Deposition of Christopher Masson

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Christopher Masson late of the Cittey of Waterford <gent> and sercher of his Maiesties Ports of Waterford and Ross (A brittish protestant) duely sworne and Examined before vs by vertue &c deposeth and saieth that aboute Candlemas last & diuers times since the begining of this present Rebellion in Ireland hee lost was Robbed and forcibly dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values following viz value of 1646 li. 9 s. 4 d. part consisting of debts due by the Rebells hereafter named vizt
Off Cowes Horses Mares and Coults to the value of two three hundred pownds Of Corne In house and haggard to the value of two hundred pownds Of Hay in Haggard to the value of Twenty thirty fower pownds, Of Houshould Goods & houshould provision Bedding, wollen Linen a n d waring Aparell to the value of on hundred & forty pownds Of Plate to the value of fifty pownds Off Reddy Monyes one hundred and on pownds Alsoe the deponent saieth that hee had in Waterford two on house where in he had in the one A lease of 17 yeres vnexpired worth Coibus Annis together with a fine thirti six thirtie one tw e nty six pounds per Annum above the land lords Rent which the said deponent values to be Worth one hundred and foure forty twenty five pownds & like wise the deponent saieth that he hath like wise one house More in the said Citty of Waterford wher in he had a lea c e of forty yeres to Come vnexpired worth Coibus Annis five pounds per Annum aboue the land lords Rent which he values to be worth fortie fifty pounds also the deponent sayeth that hee had a lease of a parcell of land Called by the Name of the vpper Grange within the said C ou n ty of the said Citty having a lease of the sum of Twelue yeres vnexpired worth Cumbus Annis together with his Improuements in the said aboue the land lords Rent tenn pownds per Annum which hee valueth to be worth forty pownds And further this deponent saieth that he had a farme Caled Ross Duff in the County at large where in he had a lease of Nyne yeres not vnexpired worth Cumbus Annis three skore pownds per Annum above the land lords Rent which hee valueth to be worth two hundred pounds and alsoe the deponent saieth that hee had lost in turfe faggott to the value of Twenty pownds Off Instrum Implements of husbandry to the value of Twelue pownds Alsoe the deponent saieth that he had in debts justly Debts due from thise of the Citty of Waterford which ar Now in actuall Rebellion the some of forty five pownds Nyne shillin{gs } {and} four pence the Names of the debtors be these

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Of ffrancis Wise { } of Andrew White merchant { } of Robert Mur<phy> merchant of dromrosse in the County of [Carlo] of Richard Strong of Waterford aforesaid of Thomas Joy of the same merchant mar{iner} Merchant <B> Denis o Brian of the same Millar The Totall of his Goods and Chattells Amounts to the some of . deponent saith that he had a lease of three score yeres to come of a house called St Johns Abby in the said Cittie with some lands there vnto belonging worth Coibus annis thirtie pounds per annum which he valueth to be worth to be sould foure hundred pounds three hundred and three skore pownds Besids the Bennefit loss of the bennefit of his office of sercher in the porte of Waterford and Ross worth Coibus A nnis one hundred and fifty pownds per Annum which hee leveth to Consideration The Totall of his losses in Goods and Chattells Amounts to the some of one thousand six hundred forty and six pownds ster Nyne shillings and fouer pence the deponent the said ffra the deponent saieth that hee was Robd of his said goods by the Meanes of the said ffrancis wise and Captaine John Sharlook of Mothell in the County of <C> waterford gent and theire forces and John Poore of Ballikeney in the said County gent and theire fforces and further hee Cannott depose
Chr: Mason
Jurat Coram Nobis
27o Junij 1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse

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The examination of Christopher Mason
Waterford
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Christopher Mason
of the Citty of
Waterford his
Examin