Deposition of Thomas Southwell

Date: 1642-10-14

Identifier: 829268r177

County: Clare & Limerick

Deposition Type: Bysse

Nature of Deposition: Apostacy, Arson, Multiple Killing, Robbery, Words, Lost By Debts

Commissioners: Philip Bisse, Robert Southwell, Tristram Whetcombe

Deposition Transcription:

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Tho: Southwell late of Clough Kotterd in the pa rish of Raceele & Baroney of Conn elagh & county of Limricke gen, duly sworne & examined before vs by etc deposeth & sayth about twel Candlemas last & diuers times since the begining of this present rebellion In Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & chattells to the seuerall values following vizt worth 1854 li part consisting of debts owing by the hereafter named parties now in Rebellion vizt
Of Cowes sheepe steers, Bulls horses, mares, yearlings yong Cattle horses mares & swine to the value of seaun hundred twenty nine pownds Of houshoul stuffe eighty three pownds one shill: eleun Of Corne in hagard & in the ground which is reapt by the rebbells to the value of fourty pownds Of rough timber for building to the value of eighty pownds Of debts to the summe of three hundred ten pownds ten shill: & seaunty pownds [ ] fifty fiue which before this rebellion were esteemed goode debts but now become desperate by reason some of the debtours are impouerished Protestants as the Lady Anne Southwell and Ann Southwell widow: William fforth s gen < & Morrice Cuffe,> Tho: Newman ye oman & Symon fforster Glouer & the rest due from papists that are out in a c tuall rebellion as Morrice Herbert of Raceele Esquire, William Earle the yonger yeoman: Richard Eastcott gen: & the < & Peter Arthur of Limricke merchant > rest out in actuall rebellion as in Rebellion are vizt Morrice Herbert of Raceele Esquire, Donnough O Ready of Kilcoole yeoman, Brian mc Morrough of Clonaugh gen and Jeffery Stritch of Raceele merchant therefore this deponent cannot gett any satisfaccion from any of them The deponent further sayth that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of three four seuerall leaea ses namely of Clohonorolto, Balinling, Kilcoole <in county of Limrick> & Clonough worth in toto ouer & aboue the landlords rent fourscore pownds per annum, hauing a tearme <lost also in the house of Kiltain burnt by the rebbells to the value of 10 li.> of ninetee eighteene years to come in which he conceiue himselfe damnifyed the value of four hundred & fourscore pownds: also by means of this rebellion he hath lost this whole years rent which is the last yeare of the a lease in Thomond worth [ ] to the value of three score & two pownds the totall of his losses in goods & chattells amounts to the value of one thousand eight hundred twenty fifty nine four pownds besids the losse of the benefitt of Clough Kotterd aforesaid which he held for tearme of the Lady Southwells Life for which he was might haue sould was worth thirty pownds per annum aboue the Land Lords rent, which he leaueth to consideracion He further sayth that his cowes his houshold stuffe for the most part & bulls & <part of his steers & yong cattle> plow horses & part of his sheepe & Corne in haggard were takn away by Morrice Herbert aforesaid, Oliuer Stephenson of Dunmoylin & his followers tooke away the rest a part also of the deponents sheepe and a stone horse & one mare was takn away by Patrick Pursell of Ballenicarrigagh gen; two mares were takn away by John Legh of Argoole gen; also another part of his sheepe & horses were takn away by Richard Wall & of Raceele gen & Edmund Wall his brother of the same gen; all these goods were takn in the county of Limrick by persons of the same county also his sheepe & steers & Heifers in Thomond were takn away by John Mc Caneriny & Mahon Mc Caneriny of Dallekilly gen in the parish of Quin & by James Mc Caneriney of Logh Carentrah in the parish of Tomrulagh gen: & Oliuer delahide of Teredoh Esquire, ffranncis Delahide his Brother of Oreland gen, James De La hide of Dowharty gen & John Mc nemarragh of Reah nere Quin gen all these are of Thomond He also sayth that Morrice Herbert of Raceele Esquire about the latter end of July last entred vpon the two plowlands of Klough Cotterd aforesaid and hath keapt the corne therevpon & hath gottn an absolute graunt of the said lands from the graund Comittees of the Rebbells for that county which are John Burget of Kilmallock Esquire & Tho: Hurly of Knocklong Esquire, and John ffox of Kilmallock Esquire: also he sayth that Rory mc Shehy of Clohonarolto gen about the 5t of Sept: last did possesse himselfe of the Castle & lands appertayning to Clohonarolto aforesaid: He also sayth that Tho: Whitby of Racele husb & James Boweman of the same husb: Edward Parsons of the same labourer John Gate of the same taylour, John Swordes of the same labourer Morrice Breunagh an Irish Protestant husb: of the same, Teig mc Conree of the same, an Irish papist (but true to the Castle) yeoman: Edward ffarding of the same glouer were takn about our lady day last & halfe hangd & then throwne into the riuer of Deele hard by; this was don by the means of Morrice Herbert aforesaid the elder & Garret Herbert his son a Capt: & Morrice Herber{t} his brother a Capt: & William Cullum of Bodestow Esquire with their souldyers. also he sayth that one poore english mayd of Raceele was throwne off the bridge of Raceele into the riuer by Morrice Herberts souldyers, the mayd swimming a shore was beatn off & braynd with stones about the time aforesaid: not long after one Stubbs nere Raceele Tann a ffellmonger was murdred as is conceiud by the said Herberts followers also he sayth that about the begining of Sept: last one Robert Rice of Raceele aforesaid gen was murderd in his bed after quarter giuen to the castle of Callow where he was before: also Tho: Russell of Raceele husb: & Tho: Eggshill of the same husb: were murderd at Raceele imediately after the report came that Oliuer Stephenson was killd, by Stephensons followers after quarter giuen further he sayth that Court Mattrice in the parish of Raceele a village was burnt, with much hay & turfe belonging to Edmund Southwell Esquire to the number of fifteene dwelling houses and that by the hands & meanes of Morrice Herbert the elder; & William Callum aforesaid & their followers on St Patricks day at night being the 17th of March last; also he sayth that two houses of Inish Coish in the parish of Raceele belonging to the deponents father were burnt by the aforesaid rebbells the same night He also sayth that he oftn heard Oliuer Stephenson the Shehyes the Pursells & the Herberts then say that they were allwayes for the king and that his Maiesty had we were the traytours rebbells calling vs Puritan doggs & traytours & that the King was gon to masse He also sayth that Tho: Philips of Ballyrah gen; Josephe Phippin of Raceele yeoman & one Tinknell of the same yeoman; Allice Smyth of the same widow with her children { } of her sons being drumers to Capt: Morrice Herbert; and Roger Wilton the elder of the same husb: { }

