Deposition of John Smith

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1619
John Smith the yonger late of the parish of St Patricks within the Countie of the Cittie of Waterford gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute Christmas last he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles of his to the seuerall values following vizt value of 250 li. sterling part consisting
Of his horses to the value of thirtie pounds Of his houshould stuff to the value of four e score twenty pounds Of linnen woollen and weareing apparell to the value of foure score pounds sterling Of his ready mony & a study of bookes to the value of twenty pounds Hee further saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said dwelling house wherin he had a lease of twenty two yeeres to come woorth ten pounds per annum aboue the land lords rent which he valueth to be woorth three score & ten pounds Of debts which before this rebellion he accounted good debts due vpon by the is Rebells vizt Richard Strange of the Cittie of Waterford gentleman John lincolne of the same gentleman & George Skiddy of the same merchant & diuers others whose names he canot remember knoweth because his bills & bonds be taken away by the rebells the s u me of the said debt amounts to twenty pounds butt in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefore he canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred & fiftie pounds sterling & that by the meanes of James Lincolne of the said Cittie of Waterford landlord to this deponent alsoe this deponent saith that captein e Pierce Butler out of the County of Wexford gentleman Paule Wadding fitz Richard of Pembrokstowne in the County of Waterford gentleman & their companies stripped this deponents children Michel Smith of of 7 yeres of adge & Sara Smith of 4 yeeres of adge & his this deponents mother who through their cruell vsadge of her shee spitted blood & therevpon dyed (as this deponent beleeves) & further he cannot depose
John Smith [iy]
Jurat coram nobis 17o
Junij 1642
Tho Badnedge
{Phil:} Bisse

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1620
The examination of
John Smith
Waterford
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Reu
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