Deposition of Ales Betterish

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1951

Ales Brettrish late of the Towne and parish of Newmarkett in the barony of duhalla and within the County of Corke widdowe (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date the 5th day of March 1641 concerneing the robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That vpon the first of November 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vy zt value of 349
Of Cowes and horses to the value of one & thirtie pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of fiftie pounds Of hides tanned & vntanned & barqus to the value of one hundred pounds . Of hay and corne to the value of fiue and fortie shillings. Of debts amounting to the sume of one hundred & six & thirtie poundes or thereabouts fiftie pounds due from seuerall persons whose names this deponent canot remember in regard the r bills bonds & bookes of accounts were taken away by the rebells, therefore this deponent is not likly to gett any satisfaction from them. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this rebellion she is dispossessed of a house in the Towne of Newmarkett aforesaid where she hath a lease of foureteene yeeres to come haueing Layed out much chardges in buylding & Improueing the same & therefore she is damnified by looseing the benefitt of the same thirtie pounds. The totall of her losses amounts to Two three hundred nyne nyne & fortie pounds ffrances B r ettrish this of the Towne and parish of Malloe Frances Brittish of th

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1952

ffrances Brittish of of the said County yeoman this day came before vs alsoe deposeth the premises to be true vpon the holy Evangelist the contents of this bill to be true & further the said Ales and ffrances depose & that vpon the 16th of January last or therabouts the said Ales husband Walter Betterish was killed at Newmarkett aforesaid by the rebells (as they beleeue) but the certeine name of him that killed the said Walter they knowe not, onely they are credibly informed that he was shott by one dennis o daly; one of mcdonogh his company & further they deposeth not.

Ales [mark] Bethrich marke
ffrancis Brettridg
Jurat coram nobis
14o ffebr 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth