Deposition of Roger Smithson

Collection: Bysse Depositions

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-08-06
Identifier: 814133r078

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: King's Co
Deposition Type: Bysse
Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Robbery, Stripping, Words
Commissioners: James Wallis, Philip Bisse
Deposition Transcription:


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<71> Roger Smithson late of Boveene i n the parish of kilcol man & barony of Clonles k & kings Conty yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith. That on or about the 12th day of December last & since the beginning of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 1371 li._15 s.
Of Cowes steeres oxen horses mares sheepe & swine to the value of four e hundred pounds. Of hous hould goods to the value of one hundred pounds. Of hay and Corne in the haggard & h ou se to the value of foure hundred pounds. Of ready mony to the value of three score & eight pounds. The deponent saith that he was expelled and driuen away from his said farme & house where he left in Corne in ground to the value of one hundred pounds which hee conceaues to be lost. Hee l ikewise saith that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dipossessed of his sa id farme & house wherein he had a lease or Tearme of th ree liues worth Co m munibus annis aboue the landlords rent twenty pounds [th e ] having improued the same with building fenceing and in c loseing which lease he valueth to be woorth one hundred pounds. Of debts which he accounted goode debts amounting before the beginning of this presente rebellion amounting to the sume of two hundred & three pounds fifteene shillings due from the vndernamed persons protestants vizt, Thoma s Doore Thomas Graues Archboll Dobin Oliuer humfry Edward Gordner


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Kings County
The examination of Roger Smitheson
359

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Deponent Fullname: Roger Smithson
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Yeoman
Deponent County of Residence: Kings County
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Thomas Doore, Thomas Graues Archboll, Dobin Oliuer humfry, [Edward] Gordner, Thomas Nobs, Owen Darrogh, dennis Garford, Timothy Atkinson, James Heale, ffrances Mosley, John Williams, Phillipp Stafford, William Reade, John Chewe, donogh Carrell, ffrances Bath, Donnell Carroll, Johne o Mor[], John o Carroll, Owen mcSwiny, Mr delahaide, Michell Lackston
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel