Deposition of Mathew Bentley

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Mathew Bentley of the Citty of Dublin gent one of his Maiesties mess i ngers of his Counsell board in the kingdome of Ireland sworne & examined sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof hee is and hath beene deprived robbed and dispoyled at Ballybooden in the County of Dublin of his beasts cattle horses sheepe Malt howshold stuffe & had his howses burned & spojled & lost in Hay debts proffitts of his farmes & other gooodes & chattells of the value, & to his present Losse of twoe thowsand five hundred & seventy powndes sterling And that hee is Like to bee deprived of and loose the future proffitts of his ffarme & meanes (worth when the Rebellion begun) 105 li. per annum vntill a peace be established And further sayth that the parties that soe robbed and dispoyled him were (as he hath beene tould & verely beleeveth the Rebellious souldjers and followers of Colonell Luke Tool <A> & the sonns of Phelim Mcffeogh and divers others of the Tooles & Birnes, whose names he cannott expresse: And saith alsoe that this deponents brother ffrancis Bentley was wounded by the Rebells in rescowing of the said goods: & Peirce Jones was alsoe wounded soe as both of them died
Mathew Bentley
Deposed Aug: 28th 1643
Hen: Brereton
Edw Pigott

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Dublin
Mr Mathew Bentley Jur
28o Augusti 1643
Intw

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