Deposition of John Yew
- Reference: MS 825, fols 024r-024v
- County: Cork
- Date: 7/10/1642
- Type: Bisse
- Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping, Words, Lost by debt
- How to Cite
fol. 24r
482
John Yew late of Cahirmore in the parish of Rosse barony of Carbry and within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute Christmas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 59 li. 4 s. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed Rebells
Of Cowes one horse & sheepe & swine to the value of foure & twenty pounds foure shillings Of houshould stuffe & apparell to the value of Twenty pounds Of houshould prouision Corne & fireing to the value of ten pounds Of seuerall debts amounting to fiue pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt Edward Barry of the Knockes in the said County gentleman Cnoghor mc Gumery of Grancow in the said County yeoman William Bolton William Nades but in regard the said William Bolton & William Nades are protestants vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest of them out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to nyne & fiftie pounds foure shillings He saith that aboute the time aboue mencioned the deponent was robbed of his goods by Morogh o Donovane of Cashell in the said County gentleman hee forceably tooke away this deponents houshould stuffe being then & there accompanyed with Cnoghor Roe o Boghan of Cahirmore in the said County gentleman Cnoghor mc Teige mc William of Cashell in the said County farmer Donell oge o C a llan of the ffrehanes in the said County gentleman He likewise
fol. 24v
483
saith that he found his horse with ffarr mc Shane <B> o Hicky of Cahirbegg in the said County yeoman Teige o Callane of the ffrehanes in the said County yeoman tooke away some parte of this deponents goods He lastly saith that Owen o Suvane in the said County smith tould this deponent aboute the time aboue specified that what they did was by his Maiesties Comission vnder the broade seale & further he deposeth not
John [
Jurat coram nobis
7o 8 bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell
He saith that John Bennett of Clanekilty George Dadwoorth of the same James Yew & his wife & daughter of the same John Patterson of the same yeoman Phillis Hickes of the same widdowe all English protestants were stripped by the rebells aboute Candlemas last their names he knoweth not
John [
Jurat coram nobis 7: Oct
1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell
The examination
of John Yewe
John Yewes examination
466
Cork
Red
non abstract
Philip Bisse
Robert Southwell