Deposition of Randall Dimmock

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Randall Dimmock clarke duely sworne and examined deposeth that he the sayd
<1> I Randall Dymmocke Curate and Minister at St Doologhs Portmarnog, and Clontarffe fifteene yeares out of which places John ffagan of ffelltrim for St. Doologhs oweth me this deponent fourescore pounds sterling this I will averre vpon my oathe.
<2> also Mr Devenishe of Ballgriffin oweth me hym twentie foure pounds ten shillings sterling vpon my oathe.
<3> also mr Kinge of Clontarffe oweth me hym twentie pounds sterling he said [ ] the Parlament of Ireland cut it of vpon my oathe.
<4> The My Ladie Coowley of Castle Carbery (protestant) but now a Papist oweth me hym foure pounds thirteene shillings foure pence sterling
vpon my oath, the parlament cutting is as.
<5> Mrs Bathe of Drumconron oweth hym twentie shillings sterling the parlament cutting it from me as shee saith, vpon my oathe.
Some is sixscore ten pounds [ ] 3 shillings 4 d.
f further sayth that his my liuinge worth fortie pounds per annum
Also at Clontarffe where I this deponent and my househould his family did liue befoure these grievous and woefull trovbles began. I flieing to Dublin to saue hys life with his sonne Michel Dymmocke being threatned by the Rebbels, he being entertained servant to the most Reverende father in god Launclot lord archbishop of Dublin he remaining at Dublin, the towne of Clontarffe was burned and pillaged by the souldiers of Dublin, hys howse (altough his househould was there) lost all hee had to thvalew of thirtie pounds sterling his sonne in the afternoone not knowing anything before of the enterpise went downe to knowe what was doone found the house pillaged thinking to bring my his people to Dublin too two Rebbells horsemen with twelue footmen besett him after the armie were retired, tooke him prisoner to swords, whereby he lost his horsse the price twelue pounds sterling being threatned for to be hanged a gallowe being set vp to hange him with another Duch man yet the both escaped by gods providence
Summa totalis eightscore ten pounds [seven] 3 shillings- 4 d. sterling
Randall Dymocke
Jurat primo Martij 1641
John Sterne
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