Deposition of Richard Baxenden
- Reference: MS 829, fols 144r-144v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 6/9/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Military Action, Robbery
- How to Cite
fol. 144r
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Richard Baxenden late of the Towne & parish of Newcastle & barony of Connelagh & within the County of limerick yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or about Easter last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 373 li. 16 s.
Of Cowes one horses one mares one coult & swine to the value of three & twenty pounds ten shillinges Of houshould stuff linen woollen & weareing appare ll to the value of one hundred pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of two grist mills in the said Towne of Newcastle wherin he hath a lease of seaventeene yeeres yeett to come woorth Coibus annis aboue the landlords rent fiftie one hundred pounds per annum which lease he valueth to be woorth two hundred & fiftie pounds The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred three score & thirteene pounds ten shillings The deponent saith his said <A> mills & fortie other hou ses in the said Towne were burnt to the ground by Thomas Gibbons of Mohowny in the said County gentleman & his company aboute the 15th or 16th or Aprill last parte of this deponents goods was taken away aboute the 6th of August last by the meanes of Patrick Purcell of Croe in the said County Esquire leutenant generall of the rebells forces the lord Roch the lord of Muskry Theobald Baron Purcell Baron of Loghmae & diuers others when they besiedged the said newcastle & further he deposeth not
Richard Baxenden
Jurat coram nobis
6o 7 bris 1642
Percy: Smyth
Phil: Bisse
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Limerick
The examination
of Richard Baxenden
hand
Lo: Muskery
Rev
Percy Smyth
Philip Bisse