Dwell in Towerstreete London. the said Mannk Johnson did and doth Live and Dwell in Limestreete London, John Bray did and Doth live and Dwell in Saint Catherins, neere unto the Tower of London, and Adam Jennings, did and doth live, and dwell sometimes in Saint Catherines aforesaid")
Mathew Jennings (mariner on the Gilbert)
Richard Jennings ("Examined upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said John Benning Richard Jennings and others")
John ("the boat swaines mate his name was John")
Don John da Austria
Don John of Austria
John Johnson ("of Madenblick in holland Mariner aged 24 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Joost Johnson (master and Governour of the Pleasure boate)
Mannock Johnson ("a certaine ship called the Malin (whereof Olave Peterson is Master) now Ryding in the River of Thames and doth Properly belong, and Appertaine unto him the said Peter Split, Adam Jennings Thomas Lowe Mannock Johnson, and John Bray, who were and are the true and Lawfull Proprietors thereof and that the said Peter Split, did and doth dwell in EastSmithfeild and the said Thomas Lowe did and doth live and Dwell in Towerstreete London. the said Mannk Johnson did and doth Live and Dwell in Limestreete London, John Bray did and Doth live and Dwell in Saint Catherins, neere unto the Tower of London, and Adam Jennings, did and doth live, and dwell sometimes in Saint Catherines aforesaid")
Nicholas Johnson (Master of the Nicholas)
Thomas Johnson ("of Rotterdam Mariner, aged 40 yeeres": boatswaine of the Prinse when anchored neere the chaine against Saint Catherines in the River Thames)
Captaine Jolly (came aboard the heavily storm damaged Unitie at Antego with Christopher Kennell Esquire, the Governor of the Island, to inspect the ship)
Morgan Jones ("he very well knoweth ánd thereby became acquainted with the arlate James Read and Morgan Jones, which said Morgan Jones did take upon him or undertake the her Mastershipp of the sayd shipp the Golden ffortune though he was (in this deponents iudgment) much unworthy and incapable therof, for that he did not seeme or appeare to this deponent to be any Seaman at all, insomuch that by his ignorance he was about eight days to his best remembrance) in finding out the roade of Palma from Teneriffe ˹which might have bin done˺ in (about) 24 houres")
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Hen: Keene (signature at end of deposition in HCA 13/72)
Henry keene ("of Westminster Gentleman aged 35 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Christopher Kennell Esquire ("the Governour of Antego")
Robert Kilmer (part-owner of the Anna and Mary with Edward Ascough, Edward Nicholas and Richard Beswick; woolen-draper, living in Tower streete, as was Edward Nicholas and Edward Ascough, who were also woollen.drapers)
King of Portugall
King of Spaine
Richard Kingston (mariner on the Recovery)
Robert Knight ("of the parish of Saint Catherines neere the Tower of London Mariner aged 25 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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John Lash (mariner on the Recovery)
Jonathan Lee
Mr lemman
Mr Lemmans wife
Lemmons wife ("her house over the water over against Saint Catherines")
Mr Lemmon ("hee saith the arlate mr Lemmon and another man named Tuffnell or Tufnet or some such name were both (as officers of to or belonging to the prize office aboard the said shipp the Virgin Mary, and such carrying away the said tobaccoes and baggs of goods from the said shipp the Virgin Mary was within the ebb ebbing and flowing of and upon the high sea withinn the Jurisdiction of this Court, and was donne as hee thinketh and imagineth with the knowledge of the said Lemmon and the said other prize officer for without their knowledge hee saith the same could not have bin carried and conveyed away from the said shipp")
Robert Lewellin
Edward Lewes ("The Six brothers arlate came and arived in the river of Thames laden with sugars and other Merchandizes from Portugall, and that the arlate William Greene was then masterand Edward Lewes and company then owners of the said shipp and of her tackle and furniture")
Luke Lillie (= Luke Lilly)
