John Tysoe

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John Tysoe
Person John Tysoe
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First name John
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Last name Tysoe
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Occupation Merchant
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Has opening text John Tysoe
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Language skills English language
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Res parish Saint Catherine Coleman
Res town London
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Res country England
Birth year 1606
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.247v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Mar 1 1658
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Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation


Biographical synthesis

John Tysoe (b. ca. 1606; d. ?). Merchant.

Resident in 1658 in the parish of Saint Catherine Coleman.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Fifty-two year old John Tysoe deposed on March 1st 1658 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined in "A business of examination of wittnesses on the part and behalfe of Gregory Clements against George Pryor and Robert South".

John Tysoe's evidence related to events in 1645, when Tysoe was employed as a keeper of accounts. Tysoe stated that "hee this deponent being imployed as aforesayd to keepe the accompts betwixt the sayd Clements South Pryor -and Thompson touching their dealings in copartnershipp thereby knoweth that in the yeare 1645 all accompts were cast up and ballanced aswell touching the sale of the sayd shipp the Discovery alias the Saint Jacob as other accompts betwixt the sayd Clements South Pryor and Thompson (except for some prizes formerly taken and then remayning in suite) and the same being soe ballanced this deponent by order of the sayd Clements and at the desyre alsoe and request of the sayd South and Pryor did in the sayd yeare 1645 deliver the sayd accounts soe stated to the sayd South and Pryor who either gave them or sent them to the arlate Mr Kinnaston to peruse and examine, and the sayd Kinnaston kept them by him". According to Tysoe "hee the sayd Kinnaston made some queres to this deponent touching some perticulers of the sayd accompts and this deponent gave him such satisfactorie answers therein that hee tooke noe exception at the sayd accompts."[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.247v
  2. HCA 13/72 f.248r