Deposition of Edward Bishop
- Reference: MS 812, fols 217r-217v
- County: Kilkenny
- Date: 16/8/1643
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery
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fol. 217r
Edward Bishop Parson of Rathbeaghe in the diocs of ossery & County of Kilkenny sworne and examined sayth That since the begining of the presente Rebelljon That is to say about the xxth of december 1641 Hee this deponent at Rathbeaghe aforesaid was forceibly deprived robbed or otherwise dispojled of the possession Rentes and proffitts of his Church liveing and other his goodes chattells & meanes of the value and to his Losse & by which hee is now dampnified the sume of ffowre hundred & eighteene powndes xij s. ster being all the releefe he had for himself his wiff tenn of his owne & 8 7 gran children: And this deponent is like to be deprived of and loose the future proffitts of his meanes and liveings worth C li. per annum vntill a peace be established And further saith that the Rebells that soe robbed & dispojled them were theis vizt James <A> Purcell of Cloin in the County of Kilkenny a farmer to the Marquesse of Ormond whoe vsurping & seising on the deponents howse said the deponent should not come there againe for all the lordes in Ireland Dobbin of Dobbinswood in the County of Kilkenny aforesaid & his eldest sonne Peirce Denn of Muckully in Purcells Cuntry in the same County gent William mc Codie of Monanamuck in the same County farmer and his brother whose name (hee thincketh is Edmond & formerly a bum Bailiffe, William Purcell fitz Geffrey of Bainianogh in the same County now servant vnto Mr Edmond fitzpatrick whoe is brother to the Lord of vpper ossery Thomas Mawgher sonn [
Edward Bushopp
16o August 1643
Hen Jones
Edw Pigott
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fol. 217v
wheras I the And further saith That whereas this deponent left some of them his my goods within mencioned with one Mr Edmond Rian of in the Castle of Gaurane to be kept for him me and comminge vnto him about Candlmas Last was twelu month to get som of those goods for his my <B> releef ther was one Lenord Blanchfeeld of the county of Kilkenny gentelman, being a warder Put in [
Edward Bushopp
Jur vt supra 16 Augusti 1643
Hen Brereton
Edw Pigott
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Edward Bishop Jur
16o Augusti 1643
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Edward Piggott
Henry Jones