Deposition of Nicholas Ward
- Reference: MS 831, fols 018r-018v
- County: Leitrim
- Date: 6/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 18r
139
Nicholas Ward of Ballenemoore in the parish of Owtragh in the parish of Barrony of Carregallon in the County of latrim yeoman: Aged threescore yeares or thereabouts being duely sworne deposeth that he was Robed of & lost since the present Rebellion began That is to saie the five & twentieth day of October last about tenn of the Clock in the forenoone att Ballanemoore aforesaid all his goods of the vallues followeing (vizt) in Cattle worth six pounds, in household goods, provition for the house & other goods worth one hundreth pounds in hay worth six pounds, in all amounting to the some of One hundreth & twelue pounds <A> By Charles mcGowran of the Barrony of Tallehay & County of Cavan gent: william Greaham of the same gent: Charles ô Rorke of the said parish of Owtragh gent Phelim ô Rorke of the same gent: Teige oge ô Rorke of the same gent: Brian ô Rorke of the same gent: Coagh ô Rorke of the same gent: <B> Ternan McTreor of the same Irish preist & diuerse other Irish Rebells that was in Rebellion & in company with them to the Number of two hundreth or thereabouts <C> And further deposeth that the said Charles ô Rorke said that the Castle of Dublin was taken And that they had the kings broad seale to take all the English mens goods & send them away And that within Eight dayes the said English was to departe for England or loose there lives and this deponant demaunding to see there Authority said he wold not showe it to him, but to his betters And that att the same tyme they Robed & tooke out of this deponents house, goods of one John Browne clerke minister of Sligoe to the vallue of twenty pounds att the least, And that afterwards in the way betwixt Ballenemore & Killeshandra he this deponent his wife and Children were stript & there Cloathes taken from them the six & twentieth day of October aforesaid by some of the said Charles mcGowran his Company & three pounds in Mony taken, from him by them, there names he knoweth not
Nicholas Warde
Jur 6to January 1641
John Sterne
Roger Puttocke
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fol. 18v
140
5 Jan: 1641 Jur
Intr 25 octo
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John Sterne
Roger Puttock