Deposition of Henry Lord Bishop of Down
- Reference: MS 837, fols 021r-022v
- County: Down
- Date: 15/6/1643
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery
- How to Cite
fol. 21r
1286
The examinacion of the Henry Lo Bishopp of downe concern uy ng his losses & the losses of his sonne by this rebellion taken vpon oath whoe deposeth sworne & examined deposeth That
Imrpimis he had improoved his Bishopricke to more then a thousand powndes a yeere, & he hadd twoe hundreth powndes a yeere which he hadd of t of his Parsonage of Mullabracke which he hadd in loinenda he hathe allready lost full 2 yeeres fruites <2400 li.> being twoe thowsand fower hundreth <1200 li. per annum> powndes, and is never likely in all his life to recouer receyue the rentes that shalbe due heereafter
Item he hadd an estate of 200 li. per annum rent charge of the Lo Cromwells estate {
Item he hadd a lease of the Parsonage of Termonmaguirke during Mr Blythes life which did affoorde him declaro eighty powndes a yeere, & was worth 140 li. if he had lett <300 li.> it at a full rate this bee he esteemed to be woorth 300 li. before the Rebellion
Item there was due vnto him more then <800 li.> 800 li. by bonde which is now lost many of the persons being deade & the rest beggered
Item there was due to him of arreares of rent before the Rebellion begun out of his <900 li.> Bishoprick & Parsonage at least, 900 li.
Item
fol. 21v
1287
Item he lost all his horses to the number of eighteene all his cowes to the number of nine, & forty, all his corne there being with him much olde malt & his haggerd for that harvest vntoucht & his winter beare all sowed, all his haye, his fuell of all sortes in greate store the provision of his howse of wine, beere beefe butter bacon meale &c and a greate parte of his bookes & <600 li.> howshold stuffe to the value at least of 600 li.
Item a greate parte of his horses were taken awaye by the followers of the Lo of Ardes and Sir James Montgomery and a greate part of his corne & howshold provision destroyed by them they lyinge there to the number of fiue hundreth for the space of fiue dayes The rest of his corne haye fuell and howshold provision were imployed for the vse of the garrison of Lisnegarvy especially the Lord Conwaies troope
His cowes (other then sixe only that were stollen by his servant Patrick Magee) were deliuered to Mr John Dauis then Major of Carrickfergus whoe promised to make the best of them for his vse some part of his goodes were taken vpp by Arthur Hill esquire Roger Lindon esquire for there owne present vse & the service of the Castle of Carrickfergus Much more of his goods were rifyled by such as he is not able to name
Item his sonne Robert Lesly hadd a liveing
fol. 22r
1288
liveing which he farmed at 160 li. a yeere and a good while before the Rebellion begun there was a whole yeeres rent due vnto him which he never receaved & <500 li.> since he hath lost 2 yeeres prefittes and is likely to loose it for ever so that the said Bishop & his sonnes losses cannot be computed to lesse then 8000 li. [
Hen: Dunensis
Jur 15o Juny 1643
Joh Watson
Will: Aldrich
fol. 22v
1289
Downe
The Lord Bishop of Downe
Jur 15o Juny 1643
Intw
Cf
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John Watson
William Aldrich