Deposition of Thomas Frere

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Thomas ffrere late of Kilcock in the County of Kildare Maltmaker sworne saith That in the beginning of November last and since he hath bene Robbed at Kilcocke aforesaid dispoyled and deprived of and from his goodes and chattells at kilcock aforesaid of the s values hereafter mencioned vizt of horses worth x li., howseholdgoods and provition worth xxvj li. Malt five pownds And in debts due to him for Malt by divers persons some in Rebellion and some thereby disabled to satisfy CCCxviij li. CCClxiij li. xvij s. vij d. And is and hath been expelled from his lease howse and farme at Kilcock aforesaid the howseing being built by his himself to his charge of 200 li. & materialls of building by him there layd ready for more building being amounting to his charge of CC li. Besides his interest in the said land, for which he wold not haue taken 40 li. And this deponent by reason of this presente rebellion is alsoe expelled from the moyetie of a farme originally held by leas from the Erle of Kildare for which he hath a leas for 22 yeres in being to his losse and of the value of xx li., more And this deponent In toto: six hundreth and threescore pounds ster And further saith that the parties that rob rebells that robbed him and tooke his goods or at the least soe many as hee knoweth were theis vizt, Morrice ffitzgarrald of Bellagh in the County of Kildare gent a Comander of Rebells & one that is called the new Erle of Kildare John Brimindgham of Mucklin in or nere the County of Meath Capt or Comander of 100 Rebells, & a great number of their souldiers Rebells whose names he knowes not but all vnder the hand Comand of the said ffzgarrald and Brimidgham
per me Thomas: Frere
Jur 3o ffebr 1641
Roger Puttock
John Sterne

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Tho: ffrere: Kildare
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