Deposition of John Browne

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John Browne late of Whiddy in the parish of Kilmccomoge barony of Beare & Bantry & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by verrtue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 15th of March last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 49 li. by
Of Cowes to the value of eighteene pounds Of houshould goods to the value of three po u nds He saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of his said ffarme wherin he hath a lease of eighteene yeeres to come haueing beene at chardges of buylding vpon the same wherin he is damnified eight & twenty pounds The totall of his losses amounts to fortie nyne pounds being further examined he deposeth & saith that aboute the said time was robbed & that by meanes of Donnell o Sullyvane alias o Sullyvane Beare in the said County Esquire The depon e nt saith And that aboute Easter last this deponent among others to the number of thirtie or therabouts wherof Lieutenant Cole was officer in cheefe were comanded by Capteine Chappell (capteine of the Mary one of his pennaces to goe a shore at the Bantry where the said shipp lay at ancor & to fetch off Rowland ffield formerly an English protestant liueing a mile from the shore where vpon the said Cole marched to the said ffieldes house with 20 musketeers & pikes in company with them & haueing gon to the house & burned the same, retreating backe againe the forces of Donell o Sullyvane alias o Sullyvane beare & of Donell o Lery of the ouldweear e in the said County gentleman came vpon three & murthered the said liuetenant

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<B> Cole & all the rest of the Company some of their names this depon e nt doth remember vizt Garrans Martin one of the said shipp Joseph P{e}ter of the Bantry in the said County mazon, George Grills of the same hellier, Edward Titins of the same Tanner, Daniell Champion of the same Cooper the names of the rest he doth not remember He lastly saith that the said Rowland ffield formerly a protestant is since this rebellion turned papishe & further he deposeth not
John [mark] Brownes
marke
Jurat coram nobis
29o 7bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

The examination of
John Browne
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Cork
Red
Nu: 18