Deposition of John Busted

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1561
John Busted Late of Gortmolery in the parish of Kilshany and Barony of Duhalla and Countie & county of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposed and saieth. That on or about the tenth of December Last hee Lost and was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 216 li.-5 s. Part consisting of a debt owing
Of Cowes sheepe horses and Mares to the value of one hundred ffortie and two pounds ster. Of houshould stuffe to the value of fiue pounds ster. Hee further saieth that by meanes of this rebbellion the deponent was expelled and driuen away from his saide f arme of Gortmolery and howse where hee left in Corne in ground to the value of six pounds ster. which hee conceaues to bee Lost The deponent likewise saieth that hee was dispossessed of his saide farme called Gortmolery in the saide Countie worth Communibus anis eight pounds per annum aboue the Landlords rent wherein hee had a lease of about twentie yeares to come which hee valueth to bee woorth ffiftye fourty pounds ster & the losse of the benefit of a mill [ ] wherein he had a like tearme vnexpired , to his losse of 10 li. Of debts which the deponent accounted good debts before this rebellion amountinge to the summe of thirteene pounds and fiue shillings ster. due vppon John Liege yeoman and Walter Knowles yeoman dissabled protestants by meanes of this rebellion As al s oe due by Cnogher ny Hinchy gent now in acctuall rebellion; therefore the deponent doth verily beeleeue hee cannott gett satisfaction from them. The totall sume of his losses losses amounts to two hundred fforty e and six teene pounds sterlinge . and fiue shillings <symbol> sterlinge. he sayth that he was robd of the premises, by the means, of Cahir, & Donough O Calaghan, & Dermod mc Enilaugh O Callaghan, & others whose names he knoweth not. and further he cannot depose.
John [mark] Busted his
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Jurat coram nobis 30 Maij
1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth
Ric: Williamson

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1562

John Busteds Examinacion
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John [Greene] late of Cargeene in the parish of Brooheny and Barony of [ ]ey and Countie of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or about the