Deposition of William Holcom

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1779
William Holcom late of Coolenepish in the barony of Carbry & within the County of Corke gentleman (a britti s h protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute the 10th of ffebruary last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland He lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 856 li. part consiting in debts due from the vndernamed rebells vizt
Of Cowes horses ma res colts sheepe & swine to the value of two hundred & three score pounds. O f houshould stuffe to the value of ten pounds. Of hay & corne in the haggard to the value of one h undred & thirtie pounds. Of Corne in ground nowe lost by meanes of this rebellion to the value of Two hundred pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he is dispossessed of t h e seuerall far m es following vizt Of the lands of Killenety in the said County wherin he hath a lease of seaventeene yeeres to come woorth communibus annis foureteen e pounds per annum aboue the la ndlords rent, wherin he is damnified foure score pounds. Alsoe of the lands of Ballavalawne in the said County haueing a Tearme of seav e nteene yeeres therin woorth to this deponent yeerly aboue the landlords rent six pounds he conceaues himselfe damnified in his lease six & thirtie pounds. Of another lease for three yeeres to come of the lands of Knocknegay in the said County woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent ten pounds per annum wherin he is

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1780
<B> damnified Twenty pounds. Of debts amounting to one hundred & twenty pounds oweing by the vndernamed persons namely Donnell oge Hurley of Belley in the said County gentleman Dermod mc Owen Hurly of Belley aforesaid in the said County gentleman John ffripps of Coolenepish in the said County yeoman George ffenner & Teige Gurtane & although he accounted the same goode debte before this rebellion, yeett in regard the said Donnell Hurly & Dermod Hurly & others are nowe in actuall rebellion, & the rest vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to eight hundred six & fiftie pounds.
Will: Holcom
Jurat coram nobis
28o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe

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