Deposition of John Robins

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Dublin Core

Date: 1642-05-21
Identifier: 817196r157

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Longford & Westmeath
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Death, Robbery, Stripping
Commissioners: Henry Brereton, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 196r


(directly following the first deposition of John Robins on the same page)

ffurther the said John Robins saith that at the begining of this rebellion, his ffather Edward Robins dwelling at the Glen in the parishe of drumlane in the Countie of Cavan was there robbed stripped and dispoyled of all his goodes and estate of the severall parts values hereunder expressed: (vizt) eleven Cowes, a y twoe yeare old heifer, twoe calves twoe mares & one Colt worth together xxv li. howsehold goodes, haye & winter provision worth iij li. one lease worth xx li. amounting in all to fortie & eight poundes sterl: by the rebells in the said Countie of Cavan, his said aged ffather being lxxvij yeares olde being stripp{ed} of his apparrell by reason of the extremitie of the weather died by the waye about eight miles from his owne dwelling, and his younger brother Honor Robins coming to Dublin & prest to goe downe to Drogh{eda} in the first goeing downe thither was slaine:
John [mark] Robbins
mark
deposed may 21th 1642
Will: Hitchcock
Hen: Brereton


fol. 196v



Longford
John Robins Roberts Jur
xxjo May 1642
Cert fact
Intw 24 oct

Deponent Fullname: John Robbins
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent County of Residence: Longford
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Edward Robins
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Victim