Stephen Frigg
| Stephen Frigg | |
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| Person | Stephen Frigg |
| Title | |
| First name | Stephen |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Frigg |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Waterman |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
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| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Stephen Frigg |
| Has signoff text | SF |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Olave Southwark |
| Res town | Southwark |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1606 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.40v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Mar 14 1656 |
| 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 | |
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Biographical synthesis
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty year old Stephen Frigg deposed on March 14th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Crosse in the case of "Crosse against the Chase whereof Benjamin Gunson was Commander".[1]
Stephen Frigg stated that he was a "lighter man" and "usually imployed by Mr Crosse to carry beere aboard shipps". He knew both William Cross, who was a brewer, and Benjamin Gunson, who was copmmander of the ship the Chase. He recalled that in KIne 1652 he carried five tonnes of beer in casks aboard the Chase and a further twenty -five and fourteen tonnes in November of the same year "for the use of her company". He, Stephen Frigg, was oaid 12 d per tonne for the carriage of the beer. The beer was supplied by "Mr Crosses Beerhouse in Maudlins Lane in Southwark."[2]
