Examination of Charles Bastable

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<symbol> Charles Bastable late of the Towne and parish of the Iland and barony T rocknockny and within the County of Kerry husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined vpon oath before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641 concerneing the robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That about the 25th of december 1641 since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vyd worth Cxxix li.
Of cowes heiffers horses one coult and sheepe to the value of one hundred and foure pounds. Of houshould stuffe to the value of fiue pounds. Of corne in the haggard to the value of Twenty pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred Twenty nyne pounds And Aboute Candlemas 1641 Cormack mc Phelemy Carty of the Currans in the said County gentleman in the day time came to the Ilands aforesaid & then & there with force and armes tooke away this deponents cattle & soone after threshed this deponents Corne in the haggard and converted the same to his owne vse & further deposeth not

Charles [mark] Bastable his marke
Jurat coram nobis
17o ffebr: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth

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