Deposition of John Lake

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John Lake of Whiddy Iland & parish of Kilmc comog barony of Beare B antry & within the County of Corke husbandm{an} (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 20th of march last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 199 li. 2 s.
Of Cowes heiffers one bull & horses to the value of fiue and ffortie pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he is dispossessed of his said ffarme in of Whiddy I l and afores a id wherin he hath a lease of one & ffortie yeeres (if two liue soe long) woorth aboue the landlords rent three and Twenty pounds per annum wherin he is damnified one hundred & fiftie pounds Of debts the sume of foure pounds two shillings due from Garren Martin late of Insh kyin in the said County hewer But in re g a rd the said Martin (an English protestant) was murthered by the rebells aboute the 16th of March last therefore this depon e nt canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred fourescore & nynteene pounds two shillinges & that The deponent further deposeth & saith that aboute the time aboue menconed he was robbed of said goods by the meanes of Donell o Sullyvane alias o Sullyvane Beare in the said County Esquire & his forces He lastly saith that John Hoskins & further he deposeth not
John [mark] Laks
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Jurat coram nobis 6o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram Whetcombe Ro: southwell

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John lakes examination
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