Deposition of James Burne

fol. 176r

1429
Samuel James Burne of Dungarvan in the barony of decies & County of Waterford yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute Christmas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & foceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt he lost was forcibly dispoil{ed} of his goods & chattells to the value of 59 7 s. 10 d.
Of Cowes & one horse to the value of foure pounds seaven shillinges Of houshould stuffe & prouision in the deponents house to the value of ten one & twenty pounds foure shillinges & two pen{ce} Of weareing apparell to the value of foure pounds Of garden fruites turfe & wood to the value of fiftie shillings The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of his farme at Dungarvan aforesaid wherin he had a lea{se} of nyne yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis aboue the landlords rent fortie shillings per annum which lease he valueth to be woorth ten pounds Of debt{ts} amounting to the sume of seaventeene pounds six shillings and ten pence due from the vndernamed persons vizt William Bu sher John B a ker Robert P{ } Denis Strikeamain But in regard the said parties ar{e} protestants impouerished & dissenabled by the meanes of this rebellion Therefore the deponent can{ot} gett satisfaction from them The totall of his loss{es} amounts nyne & fiftie pounds seaven shillings an{d} ten pence The deponent saith that he heard Walt{er} Roch of Wexford aboute lent last say That he hoped to see th{ } the English goe to masse or made to run into the sea He furth{er} saith that he was robbed by Capteine Edmond ffennell Sir Nich{olas}

fol. 176v

1430
Welsh his eldest son William Murphy of Dungarvan husbandman Capteine Welsh of [Sleandauagh] in the County of Kilkeny & further he deposeth not
James Burn{e}
Jurat coram nobis 12o
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

The examination of
James Burne
Waterford

Re
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