Deposition of John Feild and Thadeus Curragh

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John ffeild of the Citty of Dublin Inholder swo & Thadeus Curragh of Dublin Carrier sworne and examined depose and say That since the present Cessation of Armes was agreed on vizt the 18th day of September 1643 divers Rebellious Captains and others horsmen and foote irish souldjers rebelliously martched and came from and out of the County of Wickloe nere vnto the suburbs of the Citty of Dublin and from thence & other placs not farr oft forceibly tooke and carryed away a multitude of Cattle & horses of the goods of theis deponents and others and quickly drive & tooke them away with them into the Cuntye of Wicklo{e} And this deponent John ffeild by & for himself saith saith that amon{gst} the rest they tooke and carried away of his this deponents goods soe many cattle and were worth 23 li. whereof they restored one poore beast one worth not above 20 s. And the deponent further lost by meanes of the present Rebellion and hath bin dampnifyed <98 li.> the sume of xx li. seventy six pownds [ ] more: And this deponent Thadeus Curragh for & by himself saith That the said irish Rebellious persons at the tyme aforemencioned tooke & carried away of his goodes fo three horses worth xv li. & 4 heffers worth C li. fiue pownds: & neuer restored any of them And this deponent hath further lost & bin dampnified by the present Rebellion in debts howses & other things the sume <320 li.> of twoe h three hundred pownds sterling
John ffeild
The mark [mark] of Thadeus Currag{h}
Jur viijo Jan: 1643
Hen: Jones
Edw: Pigott

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Dublin
Jo: ffeild & Thedeus Curraghe
Jur viijo Jan: 1643
Intw

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