Deposition of Thomas Harris

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Thomas Harris late of the Weste Ardkitte in the parish of Desert Serges in the Barrony of Carbery & County of Corke gent (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties &c deposeth & saith that on or aboute the middle of the moneth of January laste in anno: 1641: & sithence the beginning of this present Rebellion in Ireland he lost, was spoyled, robbed of his goods & Chatteles to the seuerall vallues followeing vizt
Of Cowes, heifers oxen horses & mares at Ardkitte aforesaid to the value of threescore & eleven pounds: Of howshold stuffe & Imployments for husbandry to the value of ffive pounds: Of Corne in the haggard to the value of fforty pounds: Of Cowes & heifers on annother ferme of his on the land of Templebriant to the value of one & thrity pounds: Of Corne in the haggard to the vallue of fforty pounds: This deponent further saith that by reason of this rebellion in Ireland hee is dispossessed of his fearme of Ardkitt aforesaid in which hee had a lease of Twenty six yeares to Come wherevpon hee bestowed much Chardges in building & fensing & improving the same whereby hee is damnified to the vallue of three score pounds at the leaste: Of annother ferme of the lands of Templebriant in the said County wherein he hath a lease of nynteene yeares to Come for which lease this deponent was profered fforty pounds reddy mony.
The howshold stuffe & Imployments of husbandry hee had on the ferme hee also loste to the vallue of six pounds
The totall of his losses amounteth to twoo hundred nynty three pounds. The deponent saith that his said Cattle were taken away by night by the rebells butt by which of them he knoweth not
Thomas [mark] Harris his
marke
Jurat coram nobis
17o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec:

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The examination
of Thomas Harris
Corke