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| + | The owners of the ship the Ruth were involved in a dispute about the alleged non-payment for sheathing provided to the Ruth by Peter Pett’s shipyard. Edward T(h)ompson, brother of the aggressive merchant Maurice T(h)ompson, was commander of the Ruth, one of Maurice Thompson’s ships. The ship’s recorded voyages included private trading in the East Indies in the years XXX – XXXX. Edward’s deposition includes details of working practises at Pett’s yard. | ||
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| + | * “From time to time paid all the worke men every Satturday night during the continuance of the said worke namely carpenters, cawkers, seamen and others, and discharged all wages…and all that was donne while shee was in the dock of Peter Pett deceased, saving two sheathings that were donne by the said Mr Pett by XXX XXXXXX…” (HCA 13/71 f.219r Case: Pett against the Ruth and Maurice Tompson and others ; Deposition: 1. Edward Tompson of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 49 yeeres; Date: 10/05/1656) | ||
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| + | Two shipwrights, the twenty-eight year old Henry Berrie of Redriff, Surrey, and the more experienced William Sherwood, likewise from Redriff, were employed to view storm damage to the ship the Samuell (CHECK). | ||
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| + | * “shee cannot bee made firme and fitt to undertake a voyage without takeing out her whole stemme (part whereof yet remaynes) (HCA 13/71 f.502v Case: Lawe against Lee; Deposition: 3. Henry Berrie of Rederiff in the County of Surrey Shipp wright aged eight and twenty yeares; Date: 26/02/1656) | ||
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| + | * “the sayd shipps head and forecastle and stemme were broken downe and five of her beames of her upper deck and her upper deck it selfe alsoe broken downe and shee otherwise bruised and hurt” (HCA 13/71 f.502v Case: Lawe against Lee; Deposition: 4. William Sherwood of Rederiff in the County of Surrey Shippwright aged forty six yeares; Date: 26/02/1656) | ||
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Peter Pett
The owners of the ship the Ruth were involved in a dispute about the alleged non-payment for sheathing provided to the Ruth by Peter Pett’s shipyard. Edward T(h)ompson, brother of the aggressive merchant Maurice T(h)ompson, was commander of the Ruth, one of Maurice Thompson’s ships. The ship’s recorded voyages included private trading in the East Indies in the years XXX – XXXX. Edward’s deposition includes details of working practises at Pett’s yard.
- “From time to time paid all the worke men every Satturday night during the continuance of the said worke namely carpenters, cawkers, seamen and others, and discharged all wages…and all that was donne while shee was in the dock of Peter Pett deceased, saving two sheathings that were donne by the said Mr Pett by XXX XXXXXX…” (HCA 13/71 f.219r Case: Pett against the Ruth and Maurice Tompson and others ; Deposition: 1. Edward Tompson of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 49 yeeres; Date: 10/05/1656)
Assessment of storm damage by shipwrights
Two shipwrights, the twenty-eight year old Henry Berrie of Redriff, Surrey, and the more experienced William Sherwood, likewise from Redriff, were employed to view storm damage to the ship the Samuell (CHECK).
- “shee cannot bee made firme and fitt to undertake a voyage without takeing out her whole stemme (part whereof yet remaynes) (HCA 13/71 f.502v Case: Lawe against Lee; Deposition: 3. Henry Berrie of Rederiff in the County of Surrey Shipp wright aged eight and twenty yeares; Date: 26/02/1656)
- “the sayd shipps head and forecastle and stemme were broken downe and five of her beames of her upper deck and her upper deck it selfe alsoe broken downe and shee otherwise bruised and hurt” (HCA 13/71 f.502v Case: Lawe against Lee; Deposition: 4. William Sherwood of Rederiff in the County of Surrey Shippwright aged forty six yeares; Date: 26/02/1656)
