Deposition of Digory Cory

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Digory Cory late of Rathcoole in the County of Dublin gentleman beinge duely sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begininge of the present Rebellion here in this kingdome, and by meanes thereof he hath beine and is expelled from deprived or otherwise dispoyled of his goodes and Chattles to the values followinge (vizt) In Cattle of seuerall kinde fyve and ffiftie poundes ster, In Corne and hay, one hundred and threescore poundes ster, In fire boote househould stuffe and money expended in buildinge one and fiftyeen e poundes ster, In arre a s arre a s arreares of rent due to this deponent at Michaelmas last threescore and one pounds And his interest of seuerall leases of certaine Land in Rathcoole aforesaid, which before at the begininge of this Rebellion was worth fowerscore and ten <In all 417 li.> poundes, and now esteemed worth nothinge. And this deponent further deposeth That the parties that soe expelled this deprived and dispoyled this deponent are as followeth (vizt) Nicholas d Charles Hetherington of Rathcoole in the said County gentleman <A> George Grahams of Tassagard in the said County gentleman, Nicholas Den of Rathcoole yeoman an{d} Jane Smith of Rathcoole spinster And seuerall other{s} whose names this deponent knoweth not. And he further deposeth that Patrick Cheevers of Rathcoole aforesaid gentleman, Edward Hetherington David Hetherington and William Hetherington [ ] all of Rathcoole <B> aforesaid gentleman Walter Brannagh of the same yeoman Walter Cleary of the same yeoman And Arthur Armstronge of the same yeoman are now in actuall rebellion against his Maiestie And further sayth That one Garrett ffitzwilliams brother in Law to the aforesaid Edward Hetherington about a while before Michaelmas Last past beinge in Company when this deponent demaunded sattisfaccion of said brothe the aforesaid Edward Hetherington for some trespasse the said Edwards Cattle had done in this deponents corne, the said ffitzWilliams Symons then sayed that
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that before one two twelue moneth came to an end he hoped to see all the horses in the Country to grase in Comon vpon all the Corne in the Country or wordes to that effect.
Digory Cory
Jurat xjo May 1642
William Aldrich

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