Deposition of Jonas Smith

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Jonas Smith Late of Ballymcpierce in the parish of Kilbrin Baronie of Duhall a and Countie of Cork gent (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined &c deposeth th and saieth. That aboute the first day of ffebruary Last and since the begininge of this Rebellion in Ireland hee was robbed and forcibly dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values folloinge vizt value of 1498-17 s. sterling part consisting
Of Catte ll as sheepe to the value and ox en to the vallue of two hundred fiftie and fiue pounds ster. Of horsses and ho gg es to the value of one hundred twentie and three pounds sterlinge. Of Corne in haggard and Hay to the value of threeskore pounds sterlinge Of implements of husbandry to the value of ten pounds ster. Of househould goods and prouision to the value of three-skore pounds ster. Hee further saieth that by meanes of this rebellion the deponent was expelled and driuen away from his saide farmes and Leases where hee left in ground Corne to the value of one hundre d and one pounds ster. which hee conceaues to bee lost The deponent likewise saieth that hee was dispossessed of a farme called Killyvarrigh in the said Countie worth Communibus anis twentie pounds per annum aboue the Landlords Rent wherein hee had a lease of the ten yeares to come which hee valueth to bee worth fower skore pounds sterlinge; As alsoe a farme called Ballymcpierce in the said Countie worth Communibus anis twentie pounds ster per annum wherein hee had a lease of tenn yeares to come which hee vallueth to bee woorth fower skore pounds ster, Likewise a farme called Ballenaligh in the said Countie worth Communibus Anis twenty pounds ster aboue the Landlords rent wherein hee had a lease of yeares thirtie one yeares to come which hee valueth to bee worth two hundred pounds ster. As alsoe a farme called Ballirisine in the said Countie worth Communibus anis two pounds ten shillings aboue the Landlords Rent wherein hee hath a lease of fiue & Twentie yeares to come which hee valueth to bee worth twenty fiftie pounds ster, Of debts which the deponent accounted good debts before this Rebbellion amountinge to the summe of eleuen pounds and seauenteene shillings ster due vppon Anthony Garvaine gent, Donogh o Callaghane alias mc Morogh gent. Dermod Barry gent Donnogh mc Cartie gent Connor o Dally gent Connor Garvane gent, now in actuall rebellion Therefore the deponent doth verily beleeue hee cannot

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< [B] > gett satisfaction from them The Deponent further saieth That aboute the time aboue mencioned that his goods were taken away by the vndernamed persons vzt Dermod o Callaghane <B> mc Cartie alias mc Donnogh Donnogh ô Callaghane of Clonemyne gent Redmond Bary of Lisgriffin gent and Teig mc Cartie of Kilivarry in t h e said County gentleman their tenants servants and souldiers: noe sa The tottall of his losses amounts to one thousand fiue ffoure hundred seventy nynetie eight pounds and seauenteen shillins ster noe further hee cannott depose.
Jonas [mark] Smyth
Jurat coram nobis
27th maij 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse

The examination of
Jonas Smith
Corke

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