Deposition of Alice Poore

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23o Junij 1643
Alice Poore the wife of Henry Poore late of Murphies Towne in the Countie of Dublin yeoman, aged ffortie yeares or thereabouts being duly sworne vpon the holy Evangelists deposeth and saith <A> That Mathew Talbott of Kilgobbon in the said Countie gentleman haueing some Comaund amongsts the Rebells, some of his souldiers (as they termed themselues) shortly after the begining of the Rebellion Came vnto the farme at Murphies towne aforesaid where this deponent and her said husband then dwelt, and by force and violence toake from the said Land seaven horses and Mares belonging vnto the deponents husband, for which he was offered in the tyme of peace ffiftie Three pownds sterling; whoe with the assistants of one Dauid Coward (a natiue of this Country and then a servant vnto the deponent) carryed them vnto Pourscourt vnto the said Mathew Talbott where he then resided, which horses and mares in respect of the tymes now she estimates but at ______________________________________ 30 li. sterling
And further the deponent saith That by direccion of the said Mathew Talbott and for his use there was taken away from Murphies Towne and burnt asmuch hey belonging vnto the deponents husband as was well worth ____________________________________ 30 li. sterling
And further she by virtue of her ot oath saith That on St Thomas day 1641 she being robd by some of the souldiors of the said Mathew Talbott (as they termed themselues) and beaten whoe by violence toake from her the horse she ridd on, and Tenn shillings six pence in money out of her pocket, she went vnto the house of Mrs Talbott at Kilgibbon aforesaid, where she with her sonne Mathew Talbott aforesaid, Katherin Talbott her daughter and the preist were present, and on her knees desired her, that the one halfe of the money might againe be restored vnto her to buy some corne to releiue her selfe and her poore cheildred, but she being a woman not moued with compassion answered that the money were better to remaine with her sonne then with the deponent and to that purpose her said daughter Katherin spoake in Irish that it should not be restored vnto her soe that at that tyme the deponent lost besides her horse
the sume of ________________________________________________ [ 10 li .] 10 s. 6 d.
And further the deponent by virtue of her oath saith That shee haueing a stack of wood and turfe for her winters fuell the said Katherin Talbott sent her Tenants & servants for the same and burnt and spent it in her house: To the deponents damage at least __________ 4 li. sterling And further by virtue of her oath saith that she hath been robd by the Rebells in that countie of ffower heifers
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Heifers well worth ___________________________________________ 1 li. 10 s. sterling
Soe that the deponent and her husband by meanes of this Rebellion cannot be less damnified
then ______________________________________________________ 70 li. sterling
Alyce [mark] Poore
Jurat Jun: 26. 1643
Joh Watson
Will: Aldrich

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