Deposition of Benedicke Claybrooke
- Reference: MS 820, fols 013r-014v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 30/10/1645
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Robbery, Succour, Words, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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See this deposition cleerer writt in page 452
Benedicke Claybrooke of the Citty of Waterford merchant sworne and examined deposeth Thatt since the begining of present Rebellion, Thatt is to saie aboute the latter end of Nouember 1641 Hee the deponent liued liveing att Ballimaclade aboute towe meles from Waterford was there Robbed depriued and dispoiled of 53 Cowes 3 horses and some household stufe all the all worthe CC li. by the Rebells, allbeitt the then Maior and Justice of the saide Citty of Waterford protected them the best they Could [
And farther saieth thatt the Maior and Aldermen and the best of the said Citty of Waterford the deponent being forced to repayre thether for his saiftety, did protecte hime and all the Rest of the Englishe for as long [
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the saide Maior and Counsell would nott permitt them att anie time into the Citty, to parley with them, And when they Came Inn kepte a strong guarde vppon them This deponent being an Inhabitant was permitted to beare Armes with them att thatt time, And therefore and Eye and an Eare wittnes, And thatt att 4 seuerall times the Maior putt them off, sayeing thatt hee would nott permitt anie into the Citty to spoile or to turne out the Englishe protestants Butt putt them off by force, from the Citty walles, both from the Riuer and from the fforte, which wa{
And further the deponent saieth these parties that they were Commissioners soe Imployed were theise thatt followe <A> vizt of and for the County of Kilkenny Edmond Buttler Esquire eldest sonn to the Lord Mongarrett, and diuers others of thatt County, whome hee Cannott Name, being the Retenune and Complices of the saide Edmund Buttler, And of the County of Wexford one Mr Brooks of Hoaretowne in that County, a Justice of the peace and a burgis of the Parliamnet and others of his Confederates whome the deponent Cannott name, And of and for the County of Tiperrary Richard Buttler of Kilcash neere Clonmell Esquire and Mr Jeffery Barronn of Clonmell gent and others in theire Company whom{
And farther saieth thatt aboute the middle of ffebruarie 1641 the aforesaide Sir Nicholas Welshe knighte with others of the County Came into the Citty of Waterford, and then and there, did Cause one Andrew Montaine merchant and others of <C> the baser sorte, Contrary to the Maiors Consent moste vnlawfully and Tyrannously Caused the deponent and al{
And farther the deponent saieth thatt nott long after the Maior and Councell were enioyned by the Countrie to summone vs the english att our their particular dwellings, To bring whatt goods wee hadd
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left into the Citty store house sutche as would, and some others were Constrained to bring Inn theire goods Onely wee were allowed as Competence of wollen and linnen with other necessaries and ffive pounds of Mony for euery party bothe old and young thatt were provided wherevppon for feare of future Imprisonment, and the danger of the Countrys Coming Inn to surprise or att leaste beseege the Citty wee were provided from youghall with a shipe and by one more vessell shipped by the Maior and Aldermen att the Key with sutche provissions as were formerly allowed vs, some went into England some to youghall and some vnto this Citty of dubline, being all affrighted and expelled their former setled habitations, leaveing theire estates and goods as aforesaide
y me, Benedick Claybrooke
Jur 30 Octobr 1645
Hen: Jones
Will: Aldrich
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City of Waterford
Jur 30 Oct 1645
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Henry Jones
William Aldrich