Examination of John Buckner
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fol. 261r
1609
John Buckner of Dromore in the parish of Aglis & barony of the dec{ies} within the drome & within the County of Waterford gentleman (a brittish p{ro}testant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the begining of January la{st} & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & hath been was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 3051 li. 3251 li. Part consisting ofOf his Cowes oxen heiffers yeerlings mares h orses & sheepe to the value of one tho thousand seaventy nyne pounds Of his linnen woollen weareing apparell & other houshould stuff & furniture thervnto belonging to the value of one hundred pounds Of hay & Corne in the haggard & house to the value of one hundred and fiue and thirtie pounds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of thirtie pounds sterling The deponent further saith that he was expelled & driue{n} away from his said farme & house where he left in Corne in ground to the value of one hundred pounds The deponent further saith that by meane{s} of this rebellion he was dispossessed of of the farme of vpp er dromore & lower dromore in said parish wherin this deponent had a lease of foure score and eighteene yeeres to come being well Improued in building ditching fenceing quick setting orchards and gardens woorth Coibus annis aboue the landlords rent one hundred pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth one thousand & eight hundred pounds together with the losse of the benefitt o f depastu{ring } vpon the montaine of Slevegreene without number belonging to the said farme Of this d eponents debts which he accounted to be good debt{s} before the begining of this rebellion amounting to the sume of seaven pounds due vpon James fitz Thomas Gerrald of Shanocale in the said Coun{ty} gentleman an Irish papist & John Pellenger viccar of Aglis aforesaid butt in regard the said Thomas ffitz Gerrald is out in actuall rebellion & the said John Pellenger vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to three thousand two hundred seaven score & six fiftie & one pounds Th{e} deponent saith that he was robbed by the hands and meanes of Richard Butler of Kilkash in the County said com of Tipperary Esquire Edward ffennell ( a r{e}puted Captaine of the rebells) Capteine o Querke in the said County gentleman Patrick Goegh of Grynam in the County of Waterford Esquire Edward But{ler} of Clare in the said County of Tipperary Esquire Sir Nicholas Welsh of Ba{lly}keroge in the said County of Waterford knight Nicholas Power of Kilvallykelly in the { } County Esquire John ffitz Gerrald of ffornan in the said County gentl{eman} Anthony Rushell of Coolebath in the said County gentleman John {Rushell}
fol. 261v
1610
<B> of Aglis in the said County gentleman both English papists Daniel o fflinn & his son John o fflinn of Shanekeill in the said County smithes Zabulon Orton of Ballynemultina in the said County yeoman (an English protestant) James o Hay & Rory mc Mahowne both of Coolehesty in the said County yeomen donogh o Phelane & his son John o Phelane & William mc Henry all of Dromore in the said County yeoman & diuers others whose <symbol> names he knoweth not [symbol] The deponent further saith That Edward Butler of Clare in the County of Tipperary Esquire Pierce Cantwell of Muckarky in the County of Tipperary gentleman James Butler son to the said Edward together with theldest son of the said Cantwell whose name this deponent knoweth not did aboute the xxiiijth of January last publickly declare and averr that the lord Montgarrett Theobald Purcell alias baron loghmoy & Richard Butler of Kilgash aforesaid & all other their Comanders had a Comission from his Maiestie vnder the greate seale of England for authorishinge their actions & for the extirpation & vtter rooteing out of all English protestants in this kingdome of Ireland that would not conforme themselues to the Church of Rome He likewise saith that James Hay & Roger mc Donnell of Coolehustie in the said County of Waterford Mohowne ô Lyne of Aglis in the said County & diuers others whose names he knoweth not vpon the xijth of ffebruary did stripp and take away the clothes of Ann Bucknor of the adge of two yeeres William Bucknor of the adge of one yeere (this deponents ex children) whereby the said William Bucknor & Ann languished (as this deponents Conceaues) both dyed thereof aboute two monthes after The deponent further saith that Phillipp Hill of Milmalosh in the said County of Waterford did relate to this deponent in the presence of Rowland Davenporte an English protestant that Owen ô Shely of Dromany in the said County gentleman yeoman did say That the lo: president of munster was a greater rebell then those that he had burned & killed in the County of Tipperary Hee lastly saith that he was offred (and the message sent by Therlagh o Bri{en} a dominican ffryar from Richard Butler of Kilcash aforesaid Esquire) that if this deponent would put away his English servants & keepe none butt Romish Catholiques & yeeld vp vnto them his armes & take his oath to doe noe detryment to their army (as the said Therlagh termed it) that then thes said deponent would dwell safely in his house & plow & sowe till Easter followeing all which the deponent vtterly refuseing to doe the said rebells robbed him of all And further he canot deposeth that thaboue robberies were {comitted vpon} this deponent (as he is credibly informed by his servants & neighbors
fol. 262r
1611
By thaboue named persons & further he cannot deposeJohn B{ucknor}
Jurat coram nobis
17o Juny 1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell
fol. 262v
1612
Waterford
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John Bucknor
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