Deposition of Edmond Mc Carty

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Edmond mc Carty late of Bantry in the parish of Kilmco moye barony of Beare & Bantry and with in the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute shrouetide last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles worth 57 li. 15 s. Partly consisting of debts owing by the Rebells hereafter mentioned vizt to the seuerall values followeing vizt
Of two newe houses burnt by the rebells haueing a lease of one for 3 liues thother one & thirty yeers to come both which he is fortie pounds goods Of houshould goods price fortie shillings Of ready mony and Tobacco to the value of three six score pounds ten shillings Of debts amounting to the sume of eleven pounds fiue shillinges due from the <A> vnder named persons vizt James mc Morris of Beerehaven in the said County fisherman Patricke Murphy of bantry in the said County gen Dermod o Downy of Beer haven of Beerehaven in the said County gen Morris ô Shehane & Teige o Shehane of Bantry in the County butchers Teige ô Lery of skull parish in the said County gen William mc Robert of the same in the said County gent Rory mc Shane of Bantry in the said County Carpenter Owen mc Teige Sullyvan of Dromlege in the said County gentleman Dauid o Lehy of the said parish of Skull in the said County gen William mc Dermond of the same gen in the said County & William Candler of Skull aforesaid yeoman But in regard the said William Candler formerly an English protestant nowe turned a rebell & the rest alsoe out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to seaven & fiftie pounds fifteene shillings

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He saith that his houshould stuffe & Tobaccoe weare taken away by meanes of Donnell trine o <B> Sullyvane alias o Sullyvane Beare Phillipp o Sullyvane brother to the said Donnell Dermod o Sullyvane of Ballygobbane in the said County gentleman & diuers others in <hand> company with them This deponent And further saith that aboute the begining of August last the lord fforbes being then with his Regiment at Bandonbridge did march away to Clanakilty & thence resoulveing to march further to releeue Rathbarry Castle in the said County left in the said Towne of Clanekilty aboute three hundred musketeers English & protestants or therabouts to guard the prey in the said Towne where vpon woord being sent to mc Carty Reagh hee came vpon them withall his forces consisting as this deponent beleeues to the number of a thousand men & haueing besett the said Towne round in a most horrible mane{r} murthered & killed a matter of foure score of them or therabouts, where a capteine & some other officers thier names this deponent knoweth not were likewise killed & further he deposeth not & further he deposeth not
Edmund [mark] Mc Cartys marke
Jurat coram nobis
6o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tristram WhetCombe

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