Luke Lilly ("now of the parish of Saint Austin by Pauls London gentleman late Passenger in the shipp the Gilbert from the Barbados"; "he hath bin a Planter in New England nigh 20.ty yeares and hath made noe more or other voyages than from London to New England and thence to the Barbadoes and soe back againe for London ˹England"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Thomas Linch ("hee went only one voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele which voyage hee began about the moneth of June one thousand six hundred forty eight and saith that in and by his sayd Charter party (which was made in presence and with the consent of Jeremy Younge and John Bushell two of his Owners and in the presence and with the consent of Thomas Linch the deponents Purser of who was by order of the Owners to bee made acquainted therewith and to be present with this deponent when hee this deponent did agree with his freighters upon the conditions therein to bee expressed and when hee this deponent signed the same Charterparty)")
Llewellin (= Robert Lewellin)
Captaine Lockes (commander of the Negroe, bound for Barbados)
The Lord Protector
James Lordelll ("James Lordell and Company")
Nicholas Lorson ("of Timsborough in Norway Marchant aged 31 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Thomas Lowe ("a certaine ship called the Malin (whereof Olave Peterson is Master) now Ryding in the River of Thames and doth Properly belong, and Appertaine unto him the said Peter Split, Adam Jennings Thomas Lowe Mannock Johnson, and John Bray, who were and are the true and Lawfull Proprietors thereof and that the said Peter Split, did and doth dwell in EastSmithfeild and the said Thomas Lowe did and doth live and Dwell in Towerstreete London. the said Mannk Johnson did and doth Live and Dwell in Limestreete London, John Bray did and Doth live and Dwell in Saint Catherins, neere unto the Tower of London, and Adam Jennings, did and doth live, and dwell sometimes in Saint Catherines aforesaid")
Captaine John Lynis ("And hee further saith that while hee continued in the Brazeele severall other English shipps manned alsoe with English videlicet the Sampson Captaine John L[ynis GUTTER] Commander, and the shipp Sippo Captaine Thomas Evens Commander and the shipp the Three brothers John Wilkey Commander and the shipp To[XXX GUTTER] Captaine Joseph Blowe Comander and the shipp Thomas and Lucia Captaine Andrew Rands Commander and severall other English shipps came to Brazeele from Lisbone")
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John Makins ("of Dantzick Mariner aged 43 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
George Margetts ("George Margetts and Company")
John Marat
Captaine Markes
Fernando Martin ("a native of Saint Lucars and Subiect of the kinge of Spaine")
William Martyn (translator for Spanish speaking deponents in the High Court of Admiralty in London)
William Martyns (= William Martyn)
Baldwin Mathewes ("of Middleborowe Merchant aged 37 yeares"; factor of and for William Vanbrugh in Middleborwe; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Hendrick Mathias (of Amsterdam)
Peter Mayse ("shipwright of delft haven")
Bernardo Medici ("Merchant native of Genoa but now living in London, where hee hath lived theise tenn monethes last or thereabouts, aged 22 yeeres")
Captaine Mings (Comander of the Marston Moore, a frigot in the immediate service of the Commonwealth)
Nicholas Miniott (french man)
John Mirandat ("of Cane aforesaid Mariner another of the said Barkes company ("the Barke the Magdalenn of Cann"), aged 20 yeeres")
Jean Mirouel (= John Mirandat")
George Moone ("served as a mariner in the shipp the ffrancis")
John Moore ("of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsea Mariner, aged 32 yeares")
Thomas Morgan (mariner hired in Barbados to replace member of company of the Sampson who left the ship in the Barbados to join the frigot the Marston Moor to sail to Jamaica)
John Morret ("of Ostend Mariner late Commander of the said frigot the Saint Peter aged 36 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Morris ("of the parish of Saint Buttolphs Algate London Sailor; aged 19 yeares")
Captaine Moulson (= Jacob Moulson)
Jacob Moulson (master and part-owner of the Unitie, which was badly storm damaged on route for Virginia and abandoned on the Island of Antego)
