Deposition of Thomas Parsons

fol. 241r

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This Deposition is the same with

fol. 2309

Tho: Parsons late of Killcollman in the parish of Ballyhay within the bar: of O rre ry & K ilmore & within the Com of Corke husbandman a brittish protestant duly sworne & examined before vs etc. deposeth & sayth that about Candlemas Christmas last was twelue month he lost was robbd & forceably despoyled of his goods & chattells to the seuerall vallue, following vizt value of 283 li. part consisting
Of Cowes, horses & sheepe to the value of fourscore & fourteene pownds. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of ten pownds. Of Corne & hey in the haggard to the value of fourscore & nine pownds, Of Corne in ground to the value of fourty pownds. Of gold rings & wearing apparell to the value of four pownds also he saythe that by means of this rebellion he is dispossessed of the benefit of his lease of Kilcollman aforesaid whe rein he had a tearme of eleu’ n years to come worth aboue the land Lords rent, twenty po te n pownds per annum, where in he conceiu s himselfe damnifyed in the value of fourty pownds. the totall al so of debts to the summe of six pownds, due from Rebells; as Teig O Conell of Ballystack aboue in the parish of Ballyhay aforesaid husbandman & John of twomond of Effin in Com of Lymrick husbandman & so he knoweth not any way how to gett satisfacion from any of them. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred & foure score & three pounds. He also sayth that Sir Edward ffitzharris his tenants tooke away twenty of his Cowes, the rest to the number of ten were tak’n away by one Casy of Rath Camon in Com of Lymerick gentleman about Christmas last was twelue month from the lands of Kilcollman aforesaid also he sayth that John Supple of Cragan & Morrice Supple of Ballycolly gentleman toke away the deponents horses, all except one horse, which was detayned by one John Nash of Ballysollogh in the Com of Corke husbandman the rest of his goods were tak’n away by the Army of the Lord Mountgarret, and by the seruants Richard McGibbons wife of Kilwhige gentleman together with Garret Supple Morrice Supple his son, & further he cannot depose.
Tho: [mark] Parsons marke
Jurat coram nobis 29o Martij
1643
Phil: Bisse
also he sayth that George Parsons of ffarnesessee in the parish of the parish of Ballyhay aforesaid husbandman a brittish protestant Lost, was robbed & forceably despoyled of his goods & chattells to the seuerall values following vizt worth 20 li.
Of Cowes & horses to the value of eighteene pownds of houshould stuffe to the value of three pownds. Of mault in the house to the value of twenty pownds. The totall of his losses amounts to the value of twenty fourty one pownds & further he cannot depose./
Tho: [mark] Parsons marke
Jurat coram nob: 29o Martij
1643
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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Thomas Parsons
Examination

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