Deposition of Christian Jones
- Reference: MS 821, fols 184r-184v
- County: Tipperary
- Date: 5/4/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping
- How to Cite
fol. 184r
1043
Christian Jones late of the Towne and parish of Cloghine barony of Effa and Offa and within the County of Tipperary widdowe (a brittish protestant) duely examined and sworne before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this Kingdome (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 first of January 1641 or therabouts she the deponent lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 50 li.
Of cowes yeerlinges heiffers one horse & swine to the value of three & twenty pounds eight shillinges. Of hou s hould stuffe prouision lynnen & woollen to the value of six pounds ten shillinges. The deponent saith that she w a s dispossessed of some Tenements & gardens at Clohine aforesaid to her losse and damadge of Twenty pounds The totall of her losses amounts to fiftie pounds or therabouts. The deponent being further examined deposeth That aboute the time aboue mencioned this deponent together with eighteene persons men women and children english and protestants liueing in or neere Cloghine aforesaid were stripped by their neighbours & the rebells in those partes & then and there this deponent findinge a convoy goeing toe Mitchelstowne in the County of Cork came away from Cloghine aforesaid, whereby the deponent lost woorth ten pouns of her lynnen woollen houshouldstuff & prouision which aboute Christmas before she sent to be kept to Sir Richard Euerards Castle, whoe possessed himselfe of the said goods & neuer since gaue this deponent any releeffe or satisfaction for the same. & further she deposeth not
Christian [
Jurat 5o Aprilis 1643
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
fol. 184v
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Tipperary
The deposition of
Christian Jones
C
Rev
James Wallis
Philip Bisse