Deposition of Rebecca Bennet ex parte Nicholas Bennett

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Rebecca Bennet wife to Nicholas Bennett now absent & sick late of Clankilty parish of Lisgarriffe barony of WestCarbrey & within the County of Corke tanner (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined for & in the behalfe of her said husband by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forcebaly dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt.
Of horses and mares to the value of seaven pounds. Of houshould goods & Tanners barque to the value of eleven pounds. Of malt & Corne to the value of ten pounds. The deponent saith that he lost a house newly built with a Tanyard malthouse & kill therevnto belonging to his losse of ffiftie pounds. Of fuell & Timber to the value of ffiue pounds Of Tanned hides to the value of Twenty pounds Of debts the sume of eleven thirteen e pounds due from William ffarr of Enishkeen Kin e gh collyer an Impouerisht protestan t & William shartwell of Clonikilty in the said County broag maker ffynnen o Conan of the same in the said County broagmaker Donnell ô Cartey of Timoleg in the said County broagmaker But in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefor this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them, the totall of his Losses amounts to the value of one hundred & sixteene pownds sterling she also sayth that her said husband was robd by the rebbells whose names she knoweth not. & further she cannot depose.
Rebecca [mark] Bennets marke
Jurat coram nobis 8 8otob: 1642
Phil: Bisse Tristram WhetCombe Ro: southwell

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Nich: Bennetts examination
Cork