Deposition of Edward Clerke

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1927

Edward Clerke Late of Marragh in the parish of Maragh & Barrony of East Carbry in the County of Corke gentleman (a Brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith, that on or about the tenth day of January Last & since the beginning of this present rebellion in Ireland: he Lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the severall values ffollowing vyd value of 696 li. 17 s. 6 d. part consisting of part consisting of
Imprimis Of Cowes heiffers yearling Calues ho r ses & colts to the value of threscore & three pounds; Of houshould stuffe to the value of sixteene pounds Of hey to the value of fiue pounds. Of Corne in stacke & the barne to the value of fortie pounds. of Poultry Piggs & two ffat wethers one pound ten thirty shillings: The deponent saith that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dispossed of a lease of L and called Marragh in the same barrony & County aforesaid of three yeares & a halfe to come worth per annum thirtie pounds the Landlords rent paid damnified to the value of thirty pounds . whereof he is also damnified the sume of twentie & fiue pounds of another lease of the Lands of Capernelane in the parish of desert surges Barrony of killnellmeaky & County aforesaid for the (ouer and aboue the Landlords rent) for tearme of fortie & one yeares yett to come being damnified to the value summ of two hundred & fifty pounds; by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland the deponent is dispossessed of the Lands of Gortbrake in parish of Glanne l arrahane & County aforesaid of the yearly rent of fiue pounds ouer & aboue the Lords rent for the tearme of fiue yeares to come; wherin the deponent is damnified the sum of twenty pounds beinge at that present offered so much for it, he is as also dispossed of a mortage of a halfe ploughland called Bloud in the parish of Claunebarra hane & County aforesaid; worth per annum seuen pounds wherin he is damnified the sum of threescore pounds.
The deponent is also dispossed of another mortage of a halfe ploughland called Reagh & Balliknowrane; in parish of Abbystrowrie barrony of Carbry & County aforesaid worth per annum six pounds ouer & aboue the cheife rents wherin the deponent is damnified the sum of threescore pounds; the said deponent is also damnified in Losse of debts by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland; Of a debt of thirteene pounds sterling; from on Thomas kinsey who is altogether robbed wasted & spoyled by the said rebellion

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1928

<B> Of a debts of fiue pounds sterling Debts due from one Teige mc Shane now a rebell: Of a debt of fortie pounds due from Killwight minister, whoe is now robbed wasted & spoyled by meanes of this present rebellion; Of debt of twenty shillings due from one Thomas Vsher; who is wasted & spoyled by the enemy; Of a debt of sixteene pounds due from Sy d r uch Willyams & John Robinson who are also wasted & spoyled by th e meanes of this present rebellion Of a debt of fourteene shillings due from daniell O Beleigh & th ten shillings from one Cnohore O Boleigh who are now in rebellion, Of a debt of ten pounds due from Robert Sa binon who is now wasted & spoyled by the enemy, Of a debt of twenty shillings from John Browne who is wasted & spoyled by the enemy, Of a debt of twelue pounds fiue shillngs due from one Phillip Runney who is wasted & spoyle d by the enemy; being wasted & spoyled by meanes of this present rebellion; Of Corne in gro w nd worth six pounds which he conceaueth to be lost of plough tackling twenty shillings Of a debt of fifty & seven pounds dewe due from Owen Mc Teig Carty who is are now all in actuall rebellion; Of a debt due of thirty tw o shillings due from one Jesingh Hussey; another debt from Henry Younge of thirty & fiues shillings, another from Stephen Shorling of thirty seuen & six pence Of another debt from Edward Cally of six pounds who are all wasted & spoyled by meanes of this actuall p re sent rebellion. The totall of his losses amounts to six hundred nynty six pounds seaventeene shillings & six pence & further he deposeth not

Ed: Clerke
Jurat coram nobis
23o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec:
Phil: Bisse

Edward Clerkes examination
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