Deposition of Thomas Bettswoorth

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Thomas Bettswoorth of Moyalloe in the the towne and parish of Moyalloe within the County of Corke Esquire & a brittish protestant duely sworne & examined &c deposeth & saith. That vpon the eight nynth and tenth of ffebruary last or theraboutes he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 3414 li. part consisting in debts due from theis Rebells following vizt
Of his Cattle as sheepe swine horses and mares to the value of one thousand fiue hundred seaventy foure pounds. Of vtensils ruine of houses & hinderance of tilladge to the value of one hundred pound s . Of Corne in the haggard or house to the value of two hundred and fiftie pounds sterling. Of his corne in ground to the value of fiftie pound sterling which he conceaues to be lost . Of debts which hee accounted good debts before this rebellion amounting to the summe of one hundred and fortie pounds due vpon fflorence mc Donell mc ffynnen of Ardtullihy in the County of Kiery & his brother mc ffynen in the County of Dersmond & Kiery Donogh Callaghane & Patricke Nugent all out in actuall rebellion & diuers others dissenabled protestants by meanes of this rebellion soe that the deponent doth expecte no e satisfaction from them. He further saith that by reason of this rebellion he was dispossessed of the seuerall farmes of Buttevant of the lands in Malloe aforesaid of Ballygibbin & of the lands of Clanawley in the said County to his losse & damadge of one thousand three hundred pounds sterling woorth soe much before the begining of this rebellion. The totall of his losses amounts to three thousand foure hundred & fourteene pounds sterling. He saith <symbol> that this came by the meanes of the lord of Montgarrett & his army whoe with the number of foure or fiue thousand men in armes came to Moalloe aforesaid the 11th of ffebruary last accompanyed with the lord Roch the lord of Ikerin the lord of Dunboyne the lord of Castleconell Dermott Cartey alias mc donogh of Logherte in the said County Esquire Tibbott Theobald Purcell alias Baron

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of Loghmay in the County of Tipperary esquire sarieant Maior Purcell Collonell Wall o Dwyer Donogh o D[ ] <B> Callaghane of Clonmyne in the said County gentleman Donnell o Keeffe gentleman Edmond Butler Esquire son & heire to the said lord of Montgarrett & others of his sons sarieant Mayor Walsh Doctor Higgins Redmond Barry Robert Magner as this deponent credibly heard & doth beleeue He further saith that aboute the time within mencioned parte of his said goods were taken and <symbol> driuen away by the souldiers of Dermod Carty alias mc Donogh & Donogh mc Cahir o Callaghane as he was credibly tould & verily beleeueth parte of them by the lord Montgarretts army another parte caried vnto Kiery & to Clenlesse in the County of Limericke & Kilbolane belonging to Edmond fitz Gerrald & Sir William Power Knight & further he deposeth not
Tho: Bettesworth
Jurat coram nobis
25o May 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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The examination of
Thomas Bettswoorth
Corke
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