Deposition of Edward Beecher

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Edward Beecher late of Buttfeildstowne in the parish of Ballefoyle barony of Kinallegh & within the County of Corke gen, (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute theCandlemas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 38 li.
O f sheepe to the value of on pound Of weareing apparell to the value of fiue pounds Of Corne in the haggard to the value of Twenty pounds Of three stockes of bees to the v a lue of fortie shillings The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he lost of Corne in ground to the value of foure pounds O f debts amounting to the sume of six pounds due from the vndernamed certayne rebbells of Inferiour ranke whose names he canot now depose the totall of his losses amounts to the value of thirty eight po w nds He also sayth; that one John Sellers of Raghbarry millar was murderd by the beseidgers of Raghbarry about on the 29th of August last nere the Castle of Raghbarry aforesaid. he also sayth that one Tho: May nere Rosse Carbry gen: late lately a reputed Protestant, & is now since this rebellion turned Papists, also he sayth that one Chistopher Rosgill nere Rosse Carbry an ancient souldyer, and one Tantaly of Rosse Carbry barber were carryed away from nere the Castle of Rosse Carbry where Rosgill was killd with a pike by one James Lambart of Rosse Carbry a rebell; and the said Tantaly was there hang’d by the company of the eldest son of fflorence mc Carty of Benduffe gen: he also sayth that during the seidge <of> Raghbarry the beseidgers that w lay intrencht within shot of the Castle oftn calling out to the beseidged Parliament rouges rebbells & doggs with <diuers> words to the same [ ] purpose & further he cannot depose
Edw: Becher
Jurat coram nob: 22o Octob:
1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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Edward Beechers examination
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