Deposition of Richard Ridges

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<57> Richard Ridges of Mountrath in the Queens county yeoman duly sworne and examined deposeth That he lost by this present rebellion about the 22 of 9ber last these particulars In debts due on Rebels, and protestants dispoyled 125 li. In leases in the Lordship of Mountrath 54 li. In cattle, hay, househould goods, and gardens 30 li. More lost and dispoyled in the County of Catherlow in studd mares, colts, cattle, and househould goods 60 li. This deponent sent his wife to goe to Waterford for refuge, she by the way takeing her lodgeing at the Ross, was perswaded by the Inhabitants of Ross to abide there where she might be safe, because they had (as they said) a walled Towne and ordinance, but there aboute the 7th of Jan: last she was robbed and dispoyled, and stript of all she tooke with her, 2 fatt Cowes 14 good store of Butter and cheese, one best houshould stuff and apparell, to the value and damage of 40 li. as this deponent was credibly informed by a messenger whom he hired of purpose to goe to Waterford to bring him certine tideings of his wife and goods. And for particular persons that robbed her he canot depose, save that he hath ben informed that fflorence ffitzpatricks ffollowers robbed this deponent at Mountrah & Sir Morgan Cavannahs And Walter Bagnalls followers robbed this deponent in the County of Catherlow as he was informed He deposeth <C> that Mr Birne sonn in law to ffrancis Hisson of Clonard near Maryburrow told an other in this deponents hearing that fflorance ffitzpatricke after he turnd rebell was welcomed and intertayned at the said ffrancis Hissons house, and others commonly said it was so and that he was so drunck there, that if the said Hisson had given the lest notice thereof, he might easily have bin there surprised. And he deposeth that Thomas Harding near Mary burrow and Periman Gas sey Gossley of Ballyvoghan in the Queens County, by the comon report of many, and as this deponent verily beleeveth, did entertaine and welcome the said Rebell fflorence ffitzpatrick. He deposeth <D> that Captain Crosby ner of Clanreagh haveing taken some goods belonging to the rebells and among them aboute 17 Cowes belonging to the English, the said Capt restored all the goods belonging to the rebells, and kept to himselfe the goods of the English, as it was reported to this deponent by many souldiers of Maryburrow. And further he deposeth not.
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per me Richard Ridgen
jurat 11 Aprilis 1642
Roger Puttocke
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