Deposition of William Culliuer

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William Culliuer late of Anna begg in the parish of Kilkennylegh Barony of Bunratty & Com of Clare shoomaker a brittish protestant duly sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth & saith That about the twentithe of december last past hee lost was was robbed & forcably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the s e uerall values [ ] following vzt worth 132 li. viij s.
Of Cowes heifers yearlings one Mare & Coulte & Swine to the value of four score & fiue pounds tenn shillings Of househould stuff to the value of tenn pounds Of haye in haggard to the value of tenn pounds Of Garden fruits to the value of three pounds Of Corne in house readye threshed to the value of one pounds eighteene shillings Of Corne left in Ground since lost by this rebellion to the value of foure pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to the summe of
He likwise saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of the ben i fitt of his lease of the land of Stranamuck in the said Com wherin he had a tearme of six yeares to come worth aboue the landlords rent six pounds per Annum wherin hee is damnified to the value of eighteene pounds The totall of his said losses amounts to the summe of one hundred thirty two pounds eight shillings. The deponent saith that he was robbed of his Cattle Corne & goods by the Lo: viscount of Brittis John macknamarra of Nedenara Esquire Jefferie Bourke of Erina freehoulder James mackmerina gent whose wife was a protestant & since this rebellion turned papist John mack Loughline of Craglegh freehoulder all of the Com of Clare with diuers others he further saith that this companie beate his mother in Lawe & his sister in such manner that they both died in short time he also saith A nd that one Tho: french who was a protestant is turned papist & aduised the rebbells in his hearing to kill him lest hee returned for his goods againe but the rebbells denied to doe it saing that they

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had commission from the king first to stripp & then to kill & further he deposeth not that William Keaunes of Coolesteg in the said County yeoman his wife his sisters Mary & Sara, Henry Handcock of the same gen, Ann Ayre of Dunas in the said County widdowe were formerly protestants but since this rebellion turned papists
William [mark] Cullyvers marke
Jurat coram nobis
8o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

William Culliuers
examinacion
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