Deposition of Maurice Smyth

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Maurice Smyth of Ballyrow in the parrish of Adormine alijs Aderdrum and in the Barrony of Balloughkine within the County of Wexford Clearke and prebendary of the prebend of Rathaspock and Adermine being duly sworne deposeth that one or about the seuenth day of Nouember last past about fiue aClocke in the afternone he this deponent was robed of and lost at Goary beg alijs TomRuddy in Corne 20 li. in Cowes 90 li. in sheepe 30 li. in horses 10 li. the lease of the said farme for 41 yeares the which this deponent gaue 20 li. for to mr Abell Ram and was profered forty pounds afterwards for it Allsoe one or about the said seuenth of Nouember last about the houres of tene and 12 in the foore none he this deponent was Robed of and at Ballyrow in corne <100 li.> a hundred pounds in Cowes Oxen and sheepe fourescore 80 pounds in horses and stud mares 40 li. in houshould goods books and platt [80] li. the lease of the said farme for the which this deponent gaue to Richard Sinnott 100 li. as mr Henry Kenray and others can testifie allsoe lost in monies due for corne 40 li. all amounting vnto the sume of 560 li. besides the annuall rent of 120 li. per annum the which this deponent had comming in for his parrishs of Rathaspocke Adermine and Kildauan all which was taken from him by the hands of <A> mr Edward Sinnot of the Tome Richard Sinnot of Browneswood felim Burne of the Tome mr Masterson of Clahamon mr Cauenaugh neere the duffery and many others of the said county and those outrages and violences were done in this manner both against this deponent and others (vidz) Valentine Goodhand mr Abell Ram Richard Wadsworth with seuerall other poore English men that liued in that county who for want suffer.
Maur: Smyth.
Jurat: Jan: 15. 1641
coram nobis.
Hen: Brereton
Will: Hitchcock
Will: Aldrich

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