Deposition of John Watkinson

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The information of John Watkinson Parson of Castlecomber in the territorie of Idough in the Countie of Kilkenny touchinge sworne & examined deposeth and saith that his losses sustained from the 26 th day of November 1641 by the insurrection of Thomas since the R ebellion began in goodes and chattles amounts to the some CCxxi li. xvij s. and that he is like to losse the & presente Rebellion benefite of his parsonage worth lxxx li . per annum vntill a peace be setled by and by the meanes of the insurrecion & rebellion of Thomas Butler and Richard Butler of Collalyne of the parish of Castle Comber and by the insurrection & rebellion of Richard Butler of Confiley in <A> the same parish & Countie, and by the insurrection & rebellion of John and Edward Brennan of the Parke in the same parish and Countie and of Owen Brennan of Keltowne & Jeffery Brenna{n} of Crocknacloufe of the same parish & Countie and of Thomas Evars of the Clogh of the same parish & Countie and of John Bryan of Whitewall in the Countie of Kilkenny and of Phillip Pursell of Ballefoyle and of Pattrick Pursill of the parish of Desart in the Countie of Kilkenny: and of Barnaby Dempsie of the Knock in the Queens Countie and of Walter Archard of White Castle in the Countie of Kilkenny and of John Murphin of Castlecomber in the same Countie some of these assuming themselves the name of Captaines and the rest men of noe meane note & estate with many other theire confederates of ordinarie ranck whose names I know not: But aboue all the Lo: Montgarret himself who by Letter vnder his owne hand & by his Agentes Captaine <B> Philip Pursell & Captaine John Bryan aboue named threatned the overthrow of the Castle of Castlecomber and have it now in theire keeping where the deponent was made by force of Armes to leave behind me in that Castle
<the most> divers of his said goodes & chattells
2 great Desks of books worth................................................ 15__0__0
A Trunk full of lynning & clothes ......................................... 16__0__0
bedding & furniture worth ..................................................... 08__0__0
Brass pewtar chestes & coffers.............................................. 1__10__0
Potts & Panns & marmetts ....................................................... 4__0__0
A warming pan a close stoole & pan ....................................... 1__0__0
They tooke also violently from me in Milch Cowes,
and yong cattell , & sheepe , worth .......................................... 27__0__0
In horses yong & old worth.................................................. 22__18__0
In swine & geise & cocks & henns ........................................... 2__0__0
In corne Threshed & vntreshed .............................................. 17__0__0
In meate & provision for the house
as beife, bacon, wood, cole candles, salt
butter cheese ............................................................................ 09__9__0
In houshold stuff left at my dwelling houses
as cables chaires, bedsteeds, stooles, bruing vessel
& the like................................................................................. 20__0__0
In hey & in building a barne.................................................... 13__0__0
in boards & plankes................................................................... 2__0__0
In debtes ................................................................................. 45__0__0
my Parsong wo r th _80 li. per annum
summe is 221 li.__17__0
in futur 80 li. per annum
1064 [symbol]

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<hand> I the said John Watkinson doth depose deponent further sayth that one of the Brennans did in a most vnchristian & savidge manner vpon <C> his comm with his sword cleave in sunder the heade of a poore child vizt one Richard Barnard the sonne of Alexander Barnard which child came with leave from the Rebells vnto his Father who notwithstandinge at his returne was soe cutt by the saide Brennan & before he was quite deade was carried by the said Brennan & hanged vpon his Fathers Tenter hookes:
I alsoe And further deposeth that James Kevan Vicar of Castlecomber hath revolted to the Mass & hath ioyned himself vnto the popish faction & doth in the Kathedrall Church of S. Kennyes in Kilkennie as it is generally reported exircise his skill in singing & playing vpon the organe
per me Johannem Watkinson
Jurat 28o April 1642
William Aldrich
Randall Adams
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Com Kilkenny
John Watkinson
Jurat 28o Apr 1642
Intw handw
copia Cert fact
8 of Kilkenny is in Kild 100
9 of Kilkenny in Kild 100
10 of Kilkenny in in Kild 100
11 of Kilken: is in Kild: 114
12 of Kilkenny is in 87 of Kildare
13 of Kilkenny is in}
14 of Kilkenny is in}111 of Q
15 of Kilkenny is in }
Exr
80
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