Deposition of Charles Horneby

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1174
Charles Horneby late of Comens Towne in the Parrish of Burgage and Barony of Talbotts Towne within the County of Wicklowe gent duely sworne before his Maiesties Commissioners deposeth That about or on & betweene the first day of december & the flast day of January last past he was Robbed & dispoiled of his goods at Comens Towne aforesaid of the values following (vizt) In Corne in the haggards foure score pounds or there abouts in hay Turffe & houshould goods fifty five pounds or there abouts, In Cattle Twenty pounds or there abouts, In a lease building repaires & improvement of land Three scoure pounds or therebouts in debts by spetialtys ffifty pounds in debts with out spetialtyes Ten pounds In Corne vpon the ground Thirty pounds or thereabouts in all amounting to <305 li.> Three hundred & ffive pounds or there abouts besides the deponents present & future damage thereby sustained The greatest parte whereof was taken as this deponent is informed by his servants, By or by the meanes of Captaine Anthony <A> Daniell of Burgage Moile in the County aforesaid & his souldiers who then said as this deponent is likewise informed That they were the Queenes souldiers for in England the Queenes Preists were slaine therefore the king had given them leave to kill the English & that if they Could take either this deponent of his wife they would Cutte them as small as herbs to the pott, for they had fasted & prayed & god had heard their prayers & delivered the English into their hands, They alsoe stript this deponents sonne & his man servant & put a sword to his breast & Threatend to kill him if he would not goe alonge with them, other partes of his goodes there [ ] were taken by Patricke Daniell of Burgage aforesaid <B> Arthur Cavenaght of the Three Castles in the County aforesaid & his souldiers, The residence were taken by John Sharwin & his sonnes of Miniffin in the County aforesaid All which Circumstances concerneing the said Rebells & Outragies this deponent with his servants can & will [ ] to Justify
Charles Hornby
Jurat xxiijo Aprilis 1642
John Sterne
William Aldrich

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Charles Horneby of
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Wickloe Jurat xxiijo
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