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Deposition of William Secheuerill

  • Reference:  MS 818, fols 095r-096v
  • County: Wexford
  • Date: 5/7/1642
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Robbery
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    • fol. 95r


    1010.
    William Secheuerill of Castle Ellis within the Countie of wexford gent of the age of fortie yeares or therabouts late deputie prouost Marshall for the prouince of Vlster being sworne before us deposeth and sajth that at or before december last he he was lawfullj seised & possessed of the lands & tenements, goods & Chattles hereafter mentioned and of the value herevnder expressed
    vised Viz
    Inprimis that he was seized possest in his demeasne as of fee simple of the towne & Lands of Castle Ellis Balleknockan, Ballenemoddaghmore, ballenemoddagh begg, slewnegraue & balleboye & cituate in the parish of Casle Ellis and Countie aforesaid of the annual rent of [ ] li. ster 70 li. sterling
    Item deposeth & sajth that he was possest for terme of thirte yeares or therabouts to Come of and in the towne and lands of vskebegg & parte of the towne & lands of balleroe which he held from & vnder the demise of ffrancis Talbott Esquire & Edmond Sinnott Esquire beinge of the Cleere yearely value aboue the rent to them reserved therout -----------------------------10 li. per annum
    Item deposeth and sajth that he was possest & interested of the tieth both great & small of [ ] and the gleeb land of Castle Ellis for terme of 3 nine yeares of or therabouts as yett vnexpired which he held togeather with the tieth of millenagh vnder the demise of dudley Culclogh esquire beinge of the Cleere yearely value
    vltra repris ----------------------------------70 li. per annum
    Item sajth that at or about the said first of december 1641 he was possest of 22 oxen cowes & heifers worth fortie pownds of sixteene horses, mares & geldings worth lx li., of 193 sheepe worth xxx li. [ ] , of 25 li. swine worth vij li., of one Reecke of hay worth iij li. of 200 barrells of Corne or therabouts of severall graines worth 100 li., of househouldstuffe, beddinge, linnen, apparrell, brasse, pewter, Copper & other vtensills of househouldstuffe to the value of 80 li. all in the County of wexford

    fol. 95v


    1011
    Item in Jewells, plate, readj monej & debts good before the Rebellion but since Least in danger to be Lost becawse some of the debtors are in rebellion & the rest robbed by the Rebells & disabled to make satisfaccion & other iust demandes due to him, in the said Countie of wexford appearing bj specialtie & otherwise oweinge to him bj severall persons the summe of 368 li.
    Item due to him in the said Countie for rent and arreares of rent at that time due in the said countj the summe of 80 li. ster of all which lands, rents, tenements, vtensills househould stuffe & all and everj the before the recited premises he the said deponent was robbed, expelled from deprived expirped & vnlawfullj dispossessed of in the said Countie of wexford by the aforesaid Edmond <A> Sinnott, his tennantes, and other their adherents and bj the tenantes, & adherents of the said ffrancis Bryan mcTeige Talbott O M orcho as is before expressed
    Item deposeth and sajth that he held by lease or for terme of 25 yeares or therabouts from the Corporation of Newrosse the towne or lands of Maudliues beinge of the annuall rent of 8 li. ster per annum vltra repris of all which he this deponent hath been dispossest & dispoyled stript by the people & townsmen of newrosse aforesaid all in Rebellion,
    Item that he was possest by lease by from the said Corporation of newrosse for terme of 20 [ ] yeres or therabouts yet to Come of an in the towne & lands of ffeas neere new rosse beinge of the Cleere yearelj value of [ ] 8 li. vltr repris of all which he was dispossest as aforesaid,
    Item deposeth that he was possest seized in his demeasne as if fee of one mansion or stone house with three tenements thervnto belongeinge of the anuall rent of 8 li. per annum in the towne of Rosse wherof

    fol. 96r


    1012
    Item deposeth that he was possest seized in fee of one mansion house with one malt house, & other houses of office togeather with eight other tenements one gardeine, one meadowe, one water mill and other lands thervnto belongeinge with a fishinge weare beinge adjoineinge in the towne of Rosse and of his absolute inheritance and of the Cleerelj yearelj value of 40 li. and for the purchase of which ther was latelj offered him 600 li. of all which and of the severall goods hereafter mentioned viz tables Cubberts, pewter, brasse & other househouldstuffe to the value of x li. this deponent was then & there dispossessed ex pelled dispoyled robbed, stripped, & dispossessed of by the people inhabitants, and townesmen of new rosse aforesaid
    Item And further sajth that haueinge a patent of the office of beinge register in the diocesse of fearnes in the Countj of wexford & for which he was offered 40 li. per annum for terme of two y liues it beinge duringe the (for which he patent was to to Continue [ ing ] ) of the patent all which by reason of theise tumultuouse times this deponent he hath lost the some which he to the valueth of at 100 li.
    Item deposeth & that he had at the begg begining of this rebellion he had at feddert in the Countj of wexford tenn pare of marchantable milstones worth 30 li. all which as this deponent is Credibly informed hath beene, or at least he supposeth to haue beene taken awaie since this late rebelljon to his damadge of 30 li.
    <Com Ardmagh> Item deposeth And that he was possest seized in fee as of his estate of inheritance of the towne of Lands of ballibreaghan scituate, lieng, & beinge in the parish of Kilmore and Countie of Ardmadgh and barony of oneland beinge lett to Patr mcRoe Bryan macCleran and others for the yearelj rent of 60 li. per annum

    fol. 96v


    1013.
    of which said towne & lands of ballibreaghan & rents therof togeather with all & singuler the goods hereafter mentioned viz one blacke stoned horse, & one geldinge with iiij pare of pistolls iiij great saddles, & furniture beinge in the house of mulladroje or therabouts all worth ffortie Powndes this deponent was robed, stripped, & expelled deprived robbd or otherwise dispoyled of by Patricke modder oHagan late of lisdeane in the said County of Ardmagh as this deponent is Credibly informed to his damadge of [200] li.
    And further Item deposeth that when the Rebellion began he was the absolute inheritor of the towne & lands of Corcullentreemore scituate in the said Countj & aforesaid & parish of dromcree and that the same was lett to Richard Anorej and Roger Cowe togeather with one water mill at the yearelj rent of 36 li. & that since this rebellion he hath beene dispossest therof by one mcCann
    Of all & singuler which lands tenements, rents profits goods chattells and Commodities therby ariseinge togeather with the possession of the right title, interes t and possession estate of the premisses this deponent hath beene str i pped, robbed, & depopulated expelled deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled as aforesaid by the persons aforesaid since or neere the said first of december 1641 Soe that his whole present Losse by meanes of the Rebellion amounteth to one thousand twoe hundred xxxv li. p er at the least, Besides his Landes of inheritance & hereditants being worth CCvj li. per annum he is lyke to be deprived and Loose the value thereof vntill a peace be setled in the Kingdome of Ireland. which is worth after the Rate of xen yeare purchase the somme of Twoe thousand and sixtie pounds. And further deposeth not.
    William Sacheuerell
    Jur 5o Julij 1642
    Joh Watson:
    Will: Aldrich
    Hen: Brereton John Sterne:

    44 wexford
    William Secheuerell
    Jur 5o Julij 1642
    Cert fact
    Int r

    Cert A



    Henry Brereton
    John Sterne
    John Watson
    William Aldrich



     

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