Deposition of Henry Knowles ex parte Essex Digby

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Henry Knowles of Geshell in the Kings County gent duly sworne and examined deposeth in the behalfe of Mr Essex Digby parson of Geshell in the Kings County under whome this deponent was imployed in setting the Tithes building the edifices and ordering the stock of the said Mr Digby <{de}poseth that mr> Essex Digbye Parson of Geshell in the Kings County Clerk beinge duely sworne and examined by vertue of his oathe saith that on or about the 28th. 29. & 30th of November and alsoe on or about the 12th of december Last past he was Robbed of his goods and Cattell wheof he was Lawfully possessed by the Rebells then and nowe in Accion of Rebellion and their Confederates Complices and adherents vizt
In Cattle one hundred and twenty poundes _________________________ 120 li.
In Sheepe ___________________________________________________ 150_00_00
In horses Mares colts and Garrons ________________________________ 50_00_00
Moreover he is outed of his ffarme of Newtowne within the Barony of Geshell & Kinges County aforesaid which he held from the Lord Digbye his Brother by lease for about fforty & five yeares yet to come whereon he had bestowed in building a stone house house ditchinge ffenceinge incloseinge & other improvements two hundred & ffifty pownds at the least, to of his dammadge of _________________________________________________________500 li._00_00
Moreover he hath lost the whole bes benefitt of the tyethes tyeth & other profitts of his Parsonadge of Geshell of Ballycoman for these two whole yeares Last past vizt for the harvest 1641 & the harvest 1642 _______________________________________ 600 li._00_00
Item there is more due vnto him in arreare for the said Tyethes by from those that are nowe in Rebellion for of the yeares 1638. 1639. & 1640 _____________________ 150_00_00
Some totall 1570_00_00
<A> His goods were taken away and his house burnt by the Dempsies Duns and Connors of the said County of the Kings County whose names this deponent being inmured in the Castle of Gesshell cannot depose
Henry Knowles
Jurat Aug: 24to 1642.
Coram Joh: Watson
Will: Aldrich
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