Deposition of Leonard Morton

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1644-01-08
Identifier: 831046r057

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Leitrim, Sligo & Mayo
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Robbery
Commissioners: Henry Brereton, Henry Jones
Deposition Transcription:


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Leonard Morton of Breendrim in the Countie of Leitrim gent sworne & examined sayth, that since the begining of this Rebellion, and by meanes thereof, hee was and is depriued robbed or otherwise dispoyled & damnified of the possession Rents & profitts of his Lands in ffee farme, and of Landes hee had in mortgage in the parish of Kiltaughorke in the said County of Leitrim to the value of ffiue hundred seauenty and fiue poundes str, And in Catle, horses Mares, and other great Losses by him sustained by meanes of the said Rebellion to the value of ffoure hundred ffifty nyne pounds ster amounting in all to the some of One thousand Thirty and foure poundes str, All which h e e is and wilbe ready ( G od willing) to make manifestl y appeare more particularly if restitution may be had & obtained as is hoped for and expected, dated at Dublin this 24th of ffebruary Anno Domini 1643 And this deponent further saith That for 20 yeres now Last past he hath bin Cleark of the peace of the said County of Leitrim And therefore knoweth the irish gentrie freeholders & the most of the men of value of that Countrie, And knoweth they are all papists And that they all are & have beene acters Carried Armes & taken parts as Rebells one with another against his Maiesty and his Maiesties Loyall protestant subjects and Comitted divers wicked outrages and Cruelties vpon and against the protestants
<Jur viijo Jan: 1643 Dr: J Mr: B.>
Leonard Morton
Jur: 8o Jan: 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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Deponent Fullname: Leonard Morton
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Gentleman
Deponent County of Residence: Leitrim