Deposition of Dennis Stiles

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Dennis Blackwell Stiles late of Ballen=clan in the parish of Ballynecourty b arony of Cork aguinhy and within the County of kiery gentleman (an Irish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641) concern e inge the losses and sufferings since this rebellion susteined by the brittish and protestants within the province of Munster &c. deposeth and saith That vpon the second day of ffebr 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles worth to the seuerall values followeing vizd worth Ciiij li. x s. iiij d.
Of cowes mares heffers mares one coult & one garan to the value of thirteene pounds thirteene shillings Of househould=stuffe to the value of ten pounds ten shillinges. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of Two Tenements two gardens one orchard a parcell of land ther vnto belonging wher in he hath a lease for one life woorth Coibus annis foure pounds ten shillinges wherin he is damnified Twenty pounds part consisting Of debts amounting to the sume of Two and thirtie three score pounds seaventeene shillinges & four pence due from the vndernamed persons namely [O ne fit an ? ] John Hunt of Clonekilty in the County of Cork shoomaker Robert Roome of liscahan in the said County Miller, donnell oge Carty of dalkery in the said County gentleman & his sister Giles Carty

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of the same widdowe Symon Stiles And although he accounted the same good debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the said donnell oge Cartie & the said Giles are nowe in open and actuall rebellion & the rest of the said parties are English and protestants vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent canott gett satisffaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred and foure pounds ten shillings & foure pences Besides the losse of the benefit of Two seuerall mortgadges amounting to the sume of foure score & foure pounds ten shillings fortie pounds whereof properly belonges to two orphants namely Thomas Harris and Christopher Harris children to this deponents wife Iuane Stiles by a former husband nowe vnder this deponents tuition & gouernement, the deedes of mortgadges declareing the Tenor of the said seuerall mortgadges beinge since this rebellion inbezilled and made away by the rebells whose names this deponent knoweth not. Likewise this deponent lost the benefitt of seuerall clerkshipps in the said County worth then Coibus annis fiue pounds per annum all which he bares to future consideration & further he deposeth not

Dennias Stiles
Jurat coram nobis 16o
ffebr 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettsworth

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