Deposition of Henery Cliffe

fol. 229v

1547
Henery Cliffe of Lisnekille in the parish of Lisnekille in the {barrony of} middle third within the Count: of waterford Gen: deposeth and {sayeth} beeinge duely sworne that aboute Cristide last past hee was robbed and stripped of his goods and Chattels to the seuerall valewes as followe value of 202 li.
Of Linnin and wollen and wearinge clothes to the valewe of fi r ue powndes ster: in houshould stuffe to the valewe of fiue powndes ster: of implements of husbandrye to the value of forty shillinges of Cowes horses and sheepe to the valewe of thirty powndes ster Off corne in house and haggarde to the valewe of tenn powndes ster This deponents further sayeth that by meanes of this rebel lion hee was dispossessed of twoe farmes which hee helde by lease the one from Sir Thomas Shurlocke K ni te the other from one James Lincoll of w aterford Gen: for terme of yeares as followe by name Lisnekille in which hee had thirteene yeares to come which is hee valewe to bee worth ouer and aboue the land lordes rente six powndes per annum which hee valewes to bee worth together his improuements in building thirty powndes ster: one other farme within the liberty of the Citty of waterforde which hee helde from James Lincoll of waterforde aforesaid called Broadly in which hee had thirteene yeares yet to come and vnexpired which hee valewes to bee worth ouer and aboue the land lords rente thirteene powndes tenn shillinges ster per annum which hee valewe to bee worth in [ ] threescore and tenn powndes ster: hee further deposeth that hee was dispossessed of one farme more which hee helde from Thomas waddin esquire by the name of the Clones in which hee had a lease of twenty yeares yet to come and vnexpired which hee valewes to bee worth ouer and aboue the land lords rente eyght powndes per annum which hee valewe to bee worth three score fifty powndes ste r and That this deponente further sayth that hee was dispossessed of his aforesaid goods and chattles by the meanes of Thomas waddin esquire and James Lincoll gentlem a n of the {Citty} of waterford landlordes in cheefe of the said farmes of Clones and Broad{ly} and further sayeth not that one Paul Cary of waterford vintner spake the { } words in the presence of this deponent & Mr Kidly of Carrick in the County of Tipp{erary} Clerke that the Puritant Parliament of England was the cause of all these tro{ubles} and further more that that they had made a match betweene the Lady of Engl {and the?} kings eldest daughter and a traytours son that had never a foote of land.
The totall off his losses amount to the summe of two hundred and tw{o poundes} & further he cannot depose
Henry [mark] Cliffe
{his marke}
Jurat coram nobis
18 June 1642
Tho Badnedge Phil: Bisse Thomas Ellwell

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1548
The examination of
Henry Cliffe
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Waterford
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