Deposition of Thomas Ellwell

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Thomas Ellwell late of the Towne and parish of Talloe in the barony of ffarmoy and within the County of Waterford Tanner (a brittish protestant) duely examined & sworne before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs & others directed (beareing date &c) concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the Brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That aboute Candlemas 1641 & diuers times since the deponent lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of [10 6 00] 954 li.
Of cowes and horses to the value of three score pounds Of corne in stacke & in the house to the value of one hundred pounds Of leather tanned and vntanned to the value of one hundred pounds Of Timber and woode woorth Twenty pounds The depon e nt saith that by meanes of this present rebel lion in Ireland he lost at leas t the benefit of his buyldinges fenceing and Improueingments of his land in or neere Talloe aforesaid to his losse and damadge of three hundred pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of foure hundred foure seaven & fiftie pounds due from Robert Ripp James Bennett William Baldwin Symon Sherboll Richard Condon of Ballydegin in the county of Cork gentlemen and diuers others And although he accounted the same goode debt e before the begining of this rebellion yeet in regard the said parties are vtterly dissenabled by meanes therof therefore this deponent is not likely to gett any satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to nyne hundred fiftie and foure pounds besides the losse of the benefit of his trade woorth Coibus annis 150 li. per annum & further And further he deposeth not
Thomas Ellwell
Jurat coram nobis
11o Aprilis1643
Phil: Bissse
Jam: Wallis

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The examination of
Thomas Ellwell
Waterford