Deposition of Grace Lovett
- Reference: MS 835, fols 133r-134v
- County: Fermanagh
- Date: 5/1/1642
- Type: Dublin Original
- Nature of Deposition: Killing, Robbery, Stripping, Words
- How to Cite
fol.133r
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Grace Lovett wife to ffrancis Lovett of Ballewhillan in the parish of Drummully Barrony of Clankelly & w County of ffermanagh the late Relict of John Presley of Ballewhillan aforesaid deceased of thage of fforty nyne yeares or thereabouts being duely sworne deposeth that she was Robed & Lost of her owne Estate one lease of the tate and quarter of a tate of land caled Ballewhillan bequeathed unto her by the last will and testament of her said late husband John Presley being parte and parcel of the proportion of Mannor Heygate for & dureing her life nature all worth thirteene pounds sixteene pounds per Annum vltra repris in Cattle worth thirty six pounds in Corne worth ffortye pounds, in household goods & provition worth sixteene pounds In all or Amounting to the sume {
fol.133v
813
will bequeathed the tate of land caled Cawnelebulke unto this deponents said daughters, Grace Suzan, & Anne to be Equally devided amongst them if it shold please god to take away Symon Presly another of this deponents sonnes out of this world world without issue of his body lawfully begotten, As alsoe the said tate and quarter of a tate of land called Ballewhillan vnto the said James after the decease of this deponent and her said sonne Symon if he dyed without issue And as this deponent hath heard her said sonne Symon is Murthered and slaine by somme of the Rebells in the North, Att or neare Blessingborne in the County of Tyrone: The said severall parcells of lande being parte and parcell of the said proportion of Mannor Heygate being houlden in lease for thirty fower yeares or thereabouts from the feast day of All Saints feast day of [
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deposeth that she this deponent her husband & ffower Children were all stript naked by the said Rebells belongeing to the said Captaine Rory the said five & twentieth day of October last att Newtowne alias Castlecoole.
Grace Lovetts marke [
Deposed before vs Jan: 5 1641
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
fol. 134v
815
Comm. Cavan
Grace Lovett
Jan: 5 1641
Com Fermanagh
Intrw
Hand 1
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Henry Brereton
Henry Jones