Deposition of Thomas and Margret Lewis

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Thomas Lewis late of the Towne & parish of Tibbrid in the barony of Effa and within the County of Tipperary yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission to vs & othe rs directed (beareing date the 5 th day of March Anno domini 1641) concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants wtihin the Province of Muntser &c. deposeth & saith. That vpon the second of January 1641 the deponent lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 98 li.- 9 s.
Of cowes horses & swine to the value of eight & twenty pounds nyne shillinges. Of houshouldstuffe weareing apparell & pro u ision to the value of Twenty thirty pounds. of corne in the house to the value of Twenty pounds. The deponent saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme & house where He left in corne in ground the woorth of ten pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland He was dispossessed of a parcell of land parte of Tibbrid aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of nynteene yeeres to come whereon this deponent had layed out chardges in buylding vpon the same, in his losse of the benefit of the said lease he accounted to himselfe damnified ten pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to foure score & eighteene pounds nyne shillinges, besides the losse of the benefit of foure seuerall clerkshipps in the said County woorth Comunibus annis thirtie pounds per annum which he leaues to consideration. The deponent being further examined he deposeth that aboute the second day of January as aforesaid James Butler of BallyShane in the said County gentleman haveing then in company

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with him John Butler of Rosg in the said County <B> gentleman Pierce Butler of the same gentleman Richard Butler & Thomas Butler of the same gentleman Derby [mc] Donnell of Ballygrynane in the said County gentleman Cowne o Donnell & Richard o Donnell of the same gentleman William mc Shane of Ballyloghane in the said County yeoman & diuers others to the number of a hundred armed men whoe with force & armes in a rebellious & hostill maner in the night time assaulted this deponents said house & then & there conveyed away this deponents goods & stripped this deponents wife Margret Lewis of the cloathes of her backe & the said parties that night before the nexte morneing robbed & pilladged neere Two hundred families english & protestants eight miles round aboute the said Towne of Tibbrid <they> vseing then these woords or the lik in effecte to this deponent & others yow rogues (meaneing the English and protestants) get yow gon into your owne Countrey unto England & further he deposeth <C> not Margret Lewis the wife of this deponent this day came before vs & being examined & sworne vpon the holy Evangelist shee deposed that the contents of this bill is true &c
Thomas Lewes
Jurat coram nobis
viiijo Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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The deposition of Tho=
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