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|Res town=London
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|Birth year=1632
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate,
|Deposition date(s)=Mar 10 1657
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==Biographical synthesis==
Elias Watson (b. ca. 1630; d. ?). Merchant.

Resident in 1655 in the parish of [[Saint Mary Woolchurch]].

==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Twenty-five year old Elias Watson deposed on March 10th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation dated May 31st 1655 on behalf of Cowse in the case of "Cowse against Keene".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.506v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.506v]]</ref>

The case concerned trade with the Canaries.

==Comment on sources==
'''1658'''

C 9/21/103 Short title: Wetherill v Drury. Plaintiffs: Henry Wetherill. Defendants: Thomas Drury, Sir John Lenthall and Elias Watson. Subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: bill and answer. 1658.

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 Elias Watson stated that he had been a factor resident at Palma in the Canary Islands in 1654. Indeed, he had been living on the island as a factor for over six years. He identified his father as the eponymous Mr Elias Watson, a London grocer, with whom he had commercial correspondence.<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.507v]]</ref>
-At Palma Elias Watson had been factor and correspondent to the London merchant James Cowse. Watsonrefers to having seen commercial correspondence regarding goods laden at London bt James Cowse on the ship the ''John and Elizabeth'' for transport to Santa Cruze on the island of Palma. He had also received letters from the English merchants Mr Edward Watts and Mr Peter Probie from San Lucar telling him that goods schedulated in the allegation had arrived at San Lucar and been delivered to Watts and Probie (alt. Proby).<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.507v]]</ref>
+At Palma Elias Watson had been factor and correspondent to the London merchant James Cowse. Watson refers to having seen commercial correspondence regarding goods laden at London bt James Cowse on the ship the ''John and Elizabeth'' for transport to Santa Cruze on the island of Palma. He had also received letters from the English merchants Mr Edward Watts and Mr Peter Probie from San Lucar telling him that goods schedulated in the allegation had arrived at San Lucar and been delivered to Watts and Probie (alt. Proby).<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.507v]]</ref>
-Elias Watson commented on the prices prevalent in 1654 at Palma for London sourced goods, and also pprovided information on the Palma Royal Customs. He reckoned "that the custome commission and other charges of the like goods as are schedulate there sold, doe usually, and did at the tyme arlate amount to ten per cent videlicet the Royall Custome to sixe pounds sterling per Cent, Commission and factorage to three pounds per cent of like money, and warehouse and other pettie charges to one pound per cent of like money".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.507v]]</ref>
+Elias Watson commented on the prices prevalent in 1654 at Palma for London sourced goods, and also provided information on the Palma Royal Customs. He reckoned "that the custome commission and other charges of the like goods as are schedulate there sold, doe usually, and did at the tyme arlate amount to ten per cent videlicet the Royall Custome to sixe pounds sterling per Cent, Commission and factorage to three pounds per cent of like money, and warehouse and other pettie charges to one pound per cent of like money".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.507v]]</ref>
 Elias Watson states that he had taken a third part of the tonnage on the ''John and Elizabeth'' for his father, Elias Watson, on the same voyage for which James Cowse had taken tonnage. Watson Junior received a letter from James Cowse telling him that he was to lade 120 pipes of wine onto the ''John and Elizabeth'', of which 80 were for Cowse and 20 were for Elias Watson senior. Watson Junior had the wine ready "the sayd shipp not comming thither this deponent was forced after hee had kept the sayd wines five moneths and upwards by reason of the sayd Keenes not coming to take them in and lade them and noe other oportunitie of sending them thence in any other shipp offereing [?XXX] selfe, to cause them to bee racked the heate of the weather and longe lyeing there forceing him thereunto, by meanes whereof and by reason that their long stay caused much leakage in them and caused the sayd wines to decay in their goodnesse the sayd Cowse and Watson senior in [?XXX] wynes suffered much dammage thereby, as alsoe in losse of markett price at London by not being brought from Palma in tyme according as the sayd Keene was obliged to doe".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.508r Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.508r]]; [[HCA 13/71 f.508v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.508v]]</ref>

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 Elias Watson (b. ca. 1630; d. ?1658 or ?1665). Merchant.
-Resident in 1655 in the parish of [[Saint Mary Woolchurch]].
+A factor on the island of Palma in the Canaries for six years prior to his return to London. He was definitely in Palma in 1654, and returned to London sometime between 1654 and 1657.
-Possibly buried in Saint Mary Woolchurch, October 27th 1656, though this may be a family relative.<ref>[XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.404]</ref>
+His father, also named Elias Watson, was a London grocer, who maintained a commercial relationship with his son out in the Canaries. Elias Watson senior exported English cloth to the Canaries and received Canary wines in return, as did Elias Watson junior's other correspondent Mr James Cowse.
 A further "Mr. Elias Watson" was buried in the same parish on August 12th 1665.<ref>[XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.407]</ref>
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 Twenty-five year old Elias Watson deposed on March 10th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation dated May 31st 1655 on behalf of Cowse in the case of "Cowse against Keene".<ref>[[HCA 13/71 f.506v Annotate|HCA 13/71 f.506v]]</ref>
 The case concerned trade with the Canaries.
 ==Comment on sources==
 '''1633'''

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 ==Biographical synthesis==
-Elias Watson (b. ca. 1630; d. ?). Merchant.
+Elias Watson (b. ca. 1630; d. ?1658 or ?1665). Merchant.
 Resident in 1655 in the parish of [[Saint Mary Woolchurch]].
 ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
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 ==Comment on sources==
 '''1658'''
 C 9/21/103 Short title: Wetherill v Drury. Plaintiffs: Henry Wetherill. Defendants: Thomas Drury, Sir John Lenthall and Elias Watson. Subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: bill and answer. 1658.

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 |Has opening text=Elias Watson
 |Has signoff text=Elias Watson
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 |Language skills=English language,
 |Res parish=Saint Mary Woolchurch
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 |Res country=England
 |Birth year=1632
 |Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate,
 |Deposition date(s)=Mar 10 1657
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 |Has HCA evidence completed=No
 |Has source comment completed=No
 |Role in Silver Ship litigation=None
 }}