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Deposition of Alexander Hill

  • Reference:  MS 829, fols 050r-051v
  • County: Clare
  • Date: 2/11/1642
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
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    • fol. 50r



    770
    Alexander Hill late of Kilnecally in the parish of Killowen in the Barony of Booneratty in the County of Clare in Thomond Mason carvar duly swoarne and examined by vertue of &c depose{th} and saith that on or about the tenth of december last and since the begining and by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland hee lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goodes and Chattells to the seuerall valewwes following vizt value of 371 li.
    Off Cowes younge Cattell horses and mares to the valewe of one hundred and Nineteene pound e s of Corne in stack and ground worth Ninety and fiue pound e s In hay ffiue pound e s In household stuff worth ffifty pound e s in household provision ffifteene pound e s The deponent saith And that he was expelled from his dwelling and lease in Kilnecally afforesaide worth Twenty pound e s And This deponent had twoe seuerall debtes due to him the one from Theobald Bourke Lord Brittas the sume <o> of ffifty poundes whoe is in Actuall rebellion the other from Vrias Reade an English protestant late of Knockcaneen neere Ennis in the County of Clare the sume of Seaventeene poun{des} whoe by meanes of this rebellion is vtterly Impouerished soe that this deponent is in noe hope of getting satisfaction from them The totall of his losses were Three hundred Seventy & one pound e s This deponent saith that hee was robbed and his goodes taken away by and afterwards beseeged in the Castell called Balleally Castell neare Ennis afforesaide By one Dermon o Brian of sonn to Tege ô Brian of Drumoore Esquire in the Barony of Insequin Tege ô Gillapatrick of Ennis shoomaker Conno Sir Daniell ô Bryan knight of Carigahol{ } in the County of Clare Connor o Bryan of Ballenecody Eldest sonn to Sir Daniell Connor ô Bryan of Lymanagh

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    771
    Chirstofer Bryan of Insequin Esquire John mc namarra <B> of Castletowne neare Ennis gent Bo[rgs]us Clancy of Balledonnohow nere Ennis gent all in the County of Clare this deponent likwise saith that there were diuerse persons murdered by the aboue nameed Rebbells As namely Thomas White late of Clare in Thomond Abraham Baker liueing neare Ennis Ambrous Webster of Rolne Rone John Walker neare Clenrone afforsaid Robert Harte of Ennis and diuerse others whose names this deponent knowes not And further he canot depose
    Allexander Hills
    Jurat coram nobis
    secundo die Novembris
    1642
    Jam: Wallis
    Hen: Rugge

    fol. 51r



    772

    fol. 51v



    773
    Alexander Hills
    examination
    Clare 245

    Rev



    Henry Rugg
    James Wallis



     

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