Francisco Boesdonck
| Francisco Boesdonck | |
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| Person | Francisco Boesdonck |
| Title | |
| First name | Francisco |
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| Last name | Boesdonck |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Cashier |
| 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 | ffrancisco Boesdonck |
| Has signoff text | Francisco Boesdonck |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | Dutch language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Antwerp |
| Res county | |
| Res province | Brabant |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1633 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/69 Silver 6 f.7r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 10 1653 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
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| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | Deponent |
Biographical synthesis
Francisco Boesdonck (b. ca. ?; d. ?). Cashier and bookkeeper of James Pinquett.
Resident in 1653 in Antwerp. Had lived with his master James Pinquett for four and a half years when deposed in the High Court of Admiralty.[1]
The name Francisco Boesdonck appears in a "Liste des jurés de la chambre des tonlieux d'anvers": "1667. 6. Octobre. HENDRIK MOENS, marchand, nommé erflaet en remplacement de Ambrosius Aynscum. Ses collègues étaient: Jaques Kemp. Guillaume de Haze, Balthazar Fairment, Hendrick van Uff[?et], Thomas Courtois, Francisco Boesdonck, C. Bosschaert et Eduard Peeters. (Registre 340, fo.140-142. Aquits de la Chambre des Comptes, liasse 1826. fo.233.)"[2] There are two further entries of interest: "1668. 16 mars. LOUIS DE CANDELE; il succéda à Francisco Boesdonck, décédé. (Reg.340, fo 176 vo 177)." and "1669. 5 novembre. FRANÇOIS BOESDONCK; il succède à Nicholas vander Borcht, démissionnaire. (Reg. 340, fo 149 vo 151)."[3]
Baetens (1976) mentions Francisco Boesdonck once, in a list immediately preceeding the name "Jacques Pinquett" ("Hij begartigde aldaar niet enkel zijn eigen zaken, maar trad tevens op voor verschillende Antwerpse kooplieded: Herman Cornelissen, wed. Nic. van der Borcht, Ignatio Carena, Franc. Boesdonck, Jacques Pinquett, Dionisio van der Vorst, Alonso Palma Carillo..."[4]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty year old Francisco Boesdonck deposed on June 10th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation and schedules in the case of "The claime of the said Pinquett for his goods in the Sampson, Salvador and Saint George.[5]
Comment on sources
- ↑ [HCA 13/69 f.? IMG_118_07_2943}
- ↑ Revue Belge de numismatique et de sigillographie (Bruxelles, 1920), p.195
- ↑ Revue Belge de numismatique et de sigillographie (Bruxelles, 1920), p.196
- ↑ Roland Baetens, De Nazomer van Antwerpens welvaart (XXX, 1976), p.170
- ↑ HCA 13/69 Silver 6 f.7r
