Difference between revisions of "Edward Bests"
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|Occupation=Mariner | |Occupation=Mariner | ||
|Mariner occupation=Boatswain | |Mariner occupation=Boatswain | ||
| + | |Associated with ship(s)=Elizabeth (Master: John Salmon), | ||
|Training=Not apprentice | |Training=Not apprentice | ||
|Citizen=Unknown | |Citizen=Unknown | ||
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|Res country=England | |Res country=England | ||
|Birth year=1619 | |Birth year=1619 | ||
| + | |First deposition age=36 | ||
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/70 f.299r Annotate, | |Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/70 f.299r Annotate, | ||
|Deposition date(s)=Mar 20 1655 | |Deposition date(s)=Mar 20 1655 | ||
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|Has HCA evidence completed=No | |Has HCA evidence completed=No | ||
|Has source comment completed=No | |Has source comment completed=No | ||
| + | |Type of ship=Merchant ship | ||
|Role in Silver Ship litigation=None | |Role in Silver Ship litigation=None | ||
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==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ||
| − | Thirty-six year old Edward Bests deposed on March 20th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "John Salmon against Edward Bushell and | + | Thirty-six year old Edward Bests deposed on March 20th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "John Salmon against Edward Bushell and John Bushell.<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.299r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.299r]]</ref> |
| − | John Bushell.<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.299r Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.299r]]</ref> | + | |
| − | Edward Bests stated that the ship the ''Elizabeth'' had been at Lisbon in February to April 1654, where it had loaded a number of chests of sugar. | + | Edward Bests stated that the ship the ''Elizabeth'' had been at Lisbon in February to April 1654, where it had loaded a number of chests of sugar. The ship experineced fould weather en route from Lisbon to London, but arrived safely, where the sugar was unladen. |
==Comment on sources== | ==Comment on sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:09, November 5, 2016
| Edward Bests | |
|---|---|
| Person | Edward Bests |
| Title | |
| First name | Edward |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Bests |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Boatswain |
| Associated with ship(s) | Elizabeth (Master: John Salmon) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Edward Beast |
| Has signoff text | Edward Bests |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
| Birth parish | |
| Birth town | |
| Birth county | |
| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Limehouse |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1619 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 36 |
| Primary sources | |
| Act book start page(s) | |
| Personal answer start page(s) | |
| Allegation start page(s) | |
| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.299r Annotate |
| Chancery start page(s) | |
| Letter start page(s) | |
| Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Mar 20 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
Edward Bests (alty. Beast) (b. ca. 1619; d. ?). Mariner.
Late boatswain on the ship the Elizabeth (Master: John Salmon), for fifteen months prior to deposition.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-six year old Edward Bests deposed on March 20th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "John Salmon against Edward Bushell and John Bushell.[1]
Edward Bests stated that the ship the Elizabeth had been at Lisbon in February to April 1654, where it had loaded a number of chests of sugar. The ship experineced fould weather en route from Lisbon to London, but arrived safely, where the sugar was unladen.
