Deposition of William Ledshaw
- Reference: MS 820, fols 134r-135v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 11/8/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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William Ledshaw late of Kililogh in the parish of Lismore barony of Decies Cosmore and Cosbridy and within the County of Waterford gentleman (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined before v s by vertue of his Maiesties Comissio n beareing date the 5th day &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 20th day of January last & diuers times 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 1344 li. Part consisting of debts due & owing by
Of Cowes steeres yeerlings horses mares and sheepe to the value of one hundred nynty one pounds fiue shill Of houshould stuffe & houshould prouision to the value of foureteene pounds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of seaven pounds Of his C hay and Corne in the haggard and house to the value of two hundred three score and fifteene pounds The deponent saith that he was expelled and driuen away from his said farme where he left in Corne in ground which he conceaues to be to be lost to the value of one hundred and fortie pounds Of garden fruites and two stockes of bees to the value of six pounds Of houses burnt vpon this deponents farmes to the value of fiftie pounds The deponent further saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of his said farme of Kilclogher wherin he had a lease of three liues yeett to come woorth fiftie pounds per annum ouer & aboue the landlords rent which
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lease this deponent valueth to be woorth three hundred & fiftie pounds Of another lease of the Tiethes of the said lands of Kilclogher for three liues woorth Coibus annis seaven pounds per annum aboue the rent which lease he valueth to be woorth forty nyne pounds The deponent saith that he was dispossessed of a farme of the lands of Kil Bally connery in the said County haueing a lease therin of thirtie yeeres vnexpired woorth sixteene pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent which lease he valueth to be woorth one hundred and three score pounds Of another farme of Knockalishin in the said County woorth Coibus annis fiue pounds per annum which lease he valueth to be woorth twenty fiue pounds haueing a lease therin for fifteene yeeres to come Of debts which he accounted good debts before the begining of this presente rebellion amounting to the sume of three score sea venteene pounds due from the vndernamed persons Impouerished protestants by meanes of this rebellion Richard Dalton of Kildangen William ffreshwater Henry Osburne Charles Harte Arthure Plumer Thomas Saunders and likewise the vndernamed persons are indebted to this deponent in parte of thaboue sume vizt Debts due from John Piggo{
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Cragh of Cloghballydonnis in the said County gen Richard Dalton of Kildangen gen Owen mc Donnell & diuers others But in regard the said parties the English and protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion as he verily beleeveth & the rest of them are out in actuall rebellion (except Derby ô Mulcahan aforesaid whoe is beyond the sea as this deponent is informed) therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction Wee his Maiesties Comissioners appointed for the Inquiry and examination of the losses and sufferinges of his loyall from them The totall of his losses amounts to one thousadn three hundred three hundred fortie foure pounds The deponent saith that (as he is credibly informed) he was robbed of his corne by Nicholas Lambard of Ballinacarbry in the said com gen, Donnell o Connery of Ballyhanbegg in the said Com gen, John fitz Gerrald of ffarnanes tenants, Donogh o Brien of Mogethy in the said County gen, Dauid ô Mulcahan of Knock Poor in the s ai d County gentleman Owen mc Donnell of Currybethy in the said County yeoman he likewise saith that his Cattle were taken away by the vndernamed person s vizt Alexander Power of Tekincorra in the said County gentleman Esquire Donnell o Connery of Ballikabeg aforesaid <d> gen & Nicholas Pooer Lombard of Ballinecarbry aforesaid gen The deponent saith that aboute the third of July last one Samuell Maynard Esquire (a brittish protestant) was killed <Jurart> by Walter o Harny of Ballykeroge servant to Sir Nicholas Welsh as he is credibly informed & further he canot depose
W: Ledeshaw
Jurat coram nobis 11o
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
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The examination of
William ledshaw
gentleman
Waterford
Reu
2
James Wallis
Philip Bisse