Deposition of Robert Cooper

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Robert Cooper late of Colganstowne in the parish of Newecastle in the County of Dublin gent ma d f aith before vs sworne saith That vpon the seaven & eight dayes of december last past he the said Robert Cooper was disposessed of his house & Robbed & spoyled of the goods Cattells & Chattles heareafter with theire values particulerly expressed. By the parties herein mentioned and their assistants vizt by Patrick Scurlocke of Recredan in the parish of Recoole & County of Dublin aforesaid Esquire Martin Scurlock <A> his sonne & heire. And Thomas Scurlocke brother to the said Martin, Patrick Reynolds of Newcastle & both his breethren Richard Nolande James ffrend Mathewe frend Ric Donnell all of Newcastle with the rest of thinhabbitants of that Corperacion And by the servants & Tennants of Beuerley Bryttain of Lions Esquire part: liuinge in the Countie of Dubline & part the Countye of Kildare with the inhabitants of Laghlinstowne & some of Loughtowne. The Preist & inhabbitants of Kildroughe in the Countie of Kildare aforesaid And the inhabitants of many villages as Typerstowne Stecomne & others more whose names this deponent knoweth not And that the goods & Chattells whereof he was soe Robbed & disposessed of were theise that followe vidzt.
His lease of his house at Colganstowne li. s. d.
& the improouments thereon worth........................................650-00-00
Houshouldstuffes therto belongeing .....................................130-00-00
Cattle as oxen Cowes horses & sheepe..................................273-10-00
Corne & hey in the Haggard & in ground .............................110-00-00
Bills bonds & boocks of Debts ..............................................800-00-00
So that his whole losse Cometh to 1963 li.-10 s.
Besides the Rebbells aforesaid or some of them tooke & detaine soe many of the goods of mrs Jane Mullene & in this deponents Custodie as weere & are worth x li. & more
Robert Cooper
Jurat primo ffebr. 1641 coram
Johne Sterne
Randall: Adams:
Hen: Brereton

Cert not x li. fo r mr Sterne
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Robert Cooper: 1o ffebr 1641
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