Deposition of John Steevens

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John Steevens late of Eniskeane in the parish of Kennegh & barrony of East Carbery in the County of Corke butcher (a brittish protestant, beeinge duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c: deposeth and saith that on or about Candlemas last hee was robbed of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall vallues following Vizt value of 375 li. part consisting of debts owing by
Of Cowes heifers steers horses mares Coltes & sheepe to the vallue of fiftye pounds ster of Corne & hay in haggard & howse to the vallue of fiftye pounds ster hee further saith hee was expelled and driuen from his howses & farmes in the said County wherein hee had d of Corne in the ground which he Conceaues to bee lost to the vallue of twenty pounds ster: Alsoe hee deposeth and saith that by reason of this present rebellion hee was dispossed of his howses & farmes in the said County woorth Combis Annis aboue the land lords rent thirty pounds ster per annum hee haueing e three seuerall leases of the said farmes the one for seauen & thirty yeares to come the second for eight & twenty yeares to come & the thi r d lease for eighteene yeares to come beeinge well improued which hee vallues woorth two hundred pounds ster of howshould goods to the vallue of fiue pounds ster: Of depts which hee accompted good depts Amounting to 7 5 li. the so m e of sixty sixty pounds ster before this present rebellion and now become disperate by reason they bee du e from the vndernamed vndernamed English protestants Irish rebells Vizt James Lawrence Thomas Kensy William Simmons debts due from Teige mc David Crowlie of Dromery clogh in t he said County gentleman Teige mc Carty Daniell Layne Owen mc Carty of Carrigeffooky in the said County gentleman Teige Rory of Currycioly in the said County gentleman But in regard the said James Lawrence Thomas Kensy William Syms an protestant vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion & the rest theis debtors are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred foure score & fifteene pounds & further he deposeth not that Humfry Croly & Phillip Coghlane both of Inishkyan & the said Croly his wife were formerly protestants but since this rebellion are turned rebells & further he deposeth not
<He saith that 13th houses were burnt by mc Carty Reagh forces at Inishkyane>
John Steuens
Jurat coram nobis
23o 7bris
Tho: Graye Dec
Phil: Bisse

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The examination of
John Stevens
Cork
Mc Carty Reogh