Deposition of John Skinner

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John Skinner late of Minchullicke in the parish of the kingeglory in the barony of Barretts & within the County of Corke (a Brittish protestant) beinge duely sworne & examined vpon oath before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission to vs and others directed (beareing date at Dublin the 5th day of March in the 17th yeere of his Maiesties raigne that nowe is) touchinge the losses & sufferings of the English and Brittish nation within the province of Munster deposeth and saith That on or aboute the 12th day of ffebraury last & since the begining of this rebellion the deponent hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the values followeing vizt value of 538 li. 10 s.
Of cowes, horses, mares, sheepe and swine to the value of two hundred foure score & foure pounds ten shillings Of his interest in the farme of Minchullicke aforesaid woorth at the begining of this present rebellion a hundred pounds Of Implements of husbandry ten seaven pounds Of Corne in the haggard or houses to the value of one hundred pounds Of his linnen woollen weareinge apparell & houshould stuffe three pounds And the deponent further saith That he was expelled & driuen away from his said house & farme <A> where he lost in conceaues to be where [ ] hee where was corne in the ground to the value of fortie pounds which he conceaues to be lost By the meanes of James fitz Richard son to John fitz Richard of Ballyshony west in the said County gentleman Owen mc Cnoghor of Gagane tenant to Sir Andrewe Barrett, William mc Edmond of the same, James mc Edmond of the same John Vaghane of in the barony of Barretts & County aforesaid gentleman Robert Barrett of Lissin in the said County gentleman ( as he hath beene credibly informed ) And the deponent likewise saith that some of my lord of Muskryes souldiers (soe called) & other people of his droue & caried away the deponents Cattle & other goods & the deponents son Roger Skinner pursueing the said Cattle was taken & apprehended by the rebells & brought before his lordshipp where William Tirry Dauid Kenlan, Robert Barrett Richard Barrett & others in the barony of Barretts & County aforesaid whose names is yett (vnknowne to the deponent) past as Jurors vpon the said Skinner & therevpon he was condemned to be hanged at the said Tirryes doore as he hath beene credibly informed which they haue accordingly don And further he cannot depose The totall of his losses amounts to 538 li. 10 s.
John [mark] Skinners marke
Jurat coram nobis 26o
April 1642
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26 o April 1642
The Examination of John
Skinner for the murther of
Roger Skinner
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