Deposition of Jonathan Bennett

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Jonathan Bennet of the Towne of Bandon for and in the behalfe of Roger Bennet his fathr himselfe and his two Brethren Thomas Bennet and Amosyms Bennet <ioynt executors to their fathr dying Intestate> of Baltimore Castle in the baroney of WestCarbry, & County of Corke merchant, duly sworne and examined before vs by vertue etc deposeth & sayth that about Candlemas last and diuers times since the begining of this rebellion in Ireland they lost were robbed, & forceably despoyled of their goods & chattells to the seuerall values following, Vizt.
Of Horses, Cowes & steers & heyfers, to the value of thirty one pownds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of two pownds ten shilling. Of Corne in ground which is Lost, and in hagard which is carryed away by the rebbel{s} to the value of sixteene pownds ten shillings Also they say they are dispossessed of a lease of Lisnetraugher hauing a tearme of seau’n years to Come, worth a boue the landLords rent twenty pownds per annum, damnifyed herein eighty pownds. the totall of their losses amounts to the value of one hundred and thirty pownds. He sayth they were robd by some rebbells of Muskrey but their names he knoweth not. & further he deposeth not.
Jonathan Bennett
Jurat coram nob: 22o Oct: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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