Deposition of Richard Hammond
- Reference: MS 829, fols 196r-196v
- County: Limerick
- Date: 5/9/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Arson, Robbery, Words, Lost by debts
- How to Cite
fol. 196r
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Richard Hamond late of the Towne and parish of Crom barony of Coshmae & with in the County of limerick clerk (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 12th of January last & since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 229 li.
Of one horse to the value of fiue pounds Of houshould stuffe & bookes to the value to the value of three foure score pounds Of Corne in the haggard & house to the value of nyne pounds The deponent saith that hee was expelled and driuen away from the said Towne of Crom where he left in Corne in ground to the value of Twenty pounds which he conceaues to be lost This deponent lost a house which cost him one hundred pounds the buylding last yeere burnt by meanes of this rebellion Part consisting Of debts amounting to the sume of Twenty pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt Rory Riurdane late of Bally Phillipp yeoman Teig o Hanane of Rathbranagh in the said County gentleman Donnell o Tuomy of Knckballymc Orris in the said County yeoman Richard ô Hea of Dunkipp in the said County brog maker John ffleming of the same brogemaker Morris Harbrett of Ballymc Rery in the said formerly a minister protestant clerk but since this rebellion turned papist & diuers others
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whose names he canot remember his bills & bonnds taken away by the rebells And although he acconted the same goode debte before the begining of this presente rebellion yeett in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred nyne & Twenty pounds besides the losse of the benefitt of the vicaridge of Crom woorth Coibus annis three score fiue & fiftie pounds per annum which he leaues to consideration The deponent saith that parte of his corne was taken away by <B> Edmond ô Dwire of Ballinfryer in the said County gentleman another parte of his Corne was taken away by Edy Lacy of Brury in the said County gentleman & his company And likewise Garrett fitz Garre ld of Catterrashy in the said County gentleman burnt this deponents stable & parte of his dwelling house The deponent saith that John o Riurdane of Crom aforesaid gentleman aboute Cristmas last tould this deponent that the Irish rebells had his Maiesties Comission for what they did & further he deposeth not
Richard Hammond
Jurat coram nobis
5o Septembris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
A
Limerick
The examination
Richrd Hamond
Revis
James Wallis
Philip Bisse