Deposition of Richard Shute

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Richard Shute Late of Castletowne in the parish of Kenegh in the Countye of Cork: in East Carberrye gentleman a Brittish prodesta nt duely swoorne & examyned beefore vs by vertue of &c. deposed and saith or and aboute the fifteenth of January Last past, and since the Beegining of this present Rebellyon in Ireland, hee Lost was Robbed, and forciblye dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall vallues followeing vizt value of 274 li. part consisting of
Of Cattle younge and old and of horses to the vallue of seaventye Nyne pounds and Tenn shillings of Corne in howse & haggard to the vallue of Twentie pounds: of Corne in the ground to the vallue of Twentye pounds: of hous s hall goods & housold provissyon to the vallue of Tenn pounds: of ha y e to the vallue of ffeefteene pounds, and further this deponent saith that hee had Three Leasses of Three ffarmes neere Castletowne, wherein hee had Thirteene yeeres to Comme of the said Leasses vnexpired, together with theire Improuements in fenching and other Necessarye Chardge which this deponent vallueth to bee worth Communibus Anis Twentye & six pounds per annum aboue the LandLords rent which hee vallueth to bee w o orth one hundred & Thirtye pounds of debts which this deponent Counted goods good debts & Now bee come desperrate by reason they are due from those which are Nowe in actuall Rebellyon a Moun t inge to the summe of Twenty & two pounds due from the vndernamed persons debts due from Rebells vizt Teige mc Shane of the parish of Kennegh & Countye of Corke; yeamon mc Mathewes of the same yeoman <A> & John mc Mathewes of the same weauer & Dermod O Coughhane of the same blacksmith and Thomas O Kally of the same gentleman & danyell mc Donough & Donough O Leagh both of the same. The totall of his losses amonts to two hundred & three score & foureteene pounds & further he deposeth not
Richard [mark] Shuts marke
Jurat coram nobis
22o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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Richard Shuts
Examination
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