Deposition of Elizabeth Collop

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Elizabeth Collop the Relict of Christopher Collop late of Giltowne in the County of Kildare yeoman now dec sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begyning of the present Rebellion, That is to say about the xijth day of december 1641 Her said husband (whoe was then alive but since died, & she were forceibly depriued robbed & dispoyled of their at Giltowne aforesaid of their beasts horses howsholdstuffe hay apparell provision improvements buildings and other goods & Chattells of the value and to their losse of Clxxij li. ster By Morrice Ewstace of Castlemartin in the County of Kildare Esquire whoe with his souldjers & followers first forceibly seized on and tooke away from Giltowne all the Armes that the English hadd there & then robbed (of this deponents owne Knowledg) all the English inhabitants of Giltowne aforesaid: which said Morrice Ewstace sayd in the deponents hearing That he was sorry that he rose or tooke armes noe sooner, and protested to old Mris Burrowes that she was might as well g lett him haue some of her goodes mony as not for that ere long she would not bee left worth a smock [ ] to her back. And shee further saith That the servants or souldiers of the said Morrice ffitz Ewstace tooke away a studd of horses of or belonging to Erasmus Burrows Esquire and was were assisted by one Edmund Mc Garret of Cannycourt in takeing away of the Cattle from Giltowne, And saith that the said the Morrice ffitz Ewstace much laboured the said Mris Borrows & mr Richard Edward Burrows to goe to Masse but could not prevaile & told the said Richard Edward Borrows that Morrice ffzgarret of Ballysannon had vowed that neuer a Burrowes in Ireland shold liue
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Jurat xo Jan 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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Elizabeth Collop Jur
10o Jan: 1643
Intw 12 dec

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