Deposition of Thomas Lluellin and Joane Lluellin

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Thomas Llewellin of BallyRobert in the parrish of Killcullyheene within the Cittye Countye of waterford yeaman, and Joane his wife being duelye sworne & examined saith, That aboute the tenth day of December 1641 there Came the servant or servants of one Redmond fitz Nicholas of the parrish of Christchurch within the Citye of waterford merchant, together with their confederates, to the house of the said Thomas Llewellin aforesaid (he being having beene a soldyer for aboute 35 yeres in the garrison of waterford) and at that tyme was drawne vp to this Cittie of Dublin vnder the Comand of his Captain Captain Thomas Games, the said confederates Rebells tooke from the said Joane the Moste part of all her Cattle of divers kindes being {all} they then could finde, as alsoe Nere all her houshold goods; Then shee remoued into the Cittye of waterford, with such Cattle & goods as they the said Rebells had lefte her ( [ ] of): being 4 Cowes & some houshold goods, and there was againe dispoiled & Robd, aboute the Midle february 1641, by th{e} servants of Pierce Dobbin Allderman of waterford, James Walsh of th{e} same Esquire Allderman, John Lombard of the same gent, and Robert Gal{ } of Killesrobbe in the Countye of Killkenny gent, of all the Cattle & goods brought to the Citty of waterford, as allsoe of the Corne & graine lefte behinde at the said Ballirobert, The said servants allwayes bringing the said goods Corne & Cattle to their said Masters & their vse The particulers whereof taken first & last [ ] from these deponents were as fo{llo}weth viztli. s. d.
Imprimis in 10 heads of Cattle well worth_____20=00=00
Sixe sheepe worth ______01=16=00
Eight swine well worth _____04=00=00
A horse well worth _____02=00=00
In Corne well worth _____10=00=00
In Garden stuffe worth _____05=00=00
In hay well worth _____{0}3=00=00
In Turfe & firze for the fire worth _____02=10=00
In all manner of houshold stuffe & apparrell Not soe little worth as _____ 20=00=00
68=06=00
The whole Sume is Three score & eight po{u}nds & six shill{inges}
The said Rebells did seuerall tymes & in seuerall Manner threaten this deponent { } her said husband & her familye (her husband being in dublin as aforesaid { } as sometymes to hang them, otherwhiles to Kill or burne them, to putt { } in a botte & sink them, or to putt them in a house & blow them vp with { } and did drive them out of the Cittye of waterford to a place called { } where they kept this deponent Jone & her family 3 weeks prisoners, & { } of all their clothes, till at last they this deponent & family were relieu{ed} { } ship sent of purpose by the Earle of Corke which relieued & carryed awaye { } the Number of 500 men women & Children, who were put into yoghall & from thence sent into England, from whence this deponent & her family returned to her said husband to this Cittye, And further shee deposeth that the said {Rebells} alleaged they had the kings hand & broade seale for what they did & that { } [ ] soldiers and further deposeth not saving that the [ ] { } of {wa}terford aforesaid was in [ ] open rebellion
<and she farther deposeth that the Children & litle boyes of the Citty of waterford had their dartes & they did pursue the English weomen & Brittish Children with much fiercenes to kill & take away their liues to the vtm{ost} of their power And the English not { } and kept { }>
The markes [mark] of Thomas & Jone Llewellon [mark]
Jurat
June 1o 1642
John Sterne:
William Aldrich
Hen: Brereton

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Waterford
Tho: lluellen and Joane
his wife Jur 1o Juny
1642
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