Deposition of Thomas Wills

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Thomas Wills late of the Bohir parish of Templecalla Barony of Duharra and within in the County of Tipperary blacksmith (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith That on or aboute the first of december last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 89 li., Part consisting of a debt due by
Of Cowes heiffers yeerlings horses & one hogg to the value of fiftie three pounds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of Twelue pounds. Of hay & Corne in the haggard to the value of eleaven pounds. Of Corne in ground nowe lost by meanes of this rebellion to the value of ten shillinges. The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of the said lands of Bohir wherin he hath a lease of two yeeres & a halfe, woorth to this deponent fiue pounds a yeere cleere wherin he is damnified ten pounds. Of debts amounting to seaven & forty shillings due from Randiffe Richardson of Cranagh in the said County yeoman formerly a protestant but since this rebellion turned papists therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from him. The totall of his losses amounts to foure score & nyne pounds. The deponent saith that aboute the same time confideing much in the loyalty of Derby Mulryan of Ballynehensy in the said County gentleman left parte of his goods in his custody to the value of eleaven pounds nowe lost in regard the said Derby is out in open & actuall rebellion, he alsoe saith that Therlagh oge o Bryen of Belline in the said County gentleman Doctor sowes a massprest of Templecallagh in the said County Kennedy mc Cnoghor of ffaghar in the said County gentleman Teige mc Kenedy of Kilmastalloon in the said County gentleman came with force & armes vpon this deponents said lands and

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Then & there caryed away all this deponents Cattle and deuided the same amongst them. & further he deposeth not
Thomas T Wills mark
Jurat coram nobis
17o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Hen: Rugge

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The examination of
Thomas Wills
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