Deposition of George Monnockes
- Reference: MS 820, fols 113r-113v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 13/8/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
fol. 113r
George Monnockes late of Dungarvan in the barony of Decies and within the County of Waterford smith (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 5th day of January last and since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 137 li.
Of Cowes and s w ine at Dungarvan aforesaid to the value of fortie one pounds Of houshould stuuffe to the value of ten pounds Of houshould prouision to the value of ten pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of a house and garden at Dungarvan aforesaid wherin he had a lease of two & thirtie yeeres to come woorth three pounds per annum ouer and aboue the land lords rent which lease he valueth to be woorth thirtie pounds Of Implements belonging to his trade to the value of six pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of fortie pounds due from the vnder named persons impouerished protestants vizt John Sissy Dauid Predder Dauid Thomas Thomas Raphell Henry Howell Richard Dalton & parte of the said debt is debts due from the vnder named persons vizt Sir Nicholas Welsh knight John Hore ffitz Mathewe of the Shandon in the said County Esquire George Collins of Dungarvan yeoman Thomas Morley of the same merchant Patrick Rushell of the same merchant James Morley of the same merchant Walter White of the same merchant And although he accounted the same goode debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the said parties protestants are dissenabled by the meanes of this presente rebellion & the rest of them are out in actuall
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rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred seaven & thirtie pounds And This deponent saith that John Hore ffitz Mathewe of Dungarvan aforesaid gen Esquire <B> Thomas Morley of the same merchant George Collins of the same yeoman merchant Thomas Collins of the same yeoman merchant John fitz Gerrald of ffarnane in the said County gen Bartholomew Hore fitz Dauid of the same yeoman Thomas mc Morris fitz Gerrald of Ballyharraghane in the said County gen, Edward Hore of the same merchant James Gough of the same merchant Edward Gough of the same merchant Richard Gough fitz Patrick of the same John Hore fitz Thomas of the same merchant Thomas Gough of the same yeoman, John Nogle of the same merchant Nicholas Nogle of the same merchant Robert Nogle of the same merchant Michell Hore fitz John of the same merchant Hee saith that he was robbed & pilladged him And they alsoe by the said parties whoe came in a hostile manner to assault the Castle of dungarvan aforesaid where this deponent then was Hee further saith that Rose smith & an English sh[
Jurat coram nobis 13o
Augusti 1642
The examination
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