Deposition of John Robins

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-05-21
Identifier: 817196r156

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Longford & Westmeath
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Death, Robbery, Stripping, Words
Commissioners: Henry Brereton, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 196r


(67)
John Robins of the Reine in the parishe of Killo in the Barrony of Arda in the Countie of Longford Carpent{er} sworne & examined saith.
That about a weeke before Allhollontide Last past hee was at the Reine aforesaid by the Rebells robbed stripped and dispoyled of all his goodes & estate of the severall values hereunder expressed: vizt, in Cattell vj Cowes, five twoe yeare olds, three yearelings, three mares & one Colt worth together xxij li. xv s. in howsehold goodes worth x li. haye winter provision and twoe Swine worth vj li. v s. amounting all to the sume of thirtie nine poundes sterl: By daniell ffarroll of Corriglass <A> Gerrott mc Rorie of Eskree in the parish Killo Rorie mc Gerrott, Brian ffarroll of AghieArkill, Teig ffarroll of [ ] AghieRennie, Murrogh ffarroll of Kilnecarrie, and their followers, They saying to the examinate that they did what they did by the Kings authoritie vnder his broade seale, and that the Scotts were appointed to aide & assist them if any did resist them; by meanes of which outrages hee his wife and [ ] three children were exposed to gre{at} miserie, and in their Journye to dublin they being stripped of all their apparrell by the waie by other rebells, one of his said Children with want & by reason of the coldnes of the season died
John [mark] Robbins
mark
deposed may 21 1642
Will: Hitchcocke
Hen: Brereton

Deponent Fullname: John Robins
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent County of Residence: Longford
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: daniell ffarroll, Gerrott mc Rorie, Rorie mc Gerrott, Brian ffarroll, Teig ffarroll, Murrogh ffarroll
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel