Deposition of Richard Oliver

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Richard Oliuer late of Belraine in the parish of Ruockane-derry and within the County of Tipperary sayer (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this Kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish & protestants within the province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That vpon about the 4th day of december 1641 or thereabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 27 li.
Of Cowes one nagg & one mare to the value of Twenty pounds: Of houshould=stuffe & weareing apparell to the value of fiue pounds. Of tooles belonging to his trade woorth fiftie shillinges The totall of his losses amounts to fiue seaven and Twenty pounds ten shillinges The deponent further saith that And aboute the time aboue mencioned one of dermod ô Mulryans servants of Ruocknaile in the said County gentleman (whose name he knoweth not) about nyne a clock in the forenoone entred this deponents house at Belrane aforesaid and forceably took away his said tooles & some parte of his said goods and carried them to the said mulryans house & this deponent afterwards demaunding restitution at the hands of the said Dermod o Mulryan he then tould him that vnles he had gon to masse the he should neuer haue his goods restored to him againe & further he deposeth not
Richard [mark] Oliuer his marke
Jurat coram nobis 9o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse Ric: Williamson

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Richard Oliuer examination:
Tipperary

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