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Deposition of Jane Wilshiere

  • Reference:  MS 821, fols 152r-152v
  • County: Tipperary
  • Date: 18/3/1643
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Lost by Debts
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    • fol. 152r


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    <symbol> Jane Wilshiere the Relicte of Robert Wilshiere late of Kilcarron in the parish of Shandron barony of Offa and within the County of Cork & County of Tipperary Tipperary yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs that by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome beareing date &c concerneing the losses robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the province of Munster &c. deposeth and saith. That vpon the first day of January 1641 or therabouts the deponent last was robbed and forceably dispoiled of hisir goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 320 li. part consisting of debts
    Of cowes oxen steeres yeerlings [ ] heifers mares horses coults sheepe and swine to the value of one hundred six and Twenty pounds fiue shillinges Of houshold stuffe lynnen & weareing apparell to the value of three score pounds. Of hay and corne in stack & in the house to the value of forty pounds. she further saith that she was expelled an d driuen away from her farme & house where she lost of corne in Ground the woorth of foureteene pounds. The deponent likwise saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland she was dispossessed of the lands of Kilcarran aforesaid wherin she hath a lease of 25 yeeres to come or therabouts her enterest in the same she valueth to be woorth three score pounds & soe much she her said husband in his life time was offered before the begining of this reb ellion for the said lease the su me of Twenty pounds Of debts due from Thomas o Mollowny of Curraghcunna in the County of Cork yeoman

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    1052
    Cnoghor o Lemy late neere Glanor in the said County yeo{man} But in regard the said Thomas o Mollowny is nowe in open & actuall rebellion & the said Cnoghor o lemy vtterly dissenabled by meanes therof therefore this deponent is not likly to gett any satisfaction from them. The totall of her losses amounts to three hundred & Twenty pounds. The deponent further deposeth That aboute shrouetide 1641 Richard Conden of BallymcPatrick & Capteine John Condon his brother <B> of the same and their company robbed this deponent of her said Cattle & afterwards within a sevennight the Castle of Cloghlea where this deponent (amonge others then was being deliuered vpon quarter into the hands of the said John Condon all whoe [ ] he caused the English in the said Castle to be stripped notwithstanding his faithfull promisse of quarter for life & goods & further she deposeth not.
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    Jane [mark] Wilsheers mark
    Jurat coram nobis
    18o Martij 1642
    Phil: Bisse
    Ric: Williamson

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    Philip Bisse
    Richard Williamson



     

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