Deposition of Henry Cooke

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Henry Cooke of Belturbett in the parishe of Anna, in the Barony of Loughte & Countie of Cavan Shomaker beinge dewly sworne before vs deposeth and sayth That the second daye of December November Laste or therabouts he was lawfully possessed of Goods and Chatles, housholde stuffe Catle & other personall Estate of the full value of fowerscore & twoe pounds tenne shillinges And also seized in ffee simple to him and his heires of and in one messuage Gardayan & Orcharge within the said Towne of Belturbett of the Cleere yearely rent of fower pounds to bee Leaten by the yeare, And worth to be soulde at xen yeares purchase fowerscore pounds, And that the day aforesaid <a> Phillipe mc Hugh mc Shane O Reley, Thomas Boy o Mulphatrick accompayned with diverse others whose names this deponent knoweth not to the nomber of fiue hunderd persons or ther abouts cam in a warlike manner in Armes into the said towne of Belturbett, and forciably tooke the same, and with like force entred thie deponents house and possessed themselfs of all this deponents said goods & Estate, and with like force, terror & feare of his Lyfe they turned this deponent his wyfe and ffamely out of his said house and haue and since soe withheld the same from him this deponent, And that he hearde them confidently reporte & giue out That the Castle & Citie of Dublyn & all other the Castles townes of this kingdome were all taken from the Englishe, by the Irish & ther Confederates & ffollowers, and further sayth not
Henry Cooke
Jurat 5to January
John Sterne
Hen: Brereton

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