Deposition of Robert Brayme

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Captayne Robert Brayme late of Ipswich in the County of Suffolke in the kindome of England duly swoarne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 29th day of decembr last and since the begining and by meanes of this present rebellion in I er land hee l o ft was robbed and fo a rceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the valew following
<Deposeth> This deponent saith that on or aboute the time aboue said 28th of december last he Comming from virginia in A shipp laden with tobaco and being bound for London was enforced by stormy weather into a place called Malbay lying beetwixt Lymrick and Galway In the County of Clare in Thomond The shipp beeing stranded hee was enforced to land his Tobacco which Tabacco with other goods were taken away foarceably to the valew of ffiue hundred ffifty and ffiue poundes This depon en t saith that hee was robbed by Tege ô Brien sonn to Daniell ô Brien of the dogh Esquire Connor ô Bryen of <A> Cornernogh gent Charles mc Connor of CorcainRoe <all> in the County of the Clare gent this deponent demmanded of them what reson they had to take away his goods there answar was they would doe it because they would doe it this deponent he further saith that one Michaell Hunt was murdered in by one Michaell Gillapatrick and his man both confederats with the partyes afforesaide This deponent further saith that after the loss of his

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{ } fled to the Castell of Clare in in Thomond <{B}> where hee was beseeged vntill it was yelded vpon quarter vnto one desmond ô Brien and Christopher ô Bryen the one a Corrllonell the other A leftenant Collonell to the rebells Sir Daniell ô Bryans Eldest sonn and Connor ô Bryan of Tymane and further saith they said that what they did they had order from the king to doe it and further deposeth not
Robart Brayme
Juratt coram nobis primo
die novembris 1642
Jam: Wallis
Thomas Ellwell

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Robert Braynes examination
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