Deposition of Edward Horsey

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Edward Horsey late of Athcrosse in the parish of Templemolaggy barony of Condon & Clangibbon and within the County of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duley sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs & others directed (beareing date the 5th day of &c depose Concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the Brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That vpon the 25th day of December Anno domini 1641 or therabouts & diuers times since this rebellion lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 912 li.
Of Cowes heiffers yeerlings oxen horses mares sheepe & swine to the value of one hundred three score & seventeene pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of ten pounds Of hay and Corne in stacke to the value of fiue and Twenty pounds The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the lands of Athcrosse aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of foure score and seaven yeeres (or therabouts) yeet to come haueing layed out in buylding & other necessary Improuements vpon the same at least one hundred pounds payeing [ ] forty pounds per annum to the landlords which rent this deponent purchased before this rebellion for Two hundred pounds payeing onely but forty shillinges dureing the said time in which lease this deponent conceaues himselfe damnified seaven hundred pounds The totall of his losses amounts to nyne hundred and Twelue pounds The deponent saith That vpon aboute the begining of January 1641 or therabouts Sir Edward

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<B> fitz Ha rris of Cloghnorfy in the County of lymerick Knight then goeing out in open rebellion his Tenants and followers came to the lands of Athcrose aforesaid & there from thence drove and caryed away this deponents Cattle aboue mencioned likewise he saith that And aboute the same time Morris o Connery of Rathgorne in the said County gentleman entred this deponents house at Athcross aforesaid & from thence carryed away parte of this deponents houshould stuffe his cause of knowledge is that this deponent demanding of the said Conery Connery why he tooke away his said houshould stuffe he then & there made answere to this deponent it was for his this deponents goode which Morris Conery is nowe in open & actuall rebellion to this deponents knowledge & neuer since gaue any satisfaction him to this examinat for the same his said goods He being further examined deposeth that And aboute the 25th day of October last this deponent Comander in cheefe of the Castle of ould Castle Towne in the said County two of his warders comeing to Mitchelstowne were one of them was shot by one Collins an English papist liueing vnder Sir Edward fitz Harris & thother taken prisoner & murthered but by whome the deponent canot tell, their names that were soe murthered & shot are these namely William Bunt of Castletowne aforesaid yeoman & William Tirry of the same yeoman he saith that since that time & in or neere aboute the 13th of febr last Robert Mitchell (another of the warders of the said Castle) was murthered not farr from the said Castle but by whome he cannot tell

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& lastly the deponent saith That aboute the first of this month one Henry Holyday formerly a reputed protestant but since this rebellion turned papist was then aprrehended by Leiutenant generall Purcells forces at Cushingtowne in the said County and carryed to a place called the Read shard in the said County where he and Morris o shighane of the same gentleman were hanged & further he deposeth not
Edward Horsey
Jurat coram nobis
16o marty 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: williamson

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