Deposition of Edith Sugden

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Edith the late wiffe of Edit Tho: Sugden of Sct Jouhnstowne in the Countie of longford widow sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the presente Rebellion vizt on or about the xxiijth of October 1641 she this deponent was deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of the rents and proffits of her lands called Aghahilly and part of Lysomeighan worth per annum 40 li. whereof one yeres proffits, is already lost & the future is like to be lost vntill a pea{ce be establ}ished And of howsholdstuff worth 30 li., her interest of a leas{e for} which her husband gaue 35 li., and in debts amounting to 14 li. Her presente Losses in all amounting to Cxix li. Cxix li. & the future to 40 li. per annum as aforesaid And this deponent further sayth that shee was kept closse for a long tyme with her {v}ncle Mr Willoughby at his howse, for about 9 weeks and that she heard {} the Rebells often say That Phillip mc Mullmore o Rely was a foole for sending to the state with for any condicions of peace: ffor that they made noe doubt but within a fortnight to win the Cittie of dublin: & afterwards by strong hand to overcome all the Kingdome of England Ireland And sayth that before she came out of the Countie which was about a fortnight before christmas the Rebells within the County off ffermanaghe, had dispoyled and slaine at least a dozen good familys of her this deponents protestant neighbours
<119 li.-00-00
40 li. per annum>
<Mr Watson
Mr Aldrich>
Edith Sugden
Jur xjo Nov 1641
Will: Aldrich
Joh Watson:

fol. 165v

Longford
Edis Sugden Jur xjo
November 1642
Cert fact
Int hand w
118
23 oct