Deposition of John Pilkington

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John Pilkington late of Bruff in the County Barony of Cosma and within the County of Lymrick Inkeeper duly sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and sayth That on or aboute the 15tenth day of January the 6t of ffebruary and the 17tenth day of March last past and since the begining and by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ierland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goo{ds} and Chattells to the seuerall valews following vizt worth 485 li. 10 s. Part consisting of a debt owing to him by
Of Cowes heifers steeres mares horses Colt e s and yeareling e s swine to the valew of one hundred and ffifty poundes of Of howseholde stuff to the valew of one hundred poundes Of hay and Corne in howse and grownde to the valew of ffo w escore poundes In wood coales turffe in garden stuff and beare in seller and household provision Thirty & ffiue poundes ten shillinges The deponent saith that hee was expelled and driven away from his dwelling howse att Bruff on which hee bistowed in building his p in the begin in g of this present rebellion neare twenty pounds and from his lease worth and valew of one hundred poundes which he conceives to bee lost Of debt e s amounting to the sume of Three score and seven poundes due from the vndernamed persons vizt Thomas Bell of Tomduff In the County of waxford get Humfry Chancellor of Pallhory in the County afforesaid gent Samuell Norten of Clare In Thomond gent Morrish Harbert of Rasecannon in the County of lymrick gent which partyes beeing Englishmen as I conceive are vtterly Impoverished by meanes of this rebellion except this Morrish Harbert of Rasecannon in the county of Limerick which Ihe conceives is in action in this present rebellion [ ] this deponent is in noe hope of getting satisfaction from them The tot all of his losses amountes to be the ffower hundred ffower score and ffiue pounds and ten shillings The said deponent saith that he deliuered <part of > his Cattell to one Thomas Browne of Cammas in the parish of Manister <A> Any and Barony of Smale County in the County of Lymrick to bee kepte from the rebells [ ] sayes that he hath lost them the rest was taken away by the vndernamed persons William Lord Barron of Castle Connell Perce Walsh of Abby owny in the said County Esquire Patrick Brett of Eltowne in the said County gent Daniell Higgins doctor of Phisick Morrish Rawly of Ralyes towne gent John Lacy now possesser of the Bruff gent & John Burke ffitz walter of Ballnegard gent all In the County of lymrick all the aboue named persons robbed and dispoyled this deponent of all his goodes and Chattells This depon{ent} farther saith that in the moneths of march, april, may and june last p{ast} while this deponent & other wer beseged in the castle of Log{h}<B> garre by the lo: of Castle Connell and and Peirce walsh and

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others ther seruants, followers & complices vizt Captain <C> Bret, Doctor Higgins and one Captain fox of Colgeden & Morrish Boget of bogestone Theobald fitz walter Burk of [ ] Ballygar e gent and James Verdun of of Garrescullabine, and John Lacy now in of the Bruffe gent and others whose names this Deponent now remembreth not, ther were by the persons afore named & ther said complices slaine & murthered at and before the said castle of loghgarre one Roles a brittish protestant and one Roles sonne to the aforesaid Roles was hanged by the aforesaid rebells and one one Jone Mecocke with others of and Anthony Kinnersley slaine by the handes of Dr Higgins aforesaid with others to the number of about 30 persons whose names this deponent doth not certeinly remember. Moreouer ther was one <D> John Burke fitz Walter of Ballygare in the county of Limerike said in the presence of this deponent, that they meaning the said rebels wer of the kings side and had commission for what they did and that they tooke the castle for the kings vse, seming to wonder what the guard ment to Keepe it against the Kinge. He further saith that one Robert Tyrell knight went out of the said castle 2 monethes and being formerly a protestant is since turned papist & liueth with the rebels, And farther deposeth not
John Pilkington
Jurat coram nobis
14th of September 1642
Jam: Wallis
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The examinacion of John
Pilkington of the Bruff
Inholder
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