Deposition of Thomas Cooke
- Reference: MS 831, fols 199r-199v
- County: Roscommon
- Date: 17/4/1643
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words
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Thomas Cooke of Late of Shanballebane in the County of Roscomon sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That about the begining of the present Rebellion Hee was deprived robbed & dispojled at Shanbellebane aforesaid of a Cow and a Calf & garden proffitts & at Georg Bullock nere Eniskilling of one Cow and at this deponents sonns howse in the County of Leitrim of 2 Cowes & of howsholdgoods at the howse of William Ward of Ballemore in the County of Leitrim and of all his apparell (for hee was stript naked) & ready mony all worth xx li. at least: By the irish Rebells within those seuerall Counties whose names he Knows not: The Rebells in the Countie of Roscomon saying That they had warrant from the Kinges maiestie to take all the English mens goods: but not any from the Scotts: Bidding the deponent presently to goe away for if hee staid but all night they would hang him: wherevpon he fled away to Elfin to save escape with his Liffe: And this deponent left x li. in the hands of one John fforber thelder of the strone nere Belturbett to be paid to this deponents wiffe in case she survived him this deponent, & if she did not then to be paid to him this deponent which sume he conceiveth to be lost for that the said John fforber & his 3 sonns, & those his sonns wives & all their children saveing one little girle are robbed of all their goodes and Chattells & alsoe murthered by the Rebells
Thomas Cooke
Jur 17o Aprilis 1643
Joh Watson:
Hen: Brereton
Cert
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Roscomon
Tho: Cooke 17o Aprilis 1643
Jur
Intw Cert fact
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