Deposition of William Needs & John Laffane

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1385
William Needs of Ballngarrye in the parish of Lismore & barony of Cosmore & Cosbridy & within the County of Waterford yeoman (a brittish protestant duely sworne & examined by v ertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute shrouetide 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 56 li. 10 s.
Of Cowes heiffers oxen [ ] mare horses & sheepe at Ball i ngarry aforesaid to the value of six & fiftie pounds ten shillings which is the totall of his losses John Laffane of Lismore aforesaid that day came before vs and deposed vpon the holy Evangelist that aboute the time aboue menconed Capteine James Welsh son & heire to James Dauid Welsh of Rathronan in the County of Tipperary Esquire James Tobin a capteine among the rebells son & heire to Thomas Tobin of Keylnegananagh in the said County Esquire & Pierce Butler of Banshagh in the said County gen son & heire to Sir Rich Butler knight came to the lands of Ballingarrin aforesaid accompanyed with three hundred armed men & then & there with force and armes droue & caryed away the Cattle & prey of Ballingarrin aforesaid (where the said William Needes Cattle then were as himself deposeth) his cause of knowledge is that the said parties confessed the same to this deponent at Clonmell after driueing away the said Cattle & further he deposeth not
William [mark] Needes
marke
John Laffane
Jurat fuer coram nobis 16
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

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1386
The examination
of William Needes
Waterford
Reu
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