Deposition of Sarah Roades

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Sarah now the wife of Samuell Roades of the Cittie of Dublin Merchant and late the wife of John Rawson late of the same Cittie bear brewer deceased sworne and examined deposeth and saith That in the begining of the present Rebellion her and before it began her said late husband John Rowson had and held twoe new brick howses in Dublin whereof he had a Lease for 45 yeres the charge of which building came to 300 li. or thereabouts which hee haveing lett for 21 yeres or thereabouts a t xxxvj li. per annum The tennants (becawse of the warrs & the heavy Cesse presse & imposicion thereby putt vpon them) The tennantes deserted the same, soe as that rent amounting in 3 yeres past to Cviij li. besides the charg of the building she accompteth to be quite lost amounting in all to 408 li. sterling And in the begining of the same Rebellion her said husband John Rawson and shee had a howse burned at Kilcock which was lett to one John ffrier a Protestant that was murthered at Mynowth Castle, whereby her late husband was & she & her said now husband is dampnified 138 li. or thereabouts as she verely beleeveth Alsoe they are dampnified in the rents and proffits of a howse in ffishamble streete the summ of xiij li. x s. at the least And she further saith that she and her the said John Rawson and deceased And her now husband Samuell Roades & shee since the begining of the present Rebellion hadd owing vnto them by seuerall persons seuerall iust debts & sums of money amounting in all to the summ of five hundred fifty nyne Powndes sterling, And shee is afraid & thincketh that she shall loose the money which she lent to the state & the great weekely charge which she hath bin exposed vnto and borne to for and by reason of his maiesties souldjers the summ of xxxiij li. and above Soe as she saith and beleeveth That she and her now husband have lost & are dampnified by meanes of the present Rebellion the summ of Eleven hundred fifty twoe powndes sterling
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Signum predictæ Saræ
Jur 24o febr 1644
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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Dublin
Jur 24o Febr 1644 Sarah Rodes
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626