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Edward Rashly late of Cloncourse in the parish of Ball nedey & barony of Carbry & within the County of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute Candlemas last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & fforceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values ffolloweing vizt value of 703 li. part consisting of debts oweing by
Of Cowes horeses sheepe & hoggs to the value of foure score & ten pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of ten pounds Of Corne in the haggad to the the value of three score pounds Of Corne left in ground vpon the said land which he conceaues to be lost to the value of ffortie pounds The de = saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the seuerall ffarmes followeing vizt Of a parcell of land called Cl o ncourse in the said County wherin he hath a lease of nyne yeeres to come woorth yeerly to this deponent aboue the landlords rent twenty pounds per annum haueing layed out much chardges in building & improueing of the same the deponent saith that he is damnified by looseing the bene f fitt of the said ffarme the sume of three score pounds Of another halfe plowe of Cnocknege in the said County his lease therin is eighteene yeeres yeeres yeett to expire yeelding this deponent twelue pounds per annum aboue the land lords rent which lease he conceaues to be woorth to be sould three score & ten pounds likwise Of another ffarme of wherin he

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hath a lease of seaven & twenty yeeres yeett to co m e woorth to this deponent de Claro three pounds ten shillinges wherin he conceaues himself damnified thirtie pounds He is likewise dispossessed of another lease of ffoure score yeeres yeett to come of the land of Tallyglasse in the said County woorth Coibus annis aboue the lands lords rent foure pounds three shillings & foure pence which lease he valueth to be woorth to be sould ffiftie pounds The deponent likewise saith that he is out of the possession of another parcell of land parte of Talliglasse aforesaid wherin he hath lease of eight yeeres yeett to come woorth to this deponent thirtie shillings per annum aboue the landlords rent which lease he valueth three pounds of debts amounting to the s u me of three hundred pounds due from the Rebells <B> vndernamed persons vzt Morish mc Shihy of Clonegappull in the said County gentleman Dermod mc Owen Cartie of Ratharran in the said County gentleman Cnoger mc Owen Carty of the same gen & diuers others of the rebells whose names he doth not nowe remember likewise the vndernamed persons English protestants are indebted to this deponent in parte of thaboue sume vizt Captein John Jermin John Pollum of Kinsale clerke John Dun deceased Giles Groues William Holcom of Bandon John sweete William Michell Bull Richard Ben isse Thomas ffuller But in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion

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& the rest all out in actuall rebellion therefore therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to <C> seaven hundred & three pounds The de<[ ]>ponent saith that he lost his goods by the meanes of McCarty Reagh Teige Downy Carty of Dunmanan in the said County gentlemen & their followoers & further he deposeth not
Edward
Raishligh
Jurat coram nobis
16o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec
Phil: Bisse

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The examination of
Edward Rashly
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Corke
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