1641 Depositions

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Deposition of George Winter

Reference: MS 829, fols 140r-141v
County: Limerick
Date: 16/9/1642
Type: Bisse
Nature of Deposition: Killing, Military Action, Robbery, Words

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George winter late of the parish of Graugy and Barony of Connella and in the County of Lymrick mason duly Swoar ne and examined by vertue &c deposeth and sayth That on or aboute the 25th day of december last A t or & vpon the ffiue and twentith day of March last and att or vpon the third day of August last past and since the begining and by meanes of this present rebellion in Ierland hee lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goodes and Chattells to the val ew s seuerall val ew s following vizt worth Clxv li. vizt
O ff Cowes heifers horses mares sheepe and swine to the valew of Ninety & ffower poundes In householde goodes worth ffowerteene poundes In hay and Corne in stack and grounde worth ffifty and seuen poundes The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred sixty and ffiue poundes The deponent saith And saith that parte of his Cattell were taken Away by one Edmund mc Shee and owen mc Shee his brother of Balleallenor gent In the parish of Graugy & in the County of Lymrick and likewise hee was expelled and driuen away <A> from his dwelling house by the afforesaid partyes And fled to Newcastell in the County afforesaide where hee was beseeged and the Castell beeing taken hee lost the rest by of his goodes which were taken away by Morrish Roach Vicount ffermoy and P William Lord Barron of Castell Connell Patrick Purcell of Crogh in the County of Lymrick Esquire David Burke of Kilpecan parish in the County afforesaid gent Garrett Marshall of Clohervella in the County afforesaid gent Tibbod Burke of Ballenegard in the County afforesaide gent & John ô Hine of Rafemore in the parish or neare the parish of Manister A y Any in the County of Lymrick gent And <hand> by Donogho viscount Muskery with other their complices & followers to the number of 7000 as he verily beleueth whose names this [ ] deponent knoweth not; Moreouer this deponent saith that the Drumms which wer sent from the said rebels as messengers into the said castle affirmed that they had the kings hand for what they did And further this deponent that saith that a little before the seiz{ing} of the castle aforesaid ther was one John Stone a brittish protestant was most barbarosly murthered neare to the said castle, by one Edmund Hawell liuentenant to Edmund Shee afore named and his complices to the number of 60 men {or} therabout { }

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he deposeth not
George Winter
his [mark] marke
Jur coram nobis 16to die Septembris 1642
Jam: Wallis
Hen: Rugge

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Limerick
The examination of
George Winter
C 209
CV hand
Lo: of Muskery

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Henry Rugg
James Wallis