Deposition of Thomas Pope

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Thomas Pope late of Scartagh in th e parish of Shandron bar ony of Offa and within the County of Tipperary husbandman (a brittish protestant) du ely sworne & examined before v s by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs or any Two or more of vs directed (beareing date &c. concerneing the losses robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That vpon the third day of January 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values follow e ing vzt. value of 99 li.
Of cowes h ei ffers yeerling es and horses to the value of seav en & f fortie pounds . Of houshouldstuff & fr iz e & proui s ion to the value of five six eight pounds. Of c orne in stack & hay to the value of eight twelue pounds. Of garden fruits to the value of 4 li. He was expelled & driuen away from his said farme & h ouse where he left of Corne in Ground to the value of Twelue pounds Of debts amounting to 10 li. due from diuers distressed protestants disenabled by this rebellion The deponent likewise saith that by meanes of this present e rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the third part e of half e a plow e= land at Scartagh aforesaid wheri n he hath a lease of seav en & thirtie yee res ye ett to come his e nterest in the said lease before this rebellion was w o orth to be bought and so ld T wenty pounds for soe much this deponent was offered for the sa me. The totall of his losses amounts to four e score and nyne teene pounds. The deponent being further examined deposeth. That about Christmas 1641 this deponent, William Masters of Scartagh aforesaid & Henry Pope of the same yeomen English protestants perceauing all the County of Tipperary riseing in rebellion & stripping & robbing the English therabouts this deponent & the rest then and there coming away from their said

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<B> farme to prevent the same with their Cattle, the vndernamed persons with force and armes pursued this deponent & the rest to a place called Cuclegh in Sir William ffentons Contry & that by directions from Sir Richard Everard of Everardscastle Castle in the said County Knight=Baronet the names of the parties are these namely Molmo rry mcCrath [ ] of Kilcarran in the said County yeoman Morris mcShane of Seghsessraghmany in the said County yeoman John oge o Hilighane the elder & John oge o Hilighane the yonger both of the same yeomen William o Clara of Carrigmore in the said County yeoman Edmond Casse alias Brien of Car the same yeoman with at least Thomas Tobin Richard o Shea both of Everardscastle aforesaid yeomen, Rory mc Crath of the same & at least a score more of the servants sarieants & tenants of the said Sir Richard who suddenly surprized this deponents said Cattle & brought them home againe, The deponents cause of knowledge is, that it was don by directions from the said Sir Richard, for nexte day after the said Cattle were taken away from this deponent he came to complaine to the said Sir Richard, whoe threaten this deponent to hange him. He further saith Henry Pope late of <C> Scartagh aforesaid yeoman this day was produced by the said Thomas Pope as a witnes before vs and beinge truely examined & sworne vpon the holy Evangelist deposeth that thother examinats estate comes to noe lesse then fourescore and nyne pounds lost by this rebellion in maner & forme as he hath already declared, his cause of knowledge is, that he liued in one Towne with him many yeeres whereby he came to the certaine knowledge of the particulars of his losses He alsoe saith that he was present when the said parties forceably rescued the said Cattle & knewe them to be

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followers & servants to the said Sir Richard and was likewise present when the said Sir Richard did threaten thother deponent in sorte as he hath already declared. & further he deposeth not
Thomas [mark] Popes marke
Henry [mark] Popes marke
Jurat coram nobis
13o Martij Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse.
Ric: Williamson

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