Deposition of Vrsula Robinson

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1642-06-23
Identifier: 835213r247

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Fermanagh
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Death, Robbery, Stripping
Commissioners: John Sterne, William Hitchcock
Deposition Transcription:


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V rsalye V rsula Robinson widdow late wife to John Robinson of late of Castle Coole in the parish of Drummully halfe Barronye of Coole and in the County of ffarmanagh and English protestant, Being duely sworne deposeth that vppon the 25th day of October last this deponents husband; was robbed spoyled and lost; in Moneyes twenty pounds: in in wines as sacke white wine Clarret wine and aquavita worth thre score pounds in debts nine pounds, in beding linen and woollen wearing apparrell househoulde and other pro{visions} worth thirtie foure pounds in all amounteinge to a hundred and thre twentye three pounds ster: By reason of that Captaine Rory Magwire <A> of hassets towne in the Barronie of Lurge & County of ffarmanagh Richard Newgeannt father in law to the said Captaine Rorye and donohow Magwire Esquire uncle to the said Captaine Rorye: and other Irish Rebells that did rise vpp in Armes with the said Captaine Rory and the rest to the number of foure hundred persons at the least as she veryly beleeueth and this deponent herself her husband with thre children weare stript by one donohow og รด Reyly of Lanebrocke and many other rebells that was with him whose names this deponent knoweth not and this deponent [ ] with her husband & children repaireing towards dubulin, was so violently persecuted that they lost one of ther children which as yet could neue{r} heare of it, and being come to Dublin by reason of being so nake{d} stript one other of ther children died, and this deponents husban{d} was a soldier under the Command of Captaine Burrowes and being in the feild exerciseing, one of his owne fellow soldier dischargeing his Musket ther being a bullet in it, shott this deponents husband where Imedietly he died, this deponent bei{ng} at that tyme great with childe
Vrsa: [mark] Robin{ }
marke
Jurat 23 Junii 1632
John Sterne
Will: Hitchcocke


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ffermanagh
vrsula Robinson
Jur 13o Junij
Intw1642
Cert fact
Hand
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Deponent Fullname: Vrsula Robinson
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Widow
Deponent County of Residence: Fermanagh
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: John Robinson, Captaine Burrowes, Rory Magwire, Richard Newgeant, donohow Magwire
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Victim, Mentioned, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel