Deposition of Mary Smith

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Mary Smith of Gillaby in the parish of Stbarryes barony of& within the County of Corke widdowe by (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c deposeth and saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland she lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of her goods and Chattles to the seuer al values followeing vzt value of 1201 li.
Of Cowes oxen & horses to the value of one hundred and three score pounds. Of Corne threshed to the value of ten pounds. Of houshould stuff to the val u e of fortie pounds shillings . Of implements of husbandry to the value of three pounds. The deponent lost of the benefitt of seuerall houses vasted and consumed by this rebellion to her losse & damadge of a hundred pounds. Likewise by meanes of this presente rebellion she is dispossessed of the seuerall farmes followeing vzt. ffirst of the lands of Ballyge lanegane in the said County wherin she hath a lease of fiue and thirtie yeeres to come woorth aboue the landlords rent fortie thirtie pounds per annum wherin she i s damnified three hundred & fortie pounds. Of the lands of Killybehanegrohane in t he said County wherin she had but one yeeres lease she is damnified in t his Twelue pounds. she lost the benefitt of a mill called Buppsmill in the said County wherin she hath nyne yeeres lease t o come woorth aboue the landlords rent twelue pounds per annum wherin she is damnified six & thirtie pounds. Of the lands of Clashduffe & ffarren dahardora in the said County wherin she hath a lease

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30 yeeres to come woorth thirtie two pou nds per annum aboue the landlords rent wherin she is three hundred pounds lastly she is dispossessed of the lands of Ballyfeaghane in the said County wherin she hath a lease of two & thirtie yeeres to come wherin she woorth Communibus annis aboue the landlords rent Twenty pounds per annum in this lease she is damnified Two hundred pounds The totall of her losses amount s to o n e Thousand two hundred & < one pds > Of debts amounting to the su me of Two one thousand fourescore & one pounds due from the vndernamed persons & further she deposeth not.
Mary M Smyths marke
Jurat coram nobis
8o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

Mary Smyths Examination
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