Deposition of Elizabeth Bateman

fol. 85r

1238
Elizabeth Bateman late of BallymcMage in the parish of Dungarvan & barony of decies & within the County of Waterford widdowe (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission &c she deposeth and saith That on or aboute Candlemas last and since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland shee lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 182 li. Part consisting
Of Cowes yeerlings mares & horses at BallymcMage aforesaid to the value of eight and fortie pounds ten shillinges Of houshould stuffe & houshould prouision to the value of foure seaven & twenty pounds Of Corne in the haggard to the value of twenty pounds The deponent saith that she was expelled & driuen away from her said farme where shee left in corne in ground to the value of foure & twenty pounds which he conceaues to be lost shee further saith that by meanes of this rebellion shee is dispossessed of a farme of the said land of BallymcMage wherin shee hath a lease of ten yeres to come woorth Coibus an n is aboue the land lords rent eleaven pounds which lease she valueth to be woorth fortie pounds Of debts which shee accounted goode debts before the begining of this presente rebellion due from the vndernamed persons vizt the widdowe Turnor an Impouerished protestant due from William mc Hugh ô Keigh of Stradbally parish in the said County yeoman & Teig mc Dauid of Colligan in the said County both now in rebellion & therefore she canot get satisfaction from them yeoman The totall of her losses amounts to one hundred foure score & two pounds

fol. 85v

1239
<B> This deponent is informed that Dauid mc Donogh of Knockan Paer in the said County gen John Hore fitz Mathewe of Shandon in the said County Esquire were the parties that robbed this deponent of her corne & further saith that Josias Bateman this deponents husband was killed by the rebells aboute the begining of March last by Nic holas Power of Dungarvan sariant t to the said John Hore & further she deposeth not
Elizabeth [mark] Batemans marke
Jurat coram nobis
11o Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

The examination of
Elizabeth Bateman
Waterford
Reu
158

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