Deposition of William Gellson

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William Gellson of Arkeloe in the County of wickeloe gent sworne & examined aged thirtie sixe yeares saith that hee was robbed at Arkeloe in the County of aforesaide vppon the twentith day of Nouember last by the Rebbells and that hee had taken from him by the Burnes & the Doyles & in that County in moneyes & bonds to the valew of fowre hundred & thirtie fiue pounds & in household goods & other prouition to the valew of thirtie fower pounds allso in herringe netts & a salmon seane to the valew of three pounds & in hay worth three pounds allso one lease of the Abby in Arkeloe which hee holdeth from the Right Honorable the Lord Esmond at the rent of three pounds tenn shillinges haueing e in reuertion thirty three yeares vppon which hee bestowed one hundred and fiuety pounds in the buildinge of a faire stone house & malt house which weare worth ouer & besides the rent fower & twenty pounds per annum the which houses as hee is credibly informed are [defuiled] by William Handwicke <A> & Richard Foster of Arkeloe & other Rebells Allsoe one other lease of houses which hee held in Arkeloe aforesaide called by the name of [Gannife Gainse] from william Plunkett Esquire for the which hee payed the yearely rent of fowerty shillinges haueing a lease of twelue yeares in reuertion which was worth sixe pounds per annum ouer & besides the Lords rent which was worth in valew fiueteene pounds all which seuerall somes in tot o amount in toto to the some of sixe hundred & fowerty pounds ster. And further he deposeth that that at the Surprising of the Castle of Arkeloh Luke Birne was Collonell and <B> had in company some [ ] fifteen seventeen hundred persons rebells and persiving that the Constable of the Castle wherin wer the goodes of sundry English and the Castle wer in danger of betraying by Anthony Poulton some Irish in the Castle and the deponentes life in danger he betooke hymself with some amunition to sea in a cocke boate, and was driven by contrary wind to Weixford where meeting with the Lord Esmond he deliuered the same to his Lordship for the fforte of Duncannon in revenge of which service by the deponent in Carrying away the amunition aforesaid this deponent is credibly informed that William <C> Handwicke and Richard ffoster fell vpon this deponentes house & ransacked & spoyled the same, the amunition soe carried away were
<1 barrell and quarter of powder 3 barrell of bullett 18 peices two bills & 1 halbert besid swords
Will: Gellson
Jur xio Jan 1641
John Sterne
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William Gelson Com: Wickloe
Jur xio Jan: 1641
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