1641 Depositions

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Deposition of Thomas Trayer

Reference: MS 828, fols 257r-257v
County: Kerry
Date: 17/5/1642
Type: Bisse
Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Lost by debts

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Thomas Trayer late of killarny in the parish of killarny & county of Kerry & barony of Maguin h y & within the County of kiery merchant (a brittish pr o t estant) beinge duely sworne & examined vpon oath by vertue &c. deposeth saith deposeth That on or aboute Candlemas last he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followinge vizt) worth 350 li. 10 s.
Of his merchandize shope wares & shop comodities to the value of one hundred and fortie three pounds, lef t at lady Brownes Castle [ where ] sh e promis ed to p reserve the examinant his goods & person butt afterwards the deponent was thrust out of doores by the ladyes forces Of his other merchandize left in the said Castle to the value of three pounds Of his Tanyard f urnished with hides barque & lim e to the value of foure score & seaven pounds ten shillings Of his debts by [ ] & billes of acc ount which w e ere taken from hime, by the reason wher of the deponent is not able to g iue in the names of his debtors to the value of one hundred pounds sterling Of householdstuff & weareing clothes to the value of twenty pounds st erling. He was despoiled of the premisses by the meanes of the lady Browne & her <A> servants, Captaine Sugan & his Company donogh mc ffynnen of Ardtullihy in the said County esquire. The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred & fiftie pounds ten shillings sterling & further he cannot depose

Thomas [mark] Tayer his marke
Jurat coram nobis
17o May 1642
Nic: Philpot
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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{The examinacion of}
Tho: Tayer
323
Reu

Nicholas Bagbere
Philip Bisse
Richard French