Deposition of Dorothy Ellis

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Dorothy the Relict of Thomas Ellis late of the Citty of Dublin gent sworne & examjned deposeth and sayth: That shee verely beleeveth and soe it appeareth by divers bills bonds statuts specialities & the debt booke late of the said Tho: Ellis That dyver{s} debts & sumes of monies were due & owing to him the said Thomas Ellis when he dyed which was since the presente Rebellion began vizt on or about the xjth day of July By divers & sundrie persons within seuerall Counties of this kingdome of Ireland amounting in all to the summe of one thowsand eight hundreth & ffifty powndes. All which sumes this deponent is affrayd & thincketh that she & her Children shalbe deprived of & loose, by meanes of the present Rebelli{on} ffor that many of those debtors are soe Robbed stripped & disabled by the Rebells That they are not able to satisfy the debts, by them due: & the Rest of the debtors are either dead very poore or otherwise as she is verely perswaded & as she hath heard are & bee or Lately were actors in this presente Rebellion: And that theis parties following are & were part of those debtors that are soe in Rebellion against the King <A> & his Lojall subiects vizt Neile McKenna ofin the County of Monoghan a Captain of the b ell RebellsMcMaghan sonn heire to Brian oge McMaghowne of in the County of Monoghan Esquire, Robert Plunckett of Gibstowne in the County of Meath Esquire And further sayth That the sonns of David Condon Late ofin the County of Corke Esquire (whoe ow eth 200 li. or thereabouts part of the said debts & Whoe is now a prisoner <B> in the Castle of Dublin) vizt Richard Condon his eldest and John Condon his second sonn are most absolute & cruell Rebells
<Mr Watson Mr Brereton>
[Mark]
Jur xvo Nov: 1642
Hen: Brereton
John Watson

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Dublin
Dorothy Ellis Jur
15o Nov: 1642
Cert fact