Deposition of Mary Bignell

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Mary the relict of Thomas Bignell late of Uirginia in the Countie of Cavan widow sworne & examined, deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt about the tenth day of November 1641 Her said husband then alive and shee were at virginia aforesaid deprived robbed and dispoyled of their meanes goodes and chattells consisting of hay Corne malt Cattle beasts horses sheepe howsholdgoods and provition debts due & other thinges of the value of & to their present losse of One twoe hundreth and ffiftie threescore pounds And that shee this Deponent and her 4 children are like to be deprived of and loose the future proffits of their lands (worth tenn pownds per annum - vntill a peace be established And further saith That the parties that soe Robbed & dispojled them did alsoe robbed & spojled others of their protestant neighbors & were absolute knowne & wicked Rebells vi and are for soe many of them as she cann name <a?> hereafter mencioned vizt Turlogh oge o Rely of wormudd in the County of Cavan gent: (whoe moved the re st of the Rebells that the howses of all the rest of the protestants in Uirginia aforesaid might be burned begining at Mr Creichtowne the ministers howse & that the Inhabitants thereof might be all burned in their said howses Howbeit It pleased god to Comand & worke with the other Rebells to overule him soe as that most imminent danger was prevented & Phelim ô Shimon neere neighbor to the said Turloghe oge, and divers others whose names theis deponents cannott expresse
Signum [mark] predictæ Mariæ
Bignell
Jur xxjo Aprilis 1643
Joh Watson: John Sterne.
Hen: Brereton

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Cavanhand
Mary Bignell deposed
April 21. 1643
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