Deposition of John Woolcott & John Laffane

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John Woolcott of Ballingarryn in the parish of Lismore & barony of Cosmore & Cosbridy & within the County of Waterford yeoman (a brittish protestant duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute shrouetide last & since the begining & by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 46 li.
Of Cowes y o ng Cattle heffers one mare & one colt to the value of six & fourtie pounds which is the t otall of his losses John Laffane of Lismore aforesaid this day came before vs & deposed vpon the holy Evangelist that aboute the time aboue mencioned Capteine James Welsh son & heire to Dauid Welsh of Rathronan in the County of Tipperary Esquire, James Tobin a capteine among the rebells son & heire to Thomas Tobin of Keylnegananagh in the said County Esquire & Pierce Butler of Banshagh in the said County gentlman son & heire to Sir Richard Butler knight came to the land of Ballingarrin aforesaid accompanyed with three hundred armed men & then & there with force & armes droue & caried away the Cattle & prey of Ballingarrin aforesaid (where the said John Woolcotts Cattle then were (as him selfe deposeth) his cause of knowledge is that the said parties confessed the same to this deponent at Clonmell after driueing away the said Cattle & further he canot depose
John [mark] Woolcotts
marke
John Laffan
Jurat coram nobis 16o
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse Jam: Wallis

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The examination
of John Woolcott
Waterford
Reu
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