James Collett
| James Collett | |
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| Person | James Collett |
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| First name | James |
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| Last name | Collett |
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| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Cooper |
| Associated with ship(s) | Harry Bonadventure (Master: Robert Swanley) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | James Collett |
| Has signoff text | James Collett |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1625 |
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| First deposition age | 28 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.133v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Sep 22 1653 |
| 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 | Private man of war [CHECK"Private man of war [CHECK" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
James Collett (b. ca. 1635; d. ?). Mariner and cooper of the ship the Harry Bonadventure
Resident in the parish of Stepney in 1653.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-eight year old James Collett deposed on September 22nd 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of the Keeper of the Liberty of England in "A Busines of Examination of witnesses for the perpetuall Remembrance of the matter on behalfe of the Keeper of the Liberty of England by authority of Parliament concerning the losse of a certaine shipp named the Harry Bonadventure whereof Robert Swanley was Captaine and the goods that were in her and concerning a certaine shipp or vessell named the Saint Peter where of one Claes Symondson Cohone was master being a shipp formerly belonging to the Dutch subiects of the States of the United Provinces and taken and seized by Captaine Swanly in the sayd shipp the Harry Bonadventure in the immediate service of this Commonwealth".[2]
James Collett described the voyage of the Harry Bonadventure under the command of Robert Swanly in the Mediterranean in the period February to June 1653. The ship was on a warlike voyage in the immediate service of the English Commonwealth. Near Messina, the Harry Bonadventure fought a naval battle with two Dutch ships, resulting in the capture of the Saint Peter, the larger of the two Dutch ships. The prize ship the Saint Peter itself was damaged and had to return to Messina for repairs. However, the reception of the English at Messina was hostile, and Swanly set sail again along the coast of Sicily, intending to go to Tunis. Near Trapany, the Harry Bonadventure came across more Dutch ships and put into Trapany for shelter. Despite promises of protection from the governor of Trapany, Van Trump's Dutch ships entered the harbour and the Harry Bonadventure was captured.[3]
