John South

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John South
Person John South
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name South
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Spouse of
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Gunner
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text John South
Has signoff text John South
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Language skills English language
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Res street Wapping
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
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Res country England
Birth year 1611
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/70 f.458v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Oct 4 1655
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Has infobox completed Yes
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Has HCA evidence completed No
Has source comment completed No
Ship classification
Type of ship Naval ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

John Smith (b. ca. 1611; d. ?). Mariner.

Gunner of the Hector frigot (Master: Henry Mabb).

Resident in 1655 in Wapping in the parish of Stepney.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-four year old John South deposed on October 4rth 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation dated Pctober 1653 on behalf of Greene in the case of "Mabb against Greene".[1]

The case concerns the supposed inadequacy of Henry Mabb as master of the Hector frigot.

John South stated that on September 15th 1655 the Hector frigot was anchored in the River Thames just below Dikes shoare in Limehouse way. South claimed that "hee this deponent being then gunner aboard the sayd ffrigott and perceiving that divers colliers were comeing up the River laden did according as the custome of the sayd river in such cases is goe to veare the sayd ffrigott the Hector asterne that the collyers shipps might sayle cleere of the sayd ffrigott". But, accodrding to South, his captain, Henry Mabb, would not allow him to do so. As a result, one of the collier ships coming laden upstream "came aboard the Hector arlate and brake her head and sterne and the head of the mayne topp maste".[2]

John South went on to give further examples of Henry Mabb's poor command and seamanship.

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.458v
  2. HCA 13/70 f.458v