Deposition of George Clarke

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George Clarke thelder of Levetstowne in the parrish of Killeban in the Countie of Kildare gent sworne & examined saith: That since the begining of the presente rebellion and by meanes thereof Hee hath beene & is expelled from deprived dispoiled robbed or otherwise dispoiled of his goodes farme being a Moyety of Russelstowne & levetstowne in Com: Kildare and Ballinigar in the queens County which he holdeth for 2 lives in being worth clerely 70 li. per annum & to his present losse of 70 li. & is from henceforth like to be deprived of the future proffitts thereof vntill a peace be setled & vntill he be able newly and fully to stock the same And In Cattle worth Lxv li. Corne [ ] & [ ] hay Lxij li. In debts due vnto him some by Rebells & the rest by such as the Rebellion hath disabled to satisfy the some of CCxxxij li. xvij s. And in rents Lxx li. [ ] li. 70 li. due in May next: & [70] li. per annum from henceforth vntill a peace be setled And this deponent hadd alsoe all his howses burnt by Rebells in Athy worth to his damage of 30 li: Soe that att this deponents present losse by meanes of the present Rebellion amounteth to the sume of 530 li. 17 s.: And his future losse is like to be yerely [ ] from henceforth out of his lands and Rents one hundreth & ffortie ffiftie threescore & tenn pownds vntill a peace be setled And further saith that the parties Rebells that tooke away his Cowes were John Hovenden gentleman <A> sonn vnto Tho Hovenden of Tanckartstowne in the queens County Esquire, and Tho davills of Ballihide in the queens Countie Esquire & Peirce ffzgarrald of Ballishanon in the Countie of Kildare gentleman, and divers other their souldjers complicees & assistants whose names he knows not
George Clarke
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Jur 27o Apr 1642
Hen: Brereton
William Aldrich

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Com kildare
George Clarke of
Levetstowne Jurat
xxvijo Apr 1642
Cert fact
Intr

78

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