Deposition of Nicholas Blight

fol. 123r

1697
Nicholas Blight late of CooleKindane in the parish of Bathway & barony of Barr y more & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on aboute Candlemas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 244 li.
Of Cowes horses & mares at CooleKin dane aforesaid to the value of one hundred and fortie pounds. O f houshould stuff to the value of foure pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of that he hath a lease o f a parcell of land of CooleKin dane aforesaid for seaven & twenty yeeres yeett to come woorth to this deponent yeerly sixteene pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent wherin he conceaues himself damnified one hundred pounds. The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred fortie foure pounds. The deponent likewise saith that on or aboute the first of March last he vnderstanding that the rebells forces was not farr of from the said land of CoolKindane & feareing they should in their accustomed maner seize vpon the deponents goods & persons this deponent then & there remoueing parte of his said Cattle for refuge towards Youghall the deponents landlord Teige ô Brien of Killinecurry sent after this deponent at him accompanyed with armed men (to the number of foure or fiue armed men vizt Cornelius o Brien of the same gentleman Richard mc Dauid o Brien of the same gentleman & others of his servants whose names he knoweth not) whoe followed this deponent him & in the Kinges high way towards youghall violently & with force & armes did then and there take away this deponents said Cattle & caried them backe againe & the deponent further saith that the said Richard mc Dauid came to this deponents house at CooleKindane aforesaid & then &

fol. 123v

1698
There pilladged the same & from thence this deponents said house & there hence carried away parte of this deponents houshould goods besides three coults of this deponents proper goods which the said Richard mc Dauid tooke away & deteined from this deponent vseing many threatings & menaces against this deponents his servants & children. & further he deposeth not.
Nicholas Blight
Jurat coram nobis
22o Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

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