Deposition of Thomas Browne
- Reference: MS 829, fols 150r-151v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 19/11/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Death, Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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Thomas Browne late of the Towne & parish of Cullen in the barony of C u onagh and within the the County of Lymerick gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue &c deposeth and saith deposeth That on or aboute the 28th of October 1641 & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 765 li.
Of Cowes heiffers mares horses Coults & swine to the value of one hundred fiftie three pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of forty fiftie two pounds Of hay & Corne in the haggard & house to value of three score pounds Of lynnen & weareing a pparell to the value of Of Corne in ground lost the last haruest by meanes of this rebellion to the value two hundred pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he is dispossessed of the seuerall parcells of land parte of Cullen aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of thirteene yeeres to come woorth aboue the land lords rent yeerly to this deponent thirty pounds per annum, wheri{
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vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest out in open & actuall Rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to seaven hundred three score & fiue pounds The deponent saith that <B> aboute Christmas last Murtagh o Bryen of Cloghadallatoone in the said County of lymerick gentleman accompanyed with Twenty armed men or therabouts came at night vpon this deponents said land & violently in a rebellious maner tooke & caryed away ten heads of this deponnets Cowes price thirty pounds, he alsoe saith that Murtagh o Brien of Knockballyfookune in the said County gentleman aboute the first of december last came with like force & armes vpon this deponents land at Cullen aforesaid & there & then tooke & caryed away twelue cowes of this deponents said Cattle price six & thirty pounds The depon e nt likewise saith that [
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And the rest of the said Englishmen & protestants in the said Castle & continued siedge to the said Castle neere halfe a yeere together, nyne weeckes wherof they the besee ged were closely blocked vpp & through the extremity of the said long & tedious siedge the besiedged in the said Castle were driuen to eate horse flesh & seuerall likewise throug the cruelty of the enemy was such that such as those that dyed in the said Castle were not admitted to haue [
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<E> He further saith And that Therlagh Baker late of Vla in the said County of lymerick yeoman William Neyland late of Cloggin in the said County yeoman & Elizabeth his wife William Hain & Elizabeth his mother both of Buollynasally in the said County ofTipperary, Murtagh o Bryen of Knockbally fookane aforesaid gentleman were all formerly reputed protestants but since this rebellion turned papists & further he deposeth not
Thomas Browne
Jurat coram nobis
19o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Hen: Rugge
Limerick
The examination of
Thomas Browne
235
Reu
Henry Rugg
Philip Bisse