Deposition of George Bellwood

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George Bellwood late of Kildare (Registrer of the dioces) & Countie of Kildare sworne & examined saith that since the begining of this present Rebellion in Ireland and by meanes of the same he hath bene robbed dispoiled or otherwise depriued of his goods chattles & debts to the values followeinge vizt of leases one studd of maires Cowes other cattle & househouldstuffe neare Dunganon in the Countie of Tyrone worth 300 pounds, Of bedding, linen pewter plate, weareinge cloathes & other househould stuffe by mr Henry Dempsie brother to <A> the nowe Lord of Clanma Lyrogh, one Causbie neare the Munnie in the quens Countie & there followers, worth one hundred pounds he further deposeth that he was robbed as aforesaid of horses mares Colts, garans, Cowes, shepe, Corne, hay, house, land, househouldstuffe & house hould prouision worth by Garold ffitz Garold of Brownstown gent Henry ffitz Garold nowe of Kildare gent the sonnes & tenants of Charles Connor of
& Alexander Connor of dunmurrie in the Countie of Kildare gent worth sixe score pounds he lost alsoe in readie money the sume of fiue pounds And he further saith that he hath debts due to him in this Kingdome by such as are eyther in open Rebellion or else such as haue bene vtterlie robbed and spoyles the seuerall summes of money amounting to the summe of a hundred & fiue pounds He further saith that he is depriued & dispossesed of his Registers place worth fiftie pounds per annum He likewise deposeth that he being in one [ ] mr Cusackes house of Trubley in the Countie of Meath there came one Jans thither whoe said he came from Swords and begun to tell what newes they there heard from Dublin the said mr Cusacke did asked him howe they could heare newes from dublin whoe answered that he heard euery thing that was done in dublin <B> by a boy that he sent to his father Alderman Jans whoe sent them newes wherevpon the said mr Cusacke answered that he did admire what hopes they meaning the protestant s had of themselves vnlesse that there would not be trees enowe found in Ireland to hange them all
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jurat 26. Martij 1642
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{George Be}llwood Jur 26o
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