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Thomas Bacon of the Cittie of Dublin gent sworne & examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the presente rebellion and by meanes thereof he hath beene & is deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goodes & chattells & of the values hereafter mencioned vizt of beasts and cattle worth xxxj li. of horses & a Mare worth xxvj li. Corne & hay worth xj li. In rents owing vnto him by his tennants of Maharefelt in the County of Londonderry robbed by the Rebells and disabled to give him satisfaccion ffortie one pownds x s. And this deponent and his tennants are alsoe by the Rebells forceably expelled from his farme & Castle of Maharefelt aforesaid and the Lands therevnto belonging worth 80 li. per annum, whereby this deponent is disabled to pay his Maiesties Rent for the same & as this deponent is credibly informed both the said Castle & all his tennants howses are <A> there are burned by Sir Phelim ô Neile knighte & other rebells his souldjers or Complicees whose names he knoweth not, And further saith that there is duly alsoe owing vnto him within the County of Londonderry the some of x li. due by Edward Breres gentleman by bond whoe is robbed & quite dispoiled by the Rebells that soe as he is vnable to make satisfaccion, the sume of tenn powndes sterling Soe as this deponents whol e present losse by reason of the rebelljon amounteth to Cix li. 10 s. besids the burning of his howse s his future Losse in the proffitts of the farme cast Castle and lands aforesaid & the burning of his within the said Countie of
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Londonderry: Whereof he can give noe particuler guesse nor estimate And this deponent further saith That b e att the tyme of the begining of the present rebellion rebellion there was & yet are seuerall sumes of money due and owing vnto William Osbaldeston Esquire sonn & heire vnto Sir Richard Osbaldeston knight Late his Maiesties Attorney generall of the kingdome of Ireland, vizt by Robert <B> Hartpoole of Shrowle in the kinges Countie Esquire the some of CC li. principall money with 20 li [ ]0 li. interest at the least and by Henry Dillon of Balliminckley in the County of Roscomon Esquire the sume of CCx li. & 30 li. more for interest: which sumes are in great danger to be lost ffor that both the said Robert Hartpoole and Henry Dillon are as this deponent hath credibly heard and beleeveth in actuall Rebellion
Tho: Bacon
Jurat: May: 12o 1642
Hen: Brereton
William Hitchcocke

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Dublin
Thomas Bacon Jurat
xijo May 1642
Cert fact
Intw