Deposition of Thomas Cooper

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1653
Thomas Cooper late of Portidort parish of Killotormay in the Barrony of Cosbride & County of Cork Waterford gen a (Brittish Protestant) being duely sworne & examined vpon his oath by vertue of his Maiesties Commission beareing e date &c deposeth & saith That about the begining last of Lent ffebruary last past & since the begining of this present Rebellion in Ireland he hath bine robbed & forcibly dispoiled of his goods & Chattells to the seuerall vallues followeing (vizt) worth 313 li.
Of Cowes & younge Cattell taken of this depon e nts L ands at Portido{rt} abouesaid by the Rebells to the number of Thirty vallued to be worth 60 li. st Of Corne & hay lost to the value of 10 li. sterling Of Implements for husbandry & houshold stuffe to the value of 10 li. sterling
This depon e nt further saith that he was expelled & driven away from his ffarme at Portidort abouesaid wherein he had 20ty year{es} vnexpired of his lease which was Comumbus Annis worth thi rty odd pounds more then the ren t he was to pay for the same & di{d} pay in the Nature of a ffine at his fi r st entrance to the [ ] 3 1 li. sterling & some by way of Improuem e nt of those lands being well Improued at the least [ ] li. sterling All which is to this deponents losse of two hundred pounds And all so this deponent further saith that there are seuerall person { s } at the begininng of this Rebellion which were & still are Indebted to this deponent as followeth vizt
Henry Cooke of [ ] Ballingarry in the County of Corke gen is Justly indebted to this deponent in the full some of 28 li. s { terling }
The widdowe bennett of Bandon Bridge in the County of Corke is Justly Indebted to this deponent in the full some of five po u nds sterling & both of them disabled Protestants [ ] therefore this deponent Conceiueth them debts to be lost The totall of his losses is three hundred thirteen po{unds} And further deposeth not he was soe robbed by meanes of Robert Roberts of Kill Robertstowne in the said County gentleman formerly a protestant butt since this rebellion turned papist
Thom Cooper
Jurat coram nobis
25o Junij 1642
Tho Badnedge
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

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1654
The examination of
Thomas Cooper
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Waterford
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