Deposition of Richard Hambly

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Richard Hambly late of Kilmc Thomas in the parish of Rossmeere barony of Vpper third and with in the County of Waterford husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome beareing date &c concerneing the robberies and spoiles comitted by the rebells in the province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That vpon the 18th day of December 1641 or theraboutes he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 51 li. 9 s. Part consisting of debts
Of Cowes one horse one mare coults & sheepe to the value of two and Twenty pounds eighteene shillinges Of houshould stuff to the value of five po u nds Of hay garden fruites turfe and woode to the value of eight pounds ten shill inges Of ready mony weareing clothes and houshould prouision the sume of Twelue pounds eleven shill inges Of corne in the house to the value of Twenty shillinges Of debts amounting to the sume of forty shillinges due from Thomas Power of Adderman in the said County gentleman Robert Power of Ballbanoing in the said County gentleman, William Lambard of Kilmc Thomas aforesaid Richard Welsh of Grang woode in the said County gentleman And although he accounted the same goode debts before

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The begining of this rebellion yett in regard the All which and parties are nowe in open & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to fiftie one pounds nyne shillinges besides the losse beside s the benefite of the benefitt of three seuerall clerkshipps in the said County woorth Coibus annis foure pounds per annum, Aboute the time aboue menconed this deponents Cattle & houshouold <B> stuffe were taken away by Garrett Butler of Barnegihy in the said County gentleman & John mc William ffeolane of the parish of Mothill in the said County yeoman The deponent further saith that aboute shrovtide 1641 this deponent (among others to the number of Two hundred men English and protestants) were comitted prisoners at the Cittie of Waterford by the Mayor and aldermen of the same & kepte in restrainte nynteene dayes alloweing them but a crust of browne bread & smale biere once in three dayes sometimes & at other times euery eight and forty houres in the meane time this deponents wife Ann Hambly & others (at least two hundred women children & ould men) that were sent downe by the said Citizens to a place called the passadge were then & there stripped naked by the rebells & further he deposeth not
Richard Hambly
Jurat coram 26o
January 1642
Phil: BisseThomas Ellwell

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Waterford
The examination
of Richard Hambly

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