Deposition of Richard Runckorne

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<66> Richard Runckorne of kilmorroughe in the kings County Cleark sworne & examined sayth
That In the month of November now Last past, hee this deponent at or nere the place aforesaid was dispoiled and robbed of his goods and chattles of the values, [ ] hereafter mencioned vizt of Cowes Calves one Mare and a Colt, worth xxxij li., ready mony ffifty shillinges, one bond or specialty for fortie pownds debt due to this deponent by one John Totty of Vpton gentleman, And another bond of 24 li. debt due vnto him by one Roberte Wirrall Clark: The same debts & ready moneys amounting to lxvj li. x s., or the re of a library of bookes and papers worth 10 li., And this deponent about the same tyme was forceibly driven and expluced from his farme cont 80 acres of ground of the glebe belonging to the parish church of Ardnorogher, and of 5 acres of wheate therevpon sowen and some fyer and fodder therevpon being worth for this deponents interest therein Lx li. more, And this deponent was alsoe deprived & lost in his Cures given vnto him by the Bishop of Meath 30 li., And this deponent was then alsoe expelled & driven from his howse which he built in Rathconereth in the County of Westmeath vpon the land of one Tho: ffitzgerrald to his damage of tenn pounds: Soe that in all this deponent is thereby dampnifyed twoe hundreth eight pownds x s. or <A> thereabouts. And further saith that the parties Rebells that soe robbed and dispoyled him were theis that followe vizt were the sonns of Gerrald mcBryan Goughogan of Cast of the parrish of Castletowne kildeleney in the County of Meath an gentleman: being But the Christen names of those sonns he knows not & by Daniell Coffie of Rathcomiery in the said Countie of Meath and by many others their Complicees & confederates whose names or number he knows not: And further saith that he this deponent & his wife were seuerall tymes robbed and stripped of their clothes and exposed to could hunger and [ ] want & this deponents sonn of seven yeres old was and is surprised & in the hands of the Rebells within the County of Meath aforesaid
Rich: Runckhorne
{ } 26 Jan: 1641
John Sterne
Joh Watson
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Richard Runkorne
Jur 26o Jan: 1641
refer this to Meath for names
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