Examination of John Brelsford

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John Brelsford of the Towne & parish of Ardmore in the barony of Decies without the Drume in the com of Waterford gen: ( a brittish protestant) being duly sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth & sayth that sithence the present rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & spoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 1952 li.__10 s. sterling part consisting of
Of Cowes heiffers Calues O xen Steres S heepe Mares horses Coults & s wine to the value of six hundred threescore & two pounds Of h { ous } hould stuffe to the value of fifty fiue pounds Of houshould prouision to the value of thirty four pounds ten shill Of Implements for house to the value of fiue pounds Of implements for husbandry w{ain}es Carts plowes & plow chaines & harrowes to the value of twenty pounds Of tymber for building & plow tymber to the value of twelue pounds Of ready mony the sume of twelue pounds One ffishing boat with her tackling woorth four pounds Of hey & Corne in haggard & house to the value of four hundr{ed} & ten pounds Of six stocks of Bees to the value of three po{unds} O f weareing apparell to the value of three pounds further the deponent sayth he was expelled & driuen from his house & farme where he had of Corne in ground to the value of on{e} hundred pounds Also the deponent sayth he was dispossessed of an house & farme of Ranameneen in the said com woorth Coibus annis aboue the land lords rent ten pounds per annum: hauing a lease of twenty six yeares to come being well impr{oued} which he values to be woorth fourscore & ten pounds; ffurther th{e} Deponent sayth he was dispossessed of an house & ffarme in { } par ish of Ardmore called Crobolle in the said com woorth Coib{us} annis aboue the land Lords rent fifteene pounds per annum being w{ell} improued & hauing payd threscore pounds fine which he valu{e s to be} woorth fourscore & ten pounds, ffurther the deponent sa{yth} {he} was dispossessed of one house & farme of West Ba
{ }ne in the parish of Ardmore in the said com woorth Coi{bus annis} aboue the landLords rent fifteene pounds per annum being {well} improued hauing a lease of sixteene yeares t o come which he values woorth fourscore & ten pounds he paying thre score pounds fine: ffurther the deponent sayth he wa{s} dispossessed of house & farme of Ardogonan in the sayd com woorth Coibus annis aboue the landLords rent forty pounds per annum: hauing a lease of fifteene yeares to come b{eing} well improued with fencing & {b}ui{ld}ing which he values to be woorth two hundred pounds ffurther the deponent sayth he was expelled & driuen from the Castle of Ardmore in the said com wherein he lost in armes & amunition to the value of thirteene pounds Of debts which he accounted good before this present rebellion amounting to the sume of one hundred fifty four pounds & now com desperatt by reason parte of the {m}

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Due from one English & protestant vizt Elizabeth Harriss whom[ ] is vtterly impouerished by reason of this present rebellion: Of Irish & Rebells vizt <Debts due from> Ellinor ffiz Gerald of the parish of Lesgenanan in the said com widd: Phillipp Roe of Hacketts Towne in the said com gen: Edmon O <B> Hornane of Ardmore yeoman Thomas Collens of Dungarvan in the said Com merchant John ffiz Garld of Lisgenan in the said com gen all which be now out in actual rebellion wherefore the deponent cannot gett satisfaction; The totall of his losses amounts to one thousand nyne hundred fifty two pounds ten shillings sterling & that he was robbed by the meanes of Captain Edmund ffennell Leutenant Co rn ell Collonell to Richard Butler (brother to the Earle of Ormand) of Clamell in the Com of Tipperary James Welsh son of Sir Nicho: Welsh of Ballykerrige in the Com of Waterford Esquire James ffiz Gerlad & Garett ffiz Gerald of Ardogenan in the said com gen: John Butler & Tho: Butler sons of Richard Butler of the Citty of Waterford Esquire & Dermod mc Tho: which vpon the 25th day of December the aforsaid John Butler Tho: Butler & Dermon mc Tho: with their Companies caried away eight hundred sheepe from off his lands of Ardmore besides John Dowdell Henry Dowdell & ffrancis Dowdell sones to Leiftenant Dowdell of of Stradballey in the bar: of Decies in the said com gen these were assistantes & in company with the aforesaid ffennell & Welch at the taking of the deponent in his Castle of Ardmor{e} he also sayth that his brother in law Peeter Harriss was kild at the Castle of Ardmore by some of ffennells company, The deponent sayth at the same time he had three men hurted hurt and four taken prisoners by the said ffennell & his company & caryed to Dungarvan & after released by the Lord President & further he canot depose
John Brelsford
Jurat coram nob:
Aug the 28th 164{2}
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

Waterford
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