Deposition of William Kingsmill

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William Kingsmill of Ballybegg in the parish of Ballybegg Buttevant & Barony of Orrary & Kilmore within the Countie of Corke esquire (a Brittish protestant) beinge duely sworne & examined vpon oath before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs & others directed (beareing date the 5th of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) touching the losses & suffrings of his loyall subiects (protestant) within the province of Munster deposeth & saith That on or aboute the first of November last & since the begininig of this rebellion in Irland he hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles & debts to the seuerall values following vizt worth 7242 li. 12 s. 1 d. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed Rebells vizt
Of his cowes oxen horses mares & sheepe vpon the land of Piltowne in the County of Waterford to the value of two thousand & fiue pounds sterling Of his enterest in the said farme of Miltowne woorth till this rebellion to the value of three hundred pounds which he doth not expecte to enioy till peace be settled in Irland Of his cowes oxen bulls horses & marses at Ballyowen in the parish of Eny in the County of Cross Tipperary to the value of nyne hundred & seaventy pounds sterling In wooll 150 li. Of mony lent to Walter Saule freehoulder of the said land of Ballyowen in mortgadge for the said farme & lands seaven hundred pounds which he esteemes to enioy noe benefitt by vntill peace be setled in Irland Of his cowes sheepe & horses at Ballybegg in the County of Corke to the value of one thousand eightie seaven pounds sterling of corne & hay in the haggard & house to the value of two hundred pounds sterling Of his Corne in ground at Ballybegg aforesaid to the value of a hundred pounds which esteemes to be lost because of the presente rebellion Of his houshould stuffe to the value of a hundred pounds Of his entere s t in the said farme of Ballybegg in the parish of Buttefont woorth to the value of fiue hundred pounds sterling which he expects not to enioy till peace be settled in Irland Of his enterest in a lease of Ballyderune in the parish of Kilcrumper in the County of Corke woorth vntill this rebellion to the value of two hundred pounds Of his enterest in a lease of ffreduff neere Cashell in the County of Tipperary woorth till this rebellion one hundred pounds which he expects not to enioy till peace be settled in Irland Of his debts which before this rebellion he accounted good debts due vpon Richard Hackett of Cashell merchant

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<B> Walter Hackett of Dually in the County of Tipperary gentleman the summe of one hundred & one pounds but nowe the deponent expectes neuer to receaue noe any satisfaction from the said parties being that nowe they are in actuall rebellion he further saith that John Wise late of Ballyowen (lately kiled by the rebells in the defence of the castle of Ballyowne aforesaid) John Hodder late of Ballymcowe in the s aid County esquire & ffrances Perciuall of Imogane in the said County gentleman, William Burnam of Crogh gentleman, William Dampier late of Breggoge gentleman, Hanniball Horsey in the parish of Carrigybricke gentleman, Thomas Bowlls late of Ballinebowll gentleman, ffrancis Beedle & Steephen Chiuerey of Malloe William Holyday of Ballytemple clerke Dau i d Reyne of Ballybeg Thomas Crogh of the same yeoman Cnoghor mc Donogh Donell mc Donoghine & Donogh R oe his sone of the same Teige o Keiffe of the same Dermod o Callaghan of the same John mc Walter all which parties Brittish & Irish are indebted to the deponent in the sume of six hundred seaventy seaven pounds twelue shillings and a pen n y & in regard the said parties are robbed & soe disenabled on their estates by reason of this rebellion the deponent hath expecte noe satisfaction from them He further deposeth that he is credibly informed that mc Donogh loghertie in the said County Esquire & Donogh o Callaghan of Duhalla in the said County gentleman & (reputed captaines among the rebells as he is informed) were they that robbed the deponent at Ballybegg aforesaid aboute the t ime aboue mencioned He further saith that he is informed that Welsh son & heire of Sir Nicholas Welsh & his company were they that robbed him at Piltowne aforesaid The d eponent further saith that he w as robbed at Ballyowne by rebells whose names he knoweth not further he cannot depose The totall of his losses amounts to seaven thousand two hundred fortie two pounds twelue shillings & one penny
Wil Kingsmill
Jurat 2o die
May 1642
Ni: Philpot
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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The examination of
William Kingsmill
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