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<G> & James Crow of Clunsheere Castle gen and an Irish man heretofore all reputed protestants & since th{is} rebellion turnd papists & further he cannot depose
Th: Southwell
Jurat coram nobis 14o Octob:
1642
Phil: Bissse
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: southwell

Tho Southwells Exam
Limrick
Reu

Deponent Fullname: Tho: Southwell

Deponent Gender: Male

Deponent Occupation: Gentleman

Deponent County of Residence: Limerick

Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Lady Anne Southwell, Ann Southwell, William fforths, Morrice Cuffe, Tho: Newman, Symon fforster, Morrice Herbert, William Earle, Richard Eastcott, Peter Arthur, Donnough O Ready, Brian mc Morrough, Jeffery Stritch, Oliuer Stephenson, Patrick Pursell, Richard Wall, Edmund Wall, John Mc Caneriny, Mahon Mc Caneriny, James Mc Caneriney, Oliuer delahide, ffranncis Delahide, James De La hide, John Mc nemarragh, John Burget, Tho: Hurly, John ffox, Rory mc Shehy, Tho: Whitby, James Boweman, Edward Parsons, John Gate, John Swordes, Morrice Breunagh, Teig mc Conree, Edward ffarding, * Stubbs, Robert Rice, Tho: Russell, Tho: Eggshill, Garret Herbert, Morrice Herbert, the King, Tho: Philips, [ ] Phippin, * Tinknell, Allice Smyth, Roger Wilton, James Crow

Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Victim, Rebel, Rebel, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate, Apostate