Deposition of Robert Darling

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Robert Darling of the Towne and parish of Moyalloe in the barony of ffarmoy and within the County of Corke taylor (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of a Comission (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641 concerneing the robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish and protestants within the Province of Munster &c deposeth and saith That since the begining & by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost and was dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt
value of 62 li. 16 s.
Of houshould goods, fences and houses to the value {of} ten pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of {th}is presente rebellion he is damnified in Two a c cres {O}f timber wood & the fences therof the sume of foure pounds Of debts amounting to the sume of fortie eight pounds sixteene shillinges due from the vndernamed persons {na}mely Richard A ylwoorth Robert Stanton Edward {ffra}ncis Richard Lee Isacke Blacklech all Impouerish{e}d protestants likewise parte of the said debt is due from Donnell o Callaghane of Templemichell in the said County husbandman Owen o Keeffe of Knockbracke in the said County gentleman Teige o Herly of Templemichell aforesaid husbandman & although he accounted the same goode debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest of the said

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parties out in open & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent is not likly to gett any satisfaction from them The totall of his loss{es} amounts to three score & two pounds sixteene shil{lings} The deponent further saith that And aboute the first of January last Henry Ashwood of the adg{e} of eleven yeeres James Wall aboute the adg{e} of ten or eleven yeeres Charles lingfield another child aboute the same adge, they three were cruelly murthered hard by Moyalloe by some of the rebells but ther names is not yet knowen, haueing giuen the said Ashwood eighteene seuerall wounds & to the other Two recea{uing} many mortall wounds & further he deposeth not
Robert Dearlyng
Jurat coram nobis
17o ffeb: 1642
Phil: Bisse Tho: Bettesworth