Deposition of Richard Pickering

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Richard Pickering Vicar of Tartoe within the Barony of Saults and Countie of Kildare a Brittish protestant beeing duly sworne and examyned deposeth.
That on or about the first of December last past in the night tyme and diuers tymes since vzt 2o Decembr about 4 of the clock in the Afternoone of the same daie and the 4th of December about 9 of the clock at night the said Richard Pickering was robbd by the Irish Rebells that kept Garrison thereabouts vizt by Christopher ffitzgarret <A> alias ffitzJames of Kilcock Patrick Elmere of Newetowne west in the Countie of Kildare, and Laughlin Bryan of Tartoe beeing some of them, (ouer whome one George Welsh of Peyens towne and one Shenakan Rochford of Kilbride in the Countie of Meath were cheife Captaines) as hee hath bin credibly informed and hath therby lost and bin dampnified
In Corne and hey -----------------------Lx li.
In Horse and Cattle --------------------xxv li.
In Howsehould stuffe
& other goods --------------------------x li.
And the said Richard further deposeth that by meanes of this wicked Rebellion hee hath lost in iust and propper debts by Bills bonds, and private contracts – xvj li.
Besides the benefit of my vicaridge for the time & space of one yeare which amounteth to 60 li.
Amounting in the whole vnto ------Cxj li. Cvj li. 191 li.
Richard Pickering
deposed March 19th 1641
William Hitchcocke
William Aldrich

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