Deposition of Thomas Mason

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A true information of such Cowes and other Cattle and goods as were taken from me: Thomas Mason tennant to Peter Barnwall of Tirrenure Esquire duly sworne sayth that about the 13th daie of November 1641 he was robbed & despoyled <Inprimis> by the Rebells of theis his goods vizt of 14 English Cowes for which he was profered 55 s. a peece one with another by one of his Neighbours namely Joseph Hall which Cowes he requested his Landlord mr Barnwall that hee might put them into his Pigeon house parke for their safegard, but he refused to let him put them there, and they were gon the same night following...............................................................................38 li. 10-00
Item three English heifers worth........................................................................03.00.00
<the 28 of Januarie broke his house>
Item a Mare and a Colt worth at least................................................................06.00.00
Item the second daie of Februarie being
called Candlemas daie in the night the
tooke awaie a black nag worth...........................................................................01.00.00
by Rebells but by whome by n ame he knows not
These goods he lost beside Linnen Cadowes
and other vtensills belonging to a house
<49 li.> unvalued
And forther deposeth that After these said Cowes were taken away I he the said Thomas Mason went to my his aboue named Landlord and craved his aduice, what I he might doe for the regetting of hys said Cowes, and he aduised mee hym to send his man being one of the Tooles, to make <A> inquirie after them, and withall aduised mee to exhibite a my peticion to the Lords Justices, for a warrant to be directed to the said Barnwall for his man to make serch after them, which I he obtayned for 10 daies and gaue it him and ten shillings in money to make serch after them, the said Toole, staid awaie about a weeke and said hee heard of them, but after Christmas he would goe againe Therevpon I the said Thomas Mason obtayned the warrant to be renewed for 6 daies longer, and gaue the said Toole 9 s. 6 d. more and 6 d. for a peticion since which tyme hee sent word that he had found 8 of the Cowes but did never since retourne with them or without them
Hee hath lost in all..................................................49 li. 00.00
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This Toole hath seuerall tymes since brought Cattle from Tinny Park his h owne Park farme, to Killenewre nere <symbol> Rathfarnam through the Rebells cuntry
Signum Tho Mason
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Jur 23o ffebr 1641
John Sterne.
Joh Watson:

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Tho Mason Jur [ ]o
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C. Dublin
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