Deposition of John Cropley

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John Cropley late of the Abby Shrewle in the County of Longeford and in the Barrony of: Shrowle. gent: duely sworne before his Maiesties Commissioners for that: purpose Deposeth that: about: the first of November last past: he was robbed and dispoiled of his goodes at the Abby Shrewle aforesaid of the values followeinge: In Corne threshed and in the haggard threescore powndes or thereabouts In houshold goodes threescore and tenn pound or there abouts: In Cattell and hundred powndes or thereabouts: In Corne sowen in the grownd an hundred powndes or thereabouts In plate and apparrell thirty powndes or thereabouts In debts by specialties sixscore powndes: In a lease worth: tenn pownds per annum above the rent reserued for seaventeene yeares unexpressed vnexpired his interest: therein worth fourty powndes, In buildings and improvements of landes twenty powndes or thereabouts, in hay turffe butter Cheese and other houshold provision thirty pownds or there abouts, in all amountinge to five hundred and threescore powndes ster some parte of which said goodes were taken by one <A.> Edmond ô Quinn of: Killglasse in the said County of Longeford gent who said hee was Bayliffe to Vriell ô ffarrell the ther High sherriffe of the said County of Longford saying that
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that hee had a warrant: from the Kings Maiestie so to doe, other Parcells of my goods were taken by James mc Connell ô ffarrell <B> of Tennyleeke in the said County Esquire and alsoe by one William ffarrell of Carnimuckloe in the said County of Longeford gent: whoe all Came with such power and might: that when your Deponent his wife or servants endeavoured to save any of their goods these Rebells presented Daggers and skeanes to their breasts and threatned to Kill them of the aforesaid Circumstances Concearneing the aforesaid Rebellion and outrages this deponent: Can and will iustifie
John Cropley
Jur: Maij 4to 1642 Coram
John: Wattson
William Aldrich
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This is a true Coppy the orriginall whereof was giuen into the Court of the cheife place for Evidence against the Rebels where it still remayneth Wittnes our hands. Julij 7o 1652
Hen: Jones.
Hen: Brereton.