Deposition of Osmond Crode

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Osmond Crode late of Carrigronmore in the parish of Rosse barony of Carbry & within the County of Corke husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and 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 seueral values following vizt value of 380 li. part consisting in debts owing
Of Cowes one bull heiffers mares hor ses & sheepe to the value of foure score & ffoure pounds Of houshould stuffe & prouision in the house to the value Twenty pounds Of Corne in the haggard & house to the value of one hundred pounds Of Corne left in the ground which he conceaues to be lost to the value of ffortie pounds He was dispossessed of his house & ffarme wherin he hath a lease of eighteeene yeeres to come layeing out chardges in buylding & incloseing wherin he is damnified Twenty pounds
Of debts amounting to fforty pounds due from Garrett Arundell of the Ring in the said County gentleman Teig mc Owen of the said County gent o Canty of Cloghanasbugg in the said County gentleman & like wise William Strangwadge John Dillon Edward Mills ffra: ffowler Humfry ffisher Humfry Jobson & although he accounted the same goode debtes before the begining of this present rebellion

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But in regard the said from Garrett Arundell of the Ring & Teig <B> mc Owen Canty whoe are out in actuall rebellion & the rest protestants vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred & foure pounds
He saith that Garrett Arundell the younger & Garrett Arundell the elder both of the Ring in the said County gentleman caried away all this deponents Cattle Corne & houshould stuffe aboute the same time Edward Mills of Clanakelty in the said County tanner his wife & foure children widdowe Dauis of the same John Martin of the same husbandman & his wife Mabell Holloway of the same w i ddow ffrances ffowler his wife & three children of the same mazon Robert Sanill of the same Inkeeper Thomas Osten of the same tanner John Osten of the same tanner Phillis Hickes of the same widdowe, John Vincent of the same Inkeeper English protestants were all stripped by the rebells their names he knoweth not he saith that by ocation of that stripping he veryly beleeues the said John Martin & his wife dyed for hunger & could Edward Mills his wife & children perished likewise of the same, likewise the said widdowe Dauis Mabell Holloway Thomas Osten & John Vincent all of them perished by meanes of their stripping He saith <hand> that aboute the same time this deponent comeing from Carrigronmore aforesaid to Kinsale mett one Cnogher Owen Ballasse

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o Croly of the Burrins in the said County gentleman heard by Timolege bridge with two other <C> armed men in company with them & presently seised vpon this deponents caridge & therevpon this deponent demanding the reason why he did soe he answered & said (pulling out out of his Pockett a peece of paper) I haue heere his Maiesties warrant sent to me by mc Carty Reagh to take away all the English mens goods & I warrant you (quoth he) he will turne you away as pooe as you came hither & further he deposeth not
Osmond [mark] Crodes’ marke
Jurat coram nobis 29o
7bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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Osmond Crodes examination
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