Deposition of Richard Oburne

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Richard Oburne late of White Church in the barony of decies & within the County of Waterford vintner (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth saith That on or aboute the 10th of ffebruary last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 189 li. Part consisting
Of Cowes heiffers & swine at White church aforesaid to the value of nyneteene pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of thirtie pounds Of prouision of wine & beere in his said house to the value of twelue pounds Of hay and turffe to the value of seaventeene pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of his farme in white church aforesaid wherin he had a lease of twelue yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis twenty pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent which he valueth to be woorth foure score [ ] pounds Of debtes <A> amounting to the sume of twenty pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt Robert Steevens of Ballygambon in the said County gentleman John Winston of the same gentleman John Veale of Lelusky in the said County gen Phillip Veale of the same John fitz mc Donell of Clogh in the said County & although he accounted the same goode debts before the begining

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Of this present rebellion yeet in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot get t satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to the sume of one hundred foure score and nyne pounds The Deponent saith that John fitz Thomas of Ballycullane in the said County gentleman caryed away a barrell of <B> beere of this deponents goods and likewise Sir Nicholas Welsh knight Derby o Brien of the Courae & Therlagh o Brien his son of the same John Hore fitz Mathewe of Dungarvan in that said County Esquire Edmond ffennell (a Capteine amonge the rebells John ffitz Gerrald of ffornane in the said County gentleman accompanyed with diuers others in company with them came to this deponents house at White church aforesaid at night & drunk out all his wine & beere & afterwards caried away all his goods & further he deposeth not
Richard Oburne
Jurat coram nobis 17
August 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

The examination
of Richard Oburne
Waterford
Re
128