Deposition of Thomas Roberts

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Thomas Roberts Late of Saint finbaries Corke, within the Com of the Citye of Corke Clarke duely sworne and examined before vs, by vertue of his Maiesties Comission &c. deposeth and deposeth & saieth that on or about about the begining of March Last that since the begining and by meanes of this present Rebblion in Ireland he Lost was Robbed and spoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 275 li. 7 s. 3 d. part consisting in debts due from theis Rebells following vizt
Of Corne in haggard to the value of twentye pounds Of debts to the summe of a hundred and eight poun d seaven shillings and three pence which ere this Rebblion were estemed good debts but now becom despreate by reason on of some of the debtors aren impouerished protestant such as Anthony Watts by and others are impouerished papists such as Patricke Punch Punche Of Ballirath Daniell O Tomy of Saint finbarye husbandman Thomas mc Dermod and Donough mc Dermod Late of North Mahawne in the parish of Saint finbarye aforesaid husbandmen and diuers others whose names he knoweth not and out in actuall Rebellion vizt Cnoghor a Sullyvane of James Inskery parish in the said County husbandman Cnoghor o Cullyuan of the same husbandman Alexander Moore late of the Cittie of Corke gentleman. And although he accounted the same good debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion & the rest vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred twenty eight pounds seaven shillings & six pence. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he is dispossessed of the farme of Nort Mahowne in the County of the Cittie of Cork wherin he hath a lease of one & Twenty yeares to come wh i woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent one & Twenty pounds per annum wherin he is damnified one hundred

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Twenty pounds Of another lease of the Rectory of the hospitall of St Johns Jerusalem in the Cou nty of Limerick of < where in> he hath a lease of three score yeeres to come , [that] one life time so being <worth> fortie & seaven pounds <coibus> anis twenty pounds which is lost [ ] . The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred forty seaventy fiue eight pounds seaven shillings & three pence besides the losse of the benefitt of his church liueing woorth coibus annis three score & ten pounds per annum both which he leaues to consideration & the losse of the benefitt of his lease of the Rectory or hospitall of St Johns Jersualem in the County worth 20 li. yeerly lost by meanes of this rebellion & further he deposeth not.

Tho: Roberts
Jurat coram nobis
2o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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The examination of Thomas Roberts
Cork
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