Deposition of Richard Bowle

fol. 191r

1981

Richard Bowle late of kilgrog an Ballin back in the parish of Brickey & barony of Orrary & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute Candlemas Last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Irland he lost & hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 424 li. sterling.
Of his cowes steeres & sheepe to the value of two hundred three score & eleaven pounds sterling. Of his hay & corne in the haggard to the value of forty pounds sterling. Of his houshould goods to the value of twe lue pounds. He further saith that he was dispossessed of his said farme wherin he had a lease of thirtie yeeres to come which was woorth ten pounds per annum aboue the rent which he valueth to be woorth one hundred pounds sterling. The totall of his losses amounts to foure hundred twenty & foure pounds sterling. He saith that his said goods aboute the time aboue mencioned was taken away by James fitz Nicholas Barry of Anagh in the said County Esquire & his servants whose names he knoweth not &c.

Richard Boles
Jurat coram nobis
27th Maij 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse

fol. 191v

1982

The examination
of Richard Bowles
Cork
159
A
Re