Deposition of Richard Betesworth

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<symbol> Richard Betesworth late of Pallice in the Barronie of Connallagh and & Countie of lim{erick} Esquire (brittish protestant) duelye sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &{ }and saieth that since the begininge of this present Rebellion in Irealnd hee lost and {was} Robbed and forcably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values fo l{lowing} vizt worth 2024 li.
Of Cowes, steers heffers yearelings, horses, mares, sheepe, and hoggs to the value {of} eight hundred & twentie and fower pounds ster, Of Corne in the haggard to {the} value of six skore and ten pounds ster, Of howsehould stuffe and other necess{aries} to the value of one hundred and twentie pounds ster Hee likewise saieth that hee was (by meanes of this Rebellion) dispossessed of a farme of land called G{ }ny o reagh in the Countie of Limericke held from George Curtney Esquire worth co{ibus} annis over and aboue the landlords Rent fiftie pounds ster wherein hee had { } tearme of ten yeares to come which hee valueth to bee worth two hundred and fiftie pounds hee further saieth that hee was dispossessed of a farme in Kill[inR e agh] in th { e } Countie of Corke held from Edmond R och gentleman woorth Coibus ann is fifte{ene} pounds ster over and aboue the landlords rent wherein hee head a time to c { ome } of twentie nynetie yeares which he valueth to bee worth one hundred pounds ster He also e saieth that he was dispossessed of a lease of ffarrighie in the Co{unty} of Limericke lately taken from Garrett O Morris Esquire wherein the deponen{t} laide out in a fine & income and other chardges one hundred pounds sterling Hee lastly saieth And that Donnogh o Gullaghane, John Power and others whose names the deponent remebreth not now in actuall Rebbellion togeather {with} James ffoord, John Carrye, John Lachfoord, Edmond Tanner and seuerall o{thers} whose names this deponent doth nott now remember, Disabled protesta{nts} (by meanes of this Rebbellion) did owe by specialtie and otherwise vnto this deponent the summe of fiue hundred pounds sterlinge, which hee conceaues to be lost (by meanes of this rebellion) the totall of his losses amounts to the su{mme} of one two thousand seaven hundred and sixtie twentie and fower fower pounds sterlinge All or the most parte of the aforesaid goods and Chattles were taken awaie by Edmond F{itz} Gerald of the Cleanlisse and Thomas fitz Gerald their tenants and followe{rs} now in actuall rebellion togeather with two of the deponents men w{ere} murthered and one hanged, and houses burned by them
Richard Bettesworth hath deposed
on his Corporall oath that the contnts
of theboue certificate examinacion or particular is true before
vs the last may 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Ric: Williamson

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Limerick
The examination
of Richard Beteswoorth Esquire

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