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Nicholas Osburne late of Cappagh in the parish of White Church and barony of Deicies & within the in the Countie of Waterford Esquire (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined vpon oath before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs or any two or more of vs directed (beareing date the 5th day of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) touching the losses and sufferings of his loyall subiects (protestants) within the province of munster deposeth and saith That vpon the first day of January last or therabouts and diuers times since the begining of this presente Rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to thes seuerall values followeing vizt value of 4750 li.__17 s.__6 d.
Of his Cowes oxen bulls heiffers steeres horses mares & geldings sheepe & swine to the value of eight hundred three < foure > score and eighteene pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of one hundred pounds and five pounds and fortie three score & foure pounds seaventeene shillings & six pence Of linnen woollen weareing apparell & bookes & to the value of two hundred and fiue pounds Of Corne in the haggard and house to the value of foure fiue hundred three score & fiue pounds He was expelled a n d driuen away from his said farme & house wher he lost in Corne in ground to the value of fortie pounds which he conceaues to be lost Of debts which he accounted goods debts before the begining of this rebellion amounting to the sume of one thousand nyne hundred & fiftie eight pounds due from the vndernamed persons Irish and papists vizt Walter ffitz Robert of ffrehanes in the County of Tipperary gentleman Richard o Quirke of KilloQuirke in the said County gentleman (a reputed Capteine of the rebells) Pierce Butler of Banshade in the said County Esquire John Hore ffitz Mathewe of Dungarvan in the County of Waterford gentleman Nicholas White of the same merchant Robert Nogle of the same merchant John oge Gerrald of Cappagh aforesaid yeoman John Tobin of Calligan in the said County of Waterford & diuers others all out in actuall Rebellion therefore the deponent canot get satisfaction from the m Likewise the vndernamed persons English and protestants are alsoe indebted to this deponent

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in parte of the said sume vizt Abell morgan of Ballinemealagh in the said County of Waterford gentleman Henry Mitchell of Molagh in the said County of Tipperary formerly a reputed protestant & since this rebellion turned papist John Dunn William Wilmot Richard Halloway Samuell Smith Richard Pederad Henry Nance & Richard Richards But in regard the aboue parties the English & protestants are Impouerished are and vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion <& the> rest of them papists & out in actuall rebellion there fore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The deponent further saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of his said farme of Cappagh wherin he had a lease of fortie one yeeres yeet vnexpired woorth to this depon e nt aboue the landlords rent one hundred and twenty pounds per annum which lease this deponent valueth to be woorth one thousand two hundred pounds Of his farme of the seuerall lands of Ballylo omen and Glannevaddery in the said County of Waterford woorth Coibus annis six & twenty pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent this deponent paied for the same haueing a lease therin of fortie yeeres to come which lease he valueth to be wo o rth two hundred & three score pounds Hee was likewise dispossessed by meanes of this rebellion of the lands of Kibby Kill cannon yeerly woorth aboue the landlords rents six and twenty pounds per annum haueing a lease therin of for eight yeeres to come which lease he valueth to be woorth fiftie pounds Of his farme of the lands of Knockane and Carrigroe in the said County woorth per annum aboue the rent this deponent paied for the same ten pounds [ ] haueing a lease therin for eight yeeres to come which he valueth to be woorth to be sould twenty pounds Of his farme

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of parte of the lands of Ballinemealagh haueing a lease of the same for sixteene yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis six pounds per annum which lease this deponent valueth to be woorth thirtie pounds The totall of his losses amounts to foure thousand three seaven hun<C>dred & fiftie six pounds seaventeene shillings & six pence & that he was soe robbed & dispoiled
by the hands & meanes of the lord of dunboyne Pierce Butler of Bunshade in the said County of Tipperary Esquire Richard Querke of Killoquerke in the said County gentleman Collonell Thomas Butler of Knocktogher in the County of Kilkenny gentleman John fitz Gerrald of ffarnane in the County of Waterford gentleman & John ffitz Thomas of woodhouse in the said County gentleman <& diuers others of their companies whose names he doth not nowe remember> The deponent likewise saith that Piercs Butler of Banshade in the County of Tipperary Esquire (a reputed Captain among of the rebells) and Phillipp Marragh of Curraghneskeidy in the County of Waterford (a cheef man of their Comittee as they Tearme themselues) aboute the end of fferbaruy last last conferring with this deponent vpon a parly at Knocknone aforesaid they tould this deponent that whatsoeuer was don by the Irish they had had a sufficient warrant for from his Maiestie; & that it would appeare soe at the end, & that a certaine Comission was extant with them to that purpose. Aboute Christmas last the widdowe Barloe late a ministers wife liueing in the parish of Whitechurch aforesaid Richard Richards and Annis his wife with 4 other protestants of this deponents Tenants where robbed & stripped naked by Robert Welsh (a capteine among the rebells & others in his company of six score but their names he knoweth not & rane soe nakedly stripte to this deponents house at Cappagh aforesaid. This deponent further saith That the enemy aboute the 13th or 14th of March last hanged at Dungarvan one Rose Smith (a protestant) for conveying as they alleadged a litle water to the warders of the Castle of Dungarvan aforesaid, they haue likewise hanged & killed three poore English women belonging to the Castle of Knockmone aforesaid two of which were called by the names of Plummers & murthered Owen Jones & two other souldiers of the said garrisson ther of Knockmone & further he cannot depose
Nich: Osburne
Jurat coram nobis 22o July 1642
Percy Smyth
Phil: Bisse

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The examination of
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