Deposition of Ralph Billing
- Reference: MS 829, fols 137r-137v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 7/12/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Military Action, Robbery, Stripping
- How to Cite
fol. 137r
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Ralph Billing late of Newcastle in the parish of Church Towne in the barony of Connelloe & within <in> the County of lymerick taylor (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 24th day of August last & since the begining and of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 32 li.
Of Cowes horses and one mare to the value of foureteene pounds Of houshould goods to the value of eighteene pounds The totall of his losses amounts to thirty Two pounds. The deponent saith that aboute the same time Patrick Purcell of Crogh in the said County Esquire (titulary lieutenant generall of the enemy forces in the province of Munster) accompanyed with the lord <hand> Roch the lord of Muskry the lord of Castleconell Edmond fitz Gerrald of Clenlis Edmond mc Shihy of Ballyellynane in the said County gentleman Oliuer Stevenson of Dunmoylin in the said County Esquire (lately deceased in open & actuall rebellion) Denis o Bryen of Ballyneberny in the said County Esquire & diuers others to the number of seaven Thousand men horse & foote in a hostill maner with collors flyeing battering & field peeces & other war lick Engines as battering & field peeces came to besiedge Newcastle aforesaid (whither this deponent and many other protestants betook had betaken themselues for their safe guard to the number of one thousand persons men [
fol. 137v
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the armes & amunition therin consisting of eight score shotts peecs vzt musketts callyvers pistolls carbines & pettronells besides a greate number of pikes and swords the said besiedge{
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Jurat coram nobis
7o Decembris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson
Ralph Billings Exam for
breach of Quarter at Newcastle
Limerick
Lo: Muskery
Reu:
D 13
Philip Bisse
Richard Williamson