Deposition of William Norton

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William Norton late of Thurlis & barony of Elyogarty and within the County of Tipperary husbandman (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne and examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c. deposeth & saith That on or aboute three weeks before Christmas last & since the beginning of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt
Of Cowes heiffers calues horses mares & one coult at Thurles aforesaid to the value of foure six score and thirteene six pounds ten shillings. Of hay & Corne in the haggard & house to the value of foure & twenty pounds nyne shillinges. Of houshouldstuff & houshould prouision to the value of threescore one & fiftie pounds foureteene shillinges Of weareing apparell to the value of ten pounds. The deponent saith that he was by meanes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of his said farme wherin he had a lease of 18 yeeres to come woorth Comunibus annis ten pounds per annum aboue the rent which lease he valueth to be woorth three score pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred foure score & one pounds thirteene shillinges. The deponent saith that Theobald Purcell Esquire alias Baroun Loghma & diuers others in company with him whose names he knoweth not. And further he deposeth not.
William [mark] Nortons mark
Jurat coram nobis 12o
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse Jam: Wallis

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The examination of
William Norton
Tiperary

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