Deposition of Edward Lyons

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Edward Lyons late of Ballycroge in the County of Catherlogh husbandm{an} being duly sworne deposeth That since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland the Lady Martha Temple lost [ ] and was robbed & dispoiled of hir goods chattles & meanes otherwise to the values following vizt of Corne and graine thrashed & vntrashed worth fower hundred & twentie pounds, of sheepe worth nyne hundred fortie five pounds, of Oxen worth one hundred and fortie pounds, of Cowes & other young Cattle worth [ an ] two hundred and twenty pounds, of other young cattle horses & mares worth threescore & fufteene pounds, of Corne in the County of Kilkenny worth two hundred & fifty [one] pounds, of sheepe worth two hundred and fower score pounds, of oxen worth an hundred and fower pounds, of Cowes worth an hundred and twentie pounds of young Cattle worth an hundred fortie eight pounds and fifteene shillings of horses mares <2694 li. 15 s. > & colts worth fortie two pounds, And hath also in hay and other howshold goods lost the some of ffiftie powndes = = = by the rebells in the said County of Catherlogh & Kilkenny, And hee also saith That the said Lady Temple hath lost by meanes of this present rebellion the benefitt of her lease of ffower Towne Lands for eightie yeares yett to come clearly worth two hundred and fiftie pounds per Annum in the said County of Catherlogh And also of a lease in the Countie of Kilkenny clearly worth fower score pounds per Annum
And the deponent further saith that the Corne in the County of Catherlogh was carried away by Thomas Davills of [ ] in the said Countie Ballahide in the Queens Countie Esquire as the deponent is credibly informed. And that the corne in the County of Kilkenny was carryed away by the widdow Staynes the relict of Henry Stayns Esquire whoe lived nere Kilkenny and her sonn in Lawe & theire followers And this deponent hath been credibly informed That Walter Bagnall of Dunleckny in the County of Catherlaghe Esquire hath taken away or received divers of the plowes oxen & waines of the said Ladie Temple & is or lately hath beene plowing with her said oxen vpon her said landes in that Countie
Edward [mark] Lyons
his marke
Juart Marty 22do 1641 coram nobis
Joh Watson
Roger Puttocke

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Catherlagh 24
Edw: Lyons pro domina Temple
Jur 22o Martij 1641
Cert fact
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