Deposition of John Thomas

Collection: Bysse Depositions

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-10-22
Identifier: 822126r108

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Cork
Deposition Type: Bysse
Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Robbery, Words
Commissioners: James Wallis, Philip Bisse
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 126r


1703
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John Thomas late of CartCoolKinedane in the parish of Brittway and barony of barrymore and County of Corke Tayllor A Brittish protestant duly sworne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saieth that on or aboute the last of January last past and since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland hee lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattels to the severall values following vizt value of 49 li.
Of Cowes (whare of six foure ware his owne & the rest of the proper goods of William Hussey yeoman this deponents vncle) to the value of eighteene foure pounds. of one peece swoord to the value of twenty shillings He was expelled & driuen away from his said farme where he left in Corne in ground which he conceaues to be lost to the value of fiue pounds The deponent saith that by me anes of this presente rebellion he was dispossessed of a parcell of land at CooleKinedane aforesaid wherin he had a lease o f seaven & twenty yeeres to com e woorth aboue the landlords rent fiue pounds per annum wherin he is damnified fortie pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to fortie nyne pounds. The deponent saith And that aboute the last of January aforesaid this deponent for feare of the rebells, & for his better safeguard remoueing his said Cattle & goods to the Castlyons, this deponents landlord Teige ô Brien of Killinecurry in the said County Esquire accompanyed with the number of three score armed men vizt Cnoghor o Brien of the same gentleman Richard mc Dauid of Curragh Dermod in the said County gentleman William mc Dauid of the same yeoman three sons of Morris o Glassane of the same William o Kerne of Kilnecurry aforesaid sheepheard Teige ô Brien of the Dissart in the said County gentleman & his son in lawe whose names he doth not remember, Cnoghor o Sullyvane of CooleKinedane in the said County yeoman & diuers others whose names he doth not nowe remember


fol. 126v


1704
came [from] the Kings high way and Cnoghor oge of Ballygagha in the said County weauer Donnell o Lea of the Disert in the said County husbandman, & diuers others whose names he doth not remember then & there in a rebellious maner with force & armes tooke away from this deponent his said Cattle & disarmed this deponent of his sword vseing many threatning woords & caryed this deponent strongly guarded as a rebell to Castlelyons The deponent further saith that the nexte day afterwards the said Richard mc Dauid & the said Cnooghor o Sullyvane came to this deponents house & then amonge other woords threatned to burne this deponents house & to rost his wife by the fire or woords to that effecte & further he deposeth not
John [mark] Thomas
his marke
Jurat coram nobis 22o
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis


fol. 127r


1905


fol. 127v


1706

John Thomas Exam
Cork

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Deponent Fullname: John Thomas
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Tailor
Deponent County of Residence: Cork
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Teige , Cnoghor o Brien, Richard mc Dauid, William mc Dauid, Morris o Glassane, William o Kerne, Teige , Cnoghor o Sullyvane, Cnoghor oge, Donnell o Lea
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Landlord, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel