William Coker

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William Coker late of the Towne and parish of Newmarkett barony of Duhalla and within the County of Cork Carpenter (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a Comission (beareing date at Dublin the 5th day of March 1641) concerneing the robberies & spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the English & protestants within the Province of Munster &c. deposeth and saith. That vpon the 12th day of ffebruary 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt
Of Cowes heiffers yeerlings one nagg a mare & colt to the value of fiue and Thirtie pounds. Of houshouldstuffe prouision weareing apparell and tooles to the value of thirtie fiftie pounds. Of hay & corne in the haggard & house to the value of fortie pounds. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of a parcell of land at Newmarkett aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of sixteene yeeres yeett to come haueing layed out much chardges in buylding & Improueing the losse of the benefitt of the said lease he accounts to be woorth Twenty pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred Twenty fiue & forty pounds. & further he deposeth not
William [mark] Cokers mark
Jurat coram nobis 15o
ffebr. 1642
Phil: Bisse Tho: Bettesworth

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