Deposition of Elizabeth Boursee

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
[http://1641.tcd.ie/deposition.php?depID?=835087r146] accessed Monday 25th of September 2017 03:00 PM

Dublin Core

Date: 1642-01-19
Identifier: 835087r146

Zotero

1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Fermanagh
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Robbery
Commissioners: John Sterne, Roger Puttock
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 87r



682

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


fol. 87v



683

30
Eliz Bursie: Comm
ffermanaghe Jur 19°
Jan: 1641
Intw Hand

30

62

Deponent Fullname: Eliz: Boursee
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Widow
Deponent County of Residence: Fermanagh
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Brian Reagh, Thomas Shetton
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Victim