Deposition of Thomas Holland

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1643
Thomas holland of late of Curraugh in the parish of Cloneferty Barrony of Dowhallo w e and County of Corcke gent Duely sworne and Examined before vs b y vertue &c deposeth and saith that about the beginge Christmas last past hee was robd and fforceably despoiled of his goods and Chattles to the vallues seauerall Vallues ffolloweinge worth 32 li. 6 s. part consisting in debts due from Morgan Swyny & Thomas Johnson Rebells & part taken
of Brasse pewter houshould goods and provision to the vallue of < Eight pounds > one Mare which hee vallueth to be worth three pounds ster. Which goods were taken away by Charles mc Carty thelder and Charles Carty the younger of Curraugh aforesaid now in rebellion, as he is informed & beleiueth and by others of theire ffollowers & seruants, Butt the deponent knoweth not who tooke away the mare And this deponent Likewise saith that Morgane Swyny and Thomas Johnsonn are indebted to him in the summ of Twenty six shillings ster ffrom whome hee beleiueth hee shall haue nor receiue noe sattisfaccion by reason that they are rebels
And this deponent ffurther saith and deposeth that the said Charles Carty putt this deponent out of his owne house & Lands att Curaugh aforesaid by fforce & violence and putt in others in his house to dwell, by which meanes this deponent very is damnified by nott enioyeing his Lease of the said farme & Lande, the summ of 16 li. ster hee haueinge a lease of Eight yeares yett to come for this deponent refused to take soe much for it of one of his neighbours about a yeare sithence, and ffurther this deponent Cannott depose, the totall of his Losse amount t e amountes to the summ of thirty two pounds six shillings ster:
Thomas Holland
Jurat: coram nobis 27: Maij 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse

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1644

Tho: Holland’s Examinacion
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