Deposition of Robert Horne & John Stevens

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Robert Horne late of the parish of Kinety in the towne of Eneskene in the Barony of East carbery in the county of Cork Gent a Brittish protestant duely sworne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith that one or aboute Candlemas last & since the beginning of this present rebellion in Ireland hee was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vzt worth 301 li. 9 s. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed Rebells
Of Cowes Heifers yerlings Calfes Horses Coltes sheepe & poultry to the value of thirtie fiue seauen pounds tenn shillings . Of houshold stuff to the value of twelue pound . Of haigh & Corne to the value of three score and two pounds . Of necescary es for my malting as ha r eclot s & two great Ces terns one screene & other thinges to the value of two pound ten shillings . Of wood lime and boards to the value of ten pound ten shillings . the deponent saith that hee was dispossessed of the said farme and house wherein hee had one and fortye yeers to come (hee paying but foure pound per annum haueing newly built a faire malt house which with his other houses and tenements was worth twentie pound per annum: sixteene pound a yere for one and fortie yeeres (more then the Lords rent together withall all his houses burned by the rebels to his losse of one hundred & fortie pounds Of debts amounting to the to fourteene six & thirty pounds nineteene shillings and eight pence dew from the vndernamed persons Vzt Donno mc Cartey of Behey in the said county Gent Catiline Cley of Tooum in the said county widdow, Phillip Cauckland of Inishkien aforesaid Dierman Crowly gent of the parish, Teig o murry of the said with Donno Mahann James Hurly of the parish of Ballimoly Gent likewise the vndernamed persons protestants are indebted to this deponent namely

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James Colle t, Sinkler Lamsley Will: Bunt Jo: Hicks William: Boulton Humphrey Jobson Gent Thr John Steevens Richard Dobson & Henry Hull But in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion & the rest out in open & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction of them The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred pounds one pounds nine shillings The deponent saith that his dwelling house & other out houses were burnt by mc Carty Reagh & his forces aboute the 12th of ffebruary last his <B> cause of knowledge is that aboute the same time the said mac Carty Reagh pretending then to lay siedge to the castle of Inishkyen (where this deponent & other English were) write a threat e ning lettre to this deponent to deliuer vp the said Castle to his Maiesties vse as he pretended & when he this deponent denyed to deliuer the said Castle he then remoued his campe & burnt this deponents said house & further John Steevens came this day before vs & deposed vpon the holy Evangelist deposeth that this he beleeued this last information to be true & further he deposeth not
Robert Horne
John Steuens
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Thomas Graye Dec:
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