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Deposition of Dionis Garforth

  • Reference:  MS 821, fols 014r-014v
  • County: Tipperary
  • Date: 14/3/1643
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Arson, Captivity, Robbery
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    • fol. 14r


    382
    Dionis Garforth Clarke Prebendary of the Churche of Lockine in the dioces of Killaloe & County of Tipperary sworne and examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof He hath beene & still is deprived robbed or otherwise dispoiled of his meanes goodes and Chattells Concisting of Cowes oxen and other cattle geldings Mares Corne howsholdstuffe, howses buildings rights tithes proffitts of glebe lands & of his farme & of other his goods & chattells of the <604 li. 5 s.> value, & to his present losse of ffowre Six hundreth eighty fowre Powndes five shillings five shilling And this deponent is like to be deprived of & Loose the future proffitts of his Church liveing [ ] (which when before the Rebellion began) was yerely worth Cxx li. vnto him (comunibus annis) vntill a peace be established in this Kingdome of Ireland And further sajth That the parties that soe robbed and dispojled him of his goodes, were theis that follow Ric <A:> vizt Richard Butler of Tenloghe in the Parrish of Lockeine aforesaid gent William Duffe mc Daniell his servant, Stephen mc Egan of Burris in the same County gentleman John Grace of Ballimonin in the same County Esquire (whoe is a Captain of Rebells) Phillip Roe of the par Parrish of Lockeine aforesaid yeoman: and divers other Rebells whose names this deponent doth not Knowe: And further saith that the said Stephen Mc Egan with divers other Rebells in his Company did since Ester 1642 in the night tyme burne and consume with fyer some part of the towne of Burr in the Kinges County: whither this deponent with his wiffe & some of this children were fledd for releefe and saffty of their Lives But one of this deponents Children by name Thomas
    Garforth
    382

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    383
    Garforth was and is left amongst the Rebells from whom this deponent could by noe meanes regaine him
    Dionis Garthforth
    Jur 14o Marcij 1642
    Will: Aldrich
    Hen: Brereton

    Tipperary
    Dionis Garforth
    Jur: 14o Marcij 1642
    Intw
    Cert fact non folidus

    383



    Henry Brereton
    William Aldrich



     

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