Deposition of Henry Bellingham

fol. 64r

Henrie Bellingham of Phillipstowne in the County of Cath{erlagh} gent aged twentie Eight yeeres or thereabouts beeing sworne and examined deposeth that by meanes of this present rebellion hee hath bin deprived of robbed and dispoiled and for the present hat{h} lost the seuerall goods and Chattells hereafter menconed to the value of the seuerall sumes heereafter specified as hee beleiveth in his Conscience. And as for the manner of the takeing of his said goods and Chattells awaie hee referreth the same to the Examination of his mother who was overseer of his house and goods in Phillipstowne aforesaid hee the said Henrie bee not beeing at Phillipstowne since these Combustions happened in that parte of the Countrie neither beeing present at the takeing awaie of anie of his said goods

li.
Inprimis of all his Corne & graine standing in his haggard
to the value of ..........................................................................................................120__00__{00}
of Cowes & young Cattle to the value of..................................................................080__00__00
of sheepe to the value of...........................................................................................060__00__00
of saddle & plowe horses & mares............................................................................065__00__00
Of household stuffe, provision for house keeping, poultrie fireing
and necessaries belonging to a house to the value of...............................................049__00__{00}
of two Reekes of Hay to the value of........................................................................010__00__00
of Cartes Carres, implements for ploweing & other Lumberments to the value of..010__00__00
of Corne in ground to the value of.............................................................................150__00__00
Item there is oweing to the said Henrie Bellingham the summe of 293 li.
i s. which by reason of these combustions are become desperate
some of the parties oweing the same beeing in rebellion and others
by reason of theise troubles beeing robbed are disabled to pay him........................293__01{__00}
Item the said Henrie was expulsed of a farm which hee
had in the said Countie of Catherlagh which cost the
said Henrie and wherevppon the said Henrie expended
in building and improveing the same the sume of 300 li.........................................300__{00__00}
and that the same was then worth soe much & that the estate of the said Hen{rie}
<is now of noe worth>
Monies disbursed for the vse of the Parish Church of
Phillipstowne aforesaid the sume of .......................................................................00{4__00__00}

[<apist> from

fol. 63v

]

15

fol. 64v

Item the said Henrie had an Employment in his Maiesties Court
of Exchequer which was worth 200 li. per annum And which by reason
of the present [ ] Rebellion is become of little or noe value
& already he hath thereby lost.............................................................................Cl li.
<In toto 1275 li.>
H: Bellingham
Jurat May 11 1642
Joh Watson
William Aldrich

{35}
Com catherlagh
Margery & Henry Bellingham
of Phillipstowne
Jurat xio May 1642
Intw
Cert fact
Hand w
4 25 Nov

+

16