Deposition of William Belcher

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William Belcher Lefine in the parish of Templetinny in the barony of Offa and within the County of Tipperary husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641) concerneing the 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 25th day of december Anno domini 1642 he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt
Of cowes yeerlings heifers horses mares & sheepe to the value of threescore and one pounds ten shilleings Of houshouldstufe & leather in pitts woorth foure forty shillinges. Of hay & corne in stack to the value of thirteene eighteene pounds sixteene shillinges He alsoe saith that he was expelled and driuen away from his said farme of lefine aforesaid where he left in corne in ground to the value of one & thirtie pounds. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the lands of lefine & a grist mill vpon the same wherin he hath a lease for Two liues the losse of the benefit of the said lease & his enterest therin he esteemes amounts to the sume of forty pounds. He is dispossessed likewise of a parcell of land of Balline in the County of Waterford wherin he hath six yeeres lease yeett vnexpired woorth ten pounds per annum afore the landlords

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rent he conceaues himselfe damnified thirty pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred three fourescore & sixteene three pounds & further he deposeth not
William W Belchers mark
Jurat coram nobis
15o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

The examination
of William Belcher
Tipperary