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John Woodcock Gouldsmith one of the Sherriffs of the Citty of Dublin sworne & examined saith That since the begining of the present Rebelljon & by meanes thereof he this Deponent hath beene expelled deprived & dispoyled of his farme called Balgreene in the County of Meath which he held by leas for thirtie fowre yeres to come or thereabouts from one Edward Robert Allen Esquire and of his corne cattle and other goodes there being, to his losse & damage of Seven hundreth powndes ster By John Dracott of <A> Morningtowne in the Countie of Meath Esquire and divers of the name and Sept of the Talbotts of Dardeston & Newhagard in the said Countie of Meathe x x x and their Tennants & other Rebells dwelling thereabouts whose names he cannott certenly expresse, And further sajth That by meanes of the same Rebellion this deponent (as hee is verely perswaded, hath beene & is deprived stript and dispoyled of iust debts duly oweing vnto him by seuerall persons his debtors within the said Kingdome of Ireland amounting to the some of One thowsand twentie five powndes xviij s. viij d.: which debts this deponent is perswaded he shall losse by reason many of the parties his debtors are now in actuall Rebellion & the rest stript robbed dispoyled or otherwise by the Rebellion made vnable to make satisfaccion. And alsoe further sayth That by meanes of the presente rebellion hee this deponent is Like to Loose and suffer by his ingagements for seuerall persons robbed & spoyled by the Rebells the some of ffowre hundreth powndes or thereabowts And thereby alsoe is like to Loose and suffer by the Losse of the rents and Customes belonging to his office of sherriff the some of one hundreth & fifty powndes In all amounting to the sume of twoe <2275 li. 18 s. 6 d.> thowsand, twoe hundreth seventy five pownds eighteene
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shillinges six pence. Besides his the losse in not following his trade & profession of a gouldsmith his extraordinary charge care dilligence & paines in the executeing & performing of his place & office of sherriff theis dangerous and rebellious tymes: & mainteining of servants and others for the performance of his Maiesties service: which he (thoughe soe as aforesaid by the Rebellion disabled), yet willingly & freely vndergoeth
Jo: Woodcocke
Jurat April 18vo 1642. coram nobis
Joh Watson
Hen: Brereton

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{ } Dublin
Mr John Woodcock Jur
18 Apr 1641
Cert fact

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