Deposition of Rowland Williams

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Rowland William of Vske in the County of Kildare gentleman duely sworne and examined deposeth and sayth, that since the begininge of this present Rebellion he hath beine stript robbed or otherwise dispoyled by the Rebells of his seuerall goods and of the seuerall values followinge vizt In Beasts and other Cattle [ ] of English breede worth Cx li. In househouldgoods worth Cxx li. In Corne in the Haggard and in g rounde worth Cli li. In Implements and vtensells of Husbandry worth 5 li., In Hay worth xxv li., In other househould provision xxx li., And this deponentth further sayth that by the same Rebellion he is expelled and deprived of his house and ffarme in the said towne of Vk Vske which this deponent holdeth by lease from the right honorable Adam Viscount Loftus of Ely for 36 yeares yett to come, ffor whose [which] his said interest in the said ffarme he this deponent was be not longe before the beginninge of this Rebellion offered one hundred poundes ster And this deponent was alsoe lost in his owne, and his wif wiues and Childrens apparell worth xxx li. And further sayth that he was robbed by the Rebells of a Certificate vnder the late lords Lieutenants of the Councells hand of his longe service done to the Crowne, for which he was promised to haue a proportionable share of plantacion land in the plantacion estated vpon him in the first plantacion that should fall should be settled, but now is like to loose the same for want of the said Certificate, The totall of all which his said losses (besides his the said Certificate) amounteth <545 li.> to the summe of 435 li. 545 li. By or by [ ] And he further sayth that all his said goods and Chattles aforesaid were taken away by the seuerall R parties Rebells <A> followinge (vizt) Allexander Eustace of Blackrath in the County of Kildare gentleman, Thomas Eustace of Calvinstowne in the said County a Captaine Rebell Oliver mc Walter of Brittas in the Barony of A in the County of wickloe Hugh maile an other Captaine Rebell, Thomas fitz Gerrald alias mc Edward of Browneston of the County of Kildare an other Captaine of the Rebells Thomas mc Edward alias ffitzGerrald of the same gentleman, Thomas Baggott of Tibberogan in the said County of Kildare gentleman, Thomas Mullmary mc keogho of knockandar
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Knockandarragh in the County of Wickloe a Captaine of a Company of Rebells, Edmond mc Teige of Blackrath <B> in the County of Kildare ffarmer, John mc Teige of the same ffarmer, David Birne and Thomas Birne of Killanine in the said County ffarmors Donnogh mc Keogho & william ô Hamin{ } of Killgowin in the said County ffarmors and Owin Maguire Thomas Grace and Teige Birne of Vske aforesaid ffarmors And this depo And Rowland Eustace Arthur Eustace sonnes to the aforesaid Thomas Eustace of Calvinstowne, And And Walter Eustace and James Eustace brothers of Calvinstowne aforesaid gentlemen, And one David Eustace brother to the said Thomas Eustace And that all the parties aforesaid were {there} att the takinge at the tyme of the takinge of his said goods and in actuall Rebellion, and haue ever since soe remained, And this deponent further sayth that he hath often heard the aforesaid Thomas fitz Gerrald of Brownstowne say that there should noe Englishmen live amongest them in this Kingedome neither Lawyers nor others, and that if the Kings would not accept of what rent they antiently payed his predecessors he should haue nothinge to doe with this Kingedome any land that hath beine held, they held, or wordes to that effect
Signum
Rowland [mark] William
Jurat 20o April 1642
Roger Puttocke
William Aldrich

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Com Kildare
Rowland Williams
Jur 20o Apr 1642
Cert fact
Intw hand w
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Theis following are
not examined

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