Deposition of Sarah Doughtie

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Sarah Doughtie widowe late wife of Tho: Doughtie of Ballconny in the Parish of Luske and Countie of Dublin Clerke deceased sworne and examined the 21th of January 1641 deposeth
That on or about the last day of November last in the night tyme shee was forciblie robbed and dispoyled at Balconny in the said Countie of her goods to the value followinge Of Corne hay and furrs to the value of 200 li. of a lease of the one halfe of Balconny 50 li. Of plate, brasse and Pewter 36 li. of Lynnen, bedding and other houshold stuffe 32 li. of Books 10 li. of weareing apparrell 20 li. of Cowes and other Cattle 80 li. of ploweing tooles 6 li. of Bills bonds and other noats for debts 36 li. amounting in all to 460 li. by the hands or <A> meanes of one Capten Cusacke Cruse the yonger of the Naall and Leivetenant Rely as she is informed, and seuerall other persons whose names the deponent knoweth not
And at the same tyme the said Rebell whose names as she is informed was Cruse Cusacke drewe his sword and held the same to her brest sweareing most horrid oathes that hee would kill her vnlesse shee would deliver to him her money and threatned to kill her Children vnles they would cease to crye out, and alsoe the said Cusacke Cruse or some of his Company hurt twoe of the deponents servants very dangerouslye and turned her and her 4 poore Children out of the doores since which tyme shee and they are ready to sterve were it not for the Charitie of well disposed people.
And further shee sayeth the next day followeinge (as shee nowe remembreth) the said Cusacke Cruse and the rest of his Company came to Skerryes about halfe a myle from the Deponents house and there robbed and murdered one Mr Derricke Huberts a Dutchman and robbed all the protestants thereabouts (as this deponent hath crediblie heard. And shee further saith That her landlord George Blackney of Blackneyhall in the Countie of <B> Dublin Esquire is a Papist and nowe in actuall rebellion, & hath forciblye taken possession of this deponents house
Copie [vera ] Jur xxo Jan: 1641
John Sterne
William Aldrich
Will: Hitchcock.
Copia Exw Tho: Waring Cler Comissionis

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16 Dublin Sara Doughty
Jur xxo Jan: 1641
Intw Cert
vlt. no

12

Mris Doughty ex
pro Cert

334