Deposition of William Dowe

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<1> William Dowe of Barnegore in the parish of the Ovens in the barony of Barretts within the County of Corke (a Brittish protestant) beinge duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs & others directed (beareing date at Dublin the 5th day of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) touchinge the losses & suffrings of the English & Brittish nation within the province of Munster deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 152th of ffebruary last, the deponent hath beene robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods debts & Chattells to the seuerall values followeing vizt
Of his cowes mares & horses to the value of foure score & fiue pounds fifteene shillings Of his enterest of his farmes of Barnegore aforesaid & parte of Knockarmoe in the said parish & Countie to the value of one hundred & fiftie pounds Of Implements of husbandry to the value of six pounds Of his hay in the haggard fortie shillings Of houshould stuffe to the value of fiue pounds And the deponent further saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme & house where he had lost in Corne in ground val thirtie fiue pounds which he conceaues to be lost And alsoe that there are seuerall persons namely Edmond Barrett alias Cask yeoman of Ovens aforesaid, Nathaniel Winsmor clerke, John Wedge that were & still are indebted vnto this deponent in the sume of 5 li. & although he esteemed the same to bee goode debte, before this rebellion, yeett in regard the said Edmond Barrett is nowe in rebellion & that the rest are soe disenabled in their estats he expects neuer to gett any satisfaction And further he cannot depose The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred foure score & eight pounds & 15 s.
William Dowe
Jurat 26o Aprill
1642
Phil: Bisse
Ni Philpot
Richard ffrench

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{Corke}
26o April 1642
The Examination of William Dowe
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