Deposition of Sir Richard Osburne

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Nicholas Osburne late of Cappagh in the parish of Whitechurch and barony of decies & within the County of Waterford Esquire being duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c for and in the behalf of Richard Osburne of Ballinecourte in the said parish of Whitechurch & within the barony & County aforesaid Esquire brother to this deponent (a brittish protestant) & nowe absent in the kingdome of England he deposeth & saith That on or aboute the first of January last and diuers times since since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland the said Sir Richard Osburne knight lost & was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 1163 li.
Of Cowes oxen steeres yong Cattle horses mares and sheepe from the lands of Leighlosky and Ballinecourte aforesaid to the value of two hundred foure score & foureteene pounds Of linnen woollen & houshould stuffe to the value of two hundred pounds Of Corne in stack to the value of fortie pounds The deponent saith that the said Richard Osburne was by meanes of this presente rebellion dispossessed of a farme of the lands of Ballynora in the County of Tipperary woorth Coibus annis fortie fiue pounds per annum wherin he had a lease of fiue and twenty yeeres to come, which lease this deponent valueth to be woorth to be sould three hundred and fiue and twenty pounds Of the lands of the lands of Balline Courte in the said County of Waterford wherin he had a lease of fiue and fortie yeeres yeet to come which he valueth to be woorth woorth Coibus annis aboue the land lords rent thirtie pounds per annum

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which lease this deponent valueth to be woorth three hundred pounds The totall of the said Richard Osburnes losses amounts to one thousand one hundred three score three pounds besides the losse of the yeerly rent of one hundred twenty six pounds due out of his free hould estate which he canot value but leaues the same to future Consideration & further he cannot depose
Nich: osburne
Jurat coram nobis 23o
July 1642
Percy Smyth
Phil: Bisse

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Co: Waterford
The examination of
Nicholas Osburne in
the behalf of Richard
Osburne Esquire
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