Deposition of Josias Farlow

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Josias ffarlow of Ballimallifant in the parish of Downe Durragh in the Barrony of K i nneleagh within the Countie of Corke Esquire (a Brittish Protestant) duly sworne & Examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or about Candlemasse last & since the begining of this present rebellion in Irland, he Lost was robbed, & forceably dispoiled of his Goods and Chattles to the severall values following vidzt value of 1304 li. part consisting of debts
Of Oxen, Cowes, Heifers, Horses, Mares & Sheepe, at Bally Mallifant & BallinCurry in the Countie aforesaid & as aforesaid t o the value of ffive Hundred Nintie fower Pownds Of Corne in the H aggard to the value of two hundred & sixtie Pownds, Of Houshouldstuffe to the Value of Ten pownds, Of Plowstuffe Implements of husbandry & all things therevnto belonging to the value of Thirtie pownds
The d e p onent saith that by Rea son of this Rebellion he was dis possessed of two severall a farmes, One Called Ballie Mallifant in the said Co untie hauing a Lease therin of ffi f teen e yeares yett to Come, worth aboue the Lords Rent sixtie pownds per Annum he saith that in this Leas e he is dampnified Three hundree d pownds, also O f another a Lease of BallinCurry in the said Countie wherein he hath a Lease of or vpon on for tearme of life, worth aboue the Lords Rent ffortie pownds per annum which he leaueth to consideracion , and the entrest of the sume he valueth to be worth two hundred fortie pownds In debts to the value of One hundred & tenn pownds due from Patricke Roch of Polie Long Esquire & Daniell Boy of KilColman in the Countie aforesaid gentleman <but in regard the said partyes are in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot get satisfaccion> The Totall of all the abouesaid Losses [ ] the lease for life amounteth vnto ffiteene one thousand three hundred ffortie & foure pownds. He also sayth that some of the deponents househouldstuffe was found in Dauid ffitz Gibbons gentleman house at Ballintubber nere Kinsale, as he was credibly inform’d. the rest of the said goods were tak’n away by an army of rebbells consisting of about three hundred that garrisond there foresome time of which the comaunders in cheife were James Long nere MountLong gentleman, & Pau Richard Roch of the White Castle in the parish of Taxaxe gentleman & Philip Roch of PolyLong son & heire to Patrick Roch of Polylong gentleman he also sayth that John fforker of Ballenmallefant aforesaid husb: was murdred about the 15th of May last by the rebbells whose names he knoweth not. <he also sayth that one Tho: Slaughter of Downeduredo yeaman & his seruant Gamalyell were murdred about our Lady day last by rebbells vnknowne.> he also sayth that fiue houses nere the gats of Kinsale were burned by Capt: Sugan’s forces to the number of one hundred at least about our Lady day last. & further he cannot depose.
Jo farlow
Jurat coram nobis 4 Octob:
1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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