Deposition of William Bird

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William Bird late of the Parrish of Ballihay and Barronry of Fermoy and the Countie of Corke Gent (a Brittish Protestant) being duely sworne & examined by vertue &c. deposeth and saith, that on or about the twentieth Day of februarie last hee was robbed and forcibly dispoiled of his Goods & chattells to the seuerall values following vid value of 1133 li. sterling
Of Cowes, Horses, Mares, Oxen, sheepe & swine to the value of three hundred fortie eigh t pounds sterling. Of houshould stuffe linnen wo o llen & weareing apparell to the value of three score pounds sterling. Of his corne hay & corne in the haggard & house to the value of two hundred foure th r ee score & fiue & thirtie pounds sterling. Of Implements of husbandry to the value of fiue pounds sterling. The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of a farme of Ballyhay in the barony of ffarmoy & within the County of Corke wherin he had a lease of 17 yeeres to come woorth twenty pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent which he valueth to be woorth one hundred pounds sterling. Of anot her farm of Kilmckillogher in the said County wherin this deponent had a lease of three score & seaventeene pounds sterlin yeeres to come woorth twenty pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth one hundred & fiftie pounds sterling. The deponent saith that the in burneing ruinating & spoileing of his Castle & horses at Ballyhay aforesaid he is thereby damnified one hundred & fiue pounds sterling. Of debts which this deponent esteemed good debts before this rebellion amounting to foure score & ten pounds due vpon the vndernamed persons dissenabled protestants protestants vizt by meanes of this rebellion vzt Nicholas Munke Phillipp Holmes Jiles Hallot John Rose Gabriel Manchett Degory Tricks Edward Blissett Morgan Croft Walter Little James Wall soe that the said parties being already Impouerished by this rebellion the deponent can gett noe satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to

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To one thousand one hundred thirtie & three pounds sterling & that by the meanes of John Supple of the Craggin Teig mc Awliffe of CastlemcAwliffe in the said Com gentleman <a> in the said County gentleman Morris Supple of Ballincolly in the said County gentleman Morris lord Roch & Thomas Hurley of Gallanthony in the County of Limerick esquire & diuers others whose names he knoweth not He lastly saith that W illiam Dore of Culline in the said County [English] gentleman the thabouenamed Degory Tricks of Mallahoy in the said County yeoman Richard Dore of Ballishanegan in the said County gentleman Richard Dore of neere Megwater in the County of Limericke gentleman all English & formerly professed protestants are since this rebellion turned papists together with one Dermod o Brien an Irish protestant is likewise turned papist (as this deponent is credibly informed) and further he canot depose
William Bird
Jurat coram nobis
8o Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
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