Deposition of Richard Clark

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Richard Clark of the parish of Clontibrett in the County of Monaghan an english protestant sworne & examined deposeth & saith That on or about the xxiijth day of October Last past hee was robbed & dispoyled of his goods & Cattell in the parish aforesaid to the values particulerly following vizt Of howshould stuff of seuerall sorts & provision of howshould to the value of- xx li. sterling Of 400 weight of butter, & 400 weight Cheese to the value of - xiij li. Of Corne, turfe, hay & other provision to the value of - viij li. Of 34 Cowes, & a bull 12 Calues, 2 mares, & 5 hogges – lxxxiiij li. Amounting in all to the some of One hundred Twenty & fyue powndes sterling Besides this examinant lost in seuerall debts due by specialty vnto him for rent & otherwise from seuerall persons either in rebellion or by meanes thereof disabled to pay the same, the some of lxiij li. viij s. sterling Soe this deponent was dispoyled of his goods Cattell & debts to the some of One hundred <182 - 8 - 00> ffowerscore & twoe Pownds & eight shilling sterling, being the whole estate of this deponent & hee himself at the same time & now being indebted vnto Mr William Sands of Dublin gent by bond Threescore & thirteene pownds & to John Adams in the Com of Derry fforty shilling sterling which this deponent is noe way able to pay being stript out of all his estate by or by the meanes <a> of Art roe mc Mahan, Collo mc Brien mc Mahon, Mlaughlin roe mc Mahon, all of the Com of Monaghan aforesaid & other Rebells theire confederats, servantes souldiers & assistants whoe tooke from this deponent all his goods Cattell & debts due to him as aforesaid not leauing him any thing at all wherewith to releiue or maintaine himself & family & forcing this this deponent to fly to the Citty of Dublin for preservacion of his life, leaving his wyfe in the Country, not knowing what is become of her & saith that one Brian ô fflenegan in the parrish of Muckney & County of Monoghan whoe oweth this deponent iij li. is in actuall rebellion

Deposed May 28o 1642 before us
Hen: Brereton
John Sterne

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