Deposition of Richard Fripps

fol. 64r

1579
Richard ffripps late of Gurtline in the parish of Kyneth & barony of Carbry & within the County of Corke husbandman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the 15th or 16th of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and fforceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt value of 82 li.-14 s. Part consisting
Of Cowes one bull horses and mares of Gurtline aforesaid to the value of fiue & twenty pounds Of houshouldstuffe to the value of ffiue pounds. O f hay & Corne to the value of sixteene pounds. Of Implements of husbandry to the value of ten shillings. The deponent saith that he was dispossessed of his farme of Gurtline aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of ffifteene yeeres to come woorth to this deponent yeerly aboue the rent he pa y ed for it ten pounds per annum which lease he conceaueth to be woorth to be sould (considering the greate chardges he layed out [ ] in building & bounding of the same) the sume of ffortie pounds. Of debts amounting to the sume of eleaven pounds eight shillings due from the vndernamed persons vzt. Cnoghor mc Donogh Crouly & Cormacke mc Cnoghor Crowly both of

fol. 64v

1580
of Knockanghaduffe in the said County gentleman Dauid <A> mc Teige o Crouly of Malloe in the said County gentleman Owen mc Dermod o Crouly of Kyneth in the said County gentleman Donnell mc Donogh of <A> Kyneghbegg in the said County gentleman Daniell mc Donogh Carty of Cappyne in the said County gentleman Thomas mc James of Lisynecarrane in the said County gentleman Teige mc Ffyner Croly of Cnokanghaduffe in the said County gentleman Donogh mc Dermody of the said parish husbandman and although he acounted goode debte before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the All which said parties are out in open & actuall rebellion there fore this deponent ca n not gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses a mounts to foure score & two pou nds foureteene shillings. This deponent & his family were stripped but by whome he knoweth not He saith that Teige mc ffynen Croly of Knockaugh <A> aduffe aforesaid tooke away by fforce this deponents said Corne aboute the time aboue specified & his horses were taken away aboute the same time by Owen mc Carty of ffeale in the said County gentleman & further he deposeth not
Rich: [mark] ffripps marke
Jurat coram nobis
16. 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec:
Phil: Bisse

Corke
The examination of
Richard ffripps
C 563

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