Deposition of John Higinson

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John Higinson of Rathfarnam in the County of Dublin gent sworne & examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof he hath bin deprived despojled & dampnifyed by the losse of horses threescore and Eleve{n} seven horses geldinges and Mares at Rathfarnam aforesaid & elswhe{re} worth about One hundred & fowrscore Powndes or thereaboutes whereof twoe mares & a gelding a little before the Cessacon of Armes proclaimed, were taken out of this deponentes stable broken open in the night by the Rebells at Rathfarnam aforesaid <A> And saith that one John Woodfinn a notorious Rebell that now liveth about Powesc{ourt} did about quickly after boldly comen to Rathfarnam aforesaid, and roade vpon the gelding aforesaid, Soe as the deponent hath iust caws{e} to thinck that he was one of them that stole [ ] him: And such hath bin the boldnes of the said woodfynn since: That about a fortnight or 3 weekes since agoe he came to th Rathfarnam againe where this deponent being building of a myll, hee then & ther{e} before the face of this Deponent and his workmen publiquely sai{d} That lett this deponent build his myll as sure as he could he the said Woodfin would take this deponentes corne out of the same if ever the warrs came againe, And this deponent by meanes of the Rebellion hath lost and bin deprived of the rent of his howse in ffrancistreete Dublin worth about tenn powndes per annum clerely ( above 4r yeres proffitt being already lost ) & was deprived & robbed of goodes there worth 10 li. more at least, And this deponent hath bin further dampnified by meanes of the Rebellion the summ of xx li. & above
<Dr J: Mr A>
signum predicti [mark] Johannis Higginson
Jur xxijo Januarij 1645
Hen: Clogher
Will: Aldrich
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Q County
Samuell Beale Jur
[ ] Aprilis 1642
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