Captaine Christofer Myngs ("commander of the Marston Moore frigot in the immediate service of this Commonwealth, aged 32 yeeres"; "Captaine Mings being about Christmas at the Barbada's in the frigot the Marston Moore whereof hee was then Commander in the said service of this Commonwealth, and being in the roade there and thence bound for Jamaica"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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John Newland
Edward Nicholas part-owner of the Anna and Mary with Edward Ascough, Robert Kilmer and Richard Beswick)
Nicholls
Norbrooke (captain of the XXXX)
Nutkins
Captaine Ny ("hee hath heard that the arlate Captaines Ny, Tatam, Ell, Bell and Wills were all bound with their severall shipps arlate upon a voyage from Lisbne to Brazeele")
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Thomas Oake ("of Rie in Sussex Mariner aged 30 yeeres"; mariner on the Willing Minde in July 1652 on voyage for Ireland; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Robert Oldfeild ("of Spalding in the County of Lincoln gentleman aged twenty two yeares"; a passenger on the ship the Unitie, and "was to have resided in Mary Land, in Virginia with a ffactor of the sayd Lewellin"; "being then a servant of the sayd Lewellin who was by him sent to reside and continue with one Mr Cornwallis a factor of the sayd Lewellins in Mary Land at Virginia there to keepe the sayd Cornwallis his bookes of Accompts and learne the trade of Merchandizing"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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John Page (= John Paige)
John Paige
Mathew Paine ("of Wapping in the County of Middlesex Mariner, late master of the shipp the Martin ffrigot of Waterford, aged 29 yeeres")
Gregory Parbury ("of Lambeth Lighter man aged 50 yeares"; "hee hath bin a ballast man for theise 30 yeeres and upwards, and thereby well knoweth that for that space it hath bin a common use and custome for Lightermen and others with their lighters and servants to take gravell upon anye shelfe or banckes in the River of Thames at 40 foote distance from the banck or Wall of the River, and such doing hath bin held and deemed lawfull)"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Daniel Passier alias Daniel Allaman ("put aboard the said shipp the Morning starr to be transported to Amsterdam for his owne account three and fourtie bull-hides... and twentie greate peeces of Camphere Wood"; "an Inhabitant of Conningsberg in Prussia")
Math: Payne (signature of deponent)
Francis Pardini ("of London Merchant")
William Peacocke (part-owner and proprietor of the Charity of London)
John Peterson ("of the citie of Bristoll Merchant aged 43 yeares")
John Peterson ("of Amsterdám Marriner Stiersman of the shipp the Morning starr, aged 27 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Olave Peterson ("a certaine ship called the Malin (whereof Olave Peterson is Master) now Ryding in the River of Thames and doth Properly belong, and Appertaine unto him the said Peter Split, Adam Jennings Thomas Lowe Mannock Johnson, and John Bray, who were and are the true and Lawfull Proprietors thereof and that the said Peter Split, did and doth dwell in EastSmithfeild and the said Thomas Lowe did and doth live and Dwell in Towerstreete London. the said Mannk Johnson did and doth Live and Dwell in Limestreete London, John Bray did and Doth live and Dwell in Saint Catherins, neere unto the Tower of London, and Adam Jennings, did and doth live, and dwell sometimes in Saint Catherines aforesaid")
Edward Phillips ("of debtford Sailer, one of the Company of the Maidstone frigot in the immediate service of this Commonwealth, aged 24 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Popa ("kinsman of the producent and this deponents intimate acquaintance")
James Powis ("hee this Deponent (Henry Keeene, gentleman, of Westminster) and another man, whose name was John Stan[XX GUTTER](as this Deponent remembreth his name), were present and in Company with the Interrate ffrancis Sumers and James Powis at the signe of the Goate in ffinch Lane in the afternoone of Satterday the 25:th of July last")
Mr Powis
ffrancis Prince (part-owner and proprietor of the Charity of London)
George Prince ("of London Merchant Mariner, aged 30 yeeres"; "Master, and Comander of the shipp the Charity of London of the burthen of 240 Tunne or thereabouts"; part-owner and proprietor of the Charity of London; deponent in HCA 13/72)
