Deposition of Thomas Whiteby

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Thomas Whiteby late of Cullen in the Baromy of Clanwilliam and County of Tipperary gentleman, a brittish protestant duly sworne and examined before vs by vertue etc. deposeth & sayth, that about the fowrth of Decemb: last past, and since the beginning of this rebellion, he lost he was robbed and forceably despoyled of his goods & chattells, to the seuerall values following, viz’t worth 760 li., Part consisting of debts owing by such as
Of Cowes , oxen, Bullocks, horses mares, & sheepe to the value of three hundred, and fifty pownds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of thirty pownds. Of Corne & hey in the haggard to the value of threescore and ten pownds. Of Corne in ground to the value of fifty pownds, which he conceiueth to be lost. Of Debts to the summe of ten pownds which before this rebellion were esteimed good debts but now became desperate by reason the partyes indebted are out in actuall rebellion, as Miles Mc Cragh, of Killenenallaffe <A> in the county of Tip: gentleman Derby Ô Conner Doctor of Phisick of ffarrenenacy in said county Murtogh Ô Hiffernane of [Alemppoug] in said county gentleman Knogher Ô Hiffernane of the same gentleman. Murtogh Ô Brian of Cladoltan in County of Limrick gentleman att Derby Ô Rein of Sallahud Esquire all rebbells, & therefore this deponent cannot gett any satisfaccion from any of them. Also he sayth by means of this rebellion he was dispossessed of the benefitt of a lease of Bartas in said county worth ouer & aboue the LandLords rent the comunibus annis twenty pownds per annum hauing a tearme of thirteene years to come, in which he conceius himselfe damnifyed togethr with his expence in building & otherwise the summe of two one hundred & fifty pownds. also of the benefit of anothr lease in Cullen aforesaid, worth ere the beginning of this rebellion aboue the landLo rds rent comunibus annis twenty pownds per annum, haui ng a tearme of eight years , yet vnexpired in which he conceius himselfe damnifyed togethr with his Improouments in building & otherwise the summe of one hundred pownds. the totall of his losses amounts to the value of seau’n hundred, & sixty pownds. He also sayth that he <A> was robd of his quick goods: by Danyell Roe of Clanbrick gentleman he was robd of his houshold goods by William Bourk of Clath Clofullourd in county of Limrick ge Esquire. Lord Brittas son; & Derby Rayne of Sallahud in county of Tip: Esquire. Turlagh mc Brian of Castletowne, in the baroney of Conogh <county of Lim:> Esquire; Turlagh mc Brian. Tho: mc Cragh of BallyOwen in County of Tipper: gentleman he was robd of his corne in the haggard by ffraunces the wife of John Lacy of Carickittle in county of Limrick gentleman He likwise sayth that Josias Broome of Cullin Blacksmith, John Coate of the same husb: & his wife; and the wife of William Blacke of the same tanner, James Bush of the same seruant to Roger Jones gentleman Agnis Deyre of the same Wid: and an old man calld Syms, who came to the castle of Cullen for refuge: Philip Bellringer of the same husb: Richard Pullin of the same sawyer with diuers others to the number of twenty fiue persons protestants were all stript & murdered about the twelfth of this present moneth by the hands of William Burke aforesaid, & Murtogh o Hiffernan aforesaid & their followers to the number of one hundred rebbells: the said Burke hauing sent a letter to the Constable of the Castle of Cullin, wherein he said that he thought he had don good seruive in the aforesaid slaughter, by dealing with them according to their owne desert which letter is by the deponent to be produc’t & deliuered to the Comissioners. he further sayth that one William Blake of the said Cullin tanner was stript, & robd of eighteene pownds by the meanes of the Lord Burk of Castleconnell. He also sayth, that the said William Burk & Derby Rayne sayd, that they fought for the king, & we the protestants were the rebbells; & that they had it vnder the {kings} owne hand & broade seale to shew for what they did, & that the king was proclaymd traytour

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by vs in England: and also that the Protestants would make the <C> prince a bastard, he lastly sayth that Richard Ely of Cullin aforesaid Merchant, & his wife & children turnd papists, & William Wigmore of the same Cowper turnd papist & rebbell. Valentine Palmer of the same shoomaker turnd papist & rebbell. and also Teig o Grady of Kilkellane Clerk Cha Chauncellour of Emley & Teig O Hyne of Bally o Cahane Clerke formerly reputed protestants & since this rebellion turnd Papists. & further he cannot depose.
Thomas Whitbie
Jurat coram nobis 27th day of
Aug: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Hen: Rugge

Tho: Whitebyes Exam:
Tipperary

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