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ffrancis Drew of Killwyny in the parish of Tallogh in the Barrony of Cossmore and Cossbridy and within the County of waterford gent A brittish protestant duly sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission &c deposeth and saith, that on or about the Twentith day of ffebruary last past 1641o, and since the begininng of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goodes and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 1681 li. part consisting of
Of his Cowes horses mares sheepe and swyne to the value of three hundred and fifty pownde s; of his hou sehold stuffe to the value of ffiue powndes; Of his Corne in house to the value of Ten powndes, he likewise saith that and he and his Tenntes were Expelled and dri ven away from his farme at Killw yny aforesaid, Wherein he had a lease of ffiftty three yeares or thereaboutes to come worth to this deponent Co munibis Annis fforty powndes per Annum aboue the landlordes rent, in which lease the deponent Conceiues himselfe dampnified together with his Improuement in building fencing &c fiue hundred pounds . he alsoe saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossed of another farme wherein he had a lease of ffower score and Eleuen yeeres to come or thereabouts worth to this deponent Comunibis Annis Thirty powndes per Annum, aboue the landlordes rent, in which lease the deponent Conceiues himselfe dampnified, together with his Improuem e nt in building fencing &c, foure hundred pounds the totall of his losses amounts to the some of Of debts amountinge to the sume of foure hundred six teene pounds due from seuerall Impouersihed prote s tants vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & parte wherof is <Debts> likewise due from debts due from Edmonnd O Querke of the parish of Temple Tenny in the County of Tipperary yeoman nowe in open and actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canott gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to one Thousand six hundred foure score and one pounds & further he deposeth not
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