Deposition of Steephen Clove

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1364
Steephen Clove of youghall in the barony of Inshyquin and within the County of Corke Chapman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute Christmas last and diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 236 li. part consisting of
Of horses to the value of foureteen e pounds Of six hundred weight o f Tobacco lynnen yarne linnen cloth frize wooll & one packe of feathers to the value of one hundred & two pounds Of debts which this depo n nent accounted goode debts before the begining of this presente rebellion amounting to the sume of one hundred and twenty pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt William Stogdon Allen Bell Morgan Williams John Hunt Robert Skinner John Adams Robert Rutter William Manwaring all t hese Impouerished protestants and the vnderna med persons likewise are indebted to this deponent vizt debts due from Rebells as Daniel Tibbury of Bire in the Kings County pedler or Chapman William Smith of the same Chapman, Donogh o Dwyre of the same Chapman, John Roch of the same merchant & diuers others whose names he canot remember in regard that his bills and bounds is nowe in Englan{d}

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1365
But in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest theis debtors are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred six and thirtie pounds Hee was robbed of some of his said goods by baron of loghma his forces as he is informed The deponent saith And that Morgan Williams of Thurles in the County of Tipperary Inkeeper and his wife & children being formerly protestants are since this rebellion turned papists (as he is credibly informed) he likewise saith that his servant ffrances Ronan was stripped by the baron of Loghma his men & further he canot depose
Stephen [mark] Clove
his marke
Jurat coram nobis 6o
Augusti 1642
Phil Bisse
Jam: Wallis
Thomas Ellwell

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The examination of
Stephen Cloue
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