Deposition of Richard Harte
- Reference: MS 829, fols 156r-157v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 1/9/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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Richard Harte late of Dunkipp in the parish of Crom and barony of Coshmae & within the County of Limerick gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 14th day of december & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 449 li.
Of Cowes oxen mares horses geldinges sheepe and swine to the value of one thousand six hundred & eleaven pounds Of hou s hould stuffe and armes in this deponents house to the value of three hundred and Twenty pounds Of hay and Corne in the haggard to the value of foure hundred & fortie pounds The deponent saith that he was expelled and driuen away from his farmes of Cloghmannagh & Ballyhea in the said County to the value of one hundred & fiftie pounds He likewise saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of his far the seuerall farmes followeing vzt Of the farme of Dunkipp aforesaid which he hath a lease of six & twenty yeeres to come haueing expended much chardges in building & Improueing the same woorth to this deponent ouer & aboue the land lords rent fiftie pounds per annum which lease he valueth to be woorth three hundred and fiftie pounds Of another farme of Ballyhea in the said County wherin the deponent hath another lease of six and Twenty yeeres yeet to come woorth to this deponent aboue the rent he payed for the same thirtie pounds which lease he valueth to be woorth two hundred and ten pounds Of another farme of the lands of Ballyh o stie in the County of Tipperary wherin he hath a lease of one & twenty yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis
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fiftie pounds per annum ouer and aboue the landlords rent fiftie wherin he is damnified three hundred & fiftie pounds Of foure hundred barrells of lime left in the lime kills to the value of fortie pounds Part consisting of Of debts amounting to the sume of fiue hundred foure score & eighteene pounds due from the vndernamed perosns vizt James <B> Leo of Tullavin in the County of Limerick gentleman Thomas Browne of Camas in the said County gentleman John o Reirdan of Crome in the said County gentleman George Rochfort & Edmond Arthure & Nicholas Galwan of limerick merchants Morris Rawly of Rawliston in the said County gentleman Daniell Higgins of limerick doctor of Phisicke Patricke Brett of Glinogra in the said County gentleman Morris Baggott of Baggotstowne in the said County gentleman John Trenchard late of Singland in the County of the Cittie of limerick Esquire And although he accounted the same goode debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the said John Trenchard is a protestant vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest of thaboue said parties are out in actuall rebellion Therefore this deponent canot gett satisaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to foure Thousand twenty nyne pounds besides the losse of the benefitt of his ffreehould estate woorth Coibus annis one hundred fortie fiue pounds per annum which he leaues to consideration The deponent saith that nyne hundred of his sheepe besides cowes <f> & horses were robbed & taken away aboute the time aboue mentioned by Tibbot Bourke & Richard Bourke of Cnockballynoe in the said County of Tipperary gentleman & by Thomas Bourke of Ballyhostie in the said County gentleman & their followeres he saith that parte of his goodes were taken by Edy lacy of Inch in the said County gentleman Jo: Leo of Dolla in the said County gentleman The deponent further deposeth that parte of this deponents sheepe & other cattle of his from the land of Dunkipp and Ballyhea aforesaid <C> were taken away by Theobald lord Brittas William lord Baron
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Of Castleconell Richard Tibbot Bourke son & heire to Richard <C> Bourke of Cahirkenlis in the said County gentleman Patricke Bourke of the same gentleman Edmond Bourke of the same gen Ballylogh in the said County gentleman, this deponents lime was taken away by Dauid Bourke of Kilpecane in the County of limerick Esquire John o Heyne of Rathmore in the said County gentleman tooke away parte of this deponents goods his eldest son Donnell o Heyne of the same gentleman Donell Higgins of limerick aforesaid doctor of Phisicke Patricke Brett of Glinogra in the said County gentleman Cornelius o Dwire of ffeddamore in the said County gentleman He further saith that fiue & fortie heads of his said Cattle were taken away by Edmond Sihy of Ballyallen in the said County gentleman The deponent saith that the said vndernamed persons were hanged by vizt Batholomewe White of Carrigsligne in the said County husbandman Thomas White James & Patricke White sons to the said Bartholomewe John Burnham of Dunkipp aforesaid miller Gregory Dorne of Ballyha aforesaid shepheard servants to this deponent were hanged by directions from the lord of Castleconnell & Mortagh o Bryen of Anagh in the County of Tipperary <D> Esquire & likewise Daniell o Heyne of Rathmore in the said County gentleman William o Casy of Glinogra in the said County mass priest were the parties that caused the said John Burneham to be executed and hanged & the said Gregory Dorne was likewise hanged by directions from the lord of Castleconnell John Lacy of the Brooffe in the said County gentleman & Daniell Higgins of limerick aforesaid doctor of Phisicke Pierce Welsh of of Abbyowney in the said County gentleman Lastly this deponent saith that he heard the said lord of Castleconnell & doctor Higgins & the said John L acy & diuers other gentleman say that the lords Justices of this kingdome & the lord President of Munster were proclaimed Traytors by his Maiesties comand & that they had his Maiesties Comission to doe what they did & promissed to shewe the same to this deponent if he had turned with them & further he deposeth not
Richard Harte
Jurat coram nobis 1o 7bris 1642
Percy: Smyth Phil: Bisse Jam: Wallis
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Limerick
The examination of
Richard Harte
Revis
James Wallis
Percy Smyth
Philip Bisse