Deposition of John Watson
- Reference: MS 811, fols 104r-104v
- County: Wicklow
- Date: 22/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Robbery, Stripping
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John Watson of Kig Kilgarran nere Powrtscourte in the County of Wicklow yeoman sworne sayth
That on the 14th day of November now last past hee was robbed and dispoyled of his goodes at Kilgarren aforesaid & to the values hereafter mencioned vizt Corne and hay worth ten Powndes in Cowes sheepe and hoggs xiiij li. Bedding xiij li. vj s. viij d. In lynen and wearing apparrell xiiij li. In pewter brasse & Iron potts vj li. In Cubbordes tables dale bordes & wodden vessells v j vij li., Charges of buildinges xxx li. In all 94 li. v 6 s. 8 d. And saith that the parties Rebells that soe robbd and dispoyld him thereof were Luke Toole of nowe or late of Castlekevan gentleman and Luke Birne of both of <A> the County of Wickloe gentleman notorious Rebells and comanders of Companys of rebells and by their companys concisting of 500 persons as he thincketh in number some of which number tooke & kept in restraint seuerall people a of his neighbors & stript his wife and children of her cloths & in forced her to lye in the snow all night which much indangered her life & soe that she is therefore now like to dy
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Jur 22o Jan: 1641
John Sterne
Will: Hitchcock
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Com Wickloe
John Watson
Jur 22o Jan 1640
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