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|Training=Not apprentice
|Citizen=Unknown
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|Language skills=English language,
|Res street=Limehouse
|Res parish=Stepney
|Res county=Middlesex
|Res country=England
|Birth year=1629
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/73 f.93r Annotate,
|Deposition date(s)=Mar 10 1659
|Has infobox completed=Yes
|Has synthesis completed=No
|Has HCA evidence completed=No
|Has source comment completed=No
|Role in Silver Ship litigation=None
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==Biographical synthesis==
Richard James (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Boatswain of the ''Oporto Merchant''.

Resident in 1659 in Limehouse.

==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Thirty year old Richard James deposed on March 10th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined in the case of "Rowland Hill John Hill and Company owners of the ''Oporto Merchant''. Thomas Chevers Master against Sir James Drax Knight Richard Higgins Tho: Kendall, James Wych and Robert Welding merchants in particular and all others in generall that have or pretend to have any rights, titles, or interest in the goods wares and merchandizes lately brought in the sayd ship to this port from the Barbadoes in a cause of damage and average".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.92r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.92r]]</ref>

Richard James stated that the ''Oporto Merchant'' was coming from Barbados laden with sugars, cottons and some indigo for the account of Sir James Drax, Mr Wood and other London emrchants. But the ship was caught in a violent storm on January 20th 1659. To preserve the ship and the crews' lives "her Company ranne her before the sea, under her forecourse halfe mast high; and which they ranne her soe, her stemme gave way way."<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93r]]</ref> As a result her captain and crew "foreced to hand their forecourse; or foresaile, and lye under a mizen."<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93v]]</ref> While the ship lay so "the said shipps tiller was broken by the violence of the said storme, and did much endanger the looseing of the rudder and sterne poast of the said ship, and saith that at the helme port where her tiller was broken the said ship receaved much water in her hold." The ship's missen sail was torn and blown away.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93v]]</ref>

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 ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
-Thirty year old Richard James  deposed on March 10th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined in the case of "Rowland Hill John Hill and Company owners of the ''Oporto Merchant''. Thomas Chevers Master against Sir James Drax Knight Richard Higgins Tho: Kendall, James Wych and Robert Welding merchants in particular and all others in generall that have or pretend to have any rights, titles, or interest in the goods wares and merchandizes lately brought in the sayd ship to this port from the Barbadoes in a cause of damage and average".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.92r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.92r]]</ref>
+Thirty year old Richard James  deposed on March 10th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined in the case of "Rowland Hill John Hill and Company owners of the ''Oporto Merchant''. Thomas Chevers master against Sir James Drax Knight Richard Higgins Tho: Kendall, James Wych and Robert Welding merchants in particular and all others in generall that have or pretend to have any rights, titles, or interest in the goods wares and merchandizes lately brought in the sayd ship to this port from the Barbadoes in a cause of damage and average".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.92r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.92r]]</ref>
-Richard James stated that the ''Oporto Merchant'' was coming from Barbados laden with sugars, cottons and some indigo for the account of Sir James Drax, Mr Wood and other London emrchants. But the ship was caught in a violent storm on January 20th 1659. To preserve the ship and the crews' lives "her Company ranne her before the sea, under her forecourse halfe mast high; and which they ranne her soe, her stemme gave way way."<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93r]]</ref> As a result her captain and crew "foreced to hand their forecourse; or foresaile, and lye under a mizen."<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93v]]</ref> While the ship lay so "the said shipps tiller was broken by the violence of the said storme, and did much endanger the looseing of the rudder and sterne poast of the said ship, and saith that at the helme port where her tiller was broken the said ship receaved much water in her hold." The ship's missen sail was torn and blown away.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93v]]</ref>
+Richard James stated that the ''Oporto Merchant'' was coming from Barbados laden with sugars, cottons and some indigo for the account of Sir James Drax, Mr Wood and other London merchants. But the ship was caught in a violent storm on January 20th 1659. To preserve the ship and the crews' lives "her Company ranne her before the sea, under her forecourse halfe mast high; and which they ranne her soe, her stemme gave way way."<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93r]]</ref> As a result her captain and crew "foreced to hand their forecourse; or foresaile, and lye under a mizen."<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93v]]</ref> While the ship lay so "the said shipps tiller was broken by the violence of the said storme, and did much endanger the looseing of the rudder and sterne poast of the said ship, and saith that at the helme port where her tiller was broken the said ship receaved much water in her hold." The ship's missen sail was torn and blown away.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.93v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.93v]]</ref>
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 |Res country=England
 |Birth year=1629
 |Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/73 f.93r Annotate,
 |Deposition date(s)=Mar 10 1659
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 |Role in Silver Ship litigation=None
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