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Biographical synthesis

Luke Luce (alt. Lucie; Lucy) (b. ca. 1613; d. Oct. 1663). Merchant.

Of Flemish or Dutch origins, with links to the Dutch Church of London.

Resident in parish of Saint Catherine Coleman in 1651.

Luke Lucy's cashier in 1654 was thirty-four year old Abraham Gaultier.

Luke Lucy's bookkeeper in 1654 was Cornelius van Bommel, and was resident in the parish of Saint Catherine Coleman.^[1]

He had a brother, Jacob Luce (alt. Lucie).

"Mr Lucas Lucy was buried October 23 (1663) under the Great Stone near the Communion Table" in the parish church of Saint Catherine Coleman.^[2]

The will of Luke Luce, merchant, of Saint Katharine Coleman, London, was proved on October 24th 1663.^[3]

In his will Luke Luce names his mother as Anne Lucie, and desires to be interred near her grave in the parish church of Saint Catherine Coleman. He names a sister, Ann Boeve, who was married to William Boeve, a London merchant, then deceased. He names another sister, Elizabeth Blackman, first married to a doctor of physic, Ahasuerus (alt. Assuerus) Regimorter, and subsequently to Jeremy Blackman Esquire (Captain Jeremy Blackman), both husbands being deceased. He makes bequests to the Dutch Church in London.

Lille born London merchant Charles Marescoe mentions a Mr. Boeve in one of his High Court of Admiralty depositions. Secondary sources identify this as Jacques Boeve, who is described as a Middelburg merchant. It remains to be seen whether Jacques Boeve is related to William Boeve, the London merchant and brother-in-law of Luke Luce.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Luke Lucy (sic) gave personal answers in the High Court of Admiralty dated April 24th 1651. ("The personall Answers of Luke Lucy David davidosn and Phillip Allen and Abraham Child made to the pretensed positions and Articles of a certaine Allegation given and admitted against them on the behalfe of William Stephenson".^[4]

Luke Luce deposed on May 5th 1651 in the High Court of Admiralty.^[5] He was examined on an allegation in the case of XXXX.^[6]

In his evidence, Luke Luce made clear that he had extensive knowledge of French trade, stating that he had "received very many letters of advise from ffrance by land and the bills of lading in blanck covers by the shipp wherein the goods came from ffrance to London" and that "hee hath formerly lived in ffrance and written hence many letters of advice numerous goods there laden for Holland and Hamburgue and filled up many bills of lading.^[7]

Abraham Gaultier deposed for the first time in the High Court of Admiralty on February 21st 1654. He gave his age as thirty-three and described himself as a merchant of London. He was examined in the case of "The claime of the Duke of Courland for the Temperance of Libanno in Curland John Jacobson Bleau master, and of the said duke and Luke Lucie for the goods".^[8]

Abraham Gaultier, describing himself as cashier of Luke Lucy (sic), deposed again on February 19th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "The clayme of Luke Lucy merchant of London for goods taken out of the ship the Peter of which Peter de la Solle was master by Edward Payne commander of the vessell the Saint Ives Scout. Gaultier stated that in early 1653 Luke Lucy had been the owner of three bales of perpetuanas and two bales of minnekin bayes. Customs duties were paid in London by Luke Lucy and the goods were entered in the Customs House to be transported overseas in the ship the Charitie of Hamburg. Allegedly the Charitie having already departed from Portsmouth, the goods were actually laden on the Saint Peter by Lucy's Portsmouth correspondent Hugh Salisbury, for transportation to San Sebastian in Spain.^[9]

Abraham Gaultier deposed for a third time in the High Court of Admiralty on July 11th 1656.^[10] Giving his age as thirty-five, and describing himself as a merchant of London, he was examined in the case of "The claime of Luke Luce of London merchant for the Saint John Baptist of which Broeder Backson is master and goods".^[11]

John de Vos, a fifty-two year old mariner, of the parish of Saint Bottolph Aldgate, gave a statement in the High Court of Admiralty dated August 3rd 1657. It was "Touching the sale of the Golden ffox to Mr Peter Vandeput and Mr Luke Luce".^[12]

Comment on sources

1656

PROB 11/259/491 Will of Jeremy Blackman of Saint Andrew Undershaft 25 November 1656^[13]

"April 3rd 1656. COUNCIL. Day's Proceedings

(Item) 6. The petition of John Dethick, Lord Mayor of London, Maj. Thos. Chamberlain, and Luke Lucy of London, merchants — for [stay of] the sale of the St. George, condemned in the Exchequer Court unknown to the petitioners, on prosecution of John Aldersea, as having traded in the English plantations, though they had a warrant in that behalf from the late Council of State, — referred to Desborow, Jones, Sydenham, Wolsley, Mulgrave, Lambert, and Lisle, to learn the fact and report."^[14]

251

1661

PROB 11/305/93 Will of William Boeve of Saint Dunstan in the East 10 July 1661^[15]

- See also:

PROB 11/146/452 Will of Andrew Boeve of London 13 September 1625

PROB 11/146/455 Will of Louis Boeve 13 September 1625

PROB 11/161/3 Will of Mary Boeve, Widow of Saint Martin Orgar, City of London 02 January 1632

1663

"BURIALS. SAINT KATHERINE COLEMAN

...Mr Lucas Lucy was buried October 23 under the Great Stone near the Communion Table"^[16]

PROB 11/312 Will of Luke Luce, Merchant of Saint Katherine Coleman, City of London 24 October 1663^[17]

1686

1. ↑ HCA 13/70 f.287v
2. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives, St Katherine Coleman, Composite register: baptisms and burials 1559 - 1666, marriages 1563 - 1666, P69/KAT1/A/001/MS017832
3. ↑ PROB 11/312 Will of Luke Luce, Merchant of Saint Katherine Coleman, City of London 24 October 1663
4. ↑ HCA 13/124 f.78v
5. ↑ HCA 13/64 f.unfol.
6. ↑ HCA 13/64 f.unfol.
7. ↑ HCA 13/64 f.unfol.
8. ↑ HCA 13/68 f.498r
9. ↑ HCA 13/70 f.63v
10. ↑ HCA 13/71 f.300r
11. ↑ HCA 13/71 f.298v
12. ↑ HCA 13/72 f.85r
13. ↑ PROB 11/259/491 Will of Jeremy Blackman of Saint Andrew Undershaft 25 November 1656
14. ↑ CSPD, 1655-56 (London, 1882), pp.251-252
15. ↑ PROB 11/305/93 Will of William Boeve of Saint Dunstan in the East 10 July 1661
16. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives, St Katherine Coleman, Composite register: baptisms and burials 1559 - 1666, marriages 1563 - 1666, P69/KAT1/A/001/MS017832
17. ↑ PROB 11/312 Will of Luke Luce, Merchant of Saint Katherine Coleman, City of London 24 October 1663
18. ↑ PROB 11/390/418 Will of Jacob Lucie of Saint Katherine Coleman, City of London 12 December 1688