1641 Depositions

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Deposition of Richard Harrison

Reference: MS 812, fols 218r-218v
County: Kilkenny
Date: 29/5/1643
Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Robbery

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fol. 218r

Richard Harrison of Castle Comer in the Countie of Kilkenny keeper of the Park at Castle Comer aforesaid sworne & examined saith That since the begining of the presente Rebellion and by meanes thereof Hee this deponent was deprived robbed or otherwise dispojled of his goodes Chattells & meanes of Livelyhood of the value, & to his present losse of three score and seventeene Powndes ster xj s. ster And that he is like to be depriued of and loose the future proffitts & prequisitts of his place of keeper of the said Park worth xx li. per annum vntill a peace be established And further saith that the parties hereafter herein mencioned were the princip{all} Rebells that robbed & dispojled him this deponent and all his protestant neighbours in the Cuntry thereaboutes & that carried armes & did partake with the Rebells against the Kings Maiesty and his lojall protestant subjectes & did Comitt divers owtrages and Cruelties vizt Jeff Geffrey Brenan of Idough in the County of Kilkenny gent James Carlton of the same the deponentes late servant John Brenan of the elder and John Brenan the yonger (a Captain) both of the same gent Teige Barrett of the same yeoman Owen Brenan of the same gent Thomas Butler of the same gent Tho: Evers of the same gent John Evers of Clogmojle gent his sonn: Owen ô Brenan of Crutt in the same County the yonger Edmund oge Brenan of the Crutt aforesaid gent Patrick Purcell of Idoughe aforesaid gent Richard Butler of Castle Comer aforesaid Esquire [ ] & divers others whose names he knoweth not: And to the further questions whereon hee is interrogated by the Commissioners he cannott answere
Signum [mark] Rici Harrison
Jur 29o May 1643
Joh Watson
John Sterne
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fol. 218v

11 Kilkenny
Richard Harrison Jur 29o
May 1643
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John Sterne
John Watson