Deposition of John Berry
- Reference: MS 817, fols 135r-135v
- County: Longford
- Date: 15/1/1642
- Type: 1650s copy of Dublin original
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Words
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John Berry of St. Johns towne in the parish of Glonbrony in the Barrony of Granard within the Countie of Longford Carpenter sworne and examined saith That: on the 27th of October Last: hee was at St: Johns towne aforesaid robbed stripped and: dispoiled of goodes of the values hereafter expressed (vizt) of Cattell: worth sixe poundes ten shillings, howsehold goods Worth Sixe powndes; hay Winter fuell, and one garden of pop potatoes worth together seaven poundes; one Lease worth tenn powndes, In debts the Specialties for which were all taken away twentie Seaven powndes tenn Shillings, Workeing tooles and other goodes worth Seaven pownds tenn Shillings; In all amounting to threescore fowre poundes & tenn shillings: By or by the meanes of <A> Bryan mc: Shane ffarrall of Arkill, Teig mc: Shane terrall of: Dromderge Lysagh: mc: Gerrald ffarrell of Orombad and divers others their followers they saying that they had a Comission from the King under his broad seale for what: they did and that: Phillip ô: Rely had it to: shew, and that if any Did resist them, they would Kill them by meanes of which: outrage both hee his wife and two children are in great: want: and miserie
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Henry Jones
Henry Brereton
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This is a true Coppie the orriginal whereof was giuen into the Court of the cheife place for Evidence against the Rebells, where it still remayneth. Wittnes our hands Julij 7o 1652 Hen: Jones Hen: Brere{