Deposition of Thomas Archer

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Thomas Archer of the parish of Marragh in the County of Cork in the County of Corke Sawyer & A Brittish Protestant duly sworne & Examyned before vs by virtue of his Oath deposeth and saith That about the ffirst day of ffebruary last past and since the begining of this Rebellion in Ireland he lost and was forcibly dispossessed & dispoiled of his goods & Chattells to the severall value following (vizt) value of 50 li. sterling
Imprimis he saith that by Reason of this Rebellion he was dispossed of his howse & fferme at Killowen within the parish abovesaid & Barrony of Kynalmekey haveing a Lease of the same of Seuen & Twenty yeares and to Come & vnexpired worth to him the sai d deponent fforty shillings per Annum above the landlords Rent, vpon which this deponent saith that he hath builded two howses and bounded it in, In which he Conceaves himselfe to be damnyfied 40 li. ster,
This deponent further saith That he lost Sixe Cowes & all his [ ] howshould stuff whereof he Conceaves the value to be x li. ster, Soe the totall of this deponents losses amou n teth vnto ffifty pounds ster.
<And saith that> William Palmer of Bandonbridge in the said Coounty husbandman & William Palmer his son, the father was cruelly murthered aboute Easter last by John o Lalr of Tullyglasse in the said County yeoman & Donogh mc Shane of Killowen in the said County husbandman & the son deadly wounded wherof he dyed soone after & further he deposeth not
the Marke of
Thomas [mark] Arthur
Jurat coram nobis
22o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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A Note of Thomas Archers
losses:
Corke
Reu
Nu 48