1641 Depositions

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Deposition of Thomas Goulding ex parte Francis Dade

Reference: MS 813, fols 358r-358v
County: Kildare
Date: 21/4/1642
Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Killing, Robbery

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fol. 358r

Thomas Goulding late of Dollardstowne in the Countie of Kildare servant and sheppard to ffrancis dade of Dollardstowne aforesaid Esquire sworne & examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt in the month of december Last past The said ffrancis Dade this deponents Master was at Dollardstowne aforesaid by the Rebells forceibly expelled from, deprived robbed, or otherwise dispoyled of his goods and chattells of the values hereafter mencioned vizt, of Beasts & cattle (all of English breed worth fowre hundreth and twenty powndes of sheepe worth one thowsand pownds of Eight garrans wort & horses worth xxiiij li. And at Killey {are} in the parrish of Portscourt in the Countie of wickloe of sheepe worth fowre hundreth and ffortie powndes: of Mares and Colts worth xxiiij li. beast twoe Cowes worth vj li. In all amounting to the Sume of And this Deponents said Master by reason his stock of Cattle horses and sheepe are soe taken away hath Lost the proffitt and benefite thereof & of his Landes worth 400 li. per annum: t Soe as he hath lost for the presente thereby 400 li., And is by the Rebellion Like to Loose 400 beare the same Losse yerely vntill a peace be setled & vntill he be able fully to stock the same lands as he was they were before: Soe as his said Masters present Losse already sustained (over and besides the future Losse aforesaid amounteth to the Sume of twoe thowsand three hundreth and fowrteen powndes ster, And further sajth That the Rebells that soe rob robbed & dispoyled this deponents said Master of his said goodes at Dollardstowne aforesaid were <A> Ide Edith Wall and Thomas Wall both of the County of Catherlagh gentleman Luke Maly of the towne and Countie of Catherlaghe Merchant Anthony Cooke & George Cooke his brother
<1980 li.
2487 li.
400 li. per annum
100 li. per annum
In toto
4467 li.
present losse
500 li per
annum>
845

fol. 358v

both of the said Countie of Catherlagh gentlemen Some of the Servants of Edmund wall of Roughill in the same County Esquire whose names the deponents Knowth not one of which whoe was a smith was slaine in the attempt by a shott att Dollardstowne aforesaid Some of the tenants of the <B> Countesse Dowager of Kildare whose names he knowes not: Some of thinhitants of Belen Castlerow Ballaghmoone & Burton in the same Countie but their names he cannott expresse: and one Murtaghe Laylor of Kilkoe in the County of Kildare yeoman
Tho: Gouldings mark
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Jur xxjo Aprilis
1642
Hen: Brereton
William Hitchcocke

Henry Brereton
William Hitchcock