Deposition of William Bushop

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27o January 1641
William Bushop Agent for the right reverend ffather in God George by divine providence Lo: Bishopp of Cloyne this day deposeth as saith and vpon the holy Evangelists saith that Con mcBrian mcMahon in the Lordshipp of the ffarney & County of Monaghan Gent Owen ô Murphy and Patricke mcLaghlin mcMahon both of the same Gent by themselves or others by their direccion & appointment as it hath been credibly reported, & as this Deponent verily beleiveth did on the fouer, and twentieth day of October last or thereabout robb, steale, & forcibly take & carry awaye from of the Certaine Lands in the Lordshopp of the ffarney aforesaid the respective goods & Chattells of the Lo: Bishopp of Cloynes aforesaid as followeth Three thowsand Sheepe, Nineteen horses & Colts. Eighte & Thirtie Cowes. Three bulls. Eight and twenty twoe yeare old heffers and Steares, Twoe, and Twenty yeare old bullocks, and heffers, ffive and Twenty suc king Calves all being English breed and well worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth at least One Thowsand, One hundred, Eightie pownds & ffifteen shilling sterling And also deposeth that the said Con mcBrian mcMahon, Owen o Murphy & Patricke mcLaghlin mc Mahon by themselves or others by their direccion and appointement did about the aforesaid tyme robb, steale, and forcibly take and carry awaye from of the said Land Corne & haye of the said Lord Bishopps worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth. Thirtie pownds sterling And that the said Lord Bishopp of Cloyne by occasion of this Rebellion hath sustained the loss of Certaine Corne sowen in the grownd worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth fforty pownds sterling. And also the Lease of the said Land of the ffarney which the said Lord Bishopp houldeth from the Earle of Essex worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth One thowsand pownds sterling, there being Sixe & thirtie yeares vnexpired thereof
The Deponent alsoe sayth said William Bushopp this day also deposeth and vpon the holy Evangelists saith that Phillip o Realy & Hugh o Realy both in the County of Cavan by themselves, or others by their direccion & appointement as it hath been credibly reported and as this Deponent verily beleiveth did on the Eighteenth day of November Last, or thereabouts by themselves, or others by their direccion & appointement robb steale, and forcibly take, & carry awaye, from the said Lord Bushopp of Cloyne from of Cushinston in the County of Meath the respective goods & chattells of the said Lord Bishopp of Cloynes following. vizt Twenty Cowes, and one bull, Twoe yeare old bullocks, Eleaven Calves, Sixe Oxen Eighteen Garrons One Colt, one Gelding all English breed & Corne & Haye in a hagart in Cushinstown aforesaid as also houshould stuff, butter & cheese worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth in all Twoe hundred, Seaventeen pownds, and five shillings sterling. As also the said Lo: Bishopp of Cloyne by occasion of this Rebellion hath sustained the Loss of certaine Corne sowen in Cushinston aforesaid worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth Twoe hundred pownds sterling.

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The said deponent alsoe saith William Bushop this day also deposeth and vpon the holy Evangelists saith That the said Lord Bishopp of Cloyne by occasion of this Rebellion hath sustained the loss of the proffitt of a Lease of Newton in the County of Lowth which hee holdeth from Mr Henry Garland of Milton for three lives, and the proffitt of an other Lease of Abbotesgrange in the said County which hee houldeth from the right honorable Richard Bolton Lord Chancellor of this Kingdome of Ireland, there being Thirty yeares or thereabouts vnexpired thereof worth as this Deponent verily beleiveth Sixe hundred and ffiftie pownds sterling
The said Deponent further William Bushop also deposeth and vpon the holy Evangelists saith that the said Lord Bishopps of Cloyne hath also by occasion of this Rebellion sustained the loss of the proffitt of a Towne Land called & knowen by the name of Dromore breage lyeing in the County of Downe in Vlster being free holde and of a parcell of Land being also in the said County being likewise freehold called & knowen by the name of Carricke bracke both worth as this deponent verily beleiveth Three hundred and Sixtie pownds sterling
This Deponent further saith this daye also deposeth and vpon the holy Evangelists saith that by the occasion of this Rebellion the said Lord Bishopp of Cloyne hath sustained the loss of ffouer and Twenty pownds sterling which Rice ap Richard of the parish of Naule, and Richard Jones of Cushinston both of the County of Meath oweth vnto him the said Lord Bishopp for certaine Corne sould vnto them by this Deponent whoe are by occasion of this Rebellion, robbed and stript and robbed of all their estates. And that the said Lord Bishopp by the occasion aforesaid hath also sustained the loss of Twoe hundred, and Thirtie pownds sterling which is due vnto him the said Lord Bishopp by severall bonds & specialtys vnder the hands and Seales of of severall persons robbed and stript and robbed of their estates. The whole losse amounting to 3932 li. sterling And ffive of the said Lord Bishopps children & their mother & gran mother goeing to sea for England to save their Lives were there all drowned together

Will: Busshope
Jurat 29o Jan 1641
Roger Puttocke
William Aldrich