Deposition of Thomas Williams

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Tho: Williams of Santrie in the County of Dublin husbandman laborer sworne and examjned deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion That is to say about the begining of december 1641 before the burning of Clantarf or the the battaile or skirmish at Swordes in the County of Dublin: Hee this deponent was at Santry aforesaid forceibly depriued robbed and dispoyled of a Cow and a Mare of his apparell howsehold goodes & other thinges worth about vj li. xiij s. iiij d. being all the goodes he had & had his howse pulled downe to the grownd But hee himself with his wiffe & children escapeing away with their liues fled to Dublin And further saith That those Rebells that robbed & spoild him were his neere neighbours & thus named vizt James Lickin <A> of Santry aforesaid laborer sonn to ould Lickin of the same farmer William Cantaun of the same laborer Andrew lickin of the same brother to the said James, & Caddell sonne of Caddell of Moretonn in the said County gent (whose elder brother was a Captain of Rebells,) and by others whose names he cannott expresse: And further sajth That the Rebells in those partes of the County of Dublin about One fortnight before this deponent was soe robbed did robb & dispojle of their Corne cattle and other goodes divers some of the deponentes english and protestant neighbours vizt Mr Henry Brereton Cleark minister of Santry & one Mr Doby of Corballyes nere Santry gent And would as he is verely perswaded haue robd the rest of the protestant English, but that for feare and saffty they were fled away & taken away alsoe their goodes with them: And this deponent hath for 2 yeres been a souldjer against the Rebells under Captain Smith But haveing bin since sick and weak gott none of his pay or entertainement for nere half a yere last past: & now with his wiff & children are is like to starue, As they had done if the charitys of good people had not releeued them,
<Dr J H B>
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Jur xo Jan: 1643 coram
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
774

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Dublin 230 121
Tho: Williams Jur 10o
Jan: 1643
Intw 1 dec

775