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John Sherwin late of Ballyncell in the parish of Aglis & barony of decies within the Countie of Waterford gentleman (a brittish protestant) being d uely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c he deposeth & saith That on or about the 16th of Decemb: last & & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forcea{bly} dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 1031 li. Part thereof being debts owing
Of Cowes horses mares garran s & swine to the value of three hundred pounds Of houshould stuffe & houshou{ld} prouision to the value of Twenty pounds Of hay and Corne in the haggard & house to the value of one hundred & three score pounds The deponent saith that he was expelled and driuen away from his said farme where he left in Corne in ground (which he conceaues to be lost) to the value of fortie pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of two hundred & fifteene pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt John Rushell of Aglis in the said County gentleman Gre<A>gory mc Shiny of Ardsalla in the said County gentleman Roger mc Mahowne of Coolersh in the said County gentleman Morris o Connery of Knockaneris in the said County gentleman James Landry of Shanakill in the said County [ ] yeoman <&> Clement Gough of Clonmell in county of Tipperary gentleman & John ffitzgerald of Kilnaffrahan county of Waterford gentleman: and although he accounted the same goode debte before the begining of this presente rebellion yeet in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them {The} totall of his he also sayth he had a lease of the lands of Tim i eskarty w{orthe} coibus annis 40ty pownds per annum aboue the lands lords rent wherein he had a tearme of 19 teene years to come, in which he is damnifyed, together with [ ] his improuements two hun{dred} pownds also he had a lease of Ballynapar k y worthe Coibus Annis 15 li. per annum aboue the land {lords }

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rent hauing a tearme of one & twenty years [ ] to come in which he conceiues to be damnifyed together with his improuements 60 li. also of a lease of Ballinickoll worth aboue the landlords rent 12 li. de claro, in which he had a tearme <B> of 7 years yet to come in which he conceiues himselfe to be damnifyed 36 li. he further sayth that Leonard And saith that Leonard Anthony of Narrowbragh in county of waterf: gentle: & More he tooke away the deponents cattle & carryed them away to Morrice mc Williams house at Knockanaris in the parish of Clashmore, which cattle were bawn’d in the said Williams bawne And he sayth that Clement Gough of aforesaid & John ffitz Gerald of aforeasid they tooke away the deponents horses some cowes houshould stuffe & Corne in house & haggard. he also sayth that one Richard Sheepeheard in the parish of Aglish yeoman & Anne Langford of the same wid: & John Sheepeheard of Kilmalash yeoman afore said formerly reputed protestants and since this rebellion turn’d papists The totall of his losses amounts to the summe of one thousand thirty one pownds & further he cannot depose
<{he} also sayth that {one} Morrice mc {Ri}chard Gerald of [Celishehah] {c}ounty of waterford {gen } does detayne { } ty of the deponents {c}attle>
John Sherwin
Jurat coram nobis 13o Aug:
1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

Waterford
The examination of
John Sherwin
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