Deposition of Richard Skinner

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Richard Skinner of the black Ancker in the parrish of Moone and County of Kildare Inholder sworne & examined saith
That about the xth of december last he this deponent at the black Ancker aforesaid aforesaid was robbed & dispoiled of his goods and chattles to the values hereafter mencioned vizt of corne worth 20 li. of hay worth 20 li. of garrons worth x li., of Cowes worth x li. of ready mony xxx li. apparell xxx li. plate iij li. Ringes v li. Howseholdgoods & proffitts of gardens worth Cxlij li. in Corne debts [ ] li. 52 40 li. In corne xij li. in bookes xxxvj s. In all worth CCCiij li. x s. By Alexander of Ewstace of the parrish of Mooney <A> in the said County gent Thomas ffitzgarrald of Bealand Esquire Rowland Ewstace of Mooney Esquire gentleman Thomas Ewstace his eldest sonn John Ewstace his second sonn Walter Ewstace his third sonn, William Birne servant to the said Rowland Ewstace, Teige Birne of Moone yeoman John Beaghan of Mooney yeoman Walter Ewstace of the same yeoman all of the said County of Kildare and a greate number more of their complicees and confederats Rebells whose names he either knows not or cannott now Remember And further saith that the said Alexander Ewstace & the most of the said Rebells first tooke this deponents wife and hanged her vp by the neck seuerall tymes & lett her downe againe and bett her greevously and wounded her with a sword to confesse her mony And afterwards the next day this deponent being fled away to the towne of Moone was there seised on by the Rebells aforesaid whoe carried him to the bridg there where they stripped him stark naked, and with skeanes stabbed him in divers parts of his body & vowed to throw and drowne him in the water
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him in divers parts of his money to confesse money takeing him somtymes by the beard & with a knife which they la{y} to his throate threatening to cutt his throate, And tooke his privie members in their hands and threatened to cutt them of wherevpon this deponent confessed the haveing of xxx li., & tould the Rebells where it was soe as they tooke it from him, And further saith that this deponent haveing sent to one Mr William Archbold of Timolin in the said County Esquire one Trunck wherein some of his said goods were worth 100 li., The said Mr Archbold Archbold was soe threatened as with the Rebells as he tould this deponent for keepeing of English goods That he durst not keepe the said trunck but sent it home againe soe as the Rebells tooke it from this deponent
Richard Skinner
Jur 8o ffebr 1641
Roger Puttocke
John Sterne

[ ] Kildare 0
Rich: Skynner Jur 8o ffebr. 1641
Cert fact
Intr 10 dec.

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