Deposition of Elizabeth Stevens

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Elizabeth Stevens late of the parish of Bruff and barony of Casma and in the County of Lymrick widdow duly swoarne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith that on or aboute the 25th day of decembr last and att or vpon the 2do day of ffebruary last and att or vpon the 25th of march and since the begining and by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ierland shee lost was robbed and foarceably dispoyled of hir goodes and Chattells to the seuerall values following vizt worth 159 li. 17 s. viij d.
Off Cowes & horses to the valew of Sixty and ffiue poundes In tacklin for horses worth ffower poundes In hay worth Tenn poundes In housholde provision worth ffiue poundes This deponent saith that shee was expelled & driuen away from hir dwelling and lease in Broff aforesaide worth Twenty poundes from whence shee fledd to Logarr Castle and there lost In hides tallow and skins and other thinges worth ffiue thirteene poundes This deponent saith likewise that there we a re diuers debtes due vnto hir from diuers persons in this kindome who by meanes of this rebellion are vtterly Impouerished soe that this deponent is in noe hope to gett satisfaction from them as name l y Robert fflemin of Roscrea in the County of Tipperary soldier in the sume of twenty six shillinges &

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eight pence Robert Mayne late of Broffe in the County of Lymrick Clarke in the sume of three poundes sixteene shillinges and six pence Richard Jene r ring of Roscrea in the C ounty of Tiperary Chapman the su me of Three poundes John Smith of Roscrea afforesaide t h e sume of ffower poundes Thomas Younge of the Citty of Lymrick merchant the Just sume of ffiue poundes Gerrard Plunkett of Roscrea afforesaid Merchant in th e iust su me of ffifty shillings Thomas Ashpoole of Ballenekill the sume of Twenty ffiue shillinges Lewis Williams of Athy merchant the sume of ffiue poundes George Cockrum of Cole Carrion in the County of Corke Carrier the sume of ffiue & fforty shillinges Thomas Vassall the sume of ffo w er poundes Thomas ffrances of the County of Corke Glasier the sume of Sume of Seven shillines & six pence And Richard Collins the sume of Seaven shillinges The totall of hi r losses were one hundred ffifty and one nine pounde s & Seventeene shillines & eight pence
This deponent saith that hir goodes were taken away by John Lacy of Bruff afforesaid William Lord Baron <B> of Castle Connell Perce Walsh of Abbyowny in the County of Lymrick Esquire Morrish Boggett of Bogetes towne gent and Tibbott Bourke ffitz walter of Ballenegard in the County of Lymrick gent And further she deposeth not
Elizabeth [mark] Steephens
her marke
Jurat coram nobis 17o 8bris
1642
Jam: Wallis
Hen: Rugge

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