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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1766 | A remarkable cause was tried before the Right Worshipful Sir Thomas Salusbury, Knight, judge of the high court of admiralty, wherein Thomas Bennet, late a midshipman on board the East India ship Denham, whereof Capt. Tryon was commander, on behalf of himself and the rest of the mariners belonging to the said ship were plaintiffs; and Barrington Buggins, Esq; owner of the said ship, defendant. The question before the court was, Whether the sailors had forfeited their wages by reason of the ship being burnt in the East Indies, by order ofthe governor and council of Bencoolen. On hearing the evidence on both sides, the judge was pleased to pronounce sentence in favour of the plaintiffs, with full costs of suit. | ref:949 |