Deposition of Henry Pope and Thomas Colman

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Henry Pope late of Scartagh in the parish of Shandron barony of Offa and within the County of Tipperary husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Co m mission to vs and others directed (beareing date &c concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the Brittish protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith.
That aboute Christmas 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 82 li.
Of cowes heifers yeerlinges horses one mare one coult & swine to the value of one and fortie pounds ten shillings Of houshould stuffe to the value of fiue pounds Of hay & corne in stacke to the value of foure six pounds He saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his farme at Scartagh aforesaid where he lost of corne in ground the last harvest the woorth of ten pounds. The deponent further saith that he was dispossessed of the third parte of the land of Scartagh aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of seaven & thirtie yeeres yeett to come his enterest in the same he valueth to be woorth Twenty { } pounds for soe much this deponent was offered fo { r } the same before the begining of this rebellion. The totall of his losses amounts to foure score and Two pounds. The deponent refferreth himselfe to Thomas Popes examination concerneing the takeing away of his this deponents Cattle, for they were taken away in maner & forme as the said Thomas his Cattle, & by the same

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<A> parties The deponent being further examined deposeth; That diuers English and Protestants in or neere Cloghine in the said County, & Tenants to Sir Rich: <B> Everard of Everardscastle in the said County Knight & barronett were by comand from the said Sir Richard in or neere aboute Cloghine afo resai d the first of Jan 1641 or therabouts were dissarmed, some haueing fowleing peeces others swoords & this deponent had then & there taken from him a muskett woorth sixteene shillinges or therabouts his cause of knowledge is that he sawe their armes in the said Castle afterwards & that one of Sir Richards one domestick servants his porter took away this deponents said muskett This examinat likewise saith: That aboute the time first aboue mencioned this deponent amonge others being protected in the said Sir Richards Castle for three & Twenty weeckes dur eing that time (before they could come to the English quarters) he sawe and obserued at or aboute shrouetide 1641 the lord of Mountgarrett & Phillipp o Dwire of Dondrum in the said County gentleman with diuers others to came to Everards Castle aforesaid late at night comeing back from Mallo <C> where they were pilladging & robbing the Country, & there entertained with meate drink & lodginge without any resistance of the said Sir Richard and but rather as this deponent beleeueth with the free consent of the said Sir Richard, the motive that induceth this deponent soe to beleeue is, that all the day before their comeing there was such preparation and dressing of meat in Two seuerall kitchins in the said house one wherof [ ] was before that day allowed for the English to dresse their meate in but then comanded to leaue the same for the said Sir Richards servants to

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dresse meate for the said parties, Thomas Colman the yonger late of Garrne=diloonagh in the said County Carpenter this day was produced as a witness <D> before vs & being duely examined and sworne be vpon the Holy Evangelist by vertue of the said Comission deposeth. That the deponent and other English and protestants in or neere Cloghine aforesaid were dissarmed in maner as it is already deposed by the said Henry Pope, his cause of knowledge is, that he being tenant to the said Sir Richard & liueing in his house for three & twenty weeckes fo rweeckes since this rebellion, he sawe seuerall armes for brought in to the said Sir Richards house which was taken from the English in or neere Cloghine aforesaid, and likewise dureing the the time of his being in the said house, he sawe & obserued the said parties aboue mencioned entertained in the said house in maner and forme as is already declared & further he deposeth not.
Henry H Popes mark
Thomas Colman
Jurat coram nobis
13o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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The examination of
Henry Pope
Tipperary

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