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Deposition of Annis Lee

  • Reference:  MS 820, fols 057r-058v
  • County: Waterford
  • Date: 21/11/1642
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery
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    1177
    Annis Lee late of Killygoody in the parish of lismore barony of Cosemore & Cosbridy & within the County of Waterford for & in the behalf Henry Lee late of the same & nowe absent in the kingdome of England duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth & saith Tha{t} on or aboute Christmas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland the said He{n}ry Lee lost was robbed and forceably dispoild of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt value of 27 li.
    Of houshould goods to the value of seaven pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland the said Henry was dispossessed of a dwelling house & some gardens & lands therevnt{o} belonging woorth to this deponents said husband before this rebellion aboue the landlords rent fort{y} shillings per annum haueing a lease therin of one & thirty yeeres to come she conceaues that her husban{d} is damnified by looseing the benefitt of the said lease the sume of Twenty pounds The totall of her said husbands losses amounts to seaven & twenty pounds The deponent lastly saith And that her said hou{s}hould stuffe were was taken away by John Condon & Ri<A>chard Condon of Ballydurgen in the County of Cor{ke} gentlemen aboute the time aboue mencioned & further he deposeth not She further saith that John Peeke o{f} Killygoody aforesaid his son & his daughter were at the same time hanged by the said Condons meanes

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    whoe constrained the father first in a most inhumane man n er to hang his said son & his daughter vpon promisse to saue his liffe, but presently in a most perfidious maner caused the said John to be hanged after them & further he deposeth not
    Annis [mark] Lees marke
    Jurat coram nobis
    21o 9bris 1642
    Phil: Bisse
    Hen: Rugge

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    1179

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    1180
    Waterford
    The examination of
    Annis Lee
    234

    Reu
    94



    Henry Rugg
    Philip Bisse



     

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