Deposition of Henry Smarte

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1872

Henry Smarte of St ffinbarries within the County of the Cittie of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission (beareing date the 5th of March last) touching the losses & suffrings of his Maiesties subiects protestants within the province of Munster deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the first of March last he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 165 li. And
Of his Cattle to the value of fiftie foure pounds. Of one horse & two one hogg to the value of one two pounds ten shillings. Of his enterest in his farme of ffaren mc Teige within the said County of Corke to the value of thirtie pounds. Of his Corne & hay in the haggard to the value of six pounds sterling. He further saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said house & farme where he left in Corne in ground to the value of twenty t wo pounds & ten shillings. And he fu rther <A> saith that one Cornelius Cronyne (a reputed Captaine of the rebells) burnt the deponents dwellinge house & kill (as he heard it credibly reported) to the value of fiftie pounds sterling. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred three score & fiue pounds sterling. An d further he cannot depose.

Henry Smart
Jurat coram nobis
5o May 1642
Nic: Philpot
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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1873

The examination of
Henry Smarte
Corke
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