Deposition of William Blackburne

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William Blackburne of the Cittie of Dublin Inholder sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof viz hee hath bin & is forceibly deprived, robbed or otherwise dispojled of his goods chattells debts & meanes of the value of CCC li. or thereabouts And thereby hath bin forced from his course of liveing whereby he could haue inriched himself to the vndoeing of himself his wiffe and child, And this deponent being soe dispojled above twoe yeres since tooke up armes & became one of the warders of the Castle of Dublin for which he should haue hadd iij s. vj d. euery weeke besides allowance of victualls for euery weeke out in of the Castle whereof they haue receiued nothing vntill about 3 months since that they only receiued ij s. vj d. for a month for their allowance of victualls which formerly as he is credibly informed was worth 24 s. the month, his whole losses amounting to CClx li. or thereabouts
William Blackborne
Jur ixo Jan: 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton

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Dublin
William Blackburne
Jur 9o Jan 1643
Cf

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