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<70> George King of Ballindrinan in the parish of Linnally and barrownie of ballicowen in the kings Countie gent: sworen & examined deposeth that on, or about the fifteenth of November last past, one James Conway, of Lurtane in the barrownie, of balliboy in the kings Countie afforesaid a rebell did take away did steale by night from ballindrinan afforsaid <A> 16 beeues, which this deponent was sould a weeke beefore to John Hatch butcher dwelling on the Coombe, for 32 li. str: which 16 beeues weare afterward s founde all slaughtered in neale mctibott o molloy his Castle of Pallis, and found there by Sir John Giffard knight, whereuppon, as [I am] this deponent is informed the said Conway fled to the enemie rebells in the north,
<And there> were alsoe more taken forcibly from my the deponents servant George Hussie on the land of brackland belonging to mr tirrell vizt 24 beeues, and driuen to Sir George <B> Herberts land, and ther killed, and as I am the deponent is informed some of them weare eaten in the saide Sir Georges howse, which 24 beeues I this deponent be had formerly sould as afforesaid to John Hatch for 48 li.
<And there were> More also e taken forcibly from my the deponents [servants] since his coming to towne Dublin, by Edward mcLisach o connor, and others as I am he is informed vizt 67 beeues, and <C> driuen to Clonirrill, one of Mr Robbart Leycesters howses, wher the said Connor is now resident, 63, whereof weare alsoe sould to John Hatch aforesaid, for, 126 li., the other 4 Cowes weare well worth 8 li. in all, I he lost in Cowes worth 214 li., str:
<And there were> More taken from mee the deponent forcibly on or about the 12th of December last <D> by the sauages br uit Rebells of the Cuntrie, and others of the Molloyes, whose names <he> I know nott yett: 348 English ewes for which I the deponent refused 9 li. a score which comes to 146 li. 4 s.
<& there were> more taken frome the deponent one hackeney which cost mee him 4 li. 10 s. and is now <E> in the possession of John Leycester borgomaster of Phillippstowne giuen him by Edward mcLisach o connor afforsaid, as I heere the deponent hath heard
<There was also> more taken from mee the deponent one English mare and a coult, and as I he am is informed, by the said Connor, which cost mee him 7 li.
<& There was alsoe> more taken from mee him by the Molloyes of fircall one gray gelding which cost mee him 6 li.
More taken from mee by the said Molloyes & one great brueing pann which cost mee 5 li.
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& the lease of ballindrinan for 27 yeares yett to Come which was worth mee, the rent beeing payed 50 li. a year,
<And further saith that> Sir Jasper Herbert knight owes mee vnto the deponent 400 li. for which he which I had a morgage <f> of land worth 40 li. a yeare, fr om out which land the deponent by reason of the Rebellion doth receive nothing
& Mr lawrence hamon owes mee him this deponent 300 li. for which I he had a rent chardge of 30 li. a yeare issueing out of his lands out of which the deponent by reason of the Rebellion receiveth nothing
& Mr Arte mcgeoghegan owes mee him 20 li. which I he lent him
Keadach demsie of ballincante of owes mee him for an areare of due harvest 1640. 34 li. str:
Mr James Wakely owes mee the deponent in right of my his wife out of the land of balliburley, for the last mich: rent 16 li. 10 s.
And the deponent is by the rebells deprived of the rent of the tithes which I the deponent farmeth from Sir William Colley knight in fircall comes to worth, 70 li. a yeare the rent paid, which is was to continue for 16 yeares yett to come,
& of the tithes of berminghams contrie the rectorie of Carberrie in the Countie of Kildare is worth mee 40 li. a yeare the rent payed, which is to continue for 14 yeares yeatt to come out of all which I am he is vtterly dipoyledsest by meanes of the Rebellion
besides a great manie of other things, as And the deponent hath alsoe by meanes of the present Rebellion he hath bene deprived & robbed of tables, Cobboords, stooles, bedds and beding, racks, Spitts, potts, and other things which I he knowes nott howe to vallue, butt as neere as I Canne I he can remember he hathe lost by meanes of the present Rebellion att the least worth 3000 li.
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George Kinge
Jur cor nobis 17th Jan: 1641
Joh Watson
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George King Kings County
Jur 17o Jan 1641
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