Deposition of Ellynor Johnson

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Richard Ellynor Johnson late of Newseston in the parish of Morrath & barony of Kynalmeky & within the County of Corke widdow (a brittish protestant) du ely sworne and examined by vertu e of &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute Christmas last & diuers times since the beginning of this presente rebellion in Ireland she lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of her goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt value of 400 li.
Of Cowes yeerlings mares & horses at Newseston aforesaid to the value of one hundred one & thirty pounds Of houshouldstuffe to the value of ten pounds. Of Corne in stacke to the value of thre score poun ds. The deponent saith that by m e anes of this presente rebellion in Ireland she was dispossessed of the seuerall ffarmes followeing vzt. Of a dwelling house & a t an house with thirtie accres of land therevnto belonging at Newceston aforesaid wherin she hath a lease of twenty yeeres to come or therabouts to come woorth yeerly aboue the landlords rent fiue pounds wherin she is damnified one hundred thirtie pounds. Of another lease of of twenty accres of land nere Newceston aforesaid & another lease of another lease twenty accres neere the same wherin she hath seuerall leases of two hundred yeeres yeett to come or therabouts she saith that she is damnified by looseing the beneffitt of the said two leases the sume of three score pounds. Of three other smale leases on e of three score accres of land another of foure score accres & of foure Tenements all in or neere Newceston aforesaid

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eight or nyne yeeres lease yett to come & woorth fiue pounds [ ] de claro wherein she is conceaues her losse da m nified one hundred & ten [ ] twenty pounds sHe saith that she is dispossesed of halfe a plowland of Puddrig in the said County wherin she hath a lease of fiue & twenty yeeres to come haueing layed out much chardges in Improueing the same wherin he is damnified thirtie pounds. Of two other lease s on of eight yeeres of ffortie fiftie accres of land in or neere Newceston aforesaid woorth aboue the landlords rent fiue pounds ten shillings & of another lease of 40 accres of land in or neere the same in both which leases she is damnified twenty pounds. sHe likewise saith that she is expelled & driuen away from his said house where she left in Corne in ground which he conceaues to be lost to the value of foure & twenty pounds. Of debts amounting to the s ume of fi ftie thirty pounds due from the vndernamed persons vzt. The totall of his losses amounts to fiue foure hundred six & fortie pounds. & further she deposeth not.
Eleonor [mark] Johnsons marke
Jurat coram nobis
22o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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The examination
of Richard Johnson
[Munster?]
Corke