Deposition of Robert Beckett

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Robert Beckett of Cargylyon in the parish of Cargylyon aforesaid in the barony of kerycurry within the Countie of Corke clerke, beinge duely sworne & examined before vs, by vertue of his Maiesites Comission to vs & others directed (beareinge date at dublin the 5th day of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) concerneing the losses & suffrings of the protestants & Brittish nation within the province of Munster deposeth & saith. That on or aboute the 25th of March last he was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 36 li.
Of his linnen woollen weareing apparell & houshouldstuffe to the value of six pounds of his three Curats stript vizt Cargy li on, Barnyhely & kilmony & Templebracken & of his vicaridge of Templebracken (where the deponent was curat) was woort h him coibus annis thirtie poun ds thirtie pounds, which he expects to receaue noe benefitt by since Candlemas last excepte there be a peace settled in this kingdome he alsoe saith that aboute the time aboue mencioned he was robbed by capteine mc Swiny & Captaine donnell mc Carties men their names the deponent knoweth not excepte some donnell o Bigly Belgaty of Balle in the said County of Corke yeoman Teige o Mahowne of the same yeoman John o Shehan & John o <Murhee of Balyhe aforesaid yeoman> whoe carryed the deponent & his wife prisoners to Balle aforesaid the said dermott daniell mc Carties house brother to the said donell mc Carty) & after the deponent was released in the way comeing to Corke he was assaulted violently by the Cattle number of 16 of the rebells or therabouts & then <& there> stripped him of his clothes in a most barbarous shamefull manner & within a matter of a weecke afterwards the deponents wife Elizabeth Beckett aboute the 5th of Aprill last comeing to Corke after the deponent, shee was assaulted sett in vpon by high way (betweene Barnerea & Bally Lunila in the said County) & was stripped, shott to death & her troth cutt by the rebells, where she layed in a most inhuman manner two dayes & at last she was buryed in vnchristian look man ner in the high way And further he canot depose The totall of his losses amounts to six & thirtie pounds.

Robert Becket Clearke
Jurat 27o April 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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27 April 1642
The Examination of
Robert Beckett
Corke
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