Deposition of William Horsey
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John Horsey late of Cooleregane in the parish of Michelstowne barrony of Condons & Glangibbon & within the County of Corke Clerke (a brittish protestant) duly sworne and examined by vertue &c. deposeth and saith that vppon the 5th of Jan: and diuers times since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland, he lost was robbed & forceably despoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 261 li. Of Cowes and horses to the value of one hundred pounds, Of houshould stuff to the value of three pounds. Of Corne and hey in the haggard and house to the value of thirteene pounds. Of debts to the summe of sixty five pounds which ere this rebellion were esteemed good debts but now become desperate by reason the debtors are impouerished protestants by meanes of this rebellon as Edw: Horsey, William Pearce, Tho: Scott, the widdowe Elliot, John Keene, and therfore the deponent knoweth not any way how to gett any satisfaccion from any of them. Also he saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of the benifitt of his lease of Cooleregane afforsaid, wherin he had a tearme of sixteene yeares to come worth Coibus Annis eight pounds per Annum aboue the Landlords rent, wherin he c onceaues himself damnified together with his improu ments in the value of eighty pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to the value of two hundred sixty one pounds. Hee also saith that his hay was taken away by James Condon of Killwallis in the parish of Michellstowne gentleman which is also confirmed by the confession of the said James his wife he also saith that the said James Condon his Landlord hath possessed himselfe of his said lease he also saith that Richard Watts hatter & Robert Williams Cooke, both of Mitchellstowne were killed in fight by the Condons of Cloughleagh vppon the 21th of March 1641. also he saith that Edward Blissett sen: ioyner Tho: Hamcock Timberman, Langly Best Timberman, Roger Lawrence Taylor, Tho: Dun Cooper, John Woollon hatter, George Woodman & Tho: Watts husbandman all of the ward of Mitchellstowne were cruelly murdered on the 26th of April and as it is credibly reported by the sonnes of Jeffry White gentleman, Tho: & <A> Peirce of Dirrag Currig in the parish of Shan drum in the County of Tipperary gentleman also John Gibbon alias Banone of Michellstowne Joyner was taken prisoner neere Mitchellstowne by the followers of Edmund Condon of Carrigynorneaugh gentleman about the 3d of May 1641 & from thence was sent to Clough leagh and there was hanged, also William Casy of Mitchellstowne husbandman being sent by Captain Michaell dayley with letters to the Earle of Corke was taken by the Condons <B> of Cloughleaigh and hanged about the 20th of Aprill 1642 William Bellogh Ju: of Michellstowne husbandman was murdered by the said Condons about the 22th of June 1642 also one Richard Gosse serieant to Cap: Charles Price his Company and two of his souldiers more Hugh waefeild & John Mozly, and two warders of Mitchellstowne as Tho: Hogbbin gentleman & Joseph Watts hatter were all murthered aboute the 13th of 9ber at night 1642 by the Condons of Cloughleagh who at the same time assaulted Michelstowne, & carried away one Henry Smi{th} taylor of Mitchellstowne to Cloughleagh & as yett detaine him and ma{ke} use of him as a drummer also William Browne glazyer, & Edw: Blessett Jun: { } were murthered on the 8th of february last by the forces of Sir Edward {ffz Harris?}
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and others to the number of about 800d men when they came to Michell <C> towne & fired about four houses there at which time they carried away as prisoners to the number of six men to killmallocke or more, as James Best tanner Rob: Best husbandman both warders of Mitchellstowne John Gregorie, Phillip McCnogher & Edward Warfeild souldiers of Cap: Charles Prices Companie of that Garrison, William ffaghy an Irish papist seruant to Robert Hogbin of Mitchellstowne on the 14th of februarie when the Lord of Castle Connell & Sir Edw: ffitz Harris, Cap: Morrice Herbert, Cap: Nicholas Burgett & diuers others to the number of a thousand or therabouts came to Mitchellstowne they then fired euery mans house in the Towne, & gods house to, the Church leauing onely the Castle standing, at which time they murthered the wife of Anseline Adames of Mitchelstowne Trooper in Sir William Courtneys Troope, & her two chilldren the carcasse of the said woman & one of the children were also burnt in one of the said houses at the same time they carried away one Henry Holbert of Brusowne shoomaker as prisoner to kilmallocke likewise He also saith that when himself with some others of the forces of Michelstowne went out towards Carraiggnownagh to pursue some certaine Carriadges of the Enemy vizt of the Condons & the Roches; then there cam forth out of Carriaggnowneagh afforesaid a party of horse & foote against them among whom was Vlicke Roch of Ballydangin gentleman, whom in particular this deponent did pursue, but escapt him: He also saith that about the fourth day of ffebruarie last when the seidge begann most o f the adiacent villadges of Killnab ree and continued for six dayes, during which time, they the beseidgers fired most of the adiacent villages as of killmabris Hee lastly saith that Henry Hollyday of old Castletowne tucker, heretofore a reputed protestant, & since this rebellion turned papist & further he cannot depose./
John Horsey
Jurat coram nobis
18o Marty 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson
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Corke
Re
Nu: 54