Deposition of Percy Smyth
- Reference: MS 820, fols 116r-116v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 4/7/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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<Sir Pearcy Smyth Knight of Bullenatra, Com Waterford, Bar: Corshmorr & Bridy parish Templemihell alias Ringcrow Knight his losses & suffrings vizt>
as
Com Limericke
Debts due to mee from John fitz Edmond Gerrald of ffenn [
In building, ditch incloasing, quick setting, drawing of boggs and other improuements on the Lands of Adare _____500 li.
In hay _____040
<A> In Choyce English Cowes Cattell Ewes, Rames, and other sheepe taken away from the said Lands, about the 18th of December last as this deponent hath bin credibly informed taken away by and were then kept on the lands of Kilbeatam, the inheritance of David Bourke Esquire and on the lands of ffaningstowne belonging to Edmond ffaning and on the lands of Knocknogranshoe, belonging to Murtagh Bryan ______1440 li.
Of English Cowes, Bulls, horses and sheepe to the value of _____ [
Leases in & neere & the Com of Lymericke
The Lease [
The ffrehould and inheritance of this examinant in the parish of Adare and Barr o nies of Cosmay and Kerry which before this rebellion was worth coibis annis ____0200 per annum
Com Corke
A lease in Ballyhay for about 20 yeares to come in the Com aforsaid worth before this rebellion coibis annis _____0200 per annum
1200
expended in building ditching and incloasing of the said land 0400
In Timber which this deponent had for building and left feld and squard on the lands of Castle Lisan and parte thereof drawen towards adare aforesaid, where the said building was intended and now vtterly lost by meanes of this rebellion ____0300
7300
he was robd by the Burks & Brians and diuers
Sum tot:8500
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other rebells of the county of Limrick whose names this deponent knoweth not
Percy Smyth
Jurat coram nobis
4o July
1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse
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