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==Biographical synthesis==
 
==Biographical synthesis==
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Peter Mathews (alt. Mathewes) (b. ca. 1618; d. ?). Merchant.
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Peter Mathews (alt. Mathewes) (b. ca. 1618; d. poss. 1658). Merchant.
  
 
Elder brother of Middleburg and London merchant [[Baldwin Mathews]].
 
Elder brother of Middleburg and London merchant [[Baldwin Mathews]].
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==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
 
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
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'''XXXX'''
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Deposition of Samuel Beake, son of London merchant Arnold Beake. In his deposition Samuel Beake mentions Arnold Beake, his father, Mr Peter Mathews, and John Dolins, who were owners of the ''Saint John'', which carryed 300 pigs of lead lead from London to Nantes, to be invested in wine and vinegar in Nantes, and then transported to Flanders.<ref>hca 13/68 ADD REFERENCE</REF>
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'''October 1653'''
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Deposition of James Hedgethorne, servant to Arnold Beake, dated October 10th 1653
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Deposition of Peter XXX, servant to Peter Mathews, dated October 14th 1653 in the "clayme of Beake and Mathews". The ship the S:t John was bought by Arnold Beake and Peter mathews for 490-07-00 sterling, and paid with a bill of exchange drawn from Holland on Peter Mathews by order of one M:r Anthins de ?Sondt. Peter ?Soen (OR, ?Som) was the servant and "cashere" of Mr Peter Mathews and saw his correspondence and books of accompt,<ref>HCA 13/68 ADD REFERENCE</ref>
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'''January 1655'''
 
'''January 1655'''
  
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Thirty-seven year old Peter Mathews deposed on January 10th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. Hew was examined on an allegation in the cause of "Peter Cock and Baldwin Matthewes for their silver in the shipp ''Saint John Baptist''.<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.171v Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.171v]]</ref>
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Thirty-seven year old Peter Mathews deposed on January 10th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the cause of "Peter Cock and Baldwin Matthewes for their silver in the shipp ''Saint John Baptist''.<ref>[[HCA 13/70 f.171v Annotate|HCA 13/70 f.171v]]</ref>
  
 
'''October 1656'''
 
'''October 1656'''
  
 
"Pesonall Answeres of Elias Beake made to the pretensed positions of a libell given against him and Peter Mathewes in the name of John Salter and others as marriners of the late ship called the ''James'' whereof James Hedgethorne was master"<ref>HCA 13/128 DD DETAILS</ref>
 
"Pesonall Answeres of Elias Beake made to the pretensed positions of a libell given against him and Peter Mathewes in the name of John Salter and others as marriners of the late ship called the ''James'' whereof James Hedgethorne was master"<ref>HCA 13/128 DD DETAILS</ref>
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'''April 1659'''
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Forty-two year old Peter Mathews deposed on April 22nd 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. Ge was examined on an allegation in the cause of "XX".
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The case concerned XX
  
 
==Comment on sources==
 
==Comment on sources==
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'''1645'''
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Parliamentary Archives, Reference: HL/PO/JO/10/1/180 Description: 10 February 1645 -- Petition of Peter de la Salle and Peter Matthews, French merchants on the behalf of themselves, and the most excellent Prince Bernard Duke D'Espernon in the kingdom of France. James Pickering and others, brought an action against the Duke D'Espernon, and De la Salle, his bail, charged in execution, imprisoned and a commission of bankruptcy taken out against him.
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'''1652'''
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C 10/14/6 James Austen v Grace Savaidge [Savage], Peter Mathewes, John Lemknell and Anna his wife, and John Sporwood: St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey 1652
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'''1658'''
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PROB 11/274/94 Will of Peter Mathewes, Merchant of Saint Lawrence Pountney, City of London 08 March 1658
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'''1664'''
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East Sussex Record Office, Reference: ASH/4501/830 Description: By RICHARD RELF of Dallington, gent., to PETER MATHEWES of London, merchant, and BONDUIN MATHEWES, mercht., sons of Anna Regoot, widow, the relict of Paul Ganne, and PETER LYSTEN of London, merchant, son of Anne Mathewes, daughter of the said Anna Regoot, - for £1000 - of all that messuage or tenement called Griggs, with barn, stables & c belonging and lands, meadow &c. in Brightling and Dallington. Date: 1 Nov 1664
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East Sussex Record Office, Reference: ASH/4501/832 DEscription: Between PETER MATHEWES, BOND' MATHEWES and PETER LISTEN, querent, and RICHARD RELFE, gent., deforciant, of a messuage, barn, garden, orchard, 33 ac. of land, 10 ac. of meadow, 66 ac. of pasture and 4 ac. of wood in Dallington and Brightlinge. Michs. term, 16 Chas. 1664
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'''1675'''
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C 6/84/10 Short title: Lodowicke v Mathewes. Plaintiffs: Francis Lodowicke. Defendants: Peter Mathewes. Subject: money matters. Document type: answer only. 1675
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'''1677'''
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PROB 11/354/138 Will of Peter Mathews, Merchant and Mercer of London 28 May 1677

