Deposition of John Downeinge

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John Downeinge Leftenant; of Lissowne in the paris{ } in the Barrony of Ouonagh within in the Countie of Tipperarie gentleman (a brittish protes{ } Duely sworne and examined before vs by vertew of &c depoposeth and saieth that on or about the 16th day of Nouember last and since the begininge of {this} present rebellion hee lost and hath beene robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chatles to the sevarall values followinge vizt to the value of 1000 li. str
Of Cattell as Cowes heffers year e lings horsses Mares sheepe garrons and hogges to the value of fower ffowre hundred and sixteen pounds ster. Of houshould prouision Mault and houshould goods to the value of of hundred and sixtie pounds ster. Of Implyments of husbandry to the value of thirteen pounds ster. Of Corne in stake to th e value of one hundred ffortie and fower pounds ster. Hee further saeth that by meanes of this rebellion the deponent was expelled and driven away of his farmes and howsses where hee left in Corne in ground to the value of thirtie pounds ster. which hee conceaues to bee lost The deponent likewise saieth that hee was dispossessed of his ffarme called Lisowne in the said Countie of Tipperarie woorth Comunibus anis twentie fower pounds ster per an n um over and aboue the landlords rent wherein hee had a lease of twentie and nyne yeares to come which hee valueth to bee worth one hundred and nyntie pounds ster. Of depts which this deponent accounted good depts before this rebellion amountinge to the summe of ffitie fiue pounds ster. due vppon Sir Robert Tirrell knight Edward Springe gent and Walter Trauers disabled protestant s by meanes of t his Rebbellion as also one Miles Magragh of CnockRenny in the Countie the deponent had debts owing by Myles Magragh of Clock[ ] of Tipperarie gent. now in actuall rebellion therefore the deponent doth verily thinke hee cannott gett satisfaction fr om them, The totall somme of his amounts losses amounts to one thousand { } pounds sterlinge
Hee this deponent further saieth that parte of his goods were taken aw{ } mc Cahir and his sonnes and the ffree houlders of the parish of Downe { } <A> of Limericke other parte taken by Miles Magragh of Cloghredge in the Co{ } Tipperarie gent and his servants another parte taken away by Morris Bogg{ } towne in the Countie of limericke gent Dermod o Brien of Grallagh { } of Limericke gent and their Tenants and ffollowers All in actuall Re{ } likewise deposeth that James Gould gent Ann Downeinge and Geor{ } were murthered by John o Kenedie of Downe Alley in the Countie of { } John Trauers Cornett to the Lord of Downegarvanes troope and Robert Downeinge ge{ } by Co{ } and his followers, and Robert Richard Mayn Clarke and Pierce Coyne gen{ } of Castle Connell and his followers, James Hooker and George { } togeather with the Number of ffiftie men whose names this dep{ } breth nott by the Burks of Cloyne Clan-William in the Countie of { } <B> Hicket gent by Morris Baggott of Baggotts Towne in L{ } Richard Downeinge gent by the Lord Roch And Steephen { } mc Cragh and one other Souldier whose name the depone{ } vnder the comand of Sir John Browne and Captaine { } of Walstowne gent and John Danane of Dannanstowne { } gent. Lastly this deponent saieth that hee heard John Walch { } of Tipperarie gent [layer] vtter and say these traiterous woords vizt { } Rebbells tooke armes to mainetaine the Kings prerogatiue and had { Eng}lish and take away their . goods John { }ayd these { }

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That they (meaneinge the Rebbells) tooke armes to Mainetaine the Kings prerogatiue and had Comission vnder the broad seale to expell the English <C> and take away theire goods and That Redmond hee heard Redmond Barry of Lissgriffine in the Countie of Corke gent vtter and say these traiterous words vizt That they (meaneinge the Rebbells,) tooke armes to maintaine the Kings prerogatiue and had Comission vnder the broade seale to expell the English and take away their goods And further this deponent cannott depose
John Downing
Jurat coram nobis
3o die Junij 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Ric: Williamson

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