Deposition of Thomas Fryth
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fol. 142r
818
Thomas ffryth clark, Archdeacon of Rosse in the baroney of Carbry and one of his Maiesties Justices of the Peace for the Counties of Corke and Kerry, a brittish protestant duly sworne and examined before us by vertue of his Maiesties Comission etc. deposeth and saith, that since the beginning of this Rebellion in Irland he lost, was robbed, and is forceably dispoyled of his Goods and Chattells, and of the goods and chattells which were left unto him by the last will and Testament of his late brother John ffryth gent deceased in Corke, who left him Executor of his said will, to the severall values following v{izt} worth 1126 li.-15 s.-10 d. part consiting in debts due fromO f horses and Mares young and ould to the value of about 18 li. Of houshouldstuf{fe} to the value of 7 li. Of Corne in Haggard to the value of abou t 34 li. Of several debts amoun ting to the Summ of 557 li.-15 s.-10 d. All which ere this Rebellion were esteemed good debts, but now become desperate, by reason some of the debtors are impoverished protestant, such as William Russell yeoman, Henry Beecher gent, Edmun{d} wells clark, all of or about Aghadowne in the Barony of Carbry in the County of Corke John Bradshaw gent and Gyles Hunt yeoman, of or about Rosse in the said Barony John Barret yeoman late of Killeyne in the County of Kerry, Richard Blackwall of Castlemange in the said County, Teige o Healy of the same gent, Edward Spring of Killagh in the said County gent, Thomas Spring of Stradbally in the said County Esquire, both which were reputed Protestants before the Rebellion, Thomas Good in augh yeoman, De nish Styles gent, william Dethic k gent, John Norris, Richard Trant, Mich{ael} Stokes yeomen, all at or about the parishe s of Kilg oban, Killegne or Stra dbally, in the Barony of Carkogn inny in the said County of Kerry, Devereu x Spratt of Trally in the said County minister, Robert Ingledue of Glanerough in the said County But & divers others; a nd the rest Papists, and such as are out (as this deponent supposeth), in actuall Rebellion; Such as William ny Muck alias Donovane yeoman, Moris o Ca{ }nane gent, Owen mc Donell Sulevane gent, Donell mc owen Sulevane gent <A> Teige mc Donogh Cullane gent, Cnoghor o Regan gent, Donogh mc Cnoghor gent, Teige o Cahane, John mc Dermod Sulevane, James Nevill, Dermod mc Donogh mc Auliff, Cnoghor o Mahony, William o Highily, John Bomler, yeomen, ffinnin oge Cartey gent, William mc Teige gent, John mc Ranell Hurlo gent, Cnogh{or} na Saunagh yeoman, William o Cronyne yeoman, Mlaghlen o Regan yeoman, Ranell o Regan yeoman, with many others in the County of Cork, in & about the Barony of Carbry, at the severall villages in the parishes of Aghadowne, Kilmcabee, Kilkaskin, Kilfaughney, Kilcoe & Rosscarbry; Also Hubbert Hussey of Kilshanick in the County of Kerry gent, Walter Hussey of the same, cheife gent, Kelly fitz Patrick of Arefert gent, Tibbot fitz Gerald gent, Robert oge of listsina gen{t} Edmund Stark of Ardfert gent, John mc ffinnin gent, James Cronyne gent, Edm{und} mc Shane of ffarrendallo gent, and Dermod Dingle alias Moriarty of Ballinacourty yeoman for his cruelty to protestants now advanced to a Captains place amongst the Rebells, who also confest in his letter to the lo: of Kerry that he was a fautor of this action in the Kingdome also owen mc Murtagh of Kildrum gent, Daniel o Dinahan yeoman, John Scollard yeoman, all of the County of Kerry aforesaid, with diver{s} others, for most of whose debts he hath or hadd bills or bonds under their hands
fol. 142v
819And therfore this deponent cannot gett any satisfaction from any of them. Also he saith, that by means of this Rebellion, he hath lost the benefitt of his lease of Kiltillane in the County of Kerry, wherin he had a terme of about 27 years yet to come, worth ere the begining of this rebellion communibus annis over and above the landlords rent , 12 li . per annum; wherin he conceaves himselfe damnified to the value of 70 li.; He likewise saith , that by the meanes aforesaid, he hath lost the benefit of his lease from three years to three years of the two vicaridges of Garrinlond e y and Templedr[umin] in the County of Kerry, wherin he had during the life of the vicar, and 3 years following, worth to this deponent ere the begining of this rebellion communibus annis over and above the landlords rent, 11 li. per annum wherin he concea v es himselfe damnified to the value of 30 li. As also the Benefitt of his lease of the Rectory of Killeyn e in the County of Kerry afores a i d, wherin he had a tearme of abo u t 6 yeares to come, worth to this deponent ere the beginning of this Rebellion, communibus an n is over and above the landlords 15 li. per annum, wherin he conceaves himselfe damnified to the value of 50 li . He further saith that by mean s of the said Rebellion, his leaste of Ballinaspring-mare in the County of Corke, which he hath by lease form the lord Bishop of Cork and Ross for the Tearme of 21 years, ere the beginning of this rebellion, worth communibis annis 40 li. per annum over and above the rent reserved therout, is not now worth to the deponent the rent rent reserved, wherin he conceaves with his fine the dammages of 300 li. sterling . This deponent further s a i th, that by means of this Rebellion, for the safty of his bookes and some of his goods, he was forced to ship them for England, which said ship was oversett, by the Key of Mynhead, lyeing under water with his said books and goods for the Space of two dayes, by which means his said bookes and goods were spoyled, and he putt to great charge to save some of the m , wherin he conceaves himselfe damnified to the value of 60 li. The totall of his said losses in goods and chattells, amounts to the value of 1126 li.-15 s.-10 d. Besides the loss of the next advousons of severall vicaridges in the County of Kerry, wherin he conceaves himselfe damnified in 100 li.; which he might haue [ ] for 100 li. conceiues he might haue sould for 80ty li. and besides the loss of his church liveings, worth ere the beginning of this rebellion about[ ] 230 li. per annum communibis annis. As also the loss of his Jurisdicions of the diocesses of Ardfert and Ross, worth ere the beginning of this rebllion about 70 li. per annum communibis annis, which he leaveth to consideracion He likewise saith, that he hath heard that Thomas Spring of Stradbally in the County of Kerry Esquire with his wife and his only Sonne, and Edward Springe of Killagh in the said <A> County gent, who were reputed protestants, are since this rebellion turned papists; As also John Gardiner of Ardfert in the said County minister (together with his wife) who (as is reported) would turne fryar, but the Papists refuse to admitt him, because he is of soe notorious evill and scandalous Conversacion; and further he deposeth not
Tho: ffrith
Jurat coram nobis
3o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench
fol. 143r
820
fol. 143v
821
Tho: ffrith’s Examination
Cork
R