Deposition of Grace Gilbert

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-03-28
Identifier: 815199r275

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Queen's Co
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Robbery, Stripping
Commissioners: John Sterne, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


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Grace Gilbert Late of Mountmelicke in the Queens County relict of Walter Gilbert gent. duely sworne and examined sayeth that about the Latter end of November Last past, she was robbed despoyled and dispossest by the traitors and rebbells and here with expressed and their rebellious Company of the goods & Chattles houses buildings in the said towne of Mountmelicke to the particular valew and summes to them respectively annexed
In householdstuffe as Linnen 12 bedds pewter brass vessells to the value of 60 li.
or therabouts ________________________________________________60 li.
In wood haye garden hoggs & horses 12 li. or thereabouts ____________12 li.
More dispos s es t of & Lost in buildings of severall shingled houses of Claye worke stables and offices, wheron had been expended sixty pounds or thereabouts ________60 li.
More deprived & dispossesd of a parke wheron had beene lately expended in rayling ditching & quicksetts 10 li. or therabouts ___________________________________10 li.
In severall debts by persons in rebellion and dispoiled by the rebellion ___30 li.
Robbed of & striped of apparrell & mony, fforty shillings, and an hoges head off beefe, and 3 barrells of malte ______________________________________________06 li.
By the undernamed Rebells viz John McLarence of Cappenskerry gent Teige McDonnell Teige McDonnell John Mcffirr Patricke mc firr Teige Mcffirr Donagh Dolyn and his wife <A> Murtagh McShane of Melicke and all of the parish of Rallabay Ros s onallis and Territory of Oregan and all them a multitute of both of men women & children of the said parish all nymble and forward in executinge of in this robbery and rebellion att which tyme the said Rebbells swallowed vp the goods of all the english protestants there and expelled & trust out this deponent and sundry other brittish protestants of good ability naked, and destitute of releefe from theire houses and habitations, to the wide world.
Grace [mark] Gilbert her marke
Jurat 28th Aprill 1642
John Sterne
Will: Hitchcocke


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Deponent Fullname: Grace Gilbert
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Widow
Deponent County of Residence: Queens County
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Walter Gilbert, John McLarence, Teige McDonnell, John Mcffirr, Patricke mc firr, Teige Mcffirr, Donagh Dolyn, Murtagh McShane
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Mentioned, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel