Deposition of Thomas Baker

fol. 208r

1497
Thomas Baker of Tallowbridge in the parish of Talloe lismore and barony of Cosemore and Cosbridy and within the County of Waterford butcher (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission bearing date &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 16th of ffebruary last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 140 li.
Of Cowes mares and horses to the value of one and fiftie pounds Of hay and Corne in the house to the value of fiue pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost the benefitt of a parcell of land called Knocknemuck in the said County wherin he hath a lease of sixteene yeres yeet to come woorth to this deponent to be sett ouer & aboue the land lords rent foure pounds per annum [ ] which lease this deponent valueth to be worth foure & twenty pounds Of another lease for fifteene yeeres yee tt to come of a parcell land neere to Tallowbridge aforesaid woorth to this deponent to be sett ouer & aboue the land lords fortie shillings per annum wherin he is damnified ten pounds Of debts amounting to the summe of foure and fortie two & tw e nty pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt Peeter Towse of Anboy in the said County gentleman Mr Martell John Andrewe of Knocknemuck yeoman but in regard the said parties are dissenabled for the presente by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The deponent saith that he is damnified the sume of eight eighteene pounds partely in remoueing of his goods to youghall

fol. 208v

1498
& partely by takeing away some salt & other houshould stuffe out of this deponents house by the rebells The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred fiftie three fortie pounds The deponent saith that he was robbed by the rebells their names he knoweth not & further he deposeth not
Tho: Baker
Jurat coram nobis
26o Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

The examination of
Thomas Baker
Waterford