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|First deposition age=28
 
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/68 f.133v Annotate,
 
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|Deposition date(s)=Sep 22 1653
 
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|Type of ship=Private man of war [CHECK]
 
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Twenty-eight year old James Collett deposed on September 22nd 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.133v Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.133v]]</ref> He was examined on an allegation on behalf of the Keeper of the Liberty of England in "A Busines of Examination of witnesses for the perpetuall Remembrance of the matter on behalfe of the Keeper of the Liberty of England by authority of Parliament concerning the losse of a certaine shipp named the ''Harry Bonadventure'' whereof Robert Swanley was Captaine and the goods that were in her and concerning a certaine shipp or vessell named the ''Saint Peter'' where of one Claes Symondson Cohone was master being a shipp formerly belonging to the Dutch subiects of the States of the United Provinces and taken and seized by Captaine Swanly in the sayd shipp the ''Harry Bonadventure'' in the immediate service of this Commonwealth".<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.130r Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.130r]]</ref>
 
Twenty-eight year old James Collett deposed on September 22nd 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.133v Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.133v]]</ref> He was examined on an allegation on behalf of the Keeper of the Liberty of England in "A Busines of Examination of witnesses for the perpetuall Remembrance of the matter on behalfe of the Keeper of the Liberty of England by authority of Parliament concerning the losse of a certaine shipp named the ''Harry Bonadventure'' whereof Robert Swanley was Captaine and the goods that were in her and concerning a certaine shipp or vessell named the ''Saint Peter'' where of one Claes Symondson Cohone was master being a shipp formerly belonging to the Dutch subiects of the States of the United Provinces and taken and seized by Captaine Swanly in the sayd shipp the ''Harry Bonadventure'' in the immediate service of this Commonwealth".<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.130r Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.130r]]</ref>
  
James Collett described the voyage of the ''Harry Bonadventure'' under the command of Robert Swanly in the Mediterranean in the period February to June 1653. The ship was on a warlike voyage in the immediate service of the English Commonwealth. Near Messina, the ''Harry Bonadventure'' fought a naval battle with two Dutch ships, resulting in the capture of the ''Saint Peter'', the larger of the two Dutch ships. The prize ship the ''Saint Peter'' itself was damaged and had to return to Messina for repairs. However, the reception of the English at Messina was hostile, and Swanly set sail again along the coast of Sicily, intending to go to Tunis. Near Trapany, the ''Harry Boandventure'' came across more Dutch ships and put into Trapany for shelter. Despite promises of protection from the governor of Trapany, Van Trump's Dutch ships entered the harbour and the ''Harry Bonadventure'' was captured.<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.134v Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.134v]]</ref>
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James Collett described the voyage of the ''Harry Bonadventure'' under the command of Robert Swanly in the Mediterranean in the period February to June 1653. The ship was on a warlike voyage in the immediate service of the English Commonwealth. Near Messina, the ''Harry Bonadventure'' fought a naval battle with two Dutch ships, resulting in the capture of the ''Saint Peter'', the larger of the two Dutch ships. The prize ship the ''Saint Peter'' itself was damaged and had to return to Messina for repairs. However, the reception of the English at Messina was hostile, and Swanly set sail again along the coast of Sicily, intending to go to Tunis. Near Trapany, the ''Harry Bonadventure'' came across more Dutch ships and put into Trapany for shelter. Despite promises of protection from the governor of Trapany, Van Trump's Dutch ships entered the harbour and the ''Harry Bonadventure'' was captured.<ref>[[HCA 13/68 f.134v Annotate|HCA 13/68 f.134v]]</ref>
  
 
==Comment on sources==
 
==Comment on sources==

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James Collett
Person James Collett
Title
First name James
Middle name(s)
Last name Collett
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Cooper
Associated with ship(s) Harry Bonadventure (Master: Robert Swanley)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text James Collett
Has signoff text James Collett
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
Birth parish
Birth town
Birth county
Birth province
Birth country
Res street
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1625
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 28
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/68 f.133v Annotate
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Letter start page(s)
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Act book date(s)
Personal answer date(s)
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Interrogatories date(s)
Deposition date(s) Sep 22 1653
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 Private man of war [CHECK"Private man of war [CHECK" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

James Collett (b. ca. 1635; d. ?). Mariner and cooper of the ship the Harry Bonadventure

Resident in the parish of Stepney in 1653.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-eight year old James Collett deposed on September 22nd 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of the Keeper of the Liberty of England in "A Busines of Examination of witnesses for the perpetuall Remembrance of the matter on behalfe of the Keeper of the Liberty of England by authority of Parliament concerning the losse of a certaine shipp named the Harry Bonadventure whereof Robert Swanley was Captaine and the goods that were in her and concerning a certaine shipp or vessell named the Saint Peter where of one Claes Symondson Cohone was master being a shipp formerly belonging to the Dutch subiects of the States of the United Provinces and taken and seized by Captaine Swanly in the sayd shipp the Harry Bonadventure in the immediate service of this Commonwealth".[2]

James Collett described the voyage of the Harry Bonadventure under the command of Robert Swanly in the Mediterranean in the period February to June 1653. The ship was on a warlike voyage in the immediate service of the English Commonwealth. Near Messina, the Harry Bonadventure fought a naval battle with two Dutch ships, resulting in the capture of the Saint Peter, the larger of the two Dutch ships. The prize ship the Saint Peter itself was damaged and had to return to Messina for repairs. However, the reception of the English at Messina was hostile, and Swanly set sail again along the coast of Sicily, intending to go to Tunis. Near Trapany, the Harry Bonadventure came across more Dutch ships and put into Trapany for shelter. Despite promises of protection from the governor of Trapany, Van Trump's Dutch ships entered the harbour and the Harry Bonadventure was captured.[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/68 f.133v
  2. HCA 13/68 f.130r
  3. HCA 13/68 f.134v