Deposition of Elizabeth Downing

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1595
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Elizabeth Downing of Balysagard in the parish of Lismore & Baronry of Cosmore & Cosbridy & county of Waterford wid: duly sworne & examined by vertue etc deposeth & sayth that about the twentyeth of ffebr last past, & diuers times since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland she lost was robbed & forceably despoyled of her goods & chattells to the seuerall values ffollowing, vizt worth 1294 li. 10 s.
Of Cowes, heifers yearlings horses & mares & swine to the value of one hundred ninety fowr pownds ten shillings: Of houshold stuffe & diuers things spoyled in the house to the value of twenty pownds Of Corne in the haggard to the value of sixty pownds, and in malt in the house to the value of twenty pownds the deponent a lso sayth that she hath a lease of Ballysegard hauing a tearme of twenty fiue years yet vnexpired worth a hundred pownds per annum ouer & aboue the landLords rent, in which she conceius her selfe damnifyed seaun hundred pownds also of another lease called Ballyduffe wherein she had a lease of two liues worth ouer & aboue the landLords rent forty pownds per annum in which she conceius her selfe damnifyed together with her expencs in building to the value of three hundred pownds she also sayth that she hath was robbd by Peirce Butler son to Sir Richard Butler of Knoctogher in county of Kilkenny a reputed Colonell among the rebbells and his followers about the twentyeth of ffebr last aforesaid <& James Tobin Kilneganah in county of Tipperary gen: James Welsh of Raskeuane in said county gen: Edmond Mandeuill of Ballydyne in said county Esquire Captain John Prendergast of Newcastle in said county gen> she also sayth that her husband the Cornet to the Lord of Broghills troope Robert Downing of Ballysagard aforesaid was shott & killd by the Rebbells of Captain ffennells companye in the waren nere Lismore The totall of her losses amounts to one thousand two hundred ninety foure pownds, ten shillings & further she cannot depose besids that she hath lost in debt to the summe of twnety nine pownds three shilling: before this rebellion esteemed good debts but now become desperate by means that the debtours are out in actuall rebellion such are Tibbot Roch of Ballyegoge in county of Limrick gen: Dauid ffitz gerald Gibbon nere Kilmallock gen: [ ] John Russell of & patrick O Shanahan of Ballysegard aforesaid husb: Morres ô Downy of the same labourer, Morris Bowdran of the same labourer, John ô fflyn of the same Boatman all in actuall rebellion; & John Russell of the same an Impouerisht Protestant, so that the deponent cannot gett any satisfaccion
Elizabeth [mark] Downings marke
Jurat coram nobis 16 Aug:
1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

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Elizabeth Downings Exam:
Waterford
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