Deposition of Thomas Muncke

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Thomas Muncke late of the Cittie of waterford gent: and Surveyor of his Maiesties Customs there nowe Ensigne to Captain Manhood in his Maiesties Service, A brittish protestant Duel y e Sworne and Examined vppon his oath by vertue of his Maiesties Comission bering date &c deposeth and saieth that on or aboute the 25th day of december last past and since the begining of this present Rebellion had lost was Robed and forcibly dispoyld of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values foll viz value of 4[ ]12 li. 412 li part consisting of
Of Houshould stuff 2 fowling peces on Seyne nett and on silver Bole & two silver spoones value fifty pownds star of Cowes young Cattell and horses to the value of forty & five pownds of Hay in stack to the value of five pownds the deponent further saieth that by Meanes of this Rebellion he was disposess e d of a farme which hee held of the land of Ballinele in the County of Kilkeny wherein he had a lease of fifteene yeres yett to Come worth Coibus Annis tenn pounds per Annum aboue the land lords Rent which lease this deponent valueth to gether with his Improuement which he expended vppon the said land in building to be worth fifty sixty pownds the deponent likewise saieth that Archdecon Gwin and Richard Dalton of Killester in the County of Waterford gent ar Indebted to this deponent in the Some of Two hundred and fifty Two pownds and all though hee Accompted the same good debts before the begining of this Rebellion yett In regard the said Archdecon Gwin is disinabled by Meanes of this Rebellion and the said debts due from Richard Dalton (being formerly a protestant and since this Rebellion turned papist) is now out in Actuall Rebellion as this deponent is Credibly Informed (wherefore this deponent Cannott gett satisfaction from them him) Now the Totall of his losses Amounts to the some of foure hundred and Ten twelue pownds besides the loss of his said office of s erveyer worth Coibus Annis thre skore pownd per Annum which he leaveth to Consideration <And> lastly this deponent saieth that hee was Robd by the hands and Meanes of Robert freny of Ballikedy in the County of Killkeny gent & Now out in Actuall Rebellion and the said Robert ffreny three dayes affter this deponent

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payd him his Rent was the Man Amongst others whose Names he knoweth not that Robbed and dispoyled him of his aforesaid goods and Chattells And this deponent further saieth that his aforesaid land lord promised him his said afores a id Cattell againe if soe be that this deponent would turne from his protestant Religeon and goe to Mass and doe as they did and he likewise saieth that on Paull Carew of Waterford a Marchant in the presents of Captaine Lumburd affirmed that it was the worst Match that ever was In England in that the kings eldest daughter w is Marryed to the prince of Orringe his sonn whome hee held but a Traytor to the king of Spaine Which above said speech by Paul Carew was devulged about A yeare and halfe sithence and further he Cannott depose
Tho: Monck
Jurat Coram Nobis
27o Juny 1642
Tho: Badnedge
Phil: Bisse

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The examination of
Thomas Muncke
Waterford
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