Deposition of Richard Dobson

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1858

Richard Dobsonne late of killcollman in the parish of desert Serges & barrony of kinalmeakey in the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestante, beeing duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith that on or aboute Candlemas Laste hee was robbed of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall vallues following &c. worth 88 li. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed rebells vizt
Of Cowes heifers horses & Colts to the vallue of foorteene pounds sterling of Corne & hay in haggard to the vallue of foorteene pounds sterling hee further saith hee was expelled & driuen from his howse & farme in the said County wherein he had of Corne in ground which hee Conceaues to bee Loste to the vallue of sixteene pounds sterling. Alsoe hee deposeth & saith that by reason of this present rebellion hee was dispossed of his howse & farme in the said County worth Coibus annis aboue the Landlords rent six pounds per annum hee haueing a lease then of two ten yeares to come being well improued, which hee values woorth threescore one pounds & ten shillings. The debts amounting to the sume of seaven pounds due from William o dovane of knockmacon in the said County gentleman husbandman Teige o dovan of the same yeoman, but in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therfore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to fourescore & eight pounds. He said that he was robbed by the rebells their names he knoweth not.

Richard Dobson
Jurat coram nobis
22o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec:
Phil: Bisse

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1859

The examination
of Richard Dosbon
Corkes
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