Deposition of William Vesey

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William Vesey late of Dundalke in the County of Lowth Inkeeper being sworne & examined deposeth that in the time of this present rebellion he hath bin robbed and spoiled of all the goods and chattells herevnder mencioned by certaine persons in rebellion, all which goods and chattells except twenty cowes & one bull were taken away as this deponent was credibly informed by his servants vizt. Robert Beckett, Thomas Dawe & Charles Crooke, and by severall others of the county of Lowth vizt Patrick Dowdall of Dundalke merchant and Patrick Ellis of the same towne Clarke were taken away by Tirlagh <A> oge o Neale son to Henry o Neale Esquire in the County of Monaghan Mong and divers other Rebells in his company & about and the Last of October Last and this deponents house at Dundalke possessed was then seized on by the said Tirlagh, and the said twenty cowes and one bull were taken away by Garrett Dowdall of Cooley in the County of Lowth gent about the 25th of October Last, And he saith that the said goods whereof he was soe robbed & dispoiled was as followeth therty English cowes & two bulls worth Lxxxxvj li. twelve horses & mares worth xl li. househouldstuffe provision & other necessaries worth CCClxvij li. vj s. viij d. & This deponent was alsoe possessed of one lease of three houses & a hundred acres of land in Ballyrush in the County of Monoghan for forty yeares yet to come which was worth to the deponent xxij li. per annum besides the cheife rent paid by the deponent. This deponent was also possessed of another house in Dundalke wherein the deponent inhabited & of forty acres fourescore acres of Land lyeing neere the said towne whereof this deponent had an estate of xxvj yeares yet to come, which house & land was worth to the deponent xl li. per annum besides the cheife rent. the profit of all which houses & land the deponent hath since the begining of this rebellion lost by reason of the said rebellion hitherto lost worth lxij li. lost & is like to loose the same rent s and proffits hereafter vntill times of better settlement in this kingdome. This deponent further saith that he bestowed in buildinge his said house in Dundalke CCL li. sterling. This deponent also saith vpon his oath that he hath severall debts due to him by specialitie of all being monies lent by this deponent to seuerall persons which were Lately men of good estate & well able to satissfie this deponent amountinge in all to seaven hundred & twenty pounds ster & th at some of the parties engaged being are by reason of the present rebellion now disabled to satisfie the deponent and the rest of them as the deponent hath credibly heard and beleiveth being are nowe out in action of rebellion Soe that his whole present losse by this rebellion cometh to 1550 li. 6 s. 8 d.

William Vesey
Jur 23o ffebr 1641
Will: Hitchcock
Hen: Brereton

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Lowth o
William Vesie xxvo February 1641
Intr Hand
Robbery
32 0 Oct
1550li.