Deposition of James Garstang

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James Garstang of Smithstowne in the Barrony of Saults and County of Kildare gent a brittish protestant, sworne & examined deposeth: That on or about the first day of december last about ii a clock in the night & in the night following about the same tyme and on the third of december last betweene ten and xj of the night tyme and divers tymes since this Deponents howse was broken vpp seised on and robbed by the rebells <A> that kept Garrison at Dunboine as hee hath beene credibly informed by his servants and verely beleeveth: whereby he is stript of and hath lost, theis his goodes and chattles and to the values following vizt of beasts and Cattle worth Cxxx li. Of Mault and of Corne in the haggard, and in greenecorn vpon the ground CCC li. In of horses Mares and geldings to the value of lxiiij li. In hay and Poultry fodder xxx li. In howseholdgoods swyne and Powltry Lv li. And this deponent by the same rebellion is expelled and deprived of a farme within the lordship of Maynowth in the County of Kildare the fine and improvement whereof cost him 200 li. And is like to loose by this Rebelljon alsoe in iust and due debts owing vnto him by divers persons, some being in actuall rebellion and the rest thereby disabled to make him satisfaccon Lxix li. 14 s. 11 d. In all amounting to Eight hundreth ffortie eight pownds 14 s. xj d. And further saith that he hath beene credibly informed by his servants now liveing in the Cou ThatRochford the sonn ofRochford of Kilbride in the County of Meath was and is a Captaine of the same Rebells that soe robbed him and dispoiled him, & was one that Comitted the said robberys: And that the sonns of Ric Welsh of Moretowne in the County of Kildare gentleman have robbed this deponents servants of some of his goods as they were bringing them to dublin And further saith that this deponent trusted since this Rebellion began trusted one Nicholas Wogan of Racoffie in the said County gent Esquire with 20 Cowes
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worth 80 li. and alsoe trusted one Lewis dempsy <B> of Barbarstowne in the same County yet gent with 21 of his cattle More worth ffiftie Pounds vpon their seuerall promisses to keepe them saff for him & to restore the same or soe dispose of them as this deponent shold djrect: Howbeit the said Wogan and Dempsy being both papists deteine them still from this deponent and will not redeliuer them to him nor send them (though demanded, by his servants And further saith that the servants of the said Wogan have oftentimes since comen to this deponents howse and broken open the dores and lockes thereof & taken away his Corne & goods, And this deponent was alsoe informed that one Thomas Longe of Castledillon in the County of Kildare gentleman or his servants brought 100 head of Cattle & horse s or thereabouts to this Deponents farme, and pluckt downe this deponents Corne Ricks & therewith feed the same Cattle [ ] and horses: which devowred the same
James Garsting
Jur 24o ffebr 1641
William Aldrich
William Hitchcocke

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All his Maiesties Commissioners appointed for the John

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5[ ] Kildare 201
James Garstin Jur
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Cert f
Intr
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