Deposition of Edward Taylor
- Reference: MS 818, fols 045r-045v
- County: Wexford
- Date: 23/2/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 45r
1028.
Edward Taylor late of St Margaretts alias Raven in the Countie of Wexford Clerke duly sworne & examined deposeth That hee Lost, since this rebellion begun (as hee verily beleiveth) by the Rebells in that sa me County goods and chattles to the value following vizt his corne and tithes of ffish in that County worth ffiftie pounds or thereabouts, in houshouldstuffe, cloathes and Bookes worth twentie pounds, in specialtyes for debts due to him ffive hundred and ffiftie pounds, besides the yearlie revenue of his Church Livings there worth one hundred pounds per Annum, for that the same is worth soe much Comunibus Annis, amounting (besides the future proffitt thereof which hee knoweth not whether hee shall ever enioy againe or not) to and therefore cannot make a iust valuation of the same,) to sixe hundred and twentie pounds, but by which of the said rebells the same Inquiry Injury was done hee knoweth not for that hee was at Dublin at the begining of this rebellion and durst never since returne to the County of Wexford in regard it is reported they are all vpp in Armes <A> against the Kinges Maiesty, onely hee supposeth it to bee one Peirs Synnott of Ballyvodogg in the said County & his sonn David and theire followers & roguish companions, for that the said Synnott and his sonne David & others theire Complices before this rebellion burst out did dispossesse this deponent of his goods & church livings into which hee was Long since invested by his Maiesties Presentation, for which abuse this deponent impleaded some of them before the b in this Last Parliament at dublin, and a little before the begining of this said rebellion hee shewed the said David Synnott an order from the said parliament for this deponents quiett enioying his said church livings & restitution of the proffitts thereof by them wrongfully detained, To which the said David Synnott <B> Answered That hee cared not for that, and that it was noe Parliament but meet him at Dublin in Michaelmas terme next Last and question him if hee durst for then they would have a Parliament of theire owne in which parliament hee said the deponent durst not complaine or words to that effect
Edw: Taylor
Jur 23o ffebruary 1641 coram nobis
John Sterne.
Hen: Brereton
fol. 45v
1029
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Henry Brereton
John Sterne