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Deposition of Lieutenant Anthony Stratford

  • Reference:  MS 839, fols 036r-036v
  • County: Tyrone
  • Date: 7/2/1643
  • Type: Dublin Original
  • Nature of Deposition: Arson, Captivity, Robbery, Succour
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    • fol. 36r


    1417
    Lieuetenant Anthony Stratford of Castle Caulfeild within the parish of Donoghmore in the County of Tyrone Esquire made faith before us that upon the three and twentieth day of October, 1641. early in the morning he with his wife children and family were taken prisoners in his owne house at Castle Caulfeild by Patrick Donelly his neare neighbour [ ] who was Captaine of a hundred men or therabouts <a> under Sir Phelimy ô Neale, then in R ebellion & was att the same time spoyled of all his estate, to the vallue hereafter following; & kept prisoner there [ ] under a strong guard, by Sir ffelimys directions for the space of nyne monethes, after which tyme upon the Newes of the Scotch Army coming thitherwards, the said Donelly, with the rest being affrighted fired the Castle & towne, & so he this deponent with threescore & fifteene soules tooke the woods for their shelter, being guided by a gentlewoman of the donellyes who forsooke all to go with us, & after three or fower dayes skulking where she ledd us, she brought us safe to the Lord Viscount of the Ardes his forces. The particulars of his losses ensue vizt.
    In primis in lynnen, pewter, brasse, bedding, housholdstuffe li. s. d.
    & utensills to the vallue of ---------------------------------------------- 60-0-0.
    Item in wearing apparell of his owne, his wifes, and five
    children, worth ------------------------------------------------------------ 60-0-0.
    Item xvijeen milch cowes of the Largest English breede ----------- 51-0-0.
    Item eight heyfers incalfe ----------------------------------------------- 16-0-0.
    Item twelve young almost 2. years old a peece ----------------------- 12-0-0.
    Item Eight plow horses --------------------------------------------------- 16-0-0.
    Item fower saddle horses ------------------------------------------------- 20-0-0.
    Item nyne oxen & a bull, all of English breede ----------------------- 30-0-0.
    Item my dwelling house, & other outhowses, which were
    burnt by them, & Lately built by his meanes cost -------------------- 60-0-0.
    Item two hundred barrells of wheate, rye & barley
    besides oates ---------------------------------------------------------------120 li.-0-0.
    445 li.-0s.-0d.

    fol. 36v


    1418
    Item in muttons for slaughter, worth ----------------------------------- 07 li.-10 s.-0 d.
    Item in swyne old & young xxxiijty worth --------------------------- 10 li.-0-0
    Item in hay, worth -------------------------------------------------------- 20 li.-0 s.-0 d.
    Item in waynes, Carts, & all other materialls
    for husbandry ------------------------------------------------------------- 15-0-0.
    Item in bookes, worth---------------------------------------------------- 20-0-0.
    In money ------------------------------------------------------------------- 80 li.-15 s.-0.
    In plate to the value of --------------------------------------------------- 13-14 s.-0.
    In rings & jewells worth ------------------------------------------------- 12-0-0.
    A lease for nineteene years to come, worth
    xx li. per annum, valu ed at of which hee
    hath lost a years proffitt -------------------------------------------------- 20 li.-0-0.
    <198 li.-19 s.-0 d.
    445-0-0> And this deponent is like to be deprived of and loose the future proffitts of his farme worth xx li. per annum vntill a peace bee established
    Totall ---------------------------------------------643 li.-19 s.-0 d. ster.
    Anth stratforde
    Jur 7o ffebr: 1642
    Randall: Adams:
    Will Aldrich



    Randall Adams
    William Aldrich



     

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