Deposition of Shane Bane

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Shane Bane of Cappoghe in the Countie of Kildare Taylor aged fforty yeres or thereabouts sworne & examined sayth That since the begining of the present Rebellion vizt about the later end of November 1641: Hee this deponent by direccon & appointment of Edward Peirce Cleark Parson viccar of straffan in the County of Kildare his maister did bring Comitt and deliuer vnto the handes and custody of the parties hereafter named seuerall goods & chattells of & belonging vnto the said <36 A> Mr Peirce hereafter mencioned vizt vnto Nicholas wogan of Rathcof{fy} <22> in the County of Kildare Esquire twelve Cowes of English breed worth xxxvj li. and 2 Carr loades of his howsholdgoods, as pewter brasse beding and a great chest of lynnen whereof he knoweth not the values And vnto William ffitzgarrald of Blackhall in the same County Esquire Eleaven Cowes of English Cowes breed worth about xxvij li. x s. And since the deponent carried and deliuered vnto him the said william ffzgarrald of his said Masters goodes in trust a chest of very fyne lynen a bed & furniture a peece of new wollen cloth 2 great brasse panns, one of which panns cost 10 li. ster and one nagg saddle & bridle worth iiij li. But the value of the lynnen bed furniture & cloth <B> he cannot expresse And vnto William Wogan of Downings in the same <10> County gent seven head of Cattle worth x li. x s. ster, vnto Christopher <14> Ewstace of Newtowne in the same County gentleman six English Cowes <20> worth xx li. ster And vnto Robert fflatsberry of Palmerstowne <12> in the County aforesaid gent other five English Cowes worth xij li. x {s.} & alsoe one brasse pan worth iiij li.: All which goods were soe deliuered to the parties aforesaid seuerally and respectiuely to bee kept saffely for and on the behalf and to the vse of him the said Edward Peirce the deponents said Master and to bee redeliuered vnto him in saf{ety} vpon demand: Howbeit the deponent saith that he is verely perswa{ded} that noe part of the said goods is restored but all still dete{ined} by and in the hands of the parties aforesaid respectively: And the depo{nents} Master by meanes of the Rebellion durst not goe downe to demand the same nor recompence for them And but is in danger to loose the{m} for that all the parties aforesaid to whom they were deliuered are reputed to haue bin since in Rebel{lion} against his Maiesty & lojall protestant subiects.
<Dr J: mr B>
Signum [mark] predicti Sh{ane Bane}
Jur xo febr 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton
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Kildare
Shane Bane Jur xo
febr 1643
Intw
vlt no.
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