Deposition of Edmond Rixon
- Reference: MS 820, fols 275r-275v
- County: Waterford
- Date: 18/6/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
fol. 275r
1637
Edmond Rixon of Capoquene parish of Lismore Barronry of Deces Cossmore & Cossbreedee & County of waterford A brittish protestant duly Sworne and examined before vs by vertue &c deposeth and saieth that on or about the last day of december last past & sithence the begining the present Rebellion hee lost and was Robbed & forcibly despoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values ffollowing as viz the value of 148 li. parte consisting of consisting of
Of Cattell young and ould horsses and Sheepe to the value of thirty and Two pownds Off Corne and hay in Staks in the Haggard to the value of Twenty pownds Of Implements of Husbandry to the value of forty shillings Off Houshou l d Stuff & provission to the value of Nynteene pownds Alsoe the said deponent saieth that hee hath a lease of a farme of BoheroMaher where hee had in Corne in the Ground which hee Concei v eth to be lost to the value of forty pownds alsoe on house one the said premices & a lease of eight yeers to Come worth five pownds per Annum above the land lords Rent which valueth to be worth fiftee pownds ster of debts which were Estemed good before this present Rebellion and Now becom desperatt by Reason Some ar due from Impovereshed protest a nts and A s James Curry Henry Munday Others whoe be in Actuall Rebellion debts due from As John O Quin of Afane Tyge o fflenn husbandman parish of afane Morrish o Cahane & Roger O Cahane both of parishe Grange parish of Modeligoe husbandmen Morrish mc Rirey of the parish of Lismore husbandman Thomas O Kilee of Capoqueene & William o Kilee of the said place & parish of Lismoore Tyge o flinn of the saide parish husbandman all in actuall rebellion the Totall of the debts is the some of Twenty pownds And further hee saieth that at Capoqueene on <&> aboute the 28th day of May there were Murthered Margrett Nance & hir Childe wife to Henry Nance Richard a Glover Goodwife shuge Goodwife Sanders wife wives to Robert Sanders Goodwife shuger wife to Hugh shuger & his Child Alce browne & hir mayde being all Murthered at Capoqueene in the parish of Lismore Barronry of Coss Moore and Coss breedy & County of Waterford And further he saieth that hee was Robbed by the Rebells of those parts being Robed by Night whose Names hee knoweth not The Totall of his losses sithence this present Rebellion Amounteth to the Some of one hundred fforty and eight pownds And ffurther hee Cannott depose
the marke of
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Jurat Coram Nobis 18o
Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Hen: Rugg
fol. 275v
1638
Edmond Rixons Examinacion
Waterford
24
Reu
157
Henry Rugg
Philip Bisse