John Pryenaer ("of Ostend Mariner aged 44 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Charles Pullen ("of East Cowes in the Ile of Wight Marriner, aged 34 yeeres")
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Captaine Andrew Rands ("And hee further saith that while hee continued in the Brazeele severall other English shipps manned alsoe with English videlicet the Sampson Captaine John L[ynis GUTTER] Commander, and the shipp Sippo Captaine Thomas Evens Commander and the shipp the Three brothers John Wilkey Commander and the shipp To[XXX GUTTER] Captaine Joseph Blowe Comander and the shipp Thomas and Lucia Captaine Andrew Rands Commander and severall other English shipps came to Brazeele from Lisbone")
Augustin Rasett (("a Genoese")
James Read ("he very well knoweth ánd thereby became acquainted with the arlate James Read and Morgan Jones, which said Morgan Jones did take upon him or undertake the her Mastershipp of the sayd shipp the Golden ffortune though he was (in this deponents iudgment) much unworthy and incapable therof, for that he did not seeme or appeare to this deponent to be any Seaman at all, insomuch that by his ignorance he was about eight days to his best remembrance) in finding out the roade of Palma from Teneriffe ˹which might have bin done˺ in (about) 24 houres")
James Reade
William Ricks ("of Shadwell in the parish of Stepney aged about 40ty yeeres", mariner on the Gilbert; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Alexander Rignols alias Reynolds (chief mate of the Endymion/Endmion)
ffrancis Rois ("was master of the shipp the Abrahams offereing")
Augustin Rosetti ("Augustin was and is a subiect of the state of Genoa and borne at Voltra about nine Italian miles from the citie of Genoa, and within the territories and Jurisdiction of the said state, where this deponent hath long knowne his the said Rosetti his mother to be living and inhabiting (his father being long since dead"; "a merchant of good estate and repute, and hath for severall yeeres last traded in the dominions of Spaine with Italian and other goods, this deponent having seene him soe trading at Cadiz and in the Canarie Islands, and saith that this deponent being at Cadiz about five yeeres since, it was then and there commonly and frequently reputed that the said Rosetti, (then ariving there from the Spanish West Indies) had bin there imprisoned for that hee being a Genovese, had adventured to trade in the said Indies, where none but Spaniards are permitted to trade, and that hee had bin constrained to procure his libertie with money"
Anthony Rowles ("of London Pewterer, part-owner of the Little Lyon with Caleb Veren, Robert walker, and XXX)
Balthazar Rubin ("of Amsterdam")
Richard Rudstone ("of Colchester in the County of Essex Mariner Master of the ship Bachelor aged 30 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Vincent Ruflet (master of the Joseph of London)
John Russell (chief mate of the Jonathan))
James Rutteil ("Correspondent of the said Laurence Blancart and Abraham Stock" at Newhaven in France)
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Saddleton ("one Saddleton a pyrate in a small man of warr, who put this deponent ashore at Saint Maws, and carried his said vessell (the Willing Minde) away into ffrance")
Salisburie (= Hugh Salisbury)
Hugh Salisbury ("Hugh Salisbury and Company late Owners of the Shipp the Christopher of Portsmouth")
ffrancis Sanstevan (commander of an enemie man of warr "belonging to ffonteravia")
Beniamin Say ("Marchant living at the Barbadas "; "correspondent in traffique of the producents Edmund and James Cowse")
Lewis Scarletti ("an Italian Merchant resident at Lisbone"; "of fflorence in Tuscany")
Egbert Scutt (Egbet Scutt and company commonly accompted owners of the Morning Starr of Amsterdam; "Egbert Scutt is of Amsterdam, and a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands")
Captaine Seaman ("Captaine of the said Golden ffleece")
Thomas Sherwill
John Shorter ("of London Merchant aged 33"; deponent in HCA 13/72; partner of William Warren)
Nicholas Skidmore ("a pilott who by the order of the sayd Croford did pilott her to Kingroade arlate")
Smith (a proctor in the High Court of Admiralty in London)
Ambrose Smith (Merchant)
Joseph Smith ("of debtford in the County of Kent Shipp Wright aged twenty two yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72))
