Henry Dawling

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Henry Dawling
Person Henry Dawling
Title
First name Henry
Middle name(s)
Last name Dawling
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Gunner
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
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Has opening text Henry Dawling
Has signoff text Hen Dawling
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Language skills English language
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Res street Wapping
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
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Res country England
Birth year 1608
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.206r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Dec 29 1657
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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

Henry Dawling (b. ca. 1608; d. ?). Mariner.

Gunner of the ship the Eastland Merchant on a voyage in the Mediterranean in 1657.

Resident in 1657 in Wapping in the parish of Stepney.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-nine year old Henry Dawling deposed on December 29th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He ws examined on an allegation on behalf of John Smithier and John Rivett and Company in the case of "A busines of examination of witnesses for perpetuall remembrance of the matter touching the seizure of the shipp called the Eastland Merchant of which Captaine Richard Payne was Commander and the goods and merchandizes therein seized by a pinke and pittash of Leghorne under the Command of Captaine Carsis and others etcetera promoted by John Smithier John Rivett Thomas Taylor and Company the owners of the sayd shipp the Eastland Merchant and the severall goods and merchandizes seized therein against the sayd Cardis and all others that will take upon them.[2]

Henry Dawling stated that the Eastland Merchant was at the port of Bickery when she was seized by five Spanish veesls. Dawling stated that several broadsides were fired at his ship on June 5th and 6th 1657. Dawling claimed that "the Eastland Merchant made what resistance shee could and fought with them the sayd fifth day till night, and the sixth day till about ten o clock in the forenoone when shee being overpowered by the sayd Cardis
and his Company of the sayd pinke and potash and by the Spanish men of war, shee was by them at length seized and taken togeather with her ladeing whch was of great value, which by that meanes was all lost togeather with the cloathes and adventures and instruments of the Master and mariners."[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.206r
  2. HCA 13/72 f.203r
  3. HCA 13/72 f.206v