Deposition of Richard Williamson

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Richard Williamson of the Towne & parish of Moalloe within the County of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 11th day of ffebruary last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & hasth beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 880 li.
Of Cowes horses mares & sheepe to the value of two hundred & fortie pounds Of his Corne in the barne & house & his hay to the value of two hundred & ten pounds Of houshould goods to the value of one hundred & fortie pounds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of fifteene pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion his house & other buildings were in Moalloe aforesaid were ruinated & spoiled to the value of thirtie fiue pounds He likewise saith that his corne in ground is woorth three score pounds sterling which he conceaues to be lost The deponent saith that he lost by meanes of this rebellion the benefitt of his farme at Moalloe afores a id woorth thirtie pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent which he valueth it was woorth before this rebellion the summe of foure score & ten pounds ster ling He further saith that the de ponent in the right of his wife Grissell Williamson (the deponents wife) hath likewise lost by meanes of this rebellion the annual rent of 30 li. pounds per annum payable vnto her by John Harrisson Esquire & Gamaliel Waters Esquire dureing her life which the deponent valueth to be woorth one hundred sterling The totall of his losses amounts to eight hundred & foure score pounds sterling besides the losse of his freehould land woorth coibus annis fortie pounds per annum which he leaues to future Consideration He lastly saith that he was robbed of the said goods aboute the time aboue mencioned by the lord Montgarretts army my lord Roch my lord of Ikerin my lord of Castleconell Theobald Purcell alias Baron Loghmoregh mc Donogh of Duhalla & diuers others out in rebellion further & lastly he deposeth not that this deponent haueing the Comand of the shorte Castle in Moalloe aforesaid he was ey witnes of it when [ ]

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as Jonathan Smith & Edward Proctor (two brittish protestants) were then & there killed in the defence of the said Castle by the said parties or at least by some of them that they co m anded there rebells & further he canot depose
Ric: williamson
Jurat coram nobis
vltimo die May
1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse

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