Deposition of Isaak Abraham
- Reference: MS 820, fols 163r-163v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 10/8/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
fol. 163r
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Isaake Abraham late of Killishy in the parish of Whitechurch and barony of decies & within the County of Waterford husbandman (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 about the tenth of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt
value of 54 li. 18.
Of Cowes he e ffers and yeerlings one mare & a coult at Killishy aforesaid to the value of fortie pounds Of houshould stuff to the value of three pounds ten shillings Of Corne in the house to t h e value of foure pounds Of hay to the value of two pounds eight shillings Of debts which he accounted good before the begining of this presente rebellion amounting to the sume of six eight
and thirtie fiftie pounds foureteene shillings due from the vndernamed persons vizt William Martin James o Shea Phillip o Shea But in regard The totall of his deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of his said farme wherin he had a lease of eighteene yeres yeett to come or therabouts woorth Coibus annis aboue the landlords rent twenty shillings per annum which he valueth to be woorth fiue pounds The totall of his losses amounts to fiftie foure pounds eig h teene shillinges Hee was robbed at night but by whome he knoweth not. Hee saith that Margarett Nance widdowe Browne & the wife of Robert Sanders & James (a servant of the said widdowe Browne) were murthered by the rebells at Capp Quine aboute the first of May last & further he deposeth not
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fol. 163v
1404
The examination of
Isaak Abraham
Waterford
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James Wallis
Philip Bisse