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Deposition of James Edkins

  • Reference:  MS 821, fols 072r-073v
  • County: Tipperary
  • Date: 27/10/1642
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Words
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    James Edkins late of Beakestowne in the parish of Holy Crosse in the barony of Eliago ty and within <in> the County of Tipperary gent duly sworne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 7th day of decembr last and since the begining and by meanes of this present rebellion in Ierland hee lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and chattells to the seuerall values following vizt value of 250 li.-16 s.
    Of Cowes horses mares and sheepe to the valew of one hundred sixty and f fiue pounds of Corne in stack worth tenn pounds In hay worth tenn pounds in reddy moneys three pounds In houshold e goods worth ffifteene pounds in Timber for houses and firing worth f fiue pounds In takling for plowes and ploweIrons and seueral Iron tooles worth one pounde and six shillings In gardenstuff worth thirty shillings This deponent saith that hee was expelle{d} and driuen Away from his dwelling and lease in Sheskin in the parish of Thurles worth fforty pounds The totall of his losses were Twoe hundred and and ffiftie pounds Sixteene shillings This deponent And saith that his goods were taken <B> away by one Theobald Pursall Esquire alias barron Loghmoye James Pursall sonn to the saide Theobald Henry Commerford of Holy Cross gent Edmund Power of Thurls gent Thomas Stapleton of ffartengie gent James Butler of Cabarra gent John Tobin of ffarnybridg gent James Pursall brother to the saide Theobald gent Thomas Pursall brother to the said Theobalde gent Paule Carny of Holy Crosse gent Morrice Carny of Holy Cross gent all in the County of Tipperary And one Jeffery Pursall of Killahare in the County aforesaid gent likwise Tege ô Reisne of Thurles afforesaid Brogemak{er} James ô Conell of the same inkeeper and Perce Pursall of the same Patrick walsh of the same gent Esquire R Morrice mc { }

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    <B> of Ballegarnard gent Dermot mc Carta mulraine of Killeenalonghort gent and further deposeth not onely this they saide that they did more seruice for the King then they this deponent and that they had the Kings broade seale for what they did and further saith not
    James Edkins
    Jurat coram nobis
    27o die octobr
    1642
    Jam: Wallis Hen: Rugge
    Thomas Ellwell

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    James Edkins examination
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    Tipperary

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    Henry Rugg
    James Wallis
    Thomas Elwell



     

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