Deposition of Epenetus Bellewe and Turlagh O Donnell

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Epenetus Bellewe of BallymcRedmond in the par{ish} of Kingroan barony of Courcy & within the Coun{ty} of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne {&} examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or about the 5th of January last & since the begining of th{e} presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & was dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt value of 220 li.
Of Cowes heiffers steeres yeerlinges and horses to the value of two one hundred & ten pounds. Of houses [ ruin? ]ated and Corne in house & haggard to the value of ten pounds. The deponent saith that he lost by meanes of this presente rebellion six pou{nds} sterling parte of his last Michelmas rent due from the vn{der}named person s Irish papists vzt donogh o ffarrell Patrick e o dollane William o Connell donnell duffe dermod o M a digan syvane ny shane But i n regard the said parties are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them. The deponent further saith that by reason of this rebellion his said horses & cowes were taken from him he is hindered in his [summer?] tillage {of} English Barly & oates & the proffitt of his said cowes wh e{ rein } consisteth the occupation of his said farme being the subsistance of his wife children & family to his losse hee hath lost in the benefit of his farme of Kilkerrane aforesaid to the value of damadge of foure score & fifteene pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to Two hundred & twenty pounds. This deponent further deposeth and saith that vpon the 5th of Janua{ry} last or therabouts there came to his house at BallmcRedmond aforesaid betweene nyne or ten a clock at night one Phillipp Barry of ouldhead in the said County gentleman on{e} Callaghan of in the same yeoman John Griffin of the sam in the said County yeoman (whoe presently after went foorth in rebellion) do{n}nell mc Richard of the same in the said County yeoman Dermod Ma{di}gan of the same in the said County yeoman Donogh o Madigan of {the} [ ] same yeoman Knoghor Moore of in the said County { }

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& others (all servants as yet to the lord Courcy) armed with pikes guns and swoords & broke open a [sheepen?] doore locked with an Iron locke & tooke out of the same thirteene milch and Incalfe cowes two heiffers one steere & one bull, & afterwards forceably entered that time of the night this deponents dwelling house & came into a backe Courte & brake vpon the [royles] of the said Courte doore & tooke out then hence with force & armes nynteene horses & then & there tould they were sent by the said lord Courcy to distraine the said horses & Cattle for rent. & within a day or two afterwards his lordshipp sent a lettre to this deponent (nowe produced & shewed before vs). Intimating thereby that if the deponent would enter security for his rent due at May following his lordshipp would restore the said Cattle & horses backe againe which this deponent refuseing to doe his lordshipp euer since deteined the said Cattle & horses from him. Aboute the 10th of March last the troopes of Kinsale goeing vpon seruice to the Country [ ] mett with a prey of Cowes among which there was found two of this deponents said Cowes formerly taken away from him which two Cowes it pleased Capteine Adderly comander of the said troope to restore to this deponent & being sent to his land, within two or three dayes after the said lord Courcye haueing Intelligence therof sent one of his servants Garrett Rosse whoe forceably tooke away the said Cowe which his lordship euer since detaineth from this deponent. This deponent lastly saith that this act e of <A?> his lordship p in time of peace is against lawe & conscience & had he any loyall or goode Intention in th eis rebellious times would haue forborn these uniustifiable actions & haue fought & that the said Lord Courcy hath no way no way laboured howe he might haue releeved the distressed English in his barony which he

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In noe respecte hath don to any any within the same but hath griped on them for sheltring their goods & Chattle{s} within his bawne in exactions & vncauscionable d{e} <D> mands. All which induceth this deponent to beleeue his ill affection to the English & his neutrality to haue stood in the ex [ ] pectation of that issue this rebellion would produce. His lordshipps owne woords confirmes this deponent to beleeue soe much, for his lordshipp & this deponent aboute the last last day of ffebru{ary} last or thereabouts haueing some discourse concerneing this rebellion his lordshipp then said he would neuer out till he were therevnto inforced which argues noe constant loyalty in him. He further saith that aboute the 15th of March last John stepny of Garrylucas in the said County gentleman was murthered in the high way as he is credibly informed. likewise one Arthure Glanfield servant to this deponent was likewise murthered about the last of March last but by whome he knoweth not, & further he deposeth not
Epenetus Bellew
Thurlagh [mark] O Donnells marke
The said Thurlagh the same time was sworne & exam{ined} & tooke his oath before vs that the deposition touching the taking away of the deponents cattle by the commaund of the Lord Courcy & hands o{f} his seruants is true in euery circumstance
Jurat coram nobis
decimo Octobris 1642
Phil: Busse
Tristram WhetCombe

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Epenetus Bellewe Exam.
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