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23 January 2015 +
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Colin Greenstreet +
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608 +
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HCA 13/70 +
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<u>Busse</u>
"about tenn year … <u>Busse</u>
"about tenn yeares since the shipp the Saint Jacob (whereof this deponent is<br />
master) was built at Memblick <u>in the fashion of a Busse</u>, this deponent there<br />
seeing it soe her building, and afterwards when shee was finished. And saith<br />
that about three and thirtie monethes since the producent William Bolin<br />
de la Gard bought the said <u>Busse</u> of and from her owner at Memblick and<br />
then at Amsterdam caused her to be built and fashioned into a shipp as nowe<br />
shee is, at his owne costs and charges..." (HCA 13/70 f.608r)
'''See also the a case in HCA 13/71 in the case of "Askettle and others against the ''Minories Busse'' and haydon". The ship the ''Minories Busse'' was allegedly chartered by the Corporation of London to go on a fishing design to catch herrings near Yarmouth to support the poor of London"'''
Deposition of [[HCA 13/71 f.295v Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e|John Keech]] of the parish of Saint Mary Matsellon at Whitechapell mariner aged fifty fower yeares<br />
Deposition of [[HCA 13/71 f.445r Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e|Joseph Webb]] of the parish of St Buttolph Algate London Merchantaylor aged 32 yeares
"...about the fower of five and twentieth<br />
of September 1653 on Captaine Richard fferne having<br />
cause the arlate vessel of shipp named the <u>''Minories Busse''</u><br />
to be rigged and procured some men to goe in her upon a fishing<br />
desygne for fishing for herrings neare Yarmouth and those parts did agree<br />
this deponent to goe the sayd voyage as Master and Pylott of her hee<br />
the sayd ffearne allowing to this deponent that<br />
share of such fish as should bee taken by sayd vessell that<br />
voyage but saith that hee this deponent was never constituting<br />
appointed Master of the sayd vessell the <u>''Minories Busse''</u> by the<br />
Corporation of the poore of London nor did they at any tyme pay<br />
him any wages for any service done in the sayd shipp nor give him<br />
any power or Commission to repayre the sayd Busse of take upon<br />
materals or hyre any men for the repayre therof..."UNIQd5d6afaf65e719d9-ref-00000002-QINU
'''The case continued for a long period of time in the English Admiralty Court, and the ship the ''Minoris Busse'' appears in another HCA volume of depositions (HCA 13/72), together with a further fishing vessell allegedly owned by the Corporation of London, the ''Poores Relief'''''
"the time arlate the corporation<br />
or the poor of London were owners of the <u>''Minories Busse''</u> arlate<br />
and of alsoe part owners of another vessell at the same time called the __''Poores<br />
Relief''__, which vessell called the Poores Relief was imployed by<br />
them and company upon a fishing designe, but the certaine<br />
times of such her imployment hee knoweth not, And saith the<br />
arlate Richard ffearnes as this deponent hee heard was a part owner in particular of the<br />
Poores Relief and not as one of the said corporation, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose for that hee this deponent albeit hee belongs<br />
to the said corporation, yet hee tooke noe particular notice or account of their<br />
shipping, but was and is only imployed as a steward for the<br />
imploying of the poore people in their worke, and doth not know<br />
that the said ffearnes had any such office as or imployment as<br />
Husband of the said corporation"UNIQd5d6afaf65e719d9-ref-00000005-QINU
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See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_buss Wikipedia entry: Herring buss]
- Thanks to [http://www.port.ac.uk/centre-for-european-and-international-studies-research/members/professor-david-andress.html Professor David Andress] for this reference
- The [http://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buis_%28schip%29 Dutch language Wikipedia entry for Buis]
[[File:Herring_Buss_Wikipedia_DL_230115.PNG|thumbnail|400px|none|Schiffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland, Modell einer historischen Heringsbuise, Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochaus, 2011, Wikipedia]]
'''Definition'''
"A herring buss (Dutch: Haringbuis) was a type of seagoing fishing vessel, used by Dutch and Flemish herring fishermen in the 15th through early 19th centuries.
