Deposition of Thomas Pope
- Reference: MS 821, fols 167r-168v
- County: Tipperary
- Date: 13/3/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Supporting Statement, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 167r
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Thomas Pope late of Scartagh in th e parish of Shandron bar ony of Offa and within the County of Tipperary husbandman (a brittish protestant) du ely sworne & examined before v s by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs or any Two or more of vs directed (beareing date &c. concerneing the losses robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That vpon the third day of January 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values follow e ing vzt. value of 99 li.
Of cowes h ei ffers yeerling es and horses to the value of seav en & f fortie pounds . Of houshouldstuff & fr iz e & proui s ion to the value of five six eight pounds. Of c orne in stack & hay to the value of eight twelue pounds. Of garden fruits to the value of 4 li. He was expelled & driuen away from his said farme & h ouse where he left of Corne in Ground to the value of Twelue pounds Of debts amounting to 10 li. due from diuers distressed protestants disenabled by this rebellion The deponent likewise saith that by meanes of this present e rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the third part e of half e a plow e= land at Scartagh aforesaid wheri n he hath a lease of seav en & thirtie yee res ye ett to come his e nterest in the said lease before this rebellion was w o orth to be bought and so ld T wenty pounds for soe much this deponent was offered for the sa me. The totall of his losses amounts to four e score and nyne teene pounds. The deponent being further examined deposeth. That about Christmas 1641 this deponent, William Masters of Scartagh aforesaid & Henry Pope of the same yeomen English protestants perceauing all the County of Tipperary riseing in rebellion & stripping & robbing the English therabouts this deponent & the rest then and there coming away from their said
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<B> farme to prevent the same with their Cattle, the vndernamed persons with force and armes pursued this deponent & the rest to a place called Cuclegh in Sir William ffentons Contry & that by directions from Sir Richard Everard of Everardscastle Castle in the said County Knight=Baronet the names of the parties are these namely Molmo rry mcCrath [
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followers & servants to the said Sir Richard and was likewise present when the said Sir Richard did threaten thother deponent in sorte as he hath already declared. & further he deposeth not
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Jurat coram nobis
13o Martij Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse.
Ric: Williamson
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Richard Williamson