Deposition of Hugh Croker, Phillipp Cockran & Thomas Cockran

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1445
Hugh Croker late of Kilbree in the parish of Lismore & barony of Cosemore and Cosbridy & within the County of Waterford gentleman (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined by vertue &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 16th of ffebruary last & since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 241 li.
Of Cowes mares coultes & sheepe at Kilbree aforesaid to the value of three score pounds Of houshould stuff & prouision in the house to the value of ten pounds Of hay & Corne in the haggard & house to the value of fiftie pounds Of Implements of husban d ry to the value of twenty shillings Of debts amounting to the sume of ten pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt George Lyne Robert Enock John K erby Edmond Cockrane Richard England & although he accounted the same goode debte before the begining of this present rebellion yeett in regard the said parties are dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefor the deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them The deponent likewise saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of his farme, parte of the land of Kilbree aforesaid haueing three yeeres lease to come of the said land, woorth yeerly thirtie pounds per annum and aboue the rent wherin he conceaues himself to be damnified foure score one hundred & ten pounds: The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred & one & fortie pounds Phillipp Cockran late of Kilbree aforesaid yeoman servant to this deponent vpon oath

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before vs deposeth that parte of this deponents Cattle <A> & houshould stuffe were taken away by Jeffey Poer of Tuorin in the said County yeoman, Teig mc Dermond of Afane in the said County gentleman William o Dyne of Tuorine aforesaid yeoman John Poer of the same husbandman Thomas Bane of the same husbandman William o Dwire of the same yeoman William o Hicky of Kilbree in the said County yeoman Ed mc Shikey of the same husbandman Cormc mc Carty of the same husbandman John o Muciky of the same yeoman The said Phillipp further saith that he, Mr Ludwell his servant, his (whose name he knoweth not) were stripped by the said John ô Muciky aforesaid & by the said John Poer & further he deposeth not Thomas Cockran late of Kilbree aforesaid in the said County yeoman deposeth that one Capteine Kennedy Capteine Edmond ffennell & Donogh o Brien of Mogethy in the said County gentleman were all of them at Kilbree aforesaid wasting & destroyeing the said Hugh Crokers Corne & houshould goods & further he canot deposeth
Hugh Croker[ ]
Phillipp [mark] Cokerans marke
Thomas [mark] Cockerans marke
Jurat coram nobis
12o Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

The examination of Hugh Croker

Waterford