Deposition of Edmond Frances

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Edmond ffrances late of Kilcarrune in the parish of Shandrum and within the County of Tipperary Carpenter (a brittish protestant ) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission vnder the broade seale of this Kingdome (bearing date the 5th da y of March 1641) concerneing th e losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion Comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That vpon the second of January 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 140 li.
Of cowes hei fers mares & one horse to the u al u e of eight and fiftie pounds: Of houshould stuffe & tooles to the value of seaven pounds ten shillinges. Of hay in stacke {&} fuell for fireing to the value of fiue pounds ten shillings The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of a parcell of land of Kilcarroone aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of fiue and thirtie yeeres yeet to come wher{in?} haueing layed out much chardges in buyldinge fenceing and Improueing of the same woorth aboue the landlords rent before this rebellion nyne pounds in this lease life he beleeues he is damnified three score and ten pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred & forty pounds. The deponent further saith, that aboute the day & yeeres abouewritten his horse & mare were taken away by directions from the lord of Cahir, and likewise his Cattle & other goods were then & there forceably taken away by James White of Garransalla ganag h in the said County gentleman & William mc Thomas

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Of the same yeoman, his cause of knowledge being that this deponent aboute soone after the same time this deponent being in Sir Rich: Everards Castle the said James White came <B> thither, & then this deponent begged of him to giue him some releefe he possesseing parte of his Cattle, which he said White denyeing saidth Is it not as good for yow that I should haue your goods as the lord Mountgarrett, whereby this deponent came to the knowledge howe that he was partaker with them that robbed him & further he deposeth not
Edmond [mark] ffrances his marke
Jurat coram nobis
12o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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