Deposition of John Leynard

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<symbol> John Leynard late of Glanseskin in the parish of kilwoorth in the barony of Condon & Clangibbon & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c.) deposeth & saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & since the beginnings & by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 235 li._10 s. part consisting of
Of Cowes heiffers bulls horses mares sheepe & swine at Glanseskin aforesaid to the value of one hundred and six and twenty pounds. of houshould stuff to the value of fiue pounds. Of hay & Corne in the haggard to the value of twelue pounds. The deponent saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme where he left in Corne in ground which he conceaues is lost to the value of twelue pounds. The deponent likewise saith that he was dispossessed of his said farme of Glanses k in by meanes of this rebellion wherin he had a lease of seaven yeeres ye e tt to come haueing built vpon the same & Improued it with fenceing & incloseing & soe conceaues himselfe damnified by losseing the benefitt and farme the sume of fortie pounds He likewise saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of another farme parte of the lands of Ballyderrane in the said County wherin he hathd a lease of nynteene yeeres yett to come haueing payd a fine for the same & was woorth foure pounds per annum aboue the land lords rent wherin he conceaues himselfe damnified thirtie pounds. The deponent saith that the vndernamed persons protestants are iustly indebted to this deponent in the sume of ten pounds ten shillings vizt Tho: Smith, Edward the taylor, Edward Head Impouerished protestants & the vndernamed persons are likewise indebted to this de ponent vizt of thabove sume vizt Debts due from Walter ffleming of kilwoorth in the said

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County yeoman Shevan ny Lehy of the same widdowe & although he accounted the same goode debts before the begining of this presente rebellion yeett in regard the said parties protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest whoe are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of hi s losses amounts to two hundred & fiue & thirtie pounds ten shillings <B> The deponent saith Richard Condon of BallymacPatrick & Richard Condon of Ballydungan in the said county gentleman & Richard Condon of Carrig=noury in the said County gentleman were the men that robbed & tooke away this deponents Cattle He likewise saith And that Richard Condon of BallymcPatricke aforesaid threshed this deponents Corne & caried it away he & his company. He further saith & further he deposeth not

John [mark] Leynard
his Marke
Jurat coram nobis
19o Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

Corke
The examination of
John Leynard
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