Deposition of Thomas Smith

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1370
Thomas Smith late of Litter in the barony of Condon & Clangibbons & within the County of Corke clerke (a brittish protestant duely sworne and examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 16th of March last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 81 li. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed Rebells (vizt)
Of younge Cattell one Geldinge one mare & a nagge to the value of foureteene pounds ten shillings sterling Of houshould stuffe to the value of eight pounds sterling Of his Corne at the Cragg and Killaminer in stacke to the value of thirtie pounds sterling He saith that by meanes of this rebellion the deponent lost in Corne in stacke at the Warren in the parish of litter which he valueth to be woorth three and twenty pounds sterling Of debts which he accounted good debts before this rebellion due vpon vllicke Roch of the Cragg in the said County gentleman Cnogher o Cahir of the same yeoman amounting to the summe of fiue pounds ten shillings butt the in regard the said parties are nowe in actuall rebellion, therefore the deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them the totall of his losses amounts to foure score & one pounds sterling besides the losse of his Church liueings woorth Coibus annis the viccaradge of Kilcrumper the parsonadge of Litter & the prebend of Killaminer all in the said County woorth Coibus annis one hundred & twenty pounds sterling per annum which he leaues to future Consideration Hee lastly saith that his said goods were taken away at the day time & place aboue mencioned or therabou t s by the Condons & Roches butt their names he knoweth not & The deponent is credibly informed that one Murtagh o Herne a minister liueing neere Michelstowne in the said County is since this rebellion turned papist & further he cannot depose
Thomas Smyth
Jurat coram nobis 14o
Junij 1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

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1371
The examination of
Thomas Smith
Corke
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