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Deposition of John Griffen

  • Reference:  MS 820, fols 274r-274v
  • County: Waterford
  • Date: 17/6/1642
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Lost by debts
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    • fol. 274r



    1635
    John Griffen late of Laragh in the parish of whyt Church in the Barony of Knockmorne in the County of Watterford yeoman (a brettish protestant) being dewly sowrne & Examened by vertue &c deposeth deposeth & saith that in & About Christmas last & since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland hee was robbed and spoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall vallues ffollowinge vizt the value of 185 li. 10 s. part consisting of
    Of cowes heiffers horses and swyne to the vallue of thirty seauen pounds twelfe shillings O f howshold stuffe to the vallue of six pounds Of wood and turfe to the vallue of ten shillings Of debts dewe before this present rebellion Amounting to the some of o ne hundred ffourty one pounds eight shillings and now become disper{at} by reson that part ther of is dewe ffrom the vndernamed persons English & protestants viz Nickolas Osburne Barnard Pabe Nickolas Martyn Phillipe Hill Thomas Hathway William Martyn Griffin Hayward Edward Cooke & another part debts deue from the vndernamed parties vizt persons Iresh and part Papests viz John Russell of the parish of Agles gen Edward Hore Morish Ogiry & Thomas Lewes of Dungaruan John Tobin of the parish of Mogeliton Made liga all of the Afore s a id said County but in regard that som of the said parties the English and protestants are vtterly disinabled by reson of this rebellion and the rest of them & others whose names he canot now remember the said debtors are out in Actuall Rebellion therfore the deponant cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred foure scor and fiue pounds ten shillings He saith that John Rushell of the Aglis in the said County gentleman an English papist John Hore fitz Michell of Dungarva n i n the s aid County gentleman [ ] Hee saith that John ffitz Gerrald of ffarnan in the said County gentleman tooke away his this deponents Cattle & further he canot depose
    John [mark] Griffen his
    marke
    Jurat coram nobis
    17o Junij 1642
    Tho Badnedge
    Phil: Bisse

    fol. 274v



    1636
    The examination of
    John Griffin
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    Waterford
    Reu
    150
    A



    Philip Bisse
    Thomas Badnedge



     

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