Deposition of John Fleming

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John ffleming Late of kilmcsymon in the parish of Balline dell barony of Carbry and within the County of Corke gentleman duely examined & sworne vpon oath before vs, by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs and others directed (beareing date &c.) concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c. deposeth & saith That vpon the first of November 1641 or therabouts and diuers times since the begininge of this present rebellion that he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chatles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 1107 li.__10 s.
Of cowes, heiffers, mares, horses, sheepe & swine to the value of one hundred and seventeene poun ds ten shillinges. Of houshould=s tuffe to the value of three score pounds. Of corne in the haggard to the value of forty pounds. He saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme where he lost of corne in ground to the value of foure score and ten pounds. This deponent further saith, that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the lands of Clashefree in the said County wherin he hath a lease of Twelue yeeres yett vnexpired woorth Coibus annis aboue the Landlords rent thirtie pounds per annum , for which he was offered one hundred pounds before this rebellion & soe much he conceaues himselfe damnified by looseing the benefit of the same. The deponent alsoe saith that his wood and orchard as alsoe Two fishing weares vpon the land of kilmcsymon aforesaid, which weares he cannot enioy by meanes of this rebellion & likewise his said wood & orchard wasted

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and destroyed by meanes of the same to his losse and damadge of seven hundred pounds, The totall of his losses amounts to one thousand one hundred and seven pounds ten shillinges. The deponent being further examined saith And That aboute the first of November aforesaid, this examinat, being then quarter=master to my lord of kynelmeky deceased, went with a party of horse to Clonekilty in the said County (an English plantacion) to fetch of the protestants from thence with their armes for feare of any incursion of the rebells, but in the way at their comeing backe (one Burrowes an Inkeeper) and his wife were likewise demanded to come of; whoe trusting to much to their landlord dermod Carty alias mc ne Crummy of killee in the said County gentleman, stayed behind, and they both were soone after hanged by the said mc ne crummy & his people, & the said Burrowes his children then were likewise cruelly murthered, by the deponents cause of knowledge heerin, is onely the relation of other men to which he referreth himselfe & further he deposeth not

John ffleming
Jurat coram nobis
26o Juniy 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

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The examination of
John ffleming
Corke
Cork
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