Deposition of Ralph Oliuer
- Reference: MS 825, fols 023r-023v
- County: Cork
- Date: 6/10/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Words, Lost by debt
- How to Cite
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Ralph Oliuer late of the Whiddey Iland parish of Derras & barony of Beare & Bantry & within the County of in the County of Corke yeoman by (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and exami n ed by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 10th of March last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 32 li.
Of Cowes heiffers & one yeerling to the value of foureteene pounds of hay to the value of one pounds Of houshould goods to the value of three pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of his said ffarme wherin he hath a lease of nynteene yeeres to come woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent forty shillings per annum wherin he is damnified twelue pounds The totall of his losses amounts to He saith that John Hoskins of the Bech in the said County merchant oweth this deponent fortie shillings but the said Hoskins himselfe being nowe robbed & stripped by the rebbells this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from him The totall of his losses amounts to two & thirtie pounds He further deposeth & saith that aboute the time aboue mencioned he was robbed & that by the meanes of Donell o sullyvane alias o Sullyvane Beare in the said County Esquire & Marcus mc Owen of the Beerehauen in the said County gentleman & their companyes He <further> saith that the said Marcus mc Owen then tould this about the first of March last
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deponent aboute the first of March last that he could shewe the kinges broad seale for stripping the English & takeing away of their goods & further he deposeth not
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Jurat coram nobis
6o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: southwell
The examination of
Ralph Oliuer
446
Cork
R
Philip Bisse
Robert Southwell
Tristram Whetcombe