Deposition of Thomas Bennett, Edward Johns, Robert Balyly & Richard Bennett

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Thomas Bennett, Edward Johns, Robert Balyly, Richard Bennett clerks viccars Choralls of the Cathedrall Church of St ffinbarry Corke in the Countie of the cittie of Corke (brittish protestants & parsons of Drinagh, ffanlobbis Kennegh & desert surgis within the said County ) beinge duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission (bearing date the 5th of March last) touching the losses & suffrings of his loyall subiects protestants within the province of Munster deposeth & saith That since the begininge of this rebellion they wasere robbed & forceably dispoiled of their rents to the values followeing vizt
Of their rents rectoriall & vicariall of Drinagh ffanlobbis Kennegh & Disert surgis aforesaid for this yeere to the value of foure score pounds sterling, which they conceaue to be lost in regard that their Tenant John Abbot an English protestant is altogether dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion They likewise depose that they lost for this yeere the rent of the Rectory of Kilsaney Killiny in the said County to the value of eight pounds, because their tenant of the said Rectory Charles Staneley gentleman an English protestant is dissenabled by reason of this rebellion lastly they depose that the yeerly rent of fiftie shillings due out of two cabbins to the deponents they conceaue to be likewise lost because they are already ruinated by the meanes of this rebellion rebells in the said County The totall of their losses amounts to foure score & ten pounds ten shillings sterling And further she they cannot depose
Tho: Bennett
Edward Johns
Robert Baylie
Rich: Benet
Jurat fuerunt coram nobis
6o die May 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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The examination of the
viccars Chorall of St ffinbarry
Corke