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Deposition of Mary Best and Robert Best

  • Reference:  MS 821, fols 032r-032v
  • County: Tipperary
  • Date: 12/3/1643
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Supporting Statement
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    • fol. 32r


    824
    Mary Best the Relict of Leonard Best late of Bealaporine parish of Templetinny bar: of Offa & within the com of Tipperary Joyner (a brittish protestant) duly sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seals of this Kingdome beareing date the 5th day of march 1641 conce rn ing the losses robberies & spoyles since this rebellion committed vpon the brittish & protestants within the prouince of Munster &c deposeth & saith that vpon the Last of 9ber Anno Domini 1641, or thereabouts he lost was robbed & forceably despoyled of her goods & Chattells to the seuerall values following vizt worth 213 li.
    Of Cowes heiffers yearlings Mares & Coults to the value of foure score & one pounds ten shill: Of housholdstuffe & tooles belonging to her husband to the value of fifteene pounds Of hey & Corne in stack to the value of nyne pounds, She also saith that shee was expelled & driuen away from her said farme & house where shee left in corne in ground worth eighteene pounds, The deponent further sayth that by meanes of this present rebellion, in Ireland shee was dispossessed of seuerall leases in the said com of Corke & in the com of Tipperary namely; Of two dwelling houses & gardens to them belonging in Mitchelstowne aforesaid for two liues which houses were built by this deponent s husband in his life time & worth Comunibus annis fiue pounds and aboue the landLords rent in which lease {t}he deponent conceau{es} her selfe damnifyed by looseing the benefit of the same (considering that the said houses are lately burnt by the rebels) the summe of fifty pounds Of the lan d of Bealaporine { aforesaid } for two liues yett vnexpired the deponents said husband hauing layde out ten pounds in building & improuing worth yearely bef ore these warrs four pounds per annum aboue the landL ords rent in this lease she conceaues herselfe damnifyed {t}w{elue ? } pounds; Of another lease of the lands of Ballys[ ] in the s{ame} Com for three liues the losse of the benefit of the said land & her intrest therin she accounts to be worth twenty pounds The totall of her losses amounts to two hundred & thirtee{ne} pounds; The deponent sayth And that vpon the 2d of ffebr 164{1} or thereabouts the deponents said husband deliuered twelue <A> of his said Cowes to be kept for him to Edmund Condon of Turbehy in the com of Corke gentleman who promised faithfully to restore them backe agen (as may app{ } an ack{now}lidgment to that eff{ect} vnd{ } Condon is { }

    fol. 32v


    825
    <A> Rebellion, she being further examined deposeth that about Whitsuntide last her said husband hauing in company with him thirty men when they left the Castle of Mitchelstowne in the com of Corke & all warders of the same purposeing to bring a prey from the rebells towards the releife of the said Castle, but the Enemy (the forces of the Lord of Cahir) laying ambushes for them murthered & killed this deponents said husband & Edw: Blissit Tho: Dan: Thomas Handcock John Watton George Horne Roger Laurence, Tho: Wats which parties left behinde them fourty fartherlesse Children betweene them not able to releiue themselues Robert Best late of Balaporine <B> aforesaid this day was produced before vs as a Wittnes & being Examined & sworne vpon the holy Euangelist he deposeth that the Contents of this deposition is true in all particulars {h}is cause of knowledge is that he liued in Bealaporine aforesaid whereby he knew the Estate of thother deponent & likewise was present when the said parties last mencioned were murthered in sort as the other examinant deposeth & further he deposeth not:
    Mary [mark] Bests marke
    Robert[R] Best his marke
    Jurat coram nob:
    12 martij 1642
    Phil: Bisse
    Ric Williamson

    Tipperary
    The Examinacion of
    Mary Best
    C:
    609

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    Philip Bisse
    Richard Williamson



     

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