Deposition of William Bridges

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-04-05
Identifier: 810124r180

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Dublin
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Robbery
Commissioners: Henry Brereton, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


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William Bridges Late of Harolds=Grange in the County of Dublin duely sworne and examined deposeth that he hath lost and beene despoyled by reason of this present rebellion in Ireland of the particulars following, vizt In his stock of Cattle, which he was forced to bring to the Citty of Dublin and there to keepe them now almost halfe an yeare, by meanes whereof this deponents charges in house rent hey and fodder amounteth to the losse of of <A> forty pounds It: in some of his household stuffe, as alsoe his wearing clothes and sword to the vallue of 5 li. of which he was robbed by Donnogh Lately fowler to Sir George Radcliff, and diverse others as yet vnknowen to this deponent. It: in hey lost by meanes of this <55 li.> present rebellion to the vallue of 10 li. Tot: 55 li. It: whereas this deponent had a lease for many yeers yet to come of a parcell of Land in the sayd Harolds=Grange, for his interest wherin, this deponent before this sayd rebellion could have had 140 li. in hand, yet now he feareth the same will hardly be worth the Landlords rent, to this deponents losse thereby for ought he knoweth <140 li.> of 140 summ: tot: of his losses as before_________ 195.
Signum predicti [mark] Bridges
Jurat: Apr: 5o. 1642
Hen: Brereton
William Hitchcocke

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Dublin
William Bridges
Jur 5o Aprilis 1642
Cert fact
97

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Deponent Fullname: William Bridges
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent County of Residence: Dublin
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Donnogh *, George Radcliff
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Mentioned