Deposition of Thomas Stansfeild

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Thomas Stansfeild of Mon{ol}ah of the parish of Recenhill in the county of Westmeth protestant being duly sworne deposed
That since the presente Rebellion began vizt about the fourth day of December last past 1641 that in that place he was robd by the Rebells natiues of the country
In corne to the value of ten shillings
In hey to the value of ten shillings
In cattell horses & cowes to the value of twenty & four pounds
In houshold stuffe foure pounds
In clothfourty shillings
In a gardenthree pounds sterling
In all to the value 34 pounds ster
And this robbery that the name of the principall Rebells in that action was by Thomas Tute of the <A> same place assisted & the rest of the inhabitants of same towne whose names the deponent knoweth not & the said Thomas Tute wounded the deponent with his sword on the arme & with a hedge stake stroke him & likwise cruelly wounded it one John Lerkin of the same place stole that he is at the point of death & the said Tute stole some of Sir Johns veales cowes farmer of the said land & he threatned the said deponent to Kill [ his ] him his wife & children & the said deponent affirmeth that mr Biram minister of the <B.> said parish is reuolted & forsaken his religion & fallen to papistry
Tho: Casteldine
Tho: [mark] Stansfeilds
marke
Jurat 5 of January
Hen: Brereton
Will: Hitchcock

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Tho: Stanfeild Com
Westmeath
5 Jan: 1641 Jur
Intw
4 dec

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