Deposition of Richard Gasley

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Richard Gasley late of Clane Parky in the parish of Newmarkett in the barony of Duholla and within the County of Corke Tanner (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a Comission (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641) concerneing the robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the Brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That vpon the 25th day of december 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 401 li. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed rebells (vizt)
Of Cowes mares and horses to the value of one hundred three score and eight pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of fiue and Twenty pounds Of corne in the barne to the value of fiue pounds Of tanned hides & barque to the value of fortie foure pounds Of hay to the value of ten pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of o n e hundred Twenty fiue pounds from the vndernamed persons vizt Dermod mc Donogh alias mc Carty of Logherte in the said County Esquire Cnoghor mc Owen & Donogh mc Owen mc Awliffe of lismc Cunny in the said County gentleman Phillipp Nasse of Coolegeely in the said County gentleman & others And although he accounted the same good debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the parties aboue named are nowe in open & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The deponent further saith that by meanes of t his presente rebellion in Ireland the he was disposssessed of Two seuerall leases, one of the lands of Cloneforka in the said County for twelue yeeres to come & thother of Rossecon in the said County for six and Twenty yeeres to come; In both which

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leases he is damnif i ed thirtie foure pounds <B> The totall of his losses amounts to Two three hundred fiftie one pounds foure hundred & one pounds The deponent saith that parte of his Cattle aboute the time aboue mencioned were forceably taken away by Teige mc Donogh Sarieant to the said mc Donogh This deponent alsoe saith that vpon the 16th of January last or therabouts Walter Bettrish of Newmarkett aforesaid was killed by Dennis o Daly one of mc Donoghes men as this deponent is credibly informed and further he deposeth not
Richard Gasley
Jurat coram 15o
ffeb: 1642
Phil: Bisse Tho: Bettesworth

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The examination of
Richard Gasley
Corke [ ]
R
To prove the Munster
Cum
Nu 14