Deposition of Mary and Robert Best
- Reference: MS 821, fols 047r-048v
- County: Tipperary
- Date: 12/3/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery, Supporting Statement
- How to Cite
fol. 47r
854
Mary Best the Relicte of Lyonard Best late of Bealaporine parish of Templetinny barony of Offa and within the County of Tipperary Joyner (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seales of this Kingdome by vertue of a Comission (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641) concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish & protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That vpon the last of November Anno domini 1641 or therabouts he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of her goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 213 li.
Of Cowes heifers yeerlinge s mares & coults to the value o f foure score and one pounds ten shillinges. Of houshouldstuffe and tooles belonging to her husband to the value of fifteene pounds. Of hay & corne in stacke to the value of nyne pounds. she alsoe saith that she was expelled and driuen away from her said farme and house where she left in corne in Ground woorth eighteene pounds. The deponent further saith that by meanes of t his presente rebellion in Ireland she was dispossessed of seuer all leases in the said County of Cork & in the County of Tipperary namely. Of two dwellinge houses and gardens to them belonging in Mitchelstowne aforesaid for three two liues which houses were buylt by this deponents husband in his life time & woorth Comunibus annis fiue pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent in which lease the deponent conceaues her selfe damnified by looseing the benefitt of the same (considering that the said houses are lately burnt by the rebells) the sume of fitie pounds. Of the land of Bealepor n i e afore{
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855
& woorth yeerly before these warres foure pounds per Annum aboue the landlords rent in this lease she conceaues her self damnified Twenty pounds Of another lease of the lands of BallyWilliam in the said County for three liues the losse of the benefitt of the said land & her interest therin she accounts to be woorth Twenty pounds The totall of her losses amounts to Two hundred & thirteene pounds. The deponent saith that vpon the second of february 1641 or therabouts the deponents said husband deliuered twelue of his said Cowes to be kepte for him to Edmond Condon of Bally Tarbehy in <B> the County of Corke gentleman whoe promissed faithfully to restore them backe againe (as may appeere by an acknowledgment to that efecte vnder his hand produced before vs) which Condon is since that time gon out in open and actuall rebellion. she being further examined deposeth that aboute Whitesuntide last her said husband haueing in company with him thirtie men when they left the Castle of Mitchestowne in the County of Cork, and all warders of the same purposeing to bringe a prey from the rebells towards the releefe of the said Castle, but the enemy (the forces of the lord of Cahir) layeing ambushes for them murthered and killed this deponents said husband, Edward Blissitt Thomas Dawe Thomas Handcock John Wootton George Herne Roger Laurence Thomas Wats which parties left behind fortie fartherles children betweene them or thereabouts not able to releeue themselues. Robert Best late of Balapornie aforesaid this day was produced before vs as a witnes & being examined & sworne vpon the
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856
<C> holy Evangelist he deposeth that the contents of this deposition are is true in all particulars, his cause of knowledge is that he liued in Bealapornie aforesaid wherby he knewe the estate of thother deponent & likewise was present when the said parties last mencioned were murthered in sorte as the other depo examinat deposeth. & further he deposeth not
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Jurat coram nobis
12o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson
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The examination of
Mary Best
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Tipperary
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Philip Bisse
Richard Williamson