Deposition of Elizabeth Boursee

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Eliz: Boursee widdow, of Newtown in the county of ffermannah, duly sworne, deposeth That aboute the 23 of October last, she was robbed and spoyled of thirty and five shill: in ready monny, besides the Lease of her house and garden and some goods to the value of thre pounds <a> starl. By the meanes of Brian Reagh one of the County of Monahan, and many other rebells whose names she knoweth nor. Hir husband was killed by the rebells./ And she further deposeth that at the same time when she was robbed, there was a child some 12 yeares of adge of one Thomas Shetton of Newtowne aforesaid that was boyled to death at Newtowne by the said rebells, as it was generally said by all the people of Newtowne, and as this deponent doth verily beleiue it to be true. And further she cannot depose.

Elizabeth Burser hir mark [mark]

Jurat 19 Jan: 1641

Roger Puttocke
John Sterne

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