Deposition of John Barnard

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John Barnard Late of the Castle Graige part of the Lands of Ballylynan in the Queens Countie Esquire sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That att divers dayes & tymes since Christmas Last this deponent was by the Rebells in the queenes Countie aforesaid forceibly ep expelled & driven from his said howse of Craige, & inforced with his wife children & family to fly to the howse of Captain George Grymes called by the name of Ballilinan Castle a & this deponent being an ancient souldier & haveing beene a Lievtennant in the tyme of the late queen Elizabeth in her warrs here, did advise and ioyne with the said Mr Grymes not only in defending the said Castle against the Rebells but as many of the placs and parts thereabouts as they possibly could: ffor which purpose they vnited & Joined all together all the armes amunition & provition they possibly could gather together But about the tyme of this deponents comeing away from his said howse, and at djvers tymes since Hee this deponent was deprived, robbed, or otherwise dispoiled of his goodes & chattells of the values hereafter mencioned, Of Beasts and cattle worth CCxl li., Horses Mares & geldings worth about 30 li. xl li., Sheepe worth x li. Howshold goods worth CC li., Corne in the Hagard worth Cl li., & deprived of Corne in the ground worth C li. Hay worth xx li., and this deponent hadd his howses pulled downe & wasted together with his orchards gardens & improvements whereby and by being expelled & dispoyled of his farme which before the rebellion was worth clerely worth xxxv li. per annum his terme being 50 yeres and now esteemed worth nothing he is

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Dampnified CCC li., at the least Soe as his losses amount In all to the sume of one thowsand and threescore pownds ster And saith that the parties rebells that soe expelled & robbed him and those that hee knew to bee in open action of this present rebellion were & are theis parties that follow vizt, William Hetherington of Ballironan in the queens County Esquire Peirs <A> ffitzgarrald his son in Lawe: Barnaby dempsie nere Ballinekill Esquire in the same County James Donnell of Tennikilly in the same County Esquire a Collonell of the Rebells Dennisthis deponent late servante very many of the ô Brenans vizt about 200 [ li ] all ledd on by Phillip Purcell of Ballifoile in the Countie of Kilkenny Esquire, Sir Morgan Cavenaghe ofin the County of Catherlagh knight Dermott Cavenagh slayne at Killrushe <B> Walter Bagnall of Dunleckenny in the Countie of Catherlagh Esquire Edwards Wall of Ballenekill in the County of Catherlogh Esquire Edmond Wall of Rowghland in the County of Catherlagh Esquire Robert Hartpoole of of Shrowle in the Queenes <symbol> County Esquire Tho: Ovington of Ballilehane in the same Countie Esquire John Ovington of Killebban in the queens Countie Esquire, which said persons and a great number of other Rebells did twice beseige the said Castle of Ballilenan whilest this deponent was there, but were repulced & (as this deponent hath beene credibly tould) the some of the same Rebells have beseeged the same Castle

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since this deponent came from thence three dayes together but were at length repelled and driven away
John Bernard
Jur 7o Junij 1642
Joh Watson
John Sterne

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