Deposition of William Cooke

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William Cooke late of kilfetly In the queens County & nowe of the Citty of Dublin Gowldsmith sworne and examined saith That on or about the Later end of November Last Last past This deponent at Kilfetley Gagrena, and pypersford in the Queens County was robbed and dispoyled by the Rebells in that County of his goodes and chattles & of the values following vizt of horses Mares & naggs worth xxvij li. vj s., in beasts and cattle three hundreth and twoe pownds tenn shillinges In a lea And this deponent was alsoe the about the same tyme forceibly expelled & driven by the Rebells aforesaid from one farme called Kilfetely aforesaid which he then held in lease from George Grymes Esquire for ffiftie six yeres in being whereon he bestowed in building and ditching, CC li. at the Least In a fyne CCxx li. In the charge of a Colemyne and materialls for that work about C li. at the least his interest in the same farme being worth C C li. & above And from another farme of Gagrena before named which he held in Leas from one Robert Weldon Esquire for seuerall yeres yet in being for which hee paid xxij li. fyne his interest therein being worth xxx li., And from another farme called pypersford: for which he had a leas for xxvj yeres in being and payd a fyne of xxj li. to Raph Waddington of Sainte Johns in the County of Wexford now turned rebell, his interest therein being worth Thirtie powndes Soe that in all the losse that this deponent hath susteined by this rebellion doth as he is verely perswaded amount vnto the some of 1200 li. at the Least But whoe the Rebells were that soe robbed expelled and dispoiled him he cannott tell, becawse he lived at Dublin: howbeit he is credibly informed that one Garrald ffitzgarrald of Timoge & Loghocorry in the queens County Esquire hath and keepeth some of this deponents said goods & is a Rebell And that one Robt Edward Bassnett of Mulloghmore in the queens County gent hath & keepeth some other

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part of this deponents said goods and is alsoe a Rebell and that one No Donogh ô Nolan of <C> Kilfeteley Labourer, and many other Rebells whose names he knows not forcibly robbed and dispoiled him
William Cooke
Jurat 7to ffebr 1641
John Sterne
Roger Puttocke

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Mr William Cooke 7o ffebr 1641
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