Deposition of Richard Chapman

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Richard Chapman of Castlemaine in the Countie of Roscomon gentleman aged about 60 yeres, swo rne and examined before his mai es t ies Commissioners, saith and deposeth. That about the first of November 1641 when the Rebellion brake out in the Countie of Roscomon aforesaid, and since, This Deponent was forceibly expelled his howses landes farme, rents charge, debts Cattell horses, Mares, sheepe, & other goodes & chattells, worth One thowsand six hundred & forty Powndes ster, And since he accounteth that he hath lost in the proffitts of his lands, farme and rent charge CCx li. In all amounting to the summ of one thowsand eight hundred and fifty Powndes, And that this deponent is like to be deprived of and loose the future proffitts of his lands, farme and rent charge vntill a peace be settled worth formerly when the Rebellion began Cxx li. per annum. And saith that the parties that soe expelled and robbed him, he cannott name, for that they were all but loose and Idle Roagues, the servants & followers of
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of Charles ô Connor Dun of Ballentobber Esquire in the same County and of John ô Conner of Leitrim in the said County of Roscomon gent, And some of them were of ô Hanleyes Cuntry in the same Countie of Roscomon, Only he saith that one MrDevenish of Athlone gentleman sonne vnto Alderman Devenish of the Citty of Dublin, & the Kellies & Nortons of the Barrony of Athlone, robbed & deprived him of some of his goods and meanes at Miltowne in the said Countie of Roscomon about the first of November aforesaid. And hee further sayth that some part of his said goodes vizt, a great quantety Corne, some Cattell horses and sheepe were taken from him att Castle meaghan, in the Countie of Roscomon, and his stock of Cowes and other Cattell were taken from him at Lissoncragg nere Miltowne in the said County of Roscommon, which, with the value of his leases, the meane proffitts of his lands, and other his goods and chattells doe amount vnto the totall summe of One thowsand eight hundred and fowrscore powndes
Jur viijo Januarij 1643 coram Hen: Jones et Henr Brereton