Deposition of Thomas Coolman
- Reference: MS 821, fols 171r-171v
- County: Tipperary
- Date: 19/3/1643
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Lost by Debts
- How to Cite
fol. 171r
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Thomas Coolman the younger late of Carrigg parish of Shandrum barrony of Offa & within the com in the county of Tipperary Carpenter (a brittish protestant duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a Comision etc deposeth and sayth that aboute the 6th of Janary last 1641 he Lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values ffollowing vzt worth
Of Cowes yearelings heiffers one horss and swine to the value of thirtye one pounds ten shillings Of houshouldstuffe and prouision to the value of eight pounds Of Tooles belonging to his trade to the value of twenty shillings Of hay in haggard to the value of fiue pounds he likewise sayth that he was disposessed of a Leas & gardens of Carrigmore wherein he had a terme of fiue yeares to come to his Loss and dammag in apre pareinge of a house two pounds Of debts amou n t ing to the sume of thre pounds which ere this rebellion were estemed good debt but now becom despera ts by reason the debtor is a Papist and out in open & actuall rebellion and therefore this deponent cannott gett any satisfaction from him The totall of his Losses amounts to the summe of fifty pounds tenn shillings the deponent being further examined deposeth that And about Candlemas last 1641 James Hooker of Gouldenbridge and diuers other english of the same coming from
fol. 171v
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Gouldenbridge towards the English quarter where they were ffollowed by some of the buttlars fforces at a place Called Cloghine Shandrun and then and there <B> the said James Hooker and fiue others wer pittifully murdered and hewen and the other foure were taken prisoners and hanged or caused to be hanged by the Lord of Cares directions at a place called Rahagh, And further he cannott depose
Thomas Colman
Jurat coram nobis
19o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Rich: Williamson
Thomas Coolmans
Examination
C Tipperary
Reu
Philip Bisse
Richard Williamson