Deposition of William Jobson

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William Jobson late of downeore parish of Rathbarry barony of Ibanine & within the County of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs 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 and forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 352 li. 10 s.
Of Cowes one gelding e & sheepe to the value of two hundred seaven & Twenty pounds ten shillinges. Of houshould stuffe to the value of fifteene pounds. Of wooll to the value of fiftie pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this present e rebellion in Ireland h e was dispossessed of the said l and of downeore & Tonduffe wherin he hath a lease of eight yeeres yeett to come woorth Coibus annis aboue the land lords rent twenty pounds per annum he is damnified by looseing t he beneffett of the said lease the sume of three score pounds. The totall of his losses amount e s to three hundred two & fiftie pounds ten shillinges. And The deponent saith that about the same time John Barry of Timolege in the said County gentleman tooke away with force & armes tooke away parte of this deponents said sheepe & another parte of them to the number of a hundred sheepe were likewise then & there forceably taken away by donell mc Eueshys of Slevin in the said County gentleman, & aboute the same time alsoe came vpon this deponents said land one keeffe mc dermod o Keeffe of Toomeloe in the said County gentlemen & drove & carried away of this deponents sheepe neere a hundred sheepe of them hea ds. This deponent further saith that he this deponent was together with his wife & children kept prisoner at kilkeronbegge at the house of Thomas mc Mahowne after of the same gentleman

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from the 4th of Aprill March last till the 23th of Aprill followeing dureing which times the said John Barry did often resorte to the said house (being a capteine among the rebells) & then & there this deponent heard the said John Barry often say that his Maiestie went to masse & what soeuer they did was by Comission from his Maiestie the like woords this deponent heard related dureing his said Imprisonement by one Morogh mc Shihy liueing neere Ballinedee in the said County gentleman once being in the said Thomas mc Mahownes said house. This deponent saith That Thomas May the elder of Craggans in the said County gentleman & his sons Thomas May the younger & John May both of the same being formerly brittish protestants are since this rebellion turned papists being formerly brittish protestants his cause of knowledge is that for those that sawe them at Masse confessed soe much to this deponent & likewise being are turned rebells since their said apostasy & of of fflorence mc Carty of Benduffe in the said County gentleman his foote company whoe is nowe in actuall rebellion & further he deposeth not

Will: Jobson
Jurat coram nobis
25o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: Southwell

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