Deposition of Jonas Dare

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1587
Jonas Dare late of Ballylane in the parish of Lisgenin barony of Deces & within the County of Waterford Corke husbandman (a brittish protestant) b einge duely sworne and examined vpon oath by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth & saith That vpon the last day of december last and since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 202 li. 1 8 sterling
Of his Cowes & one horse at Ballylane aforesaid to the value of one hundred and eight pounds sterling Of houshould stuffe & househould prouision to the value of ten pounds Of linnen woollen weareing apparell and ready mony to the value of twelue pounds sterling Of hay to the value of fi fiue pounds The deponent further saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of his said farme of Ballylane wherin he had a lease of six yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis ten pounds per annum aboue the land lords rent the land being well Improued with building ditching and fenceing which he valueth to be woorth three score pounds sterling The deponent likewise saith that Lewis Stutly an English protestant vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion & William mc Donnell of the same parish nowe in actuall rebellion are is both indebted to this deponent in the summe of two pounds eighteene shillings sterling Therefore he cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of this deponents losses amounts to two hundred & two pounds eighteene shillings sterling He saith that his said goods were taken away aboute nyne of the clock at night by Thomas Butler of Ringogona in the County of Waterford gentleman (a reputed Captaine of the rebells) & diuers others in company with him whose names he knoweth not This deponent saith that the said Thomas Butler tould this deponent when he was stripping of this deponent & others that what they did they had his maiesties broade seale for doeing of it And further he cannot depose
Jonas Dare
Jurat coram nobis
13o Junij 1642
Percy Smyth
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse

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1588
The examination of Jonas
Dare
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Waterford
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