Deposition of Patrick Macaffry

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Patrick Macaffry of the Parish of Lexlip in the Barony of Salt of the County of Kildare Gent beeing duly deposed before vs the 24th day of May 1642 sayth that about the 5th of January last & other times since he hath by the Rebells sustayned these losses following viz, he lost in hay to the valew of 9 li. 10 s., in corne 30 li., in howshold stuffe 40 li., in debts 8 li. 13 s., in 5 sheep 10 s., in 10 Cowes young & old 17 li. 10 s., in 4 horses 14 li., in a 11 hogs young & old 3 li. 15 s., in leases 200 li., the whole summe of his losses amounting to three hundreth and fiue pownds: The deponent further sayth that he <A> hath sustayned these losses as he is informed by his servant William fford who is ready to depose the same, by a Company of Colonell Plunketts men the Earle of Fingalls brother who tooke away the Cowes & howshold stuffe: Also Matthew Plunkett of Kilmacreddy seizd on the Corne & sent Christophr Dillon of Kilmacreddy of the County of Kildare to fetch it away, & one Welsh a Fryer oneWelsh of Mortons son of the County of Kildare tooke away a horse: The debts owing me the deponent are due from Thomas Lucan Moole of Lucan in the County of Dublin which owes oweth him m e 2 li. & 5 s. vpon specialty who is now in rebellion and robbed Mrs Gascoygne who will depose the same. Also Robert Terrill of Leslip in the County of Kildare owes the me deponent 28 s. for commodityes sold vnto him, who is now in rebellion: Likewise Hugh mc Mahon owes me the deponent 4 li. on specialty who is now in the Castle of Dublin & taxed for rebelljon, And this deponent further saith That the other parties that are nowe in Rebellion are theis vizt Oliver <B> Dungan of Castletowne in the County of dublin gent, a Captain whoe together with ffryer Welsh aforenamed rebelliously and traiterously tooke away from the Castle of Leixslip his maiesties armes & amunition & sent them to the Rebells: And further saythe That one Garrett Donnell of Late of Confy in the Countie of Kildare, and Brian Rely of Lucan in the Countie of Dublin Laborers fownd fawlt with & reproved this deponent for being entertaineing of protestants & sayd he should bee questioned for it & answere the same within a few dayes or to that effect, And further sayth that by credible report all the sonns of Mr Welsh of Morton are in the action of rebellion which sonns about the begining of the Rebellion openly gave out that they would
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have Masse in Sct Patricks Church on christmas day then next following: And the said william fford being duly sworne saith That the deposicion above written of the said Patrick McCaffry is most true, & that the report and informacion above mencioned which this deponent this deponent gave vnto the said Patrick McCaffry is alsoe true
Patt: Maccaffry
William foord
Jur 24o Maij 1642
Joh Watson
William Aldrich

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