Deposition of Gregory Dickeson

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Gregory Dickeson late of dingleIcoose in the parish of Ballinecourte and within the County of kiery clerke (a Brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Commission &c. deposeth and saith deposeth That on or aboute Christmas Last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 81 li., besids his benefite worth 80 li. per annum
Of Cowes and horses to the value of eight pounds. Of houshould stuffe linnen & woollen to the value of Twenty pounds. Of Corne in the haggard to the value of three and fiftie pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to foure scor & one pounds besides the loss of the benefitt of his Church Lieuings of Balline= {c}ourt e kinard & Minard in the said County worth Coibus annis foure score pounds per annum. The deponent saith that he was robd {by} Nicholas mc Shane Trant of the Ventry in the said County gentleman Teig mc donnell of west Mynard in the said gentleman & dermod oge dingly of Ballinecourte in the said gentleman (a reputed Capteine amonge the rebells) The deponent further saith that Thomas Hood and John Hood (both brothers) Late of kilmckillockosty were hanged by the rebells there named ly Thomas Hood at dingleIcoose & thother of Traly, he likewise saith that Thomas Spring of Stradbally in the said County Esquire and Mrs Rose Morley her two sons William & John Morley & their wiues of Ventry in the said County yeomen Martin Bayly & Gilbert his son of the same & their wiues John o Connor alias Cashin formerly a minister are all of them since this rebellion turned papists but he is credibly informed that this minister is turned papist which is his cause of knowledge

Gre: Dickenson
Jurat coram nobis 6o August 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis
Thomas Ellwell

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The examinacion of
Gregory Dickeson
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