Deposition of Zadrach Buttevant

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Zadrach Buttevant late of Carrig=[ ] mistell in the parish of Templetinny barony of Offa and within the County of Tipperary sayer (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined 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 & saith That aboute the first of January Anno domini 1642 the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 45 li.
Of cowes horses and calues to the value of eight & thirty pounds. Of houshouldstuffe & tooles belonging to his trade to the value of foure pounds. Of hay and garden fruites to the value of three pounds ten shillinges. The totall of his losses amounts to f iue and forty pounds ten shillinges. The deponent saith And that aboute the day & yeere aboue written his howse was assaulted late at night and pilladged and robbed (as he verily beleeueth{)} by the Tenants and followers of Sir Richard Everard of Everardscastle in the County of Tipperary Knight & baronet, that which moues the deponent soe to beleeue is, that three of this deponents said heiffers were found killed in some of his the said Sir Richards Tenants houses wherof one was the said

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Richards plow=houlder & his but the rest of the said parties their names he canot tell & further he canot depose.
Zadrach [mark] Buttevants marke
Jurat coram nobis
16o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

The deposition of
Zadrach Buttevant
Tipperary

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