Mathew Smith ("of the parish of Saint Clements danes Marchant gentleman aged twenty one yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Peter Smith ("of BrightHampton in the County of Sussex Sailor, aged 23 yeeres"; )
William Smith ("of Wapping Mariner Masters Mate of the shipp the Catherine of London aged thirty nyne yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Joseph Smyth (= Joseph Smith of Debtford, ship wright)
Mr ffrancis Somers
William Spenser ("a Pylott"; "hired and ordered by the arlate William Croford to conduct and carry the sayd shipp to Pennarth" from Aberdee, Wales)
William Spencer (= William Spenser, pilot)
Peter Split ("of the parish of Saint Buttolphs Algate London Mariner aged 33 yeeres"; "a certaine ship called the Malin (whereof Olave Peterson is Master) now Ryding in the River of Thames and doth Properly belong, and Appertaine unto him the said Peter Split, Adam Jennings Thomas Lowe Mannock Johnson, and John Bray, who were and are the true and Lawfull Proprietors thereof and that the said Peter Split, did and doth dwell in EastSmithfeild and the said Thomas Lowe did and doth live and Dwell in Towerstreete London. the said Mannk Johnson did and doth Live and Dwell in Limestreete London, John Bray did and Doth live and Dwell in Saint Catherins, neere unto the Tower of London, and Adam Jennings, did and doth live, and dwell sometimes in Saint Catherines aforesaid"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Mr Standhopp ("the Mariners Sollicitor", solictor for the mariners of the Gilbert in the HCA)
Herbert Staires (mariner on the XXXX from Barbary to Barbados, who deserted ship at Barbados)
Robert Stiles (part-owner and proprietor of the Charity of London)
Abraham Stock (of Dover, merchant)
John Stricke (french man)
Suckley (a proctor in the High Court of Admiralty in London)
Stricks father ("living at Bulloigne")
ffrancis Sumers ("hee this Deponent (Henry Keeene, gentleman, of Westminster) and another man, whose name was John Stan[XX GUTTER](as this Deponent remembreth his name), were present and in Company with the Interrate ffrancis Sumers and James Powis at the signe of the Goate in ffinch Lane in the afternoone of Satterday the 25:th of July last")
Mr Sumers
Mr Sumner
Richard Symonds ("of London Marchant, aged 23 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72))
Richard Symonds ("of London Merchant aged twenty three yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
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Jaques Maurice Tabellion ("of Roane in ffranse clerke of Jaques Maurice Tabellion a Notary of Roane, aged 22 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Captaine Tatam ("hee hath heard that the arlate Captaines Ny, Tatam, Ell, Bell and Wills were all bound with their severall shipps arlate upon a voyage from Lisbne to Brazeele")
Tawley ("Tawley and Company")
Maurice Thompson
Albert Tompson of Delft haven mariner, aged 23 yeeres (Master of the Pilgrim)
Captaine Totty
Nathaniell Townsend
William Trevill (merchant)
Humfrey Triggs (mariner on the Recovery)
Tuffnell ("The Lord Protector against Lemmon and Tuffnell"; "hee saith the arlate mr Lemmon and another man named Tuffnell or Tufnet or some such name were both (as officers of to or belonging to the prize office aboard the said shipp the Virgin Mary, and such carrying away the said tobaccoes and baggs of goods from the said shipp the Virgin Mary was within the ebb ebbing and flowing of and upon the high sea withinn the Jurisdiction of this Court, and was donne as hee thinketh and imagineth with the knowledge of the said Lemmon and the said other prize officer for without their knowledge hee saith the same could not have bin carried and conveyed away from the said shipp")
Tuffnelle
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John Upson (Mate of the XXX)
Upson (a mariner on the Unitie)
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Mathias van Cassell
Jacob van Eust (" hee hath heard and beleeveth that the said shipp was built at Lubeck, and that the said Scutt and Potter about 18 or 20 monthes since bought her at Amsterdam of Jacob van Eust ˹and his brother˺ for about five thousand gildars")
William Vanbrugh
William Vanbrughs (owner and proprietor of one fatt of black and browne thredd")
