Deposition of William Beale

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William Beale late of Kinsalebegg in the barony of decies and within the County of Waterford yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the last of december 1641 and diuers times since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 101 li. 13 s. 4 d.
Of Cowes steeres one bull heiffers & horses to the value of three score and two pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of six pounds thirteene shillinges and foure pence Of garden fruites and tiethes of gardens to the value of ten pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the tiethes lands of Kilg a brell &c in the said County wherin he hath a lease of ten yeeres to come wherin he is damnified twenty three pounds The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred and one pounds thirteene shillinges and foure pence besides the losse of his Imployment vnder Sir Phillipp Percivall knight worth yerly twenty pounds per annum The deponent further saith that aboute the time aboue menconed his goods & Cattle were taken away by James Welsh son to Sir Nicholas Welsh knight John fitz Gerrald of ffarnan in the said County Esquire, William oge of Grange in the County gentleman Dauid o Shehan of the same gentleman James Butler of Dromgallin in the said County gentleman Edmond mc William of the same gentleman Robert Hackett and William Hackett of Kilgabriell in the said County gentleman James fitz Gerrald of Balline corke in the said County gentleman James o Shea of Crowbally in the said County gentleman Thomas o Morrissoe of Cnockine gery in the said County yeoman, Dauid Bythor of Newtowne in the said County gentleman

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<B> and diuers others whose names he knoweth not; and further he deposeth not Aboute the nynth of Jan 1641 Sir Nicholas Welsh of Ballykeroyn in the County knight & his son James Welsh of the same Esquire John fitz Gerrald of ffarnane in the said County gen Bran Welsh & diuers others with at least to the number three or foure hundred armed men in company with them came to besiedge the said Castle of Piltowne in the said County; & continued siedge to the same till the begining of Aprill following dureing which time [ ] & especially in & aboute the foure and Twentyth of January aforesaid one Edward Jacob of Listenane in the said County shepheard was murthered by Thomas Toby of Ballykerogn in the said Company County yeoman & after cleaveing his head a sunder one vllicke Bourke neere Newtowne in the said County yeoman stripped him & left his corps naked
<Jurat coram nobis 18o January 1642>
William [mark] Beales marke
Jurat coram nobis
18o January 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

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Waterford
The examination of
William Beale
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