Deposition of Henry Cook

fol. 153r

1757
Henry Cooke late of Ballyglassan in the parish of Maclonagh barony of Muskry & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute shrouetide last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & fforceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the values ffoloweing vzt worth of [ ] li. 58 li. & hath lost in debts the summe of 7 li. part wherof due from the vndernamed
Of one Cowe to the value of ffortie shillings Of houshould stuffe & weareing apparell to the value of Twenty pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of a lease of three nynteene yeeres to come woorth aboue the landlords rent fortie shillinges per annum wherin he is damnified twelue pounds. Of another lease for eighteene threescore yeeres to come woorth aboue the landlords rent fortie shillinges per annum wherin he is damnified foure & twenty pounds. Of debts amounting to the sume of seaven pounds due from the vndernamed persons vzt Donogh ô Maughan of Macclonagh in the said County gentleman Dermod o Maughan of the parish of Mocloneth in the said County gentleman Dermod Merigagh Dermod mc Shane of the same in the said County yeoman Donnell Rickatt of the same in the said County yeoman Dermod o Cruden of the same yeoman in the said

fol. 153v

1758
<B> County John o Reirdan of the same gentleman in the said County Donnell mc Dermod of the same yeoman the said County William Colman of the same in the said County yeoman Teige mc William of the same yeoman in the said County Anstace mc dermod of the same in the said County spinster likewise parte of thaboue sume is due from the vndernamed persons Imp o uerished protestan ts vzt Dorothy smith widdowe Jo hn Counter Samuell Moore Richard Bradfield & seuerall others. But in regard the said parties protestants are vtterly dissenabled & by meanes of this rebellion & the rest out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them: The totall of his losses amounts to threescore & fiue pounds.
The deponent And allso saith that aboute shrouetide last he was robbed by Arthure Lery of Maccloneth of in the said County gentleman Daniell o Lery of the same gentleman Capteine Sugane & diuers others in Company with them to the number of fourescore men with force and armes. & further he deposet h not.
Henry [mark] Cooks marke
Jurat coram nobis
8o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: southwell

Mary Cook’s Examination
486
Corke

R

The examination
of Henry Cooke