Examination of Margery Blackwell

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Margery Blackwell the Relict of Richard Blackwell Late of Castlemaigne in the parish of Kilcolann in the barony of Desmond and within the County of kiery yeoman being duely Sworne & Examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641) concerninge the robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the Brittish and protestants w ithin the Province of Munster & c. deposeth and saith. That vpon shrovetide last being aboute the 13th of ffebruary 1641 the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of her goods and Chattles to the seuerall values follow e ing vpon 62 li.
Of Cowes and one horse to the value of fiue pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of eighteene pounds Of lynen woollen brasse & pewter to the value of foure pounds part. Of debts amounting to the sume of six one & forty and Twenty pounds due from George Berrey of Castlemayne aforesaid Nicholas Browne of Coolecleave in the said County gentleman & Edward Spring ofin the said County gentleman, And although she accounted the same goode debts before the beginning of this rebellion, yett in regard theis twoe debtors are the aforesaide Spring being formerly a protestant & since this rebellion turned papist and rebell & the said Browne & the said Berrey is dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest nowe in open & actuall rebellion the a for e this deponent is not likly to gett satisfaction from them. The totall of her losses amounts to three score and Two pounds, besids the losse of a deede of mortgadge thorne by the rebells of the two plow lands of Brackhill & knocklcahett in the said County for foure=score and nyne pounds which she leaues

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to consideration & further she deposeth not

Margery [mark]
15o ffeb: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth

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The examination of Margery Blackwell
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