Deposition of Samuell Felgate

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Samuell Felgate of the Cittie of Dublin farmer aged 46 yeres or thereabouts sworne and examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion That is to say about the month of December 1641 This deponent was at greate Cabbrough within the County of Dublin forceibly Robbed and dispoyled by Rebells to him vnknowne of Cowes heffers Mares & howsholdgoods worth 26 li. 13 s. 4 d. att the least & expelled from his farme there which before the Rebellion was clerely worth vnto him 40 li. per annum: Whereof he hath since lost by meanes of the Rebellion the profitts for twoe yeres & a half & he is like to bee deprived of and Loose the future proffits of his said farme vntill a peace be setled: Besides the proffits of his building hedging & ditching manureing & improveing of the said farme which cost this deponent 150 li. ster at least And this deponent for saffty of his Liffe flying to repaireing to Grangegorman nere the Citty of Dublin: & dwelling there with his family & haveing a stock of Cattle there worth Cxx li. at Least was about the xxiiijth of August 1642 or not long after forceibly in the night tyme at Grangegorman aforesaid assaulted and besett with a great number of cruell Rebells vnknowne whoe then and there robbed and deprived him of the cattle and also e gave One Patrick his servant soe many deadly & cruell wounds that he then and there instantly dyed, And those Rebells alsoe then and there gave seven greivous wounds to Margret Boys this deponents Maid servant, and shott him this deponent in his belly and through his thighe. The Cureing of which wounds vpon him & his said Mayd servant (being very desperate and almost mortall), cost this deponent the some of 10 li. ster at least, And hee further saith That at Michelmas last 1642 or about that tyme hee haveing some reeks or cocks of hay worth nere 30 li. standing vpon his said grounds at hadd the same forceibly taken & carried away by the troopers & souldjers vnder the Comand of the Lord Lieutennant of Ireland And saith that he accompteth his whole losses (by meanes of the present Rebellion) to amount to the summe of 396 li. & above: Besides the future proffits of his farme of the clere value of 40 li. per annum as aforesaid
Signum [mark] predicti Samuel
Jur viijo Jan: 1643 coram
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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Dublin
Sam: ffelgate Jur
viijo Jan 1643
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