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The 20th of July 1660./: [CENTRE HEADING]

[GUTTER XXXX] Thompson, John Cooke Nicholas}
[GUTTER XXX], and Peter Brent against the}
Loyalty (Henry Collins late master) and}
[GUTTER XXX] Lucas Lucy and Company coming}
in for their interest et cetera Smith. Suckley}

Examined upon a Libell given
in by mr Smith on behalfe of
the said Thomson, Cooke P[XXXX] and
Brent./:

Rp. j.us

John Smith Living at the Old Swan
in Thame Streete London Waterman
aged 31 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and
Examined./.

To the first Position of the said Libell hee saith and deposeth
that hee hath knowne the ship the Loyalty for severall
yeeres last past, and saith that in the moneths of September
and October 1658. the lilate Henry Collins was master and
Comander of the said Ship Loyalty and had the care
and charge of her as Master, and for such was commonly
accounted, Which hee knoweth for the reasons following./.

To the 2.d and 3.d Positions hee saith and deposeth that hee
this deponent being a waterman, was imployed in or about
the sid moneth of October by mr John Cooke ffish
=monger in Thames Streete to carry ffish onboard the said
ship Loyalty, shee then lying at Gravesend, and saith that
hee then carried on board her by order of the said Cooke
Nine hundred of ffish or thereabouts namely about six
hundred of new wet fish, and about 300 of dry fish, and
alsoe halfe a barrell which contained white herrings as this deponent
verily beleeveth, and this Deponent then gave the said Henry
Collins a bill of the said ffish which amounted to or about
37 li . 19 s . 9 d . to this Deponents best remembrance, which bill the said
Collins toooke and said that hee would send an Answer of
it up by his wife (who was then at Gravesend) And the said
ffish (hee saith was soe carried onboard the said Ship for
her Store and for victualling of her. to goe the voyage
whereupon shee was bound out. And lastly saith that
the foresaid ffish came out of the house of the said
John Cooke in Thames Streete and therefore this Deponent
verily beleeveth, and is Perswaded in his Conscience
that hee the said Cooke at the time this ddeponent received
the same was the true, and Lawfull Owner of the said
ffish and further cannot depose./

To the 4.th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court./:

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./.

[GUTTER ?Repetit coram duo Judicamente]

John Smith [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Topics

People

John Cooke, Fishmonger in Thames Street

Places

Old Swan, Thames Street

"Old Swan (The)

In Thames Street in 1645 near St. Martin's lane (L. and P. Chas. I. xx. p. 59').

The lady of Gloucester, when doing penance through the city for witchcraft, landed on one occasion at "the Swan in Tempse strete," 1441 (Chron. of Lond. Kingsford, p.149). Gave its name to Old Swan Wharf, etc.

"Old Swanne" (S. p.42).

See Swan (The), Botolph Lane."^[1]

"Old Swan Stairs

At the south end of Swan Lane leading down to the river (O.S.) and to Old Swan Pier. In Bridge Ward Within and Dowgate Ward.

First mention : Leake, 1666."^[2]

"Old Swan Wharf

East of Swan Lane at No. '00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.

First mention : O.S. 1848-51.

Named from the Old Swan in Thames Street (q.v.)."^[3]

Sources

Primary sources

TNA

PROB

PROB 11/310/288 Will of John Cooke, Fishmonger of London 19 February 1663
PROB 11/323/533 Will of John Smith, Waterman of Water Lambeth, Surrey 18 April 1667

PROB 11/450/279 Will of John Smith, Waterman now on board His Majesty's Ship Cambridge 06 May 1699

↑ Henry A. Harben, 'Old Pipe Yard - Old Swan Stairs', A Dictionary of London (1918),viewed 09/06/14
↑ Henry A. Harben, 'Old Pipe Yard - Old Swan Stairs', A Dictionary of London (1918),viewed 09/06/14
↑ Henry A. Harben, 'Old Swan Wharf - Olivaunt', A Dictionary of London (1918),viewed 09/06/14

[1] Henry A. Harben, 'Old Pipe Yard - Old Swan Stairs', A Dictionary of London (1918),viewed 09/06/14

[2] Henry A. Harben, 'Old Pipe Yard - Old Swan Stairs', A Dictionary of London (1918),viewed 09/06/14

[3] Henry A. Harben, 'Old Swan Wharf - Olivaunt', A Dictionary of London (1918),viewed 09/06/14

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Status
Volume	HCA 13/73
Folio	533
Side	Recto
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First transcribed
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