Examination of Thomas Reader

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The examinacion of Thomas Reader of Tonnaghe in the parish of Castle terragh in the Countie of Cavan gent, taken the 21th day of March 1641
<x> Who by vertue of his oath vpon the holie evangelist saith, That about the 28th daie of October last past, he was robbed & spoyled of his goods & estate at Tonnagh aforesaid to the value & in manner followinge, & by the parties hereafter named, who are now out in this present rebellion. vizt. of sixteene Cowes & nyne Calves worth at the Least 40 li. which were taken awaie by one Cormucke Bradie & his Confederates., Of 49 horses mares & Colts, & one stallion, all worth 140 li., which some whereof (as this examinant was truelie informed he beinge then in Dublyn) were taken awaie by the said Cormucke Bradie, & the rest of the said studd were <y> staied vpon the Land by the direccion of Phillippe mc Hugh mc Shane ô Relie & to his vse./ And alsoe of Corne in his haggarth 14 worth at the Least 140 li. And of houshold goods of all sorte, Carrs, ploughs plough=harnes, hey, turfe, & garden provision, worth at the least 50 li. And six swyne & four stocke of bees, worth at the least 4 li. And alsoe his Land in fee ffarme at Tonnagh aforesaid, Killavanny & part of Crosse Aghitaduffe & Rathgaskie & other parcells, worth to be sold at the least 600 li., Besides 16 li. & odd moneyes <z> in debts. But for the said Corne, houshold goods, Carrs, ploughes, harnes, hey, turfe & garden [ ] provision, [ ] swyne, & bees this Examinant cannott directlie depose by whose hands the same, were taken. But saith that the sums above mencioned doe amount in the wholle to the summe of 990 li. ster
Thomas Reader
William Ryvers

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21 Martij 1641
Thomas Readers noate
of his Losses by this
Rebellion