Deposition of John Horton

fol. 264r

1615
John Horton late of Ballymorl in in of the parish of Clashmore in the barony of Deces in the in the County of Watterford yeoman (a brettish Protestant) beeing dewly Examined by vertue &c deposeth & saith that on Newes eaue last e last hee was robbed of his goods & Chattells to the vallues ffolowing vizt value of 91 li. 2 s. part consisting of
Of Cowes and swyne to the vallue of three score & six five pounds: Of six stocks of bees worth six pounds of howshold stufe to the vallue of Nyne pound six shelings on garding plote to the vallue of two pounds on stacke of hay in hagard to the vallue of six pounds also in debts Of graseing due vpon Amos Godsell & his brother impouerished protest ants by this rebellion <the some of thirty six shillings> dew the som of eighteen shillings bee fore this present rebellion & now bee com desperat by reson of some of that ar in rebellion as hee vnder [specfighed? ] Debts due from the Rebell Walter Mansfeeld of Ballamulteen in the parish of Clashmore & barony of deces & County of Watterford gentleman Hee also saith that hee was expelled and driuen away ffrom his said ffarme by one Walter Mansfeeld & Jon Mansfeeld his brother thretning the said John Horton to take his life if hee ded not sudently depart and ffurther hee cannott deposeth that the totall of his losses amounts to foure score & eleaven pounds two shillings & that & was by the meanes of Walter Mansfield of Ballymorlin gentleman & his son John Mansfield of the same gentleman & diuers others of the rebells but their names he knoweth not He lastly saith that Henry linkhorne & his wife of Kilmore in the parish of Classmore & County of Waterford an English protestant were killed by the rebells in those partes as this deponent is credibly informed & further deposeth not
John [mark] Hortons marke
Jurat coram nobis
15o Junij 1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse

fol. 264v

1616
The examination of
John Horton
Waterford
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Reu
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