Deposition of Richard Hobson

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Richard Hobson of the Citty of Dublin Vintner sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion & by meanes thereof he hath bin and is deprived dispojled and dampnified in his goodes chattells & estate aboue 40 li.: And besides the deponent lost the [ ] benefite of his trade & profession which manteined him his wife children & family in decent manner. And at length about [ ] November 1642 one Connock Liuetenant to Maior Woodhowse in the Regiment of Colonell Richard Gibson comeing [ ] in a furious & desperate humour into the deponentes howse (he being then Constable) cawslesly & furiously assaulted and sett vpon him this deponent, & with his rapier run the deponent through his left arme which hurt brought him the deponent into a feavor & sicknes whereof he kept his bed, & at the same tyme the said Lieutenant Connock struck this deponentes wiffe (whoe then was the very staff of his Livelyhood & manteinance) such a blow on her head, that thereof shee fell into a languishing sicknes & disease which within a weeke killd her & the deponent from that tyme till now of late contynued of in sicknes. Soe as when he recouered he was left worth nothing at all, And whereas he hath lately taken vpp armes & is & hath bin a souldier for his Maiesty vnder the Comand of Sir Tho: Rotheram knight [ ] A great part of his entertainement is & hath bin deteined & kept from him Soe as he hath suffered and is lyke yet to indure much want & misery
Signum [mark] predicti Ricardi Hobson
Jur vltimo Augusti 1644
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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Dublin
Richard Hobson
Jur vltimo Augusti
1644

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