Depositions of Thomas Atkins and Walter James
- Reference: MS 829, fols 323r-324v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 4/4/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Robbery, Supporting Statement, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
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Thomas Atkins late of the Towne & parish of Newcastle barony of Connelloe and within the & Com & county of lymericke husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely examined and sworne before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs and others directed (beareing date &c) concerneing the losses robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Provi n ce of Munster &c deposeth and saith That aboute the first of January 1641 and diuers times since he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt worth 75 li.
Of cowes one heiffer one mare and one coult & swine to the value of foureteene pounds ten shillinges Of houshould stuffe and prouision to the value of ten eleven pounds eight two shillin g es One fowleing peece woorth Twenty shillin g es Of ready mony to the value of Two and forty pounds shillinges Of corne and mault to the value of three and fiftie shillinges Of corne in ground to the value of foure pounds Of debts amounting to the s u me of foure and Twenty pounds foureteene shillinges due from seuerall protestants vtterly disenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent is not likly to get any satisfaction from them The deponent further saith That by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he is damnified in houses burnt by the rebells as alsoe the present profitt of his lands there the sume of sixteene pounds The totall of his losses amounts to three score & fifteene
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pounds foures shillinges Walter James late of NewmarketCastle aforesaid yeoman this day was produced before vs by the said Thomas Atkins as a witnes and be ing duely e xamined and sworne vpon the holy Evangelist deposeth That to his owne certeine knowl e dge he being neighbour of a long time to thother deponent & liueing vpon one land together he the said Thomas Atkins lost and was dispoiled of his estate at least the full value as he hath declared & further they canot depose
Thomas [
Jurat coram nobis
4o Aprilis 1643
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
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Limerick
Thomas Atkins
examination
Reu
James Wallis
Philip Bisse