Deposition of Nathaniel Wood
- Reference: MS 829, fols 193r-193v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 9/11/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
fol. 193r
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Nathaniel Wood of Limericke in the County of the Cittie of Limericke sadler (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 17th of december last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt 487 li.
Of mares & horses & coults to the value of foure score pounds Of shop wares and sadles to the value of three score & seaven teene pounds Of houshould goods to the value of ten pounds Of weareing apparells to the value of Twenty pounds Part consisting Of debts amounting to Two hundred and foure score pounds owing by Bryen mc Mahowne of Leeke in the County of Clare gentleman John Clancy of Limericke aforesaid merchant Donell Clancy of the same merchant Thomas Bourke of Belkelly in the said County of Clare gentleman & diuers others whose names this deponent doth not nowe remember & although accounted the same goode debtes yeett in regard the said parties whoe all are nowe in open & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of Two houses at Limerick aforesaid one for eleven yeers to come woorth ten fiue pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent & another lease for fiue yeeres to come woorth fortie shillings aboue the rent in both which leases he conceaues himselfe damnified fortie pounds The totall of his losses amounts to fiue foure hundred foure score & seaven pounds He saith that aboute the time aboue mencioned this deponents horses were forceably taken away from of the lands of Carryhirty in the County of Clara by Therlagh
fol. 193v
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<B> Thirlogh o Brien of Tullamore in the said County Esquire & Donell mc Nemara of Broadefoorde in the said County gen his sadles were taken away by Dominicke ffaning mayor of Limericke by directions from Garrett Barry Titulary lord generall of Munster: dureing the time that the Castle of limericke where this deponent & many other English were besiedged the enemy killed & shott diuers persons within the said Castle namely Ann Adames John Skigg Thomas Hickes Thomas Yong John Wither William Manwaringe Peter Munday Roger Hore He saith that dureing the siedge of the said Castle there dyed & were killed by meanes therof two hundred foure score & all persons men women & childrens & further he deposeth that when this deponent & the rest came out of the Castle he heard the said generall Barry tell capteine George Courtney I will assure yow Mr <C> Courtny quoth he whatsoeuer I doe I haue the kings Maiesties hand to shewe for it & vpon my faith I loue a protestant as well as a Roman Catholicke but the puritants of England haue mightily abused the kinge & if his Maiesty had come ouer into this kingdome, or sentd some in whome his greatest confidence is, I will vndertake saith to make the whole kingdome in a quarter of a yeere to lay downe their armes & further he deposeth not
Nathaniell Wood
Jurat coram nobis
9o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench
The examination
of Nathaniel Wood
Limerick
Reu
Philip Bisse
Richard French