Deposition of William and Mary Hooker

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William Hooker late of Cloghin in the parish of Shandron barony of Effa and Offa and within the County of Tipperary ffelt=maker (a brittish protestant) duely examined and sworne before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs and others directed (beareing date the 5th day of March &c. concerneing the losses robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the Brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith. That vpon the second of January 1641 or therabouts & diuers times since, the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt
Of cowes heiffers bulls mares horses sheepe swine to the value of one hundred three score and Two pounds. Of houshould=stuffe wool & tobaccoe to the value of three three Twenty pounds. Of hay and corne in stack & in the house to the value of foure score pounds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of three pounds. he likewise saith, that he was expelled & driuen away from his house & farme at Cloghine aforesaid where he left in corne in Ground nowe lost by meanes of this rebellion to the value of forty pounds. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of his land & farme at Cloghine aforesaid wherin he had Two seuerall leases one of a Tanyard & some land therevnto belonging of eight, and Twenty yeeres yeett to come & thother of a dwellinge house and a parcell of land thervnto belonging for eight and Twenty yeeres to come in both which leases he is damnified one hundred pounds. of another farme for eight and Twenty yeeres to come or therabouts of the land of Kilballygoran in the said County for which he gaue presently before this rebellion fourescore and fifteene pounds & since layed out Twenty pounds in Improueing the same, & being dispossessed of the same by meanes of this rebellion therefore he saith he is damnified thereby one hundred & fifteene pounds

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The totall of his losses amount to fiue hundred and three Twenty pounds. & further he deposeth not.
William Hooker
Jurat coram nobis
18o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

Mary Hooker the wife of William Hooker this day appered before vs and being duely examined and sworne vpon the holy Evangelist deposeth. That the contents of this bill to be is true in all particulars & further she deposeth not. [Memorandum] that the said Mary H
Mary MH Hookers mark

William Hookers examina=
tion
Tipperary