Phillip Lawne
| Phillip Lawne | |
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| Person | Phillip Lawne |
| Title | |
| First name | Phillip |
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| Last name | Lawne |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | Adventure of Newcastle (Master: William Leatherman) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Phillip Lawne |
| Has signoff text | Simple marke |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Severne |
| Res county | Suffolk |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1636 |
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| First deposition age | 19 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.610r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Sep 22 1655 |
| 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Phillip Lawne (b. 1636; d. ?). Sailor.
One of the company of the ship the Adventure of Newcastle (Master: William Leatherman). Had been a member of the crew for two months before she was cast away.
Resident in 1655 in Severne in the county of Suffolk.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Nineteen year old Phillip Lawne deposed on September 22nd 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined "On the behalfe of Thomas Partridge touching a losse of the Adventure of Newcastle".[1]
The case concerned the ship the Adventure of Newcastle, which sailed from Hull to Rotterdam. On her return voyage from Rotterdam to Hartlepool she sprung an incurable leake "that albeit shee was plied with three pumpes eight and fourtie houres together by which her men were soe spent and tired that they were readie to dropp downe".[2] The ship foundered and sank, but the crew saved themselves in the ship's boat.
