Deposition of William Bloxam

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William Bloxam late of Polenemadre nere Belturbett in the Countie of Cavan yeoman gent sworne & examined saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt on or about the last daie of October last past Hee this deponent at Polenemadre Kennyhoomore & derry Cark
in the said Countie was deprived robbed or otherwise dispojled of his meanes meanes goodes and chattles following vizt of beastes and Cattle worth CCliiij li.: horses and Mares worth 80 li. The proffittes and interest of his farmes worth 600 li. howshold stuffe worth 170 li. in Butter beefe and Bacon worth lvij li. Corne & hay worth threescore powndes mony and plate viij li. sword xx s. 3 hyves of bees xxx s., debtes due by those that are alsoe robbed & soe disabled to make satisfaccion xxiij li. Carrs worth iiij li. ster & had his howses burned worth 250 li. In all amounting to the sume of one thowsand three six hundreth & eighty thirtie <a> powndes ster By Turloghe Bradie who now forceibly possesseth this deponentes howse called Kennyhoomore Phillip mc Shane mc ô Mullpatrick in the same County whoe hath now possession of derrikrke another of the deponentes howses Patrick mc Caddoe whoe holdeth possession of this deponentes other howse called Polenemadre [ ] whoe as this deponent was credibly tould wold have hadd this deponent his wife & Children & the whole english murthered and slayne before they came away from their habatacion But principally by Philip ô Rely of Ballinakargie in the same County a late Colonell of Rebells: whoe promissed and vndertooke to restore this deponentes goodes if ever there were a setlement of th peace in this kingdome, & Turloghe ô Mullpatricke of derrikarke aforesaid husbandman & divers others whose names the deponent cannott expresse And further saith that the parties hereafter mencioned are or lately were in [ R ] open Rebellion & carryed armes against his Maiestie & his loyall subjectes and Comitted divers outrages and cruelties vizt ffeoghe < b > Bradie of now of derrycreenan gent Owen mc Nicholas Brady of Tomhore, Owen Bradie of [Tiewgh] gent: Brian ô Mullpatrick now of Belturbett a Captain of Rebells: Brian ô Mulpatrick of Polenemadre aforesaid yeoman: And this deponent saw some of the English taken out of the water of Belterbett after the Rebells had drowned them there: and 2 of English we vizt one Mr Carr and Timothie dickenson were by the Rebells hanged at Belturbett & one Richard Carter & his sonn were miserably < { } { } > stabbed and slaine sleeping thone of which quickly after he was soe mortally wounded started out of his bedd & saw his guttes hang about his feete his belly being ripped vp by the Rebell murtherers
Signum [mark] prd William Blox{am}
28 Nov: [20] Sept 1642
{He}n: Brereton
{W}ill: Aldrich

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Cavan hand
William Bloxam Jur
28 Nov: 1642
Intw Cert
Hand
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[Copy at MS 832, fols 85r-v]