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Mary Bushen late of Knockgraffen widow the relict of Phillip Bushen gent Late of Knockgraffen aforesaid within the province of Mounster & Countie of Tipperary sworne & examined deposeth and sajth That on or about the second day of January Last past 1641 being since the Rebellion began She this deponent was by the Rebells hereafter named forcibly expelled deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of the possession Rents & proffitts of one farme at Knockgraffan which she held from the Right ho: the Marquesse of Ormond for about 24rtie yeres yet in being which was worth yerely above the Rent 100 li. per annum and of another farme at Knockgraffan aforesaid, which she held vnder a leas from Sir William ffenton Knighte for about 10 yeres to come for which she paid the fine of 100 li., and was worth clerely xxx li. per annum And of another farme at Garrannlea <A> which she held from Sir Tho: Butler knighte of Kilconnell Esquire (nowe a Rebell) for xxixn yeres or thereabouts yet in being worth clerely above the Rent xx li. per annum: of which last mencioned farme the said Tho: Butler hath forceibly Repossessed himself And saith that the clere proffitts of the said 3 farmes which shee hath already lost amount in all to sume of Cl li. per annum ster & that she is like to loose the future proffitts thereof from henceforth vntill a peace be setled amounting Cl li. per annum, And further sayth that the Rebells aforesaid att or about the tyme before mencioned deprived robbed and dispoyled her this deponent & her children of their apparell & her of all her housholdstuff, beasts Cattle horses Mares Colts 2000 sheepe Corne hay vtensills & implements of how husbandry Swyne Poultrie & other provition worth one thowsand three hundreth twentie & fowre poundes ster, & of debts duly oweing vnto her amounting to xx li.: Soe as her whole presente losses (besides the future) amount vnto the some of One thowsand fowre hundreth Eightie fowre pownds ster And she further sayth that the Rebells that soe deprived robbed and dispoyled her were and are theis that follow vizt <B> Edmond Butler of the Knock in the County of Tipperary gent James ffitz Peirce Butler of Knockgraffan
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<A:> aforesaid gent Edmund Butler of Woodenstowne in the Countie aforesaid of gent Walter Hackett of Knockgraffan aforesaid gentleman, with their Complicees & souldjers am being 100 or thereabouts whose names she cannott expresse: And further saith that one MrisButler of Ballydroit in the Countie <B> of Tipperary aforesaid which whoe oweth held x li. parte of the said xx li. to her this deponent is a partaker with, Releever and harbourer of Rebells. And saith further That divers of the Rebell souldjers belonging to the said James Butler, about 2 howres before this deponent was robbed came to this deponent in her howse & sayd that the Rebells were takeing away her corne, yet prayd her not to suffer her servants to shoote them but lett him alone, & he would not only preserve her corne but herself alsoe soe long as he had any but one dropp of bloud in him & therefore he wished & djrected her servants to goe to bedd, which they doeing accordingly: Hee the said James <C> Butler being furnished with a great number of Rebells vnknown vnto her That had pickaxes Crowes of iron & other engins & great store of weapons, about 2 howres after broke downe a part of the wall of the deponents howse: wherein he the said James Butler (whoe had a sword late of the deponents husband Lent him) came armed with the said sword together with his Rebellious Crewe: & suddenly surprising her and her servants thrust them into one Roome of that howse & kept them locked vpp about 20 howres together & then ransacked this deponents said howse & robbed her of all her goods aforesaid & stript her and her Children and servants of their clothes only leaveing them some small Ragges & then turned and thrust them out of the same hole or breach which they had made into the same howse, And they with much difficultie escaped with their liues: Howbeit one of the deponents children named Mary vnder 4 yeres of age tooke such Could by stripping that she presently after she dyed, And att or about that tyme the Rebells in that Cuntie robbed divers others in seuerall parts of the Countie of Tipperary aforesaid & as this deponent hath credibly heard Murthered one Mr Bannester
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Bannester a minister in Cashell And further saith that one the said Edmund Butler (as shee is verely perswaded, now hath & forceibly holdeth the possession of this deponents said howse att Knockgraffan aforesaid which she held from Sir William ffenton Knighte
signum Marie Bushen sen
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Jur xxvijo Sept 1642
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Tipperary
Marie Bushen Jur
27 Sept 1642
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