The buss ship type has a long history. It was already known around the time of the Crusades in the Mediterranean as a cargo vessel (called buzza, bucia or bucius), and we see it around 1000 AD as a more robust development of the Viking longship in Scandinavia, known as a bǘza. The Dutch Buis was probably developed from this Scandinavian ship type.
The Buis was first adapted for use as a fishing vessel in the Netherlands, after the invention of gibbing made it possible to preserve herring at sea. This made longer voyages feasible, and hence enabled Dutch fishermen to follow the herring shoals far from the coasts. The first herring buss was probably built in Hoorn around 1415. The last one was built in Vlaardingen in 1841.
'''Construction'''
The ship was about 20 meters in length and displaced between 60 and 100 tons. The ratio of length to beam was between 2.5:1 and 4.5:1, which made for a relatively nimble ship, though still sufficiently stable to be seaworthy. It was a round-bilged keel ship with a round bow and stern, the latter relatively high, and with a gallery. The broad deck provided space to process the catch on board.
The ship had two or three masts. The mainmast and foremast (if present) could be lowered during fishing, leaving only the mizzen mast upright. It was square rigged on the main mast, with a gaff rig on the mizzen. It had a long bow sprit with jibboom and up to three headsails. The main course and topsail could be reefed."
[[File:Dutch_Herring_Fleet_ca1700_Wikipedia_DL_230115.PNG|thumbnail|400px|none|The Dutch herring fleet, c1700, Peter Vogelaer, 1641-c1720, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Wikipedia]]-c1720, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Wikipedia]] +
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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Smith dt.'''
To the first hee saith hee doth not knowe that hee hath seene the shipp<br />
interrogated.
To the second hee saith the said William Bolyn la Gard is commonly reputed<br />
a native of Saint Malo's in ffrance, but this deponent never ssawe him there nor in any<br />
other part of ffrance. And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third article hee cannot guesse at the age of the said Bolyn with<br />
any certaintie, and saith hee is of black complexion, and his wife (as tis<br />
commonly said) is a dutchwoman, And otherwise hee referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition, and saving the same cannot answer.
To fourth hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth and 6th hee cannot answer.
The marke of Peter<br />
'''+''' Baly. [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 18th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''dt.'''
'''2.'''
'''Peter Johnson''' of Rotherdam mariner master of the said shipp<br />
the ''Saint Jacob'' aged 28 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that about tenn yeares since the shipp the ''Saint Jacob'' (whereof this deponent is<br />
master) was built at Memblick in the fashion of a Busse, this deponent there<br />
seeing it soe her building, and afterwards when shee was finished. And saith<br />
that about three and thirtie monethes since the producent William Bolin<br />
de la Gard bought the said Busse of and from her owner at Memblick and<br />
then at Amsterdam caused her to be built and fashioned into a shipp as nowe<br />
shee is, at his owne costs and charges, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent<br />
being to goe master of her was appointed by the said Bolin to oversee the<br />
worke, which hee did accordingly, and knoweth that the said shipp was soe<br />
new formed rigged and fitted upon the accompt and on the sole cost of the<br />
said Bolin la Gard, who hath ever since bin and at present is sole owner<br />
and proprietor thereof, and constituted this deponent master of her, and to him<br />
as sole owner this deponent hath accompted for her freight, and hath had supplie<br />
from him for her furnishing with provisions, and at his cost and<br />
charges shee hath bin from time to time set out, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose, saving that ever since the said buying the said producent hath bin and<br />
is commonly reputed the sole owner and proprietor of the said shipp tackle and<br />
furniture.
To the third article and schedules therein mentioned hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the Charter partie and seabrief arlate annexed to the said allegation and<br />
npwe showne unto him, were aboard the said shipp the ''Saint [?Jacobs]'' at the time<br />
of her seizure by the vessell commannded by derrick Sw[?inne], and were<br />
by this deponent showed to the said derrick [?Swinne], and by him seene and<br />
perused, and then redelivered by the said derrick of his owne accord to this<br />
deponent, and saith the said Seabrief and Charter partie were and are true<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that hee hath well knowne the saud William Bolin<br />
la Gard about eleaven yeares last past, all which space hee the said William hath lived<br />
in Amsterdam and hath for theise seaven or eight yeares last bin a Burger of<br />
thatares last bin a Burger of<br />
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