Deposition of Francis Sandford

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Francis Sandford of Carnow in the County of wickloe Esquire sworne and examjned deposeth & saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt on or about the xxiijth of October now last past 1641 hee this deponent was by the rebells at Newtowne in the County of ffermangh had six Tenementes or dwelling howses with the owt howsing therevnto belonging burned & spoyled to his losse and damage of twoe hundreth twentie <A> six pownds ster: And that Rory mc Guire (as this deponent hath beene credibly informed was the principall Rebell that did or cawsed the same to bee done and the rest were his souldjers Complicees or Companions And further sajth that on or about the xvth day of November then next after and now last past this deponent was by them at Carnow in the County of Wickloe forceibly robbed expelled & dispoiled of his goodes and chattles of the values following vizt of beastes and Cattle worth lxxxvi li. horses worth xxj li. x s. sheepe worth xxxvj li. three hundreth and three score powndes Wooll worth 124 li. hay worth xxj li. waines plowes & implementes of husbandrie worth xxv li. & of Barrel staves at Wexford to the value of fforty nyne powndes
And this deponent th further sayth that since the beginin g of the presente Rebellion viz t on or about the xviijth day of december last past 1641 at the Grang in the County of Dubljn he this Deponent was also robbd stripped and dispoiled of other goodes & of the values following vizt five Cowes of the value of xxij li. x s. & one gelding one worth x li. which gelding was since was in the handes of Christopher Hollywood of Artaine gentleman sonn of Mr Hollywood <B> of the same Esquire and of debtes amounting to one hundreth ten powndes xvj s. And further sayth that the partyes Rebells that soe robbed him att Carnow aforesaid
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were theis whose names follow vizt Edward Masterson of of Burryshamon in the County <A> of Wexford gentleman Thomas Masterson of [Rosinnoge] gent Luke Birne of Raghnegrew in the County of wickloe gentleman and divers other Rebells their followers complicees or souldiers to the number of five hundreth at the least as this deponent hath heard And sayth that the losse which this deponent hath soe as aforesaid suffered and susteined by the Rebells and by the rebe meanes of the Rebellion aforesaid amounteth in all <1056 li. 16 s.> the Some of one thowsand fifty ffiftie six powndes xvj s. ster at the least And further saith that the parties that soe robbed & dispoiled him at Newtowne aforesaid in the County of ffermanagh were <B> Rory mc Guire brother to the Lord Mc Guire a great Rebell in that County & a great number of his souldjers or complicies that robbed and burned Newtowne aforesaid
ffra: Sandforde
Jurat coram nobis 19o febr 1641
John SterneJohn Sterne
William Hitchcock