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Robert Thorn late of the Towne and parish of Corangen alias Cordangen in the barony of and within the County of Cork Tipperary clothier (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs & others directed, bearinge date &c. deposeth & saith deposeth That vpon the 5th of december Anno Domini 1641 therabouts the deponent lost was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 123 li.-16 s.Of cowes and horses to the value of eight pounds. Of houshould=stuffe, broad cloath, yarne, kercy wooll , and frize to the value of Two six and thirty forty fi f ty pounds sixteene shillinges Of Implements & tooles belonging to his trade to the value of ten pounds. In Tobacco woorth six pounds. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this present rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of his farme at Cordangen aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of thirteene yeeres yeett to come woorth yeerly aboue the landlords rent ten pounds per annum his enterest for the said yeeres he accounts is worth to be brought or sould forty pounds. Of debts amonting to forty shillinges due from Thomas Price clerke & others & although he accounted the same goode debts before the begining of this rebelli on yeett in regard the said Pri ce is vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent is not likly to get any satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred three and Twenty pounds sixteene shillinges. The deponent being further examined deposeth And That vpon the first of January 1641 the deponent comeing from Cordangen aforesaid to the Towne of Tipperary in the said County two of Mr Pierce Butlers men of Bangy in the said County gentleman, mett this

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deponent in the high way (being well armed) & assau{lt}ed him pilladging & robbing this deponent of his goods price ten pounds & then & there stripped this deponent and his wife of the cloathes of their backs; and the deponent saith that he verily beleeueth he was robbed by directions from the said Pierce Butler, the reasons that induceth this deponent to beleiue the same are these, first when this deponent was comeing away in the morneing from Cordangen he mett the said Pirece Butler at a Smithes forge in the said Towne mending some gun locks & the said parties in company with him that robbed this deponent, & knewe them before of a long time to be followers of the said Butler, and likewise sawe one of the said Butlers petronells in the hand of one of them. He further saith that this de <B> ponent being expelled and driuen away from his said dwelling house in his absence William Reyne of Cordangen aforesaid gentleman possessed himselfe of the rest of this deponents goods aboute the day & yeere aboue named, & euer since deteineth the same from this deponent. & further he deposeth not.
Robert RT Thorn’s marke
Jurat coram nobis
18o Martij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

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Tipperary
The examination of
Robert Thorne
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