Revision as of 16:07, November 6, 2016


Peter Mathews

Peter Mathews
Person Peter Mathews
Title
First name Peter
Middle name(s)
Last name Mathews
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Merchant
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text Peter Mathewes
Has signoff text Peter Mathews
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
Res parish
Res town London
Res county
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1618
Marriage year
Death year 1658
Probate date March 8, 1658
First deposition age 37
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.171v Annotate, HCA 13/73 f.202v 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) Jan 10 1655, Apr 22 1659
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 N/A
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Peter Mathews (alt. Mathewes) (b. ca. 1618; d. poss. 1658). Merchant.

Elder brother of Middleburg and London merchant Baldwin Mathews.

Resident in 1655 in London.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

XXXX

Deposition of Samuel Beake, son of London merchant Arnold Beake. In his deposition Samuel Beake mentions Arnold Beake, his father, Mr Peter Mathews, and John Dolins, who were owners of the Saint John, which carryed 300 pigs of lead lead from London to Nantes, to be invested in wine and vinegar in Nantes, and then transported to Flanders.[1]

October 1653

Deposition of James Hedgethorne, servant to Arnold Beake, dated October 10th 1653

Deposition of Peter XXX, servant to Peter Mathews, dated October 14th 1653 in the "clayme of Beake and Mathews". The ship the S:t John was bought by Arnold Beake and Peter mathews for 490-07-00 sterling, and paid with a bill of exchange drawn from Holland on Peter Mathews by order of one M:r Anthins de ?Sondt. Peter ?Soen (OR, ?Som) was the servant and "cashere" of Mr Peter Mathews and saw his correspondence and books of accompt,[2]

January 1655

Thirty-seven year old Peter Mathews deposed on January 10th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the cause of "Peter Cock and Baldwin Matthewes for their silver in the shipp Saint John Baptist.[3]

October 1656

"Pesonall Answeres of Elias Beake made to the pretensed positions of a libell given against him and Peter Mathewes in the name of John Salter and others as marriners of the late ship called the James whereof James Hedgethorne was master"[4]

April 1659

Forty-two year old Peter Mathews deposed on April 22nd 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. Ge was examined on an allegation in the cause of "XX".

The case concerned XX

Comment on sources

1645

Parliamentary Archives, Reference: HL/PO/JO/10/1/180 Description: 10 February 1645 -- Petition of Peter de la Salle and Peter Matthews, French merchants on the behalf of themselves, and the most excellent Prince Bernard Duke D'Espernon in the kingdom of France. James Pickering and others, brought an action against the Duke D'Espernon, and De la Salle, his bail, charged in execution, imprisoned and a commission of bankruptcy taken out against him.

1652

C 10/14/6 James Austen v Grace Savaidge [Savage], Peter Mathewes, John Lemknell and Anna his wife, and John Sporwood: St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey 1652

1658

PROB 11/274/94 Will of Peter Mathewes, Merchant of Saint Lawrence Pountney, City of London 08 March 1658

1664

East Sussex Record Office, Reference: ASH/4501/830 Description: By RICHARD RELF of Dallington, gent., to PETER MATHEWES of London, merchant, and BONDUIN MATHEWES, mercht., sons of Anna Regoot, widow, the relict of Paul Ganne, and PETER LYSTEN of London, merchant, son of Anne Mathewes, daughter of the said Anna Regoot, - for £1000 - of all that messuage or tenement called Griggs, with barn, stables & c belonging and lands, meadow &c. in Brightling and Dallington. Date: 1 Nov 1664

East Sussex Record Office, Reference: ASH/4501/832 DEscription: Between PETER MATHEWES, BOND' MATHEWES and PETER LISTEN, querent, and RICHARD RELFE, gent., deforciant, of a messuage, barn, garden, orchard, 33 ac. of land, 10 ac. of meadow, 66 ac. of pasture and 4 ac. of wood in Dallington and Brightlinge. Michs. term, 16 Chas. 1664

1675

C 6/84/10 Short title: Lodowicke v Mathewes. Plaintiffs: Francis Lodowicke. Defendants: Peter Mathewes. Subject: money matters. Document type: answer only. 1675

1677

PROB 11/354/138 Will of Peter Mathews, Merchant and Mercer of London 28 May 1677
  1. ↑ hca 13/68 ADD REFERENCE
  2. ↑ HCA 13/68 ADD REFERENCE
  3. ↑ HCA 13/70 f.171v
  4. ↑ HCA 13/128 DD DETAILS

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