Deposition of Elizabeth Parker

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Elizabeth Parker late of Ballyduff in the County of Catherlagh widow sworne sayth
That on or about the 4t about 2 months since shee this deponent was forceibly robd and dispoiled of her goodes and chattles to the values following vizt of cattle & howshold goodes worth 40 li. by the rebells James Byrne of Raghin in the same County gent and his tenantes and company that assisted him with the goodes carrying of the goodes away
And this deponent to save her life fled away And further saith that the wife of the said James Byrne and Margret the wife of Garrett Comberford the hird told sayd to asked this deponent & oth{ers} robbd at that time &when they were wishing themselves in England what shold you doe in England for it was as bad there as in Ireland, besides the seas were very dangerous, And the said [ ] [ ] Comberfordes wife further sayd that the queens preist was hanged in England in England which was the cawse of the insurreccion in this Kingdom or to the effect
Elissabeth Parker
Jur 13o Jan 1641 coram
Roger Puttocke
Joh Watson
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Eliz: Parker Com
Catherlagh Jur 13o
Jan 1641
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13 Nov
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