Deposition of Giles Bustead

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1599
<since the rebellion & the 1st of No: last> Giles Bustead of Tullagh in the parish of Breggoge & Barony of Orvary et Kilmore & within the Countie of Corke (a Brittish protestant) beinge duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs directed (beareinge date deposeth & saith that on or about 1 No: 1641 & since the begining of this rebellion hee was robbed & dispoyled of his goods & Chattells worth 1927 li. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed parties vizt vizt Redmond Barry of Lisgriffin now in rebellion as is reported
Of his cowes steeres heffers hroses and mares sheepe & swine to the value of six hundred fortie seaven pounds. Of his enterest in his farme in Tullagh & demnisc a rty in the barony & County aforesaid to the value of one hundred pounds. Of his entrest in the farmes of Gortwalery & Lackandaragh in the barony of Duhalla & Count i e of Cork to the value of three hundred pounds. In Implements of husbandry to the value of ten pounds. Of his Linnen woollen weareing apparell and houshouldstuffe to the value of thirtie pounds. In corne & hay in the haggard & house to the value of one hundred pounds he further saith that he was driuen & expelled from his said farme & house where he left in Corne in grou n d to the value of one hundred seaventy ppounds Lent to Redmond Barry of Lisgriffin nowe in rebellion as he is credibly reported in the said County gentleman the summe of foure three hundred & ten pounds as mortgadge mony vpon the said farme & lands. Hee further saith that he is credibly informed that mc Donogh of Duhalla & Donogh o Callaghan of Clar[ u m i ne] in the said County of Corke gentleman were the parties that robbed this deponent of his said stocke & Cattle aboute the time & place aforesaid he further deposeth that there are seuerall parties indebted to the deponent , namely Dauid Gi bb on Edmond Stableton of Balling[ ] gentleman Thomas Barry of Ardechuoge in the said Countie gentleman Teige mc Carty of Kilvallyv[ ] in the said County gentleman, Owen mc Cartie of Duhall in the said County gentleman, John mc Cahir of lisgriffin in the said Com mayor Dermod mc varry of Garranagevoy gentleman yeoman in the summe of foure hundred

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pounds sterling some of which those parties are suspected to be out in rebellion as Tho: Barry Owen mc Carty John mc Cahir & Dermod ne varry & other some already out in actuall rebellion soe as the Hee further saith that hee is credibly informed that mc Donogh of Duhall & Donogh <B> deponent can expecte noe satisfaction from them, & the o Callaghan of Clonmine in the said Countie of Corke gentleman were the parties that robbed <this deponent of his stocke & Cattle> rest of them Englishmen already robbed & disenabled by this rebellion that as Joyn Hadder of Ballymowe in the said County esquire, William Dampier of Breggoge in the said County esquire gentleman Thomas Bowlls of Ballynebowll yeoman Richard Bowlls of Kilgrogan yeoman , William Burnham of Crogh gentleman , William End of Gortnefinny in the said County yeoman. And further he cannot depose. The totall amonts to one thousand nyne hundred & twenty seaven pounds sterling.
Giles Busted
Jurat coram nobis
2o die Maij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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The examination of
Giles Bustead
73 Cork
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