Deposition of John Lilles
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John Lillies late of the Cittie of Limerick clerk (an Irish {protestant)} being duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of {his} Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth and saith That or or about the later end of January last an{d} since the beginning of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followein{g} vzt worth 291 li. besides his Church liveing worth 70 li. per annumOf Cowes mares horses & one colt to the value of fortie pounds Of houshould stuff to the value of three & twenty pounds part of his es t ate consisting Of debts amounting to the summe of Two hundred and Thi eight and Twenty pounds ten shillings due from the vndernamed persons vizt John o Coman of Te{m}pleglantaine in the County of limerick gentleman Dauid Bo{ } of Kilbeacon in the said County Esquire Dauid Gerald of Grange in the said County gentleman Mathewe ffeagh of { }kally in the said County yeoman William Draddy of Kilma{ } <A> in the said County gouldsmith John ffitz Edmond Gerrol{d} of Corra in the said County gentleman John mc William Pur{ } by Adare in the said County yeoman Therlagh mc Kennedy mc Mahowne of Ballyoshea in the said County yeoman gent Don{ } Hinly of in the said County Taylor James ff{itz} Gerrald Reynold of Court mc Reynod in the said County yeoman gen Edmond ff{itz} Gerrald of Cahir[reary] in the said County gentleman Gerrald ffitz { } of Ballyangahatty in the said County yeoman gentleman Edmond ffitz Th{ } of [ ] in the said County gentleman John o Kelne of the Cittie of Limerick a { } Clare weauer Steephen Creagh of the said Cittie of Limerick aforsaid merchant; he lik{ewise} saith that Phillipp Holmes clerk Edward Clare clerk { } Wilshae gentleman Elyas Potter yeoman William C Impouerished by meanes of this rebellion are likewise indebted to this d{eponent} in parte of the aboue summe But in regard the said protest{ants} { } {by meanes} of this rebellion { }
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<{con}sideration> The deponent saith that one of his horses price ten <B> pounds was taken away by one John Hanane of limerick aforesaid merchant & two mares & one colt of this deponents proper goods were taken away by Oliuer Stephenson of Dunmoylin in the County of limerick Esquire The deponent further saith that John ffeg one of the warders of the Castle of limerick was shott out of St Maryes steeple in the said Cittie about the 15th or 16th of May last but by whome he knoweth not one Mr Yong late of Cone in the County of the said Cittie a volunteer in the said Castle was likewise shott out of the said steeple & killed Roger Hore late of Atins in the said County of limerick was killed { } the said Castle of limerick aboute the 15th or 16th of June last John Hickes of the Cittie of limerick was killed in the said Castle aboute the 15th of May last William Manering of the same gentleman was killed aboute the 16th of June last { } Adams of the said Cittie killed from St Maryes steeple aforesaid Mary Derby of the same was likewise killed {in the sai}d Castle The deponent said that the said parties were killed by the rebells then in the said Cittie of limerick comanded by Dominick ffanning mayor of the said Cittie Thomas Arthure of the same Alderman Jordan Roch of the same Alderman William Comyn of the same Alderman Sir Dominick White of the same knight Sir Jeffrey Galway of the same knight Daniel Higgins doctor of Phisick of the same said Cittie Nicholas Power of the same merchant Henry Casy of the same Burges Garrett Barry their lord generall soe reputed <C> for the province of Munster Patrick Purcell of Croe in the said County of limerick Esquire lieutenant generall of the said province Charles รด fflyn sarieant mayor generall Morris lord Roch a Collonell Donogh viscount Muskry a Collonell, William lord Bourk of Castleconell a Collonell the lord of Ikerine a Collonell Theobald lord of Brittas Roger Moore generall of the rebells of leinster Therlagh o Neile Sir Phelemy o Neiles brother Sir Edward ffitz Harris Baronett Collonell Butler Collonell Oliuer Stephenson of Dunmoyline in the County of Clare Esquire Collonell Dermod o Brien of Bohneile in the County of Clare Esquire Collonell Capteine [ ] Donogh [ ] [ Mc giunen ] of Ardtullihy in the County of Kiery Capteine All except Poore Casy & Higgins theis were at the siedge of the said Castle of limerick & Garrett Barry & the rest wer of the rebells Counsell & signed the articles past betweene them and and the protestants then in the said Castle of limerick & further he deposeth not that Justice Luke Gardnon second Justice of the said Province his wife & Children Mr Medhopp & his wife Mr Heaton minister of Kilrush & his wife all { } by the {rebellion}{ }
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Credibly informed that Anable Browne of limerick widdow Morris Nate of the same schoolemaister William Langford of Newcastle in the said County of limerick gentleman are were all of them formerly protestants but since this rebellion are turned papists & further he deposeth notJo Lylles
Jurat coram nobis
vltimo Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell
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Limerick
The examination of
John Lillies clerk
hand
Lo Muskery
Revis
Nott for the present vsefull