William Venus ("of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen[e GUTTER] Bermondsey in the County of Surry Ship wright, aged about 42 yeares"; went four voyages on the Six Brothers as Carpenter of her; deponent in HCA 13/72)
W:m WV Venus (marke of deponent in HCA 13/72)
Caleb Veren ("of the parish of Saint Saviours in Southwarke Merchant"; part-owner of the Little Lyon of London. SEE HCA 13/72 f.91v Annotate)
Captaine Vessey ("the said ffliboate being come to Belle Isle was met with two English men of warr belonging to this State, the one called the Constant Warwick commanded by Captaine vessey of about 30 peeces of ordnance; and the other the Griffin of dartmouth")
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Hugh Wakes (mariner on the Recovery)
Robert Walker (Merchant of the parish of Saint Saviours, Southwarke, Surrey; probable partner with Caleb Veren in importing timber from Norway to London; part-owner of the Little Lyon of London with Caleb Veren and others; SEE HCA 13/72 f.91v Annotate - People)
Mathew Wallys ("of Wapping Wall, Clarke aged 35 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
William Warren ("of London Merchant, aged 34 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72; partner of John Shorter)
John Watson ("of the parish of Saint Mary Woolchurch citizen and Merchant tailor of London, aged 34 yeeres"; had his "shopp in Popes head-alley")
George Wheeler (Master of the Nostra Seniora da Rosario alias the Lady Mary)
Mr White (residing at Dublin where he was "a factor for the sayd jeferies and Lewellin")
Giles Wigoner ("Giles Wigoner and Company" were the owners and proprietors of the ship the Batchelor)
John Wiley ("of South Sheilds in the Bishopsrick of Durham Mariner, aged 46 yeeres")
John Wilkey ("And hee further saith that while hee continued in the Brazeele severall other English shipps manned alsoe with English videlicet the Sampson Captaine John L[ynis GUTTER] Commander, and the shipp Sippo Captaine Thomas Evens Commander and the shipp the Three brothers John Wilkey Commander and the shipp To[XXX GUTTER] Captaine Joseph Blowe Comander and the shipp Thomas and Lucia Captaine Andrew Rands Commander and severall other English shipps came to Brazeele from Lisbone")
George Wilkinson ("of Ipswich in Suffolk Marriner late fforemast man of the said ship King David aged 18 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Randall Wilkinson ("of Ipswich Mariner late fforemast mann of the said ship King David aged about 23 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Claes Williams ("of Amsterdam master of the said shipp Morningstarr, aged 38 yeares"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Claus Willems ("of Amsterdam mariner master of the said shipp the Morning Starr aged 38 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Claus Willems (master of the Morning Starr)
Claus Williamss (master of the Morning Starr)
Captaine Wills ("hee hath heard that the arlate Captaines Ny, Tatam, Ell, Bell and Wills were all bound with their severall shipps arlate upon a voyage from Lisbne to Brazeele")
Thomas Wilmer (servant of the scrivener Leonard Bates, who had a shop in Cornehill)
John Wilson ("of Dover Mariner Late Master of the ship the hope of Dover aged 40 yeeres"; deponent in HCA 13/72)
Samuell Wilson ("the yonger"; a part-owner and proprietor of the Saint Lucar Merchant)
John Wood ("a Shipps-master of fflushing")
Woodfalll (a mariner on the Unitie)
Captaine Isaac Woodgreene ("late Commander of the Affrican
20. frigat,")
Batholomew Woolvin ("of Shoreham" (Sussex) owner of a 1/8th part of the Willing Minde)
Woodfall
Hendrick Wroom (master of the Madonna or Madame)
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David Young (master of the XXX)
Jeremy Yonge ("hee went only one voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele which voyage hee began about the moneth of June one thousand six hundred forty eight and saith that in and by his sayd Charter party (which was made in presence and with the consent of Jeremy Younge and John Bushell two of his Owners and in the presence and with the consent of Thomas Linch the deponents Purser of who was by order of the Owners to bee made acquainted therewith and to be present with this deponent when hee this deponent did agree with his freighters upon the conditions therein to bee expressed and when hee this deponent signed the same Charterparty)")
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