Deposition of John Rinders & ffrances Rinders
- Reference: MS 829, fols 056r-057v
- County: Clare
- Date: 20/3/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Death, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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John Rinred Rinders late of Bally wallis in the parish of {
Of Cowes heiffers bulls Steers & horses to the value o{
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The names of his creditors therefor the deponent is not likely to gett anny satisfaction from them; The totall of his losses amounting to three hundred six & thirty pounds; A nd further he deposeth not; ffrances Rinders the wife wife of the said John Rinrdedrs this day deposeth appeared before vs & being duly examined & sworne vpon the holy Euangelist for & in the behalfe of the said John deposeth That the particulars of the said John Rinreds losses aboue menconed are true & that his whole losses came farr short rather then any way exceede the estate he lost by meanes of this rebellion; Shee being further examined deposeth that vpon the first of Jan: 1641 or thereabouts the deponent (among other English & protestants to the number of a hundred persons men women & children or thereabouts fled to Castle Banck in the said com where they continued till about the 27th day of June following 1642, at which time the said Castle was deliuered vpon quarter vnto the hands of one Dermod <B> O Bryen dureing which time the parties in the said Castle indured much misery (the said Castle being blocked vpp by the Enemy abroade at least for eight weeks) for the besiedged were driuen yonge & ould now & then for six weeks to feed vpon horse flesh as also William Ridson minister of Castle Banke aforesaid was [
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Buryed halfe dead & thother two Children throwen into the riuer & drowned, She being further examined sayth that three of her Children as also thirty other men women & children dureing the said siedg through the extremity of the same and being likewise starved dyed in the said Castle & were all in & nere cloose by the said Castle buryed & further she deposeth not
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Jurat suerunt coram nobis
20o Marty 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson
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Clare
The Examinacion of John Kinred
Rev
Philip Bisse
Richard Williamson