Deposition of Amos Hatch

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Amos Hatch late of the Towne and parish of Tinterne barony of Tinterne shibbyrne and within the County of Wexford smith (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 24th day of 7ber last and since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland and he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth xviij li.
Of one mare to the value of forty shillinges Of houshould stuffe to the value of Twenty shillings Of Implements or tooles belonginge to his trade to the value of fiue pounds. Of Corne the last harvest to the value of ten pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to eighteenth pounds besides the losse of the benefitt of his trade woorth him ten pounds per annum. The deponent saith that aboute the begining of August last, this deponent among other protestants to the number of Two hundred persons young and ould got in to the Castle of Tinterne in the said County where they were besiedged by the vndernamed persons & their forces vizt Hugh Rochford of Taylorstowne in the said County Esquire & high sheriffe of the same James Rochfort of the same gentleman John Rochfort & Mathew Rochfort of the same gentlemen James Downe of Mullinfoo[by] in the said County gentleman Richard Sutton of Clomyne in the said County gentleman John Roch of Bryanston in the said County gentleman John Cocklogh of Poldarig in the said County gentleman John Deveroux of Croscale in the said County gentleman Pierce Butler of Clonkeragh in the said County gentleman Walter Whitty of Dungolpe in the said County gentleman Richard Stafford of Kilkevan in the said County gentleman & diuers others James lewis of the Graige in the said County gentleman & diuers others to the

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number of foure hundred pou armed men & kepte close siedge for a forthnight to the said Castle where this deponents sonn William Hatch was shott & killed, likewise dureing that time siege this deponent heard seuerall of the enemy call the protestants in the Castle rogues and Traytors to the Kinge & that they were true subiects & what they did was by directions from his Maiesty and further he deposeth not
Amos [mark] Hatches
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Jurat coram nobis
14o Jan: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

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Wexford
The examination of
Amos Hatch
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No Erl of Thod mc Ca: Re nor Lo: Musk: her

Reu

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