Deposition of Robert Weldon

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Robert Weldon, late of Sct Johns neere Athie in the Countie of Killdare esquire beeing duly sworne before vs the Commissioners appointed in this behalfe, deposeth as followeth: (Vizt)
Imprimis That from the xxiijth daye of October last
1641 by meanes of the presente rebellion
hee hath Lost in Arreares of Rent in the Severall
Counties of Killdare, Queenes county, and Countie of li. s. d.
Catherlagh, the Some of ------------------------------------------------ 485:8:0:
Item in Corne in the countie of Killdare, the some of --------------0800 li.-0-0
Item in Debts in the said Countie -------------------------------------1081-0-0
Item in twoe Mortgages in the Queenes Countie -------------------1595-0-0
Item in Debts in the said Countie -------------------------------------1406-0-0
Item in Leather in the said Countye ----------------------------------0440-0-0
Item in Debts in the Countie of Catherlagh -------------------------0722-0-0
Item in Debts in the countie of Waterford --------------------------0607-0-0
Item a Debt in the countie of Meath ---------------------------------0033-0-0
Item in Rents in the Countie of Killdare, by Lease for divers yeares yet to come, at 435 li. per Annum Item in rents in the Queenes countie, Likewise by Lease for divers yeares yet to come, at 394 li. 17 s. per Annum Item in the Countie of Catherlagh in Rents by Lease for divers yeares therin yet to come, the some of 133 li.- 13 s.- 4 d. per Annum: All which Rents in these three Counties, this Deponent verylie beleeveth, that the one Moytie wilbee lost during the terme to come, by reason that Lands beeing [ ] late at a great height, will not hencforthe bee advaunced nere to the same:
<A> Furthermore hee deposeth, That Christopher St Michell with divers other Rebells (whome this Deponent knoweth not,) forcyblely Robbd and tooke awaye a great part of the Corne abouemencioned, as hee is Credybly informed by his Servants.
Som: the totall of the aboue particuler Summs:
(over and besides the Losse of the validitie
of the Leases) for the time to come Amounteth vnto: -------------7169 li.: 8 s.: 0 d.
Ro: Weldon
jurat 14. Martij 1641
Roger Puttocke
William Hitchcocke
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