Deposition of William Hayles
- Reference: MS 828, fols 273r-274v
- County: Kerry
- Date: 23/1/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery
- How to Cite
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William Hayles late of the Towne and parish of Glanororte and within the County of kiery Carpenter (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing da t e 5o Marty Ann o RR decimo & septimo) touching the robberies and spoiles lately comitted by the rebells onn the Brittish and protestants in the Province of Munster &c. deposeth and saith That vpon the 14th day of January 1641 the or therabouts he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to t he seuerall values followeing vizt worth 119 li.
Of Cowes horses and heiffers to the value of three and forty pounds Of houshould stuffe and tooles belonging to his trade to the value of Twenty pounds. Of houshould= prouision weareing apparell to the value of seaven & twenty foure pounds. Of hay to the value of fiftie shillinges Of garden fruites to the value of three pounds of gould ringes & ready mony the sume of three pounds 10 s. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed a house & certeine lands therevnto belonging in Glanororte aforesaid wherin he had a lease of eig h teene yeeres to come woorth to this deponent yeerly aboue
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the Landlords rent fiftie shillings wherin he is damnified twenty pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred and nynteene pounds & further he deposeth not. This examinat likewise saith that vpon the 14th of January aforesaid one ffynen mc donnell Carty of Ardtullihy in the said County gentleman (otherwise Called Capteine Sugane) since in open rebellion deceased with force & armes accompanyed with with a hundred men namely Owen mc donnell of Litter in the said County gentleman dermod mc donnell oge of killeffady in the said County gentleman dermod mc Teige shore of the same yeoman donnell mc Teig shore of the same yeaman & diuers others (whose names this deponent knoweth not) to the number of a hundred men came to Glanororte aforesaid & then & there forceably & in a rebellious manner in the day time tooke away this deponents goods & Cattle & further he deposeth not
William [
Jurat coram nobis
23o January 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell
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The examination
of William hayles
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Rec:
Philip Bisse
Thomas Elwell