Deposition of Edward Lascells

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Edward Lascells late of Kinsayle in the parish of aforsaid and & in the barony of & within the Countie of Kiery Corke yeoman gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth & saith That on or aboute the first of November last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 953 li. 14 s. 2 d. part consisting of debts owing by
O f Cowes oxen mares & young Cattle to the value of fortie fiue three score & ten pounds seaventeene shillings and six pence Of houshould stuffe to the value of ten pounds Of hay to the value of ten pounds sterling Of his lease of p arte of the lands of Dunkeran in the said County of Kiery wherevpon he built two houses & wherin he had a lease of 31 yee res to come woorth coibus annis aboue the land lords rent ten pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth a hundred pounds sterling The deponent saith that he lost as much wood & timber in woorking & cariadge of it to the value of three hundred pounds sterling He lost the vse of his k[ ] which he built at Kinsaile to the value of fortie fiue pounds sterling He likewise saith that by meanes of this rebel lion hee is damnified the sume o f foure score & ten pounds sterling by building of a shipp at Rosse soe much he was offred by Sir Charles Coote Hee likewise saith that o ssullyvane more is iustly indebted to this deponent in the sume of one hundred three score and twelue pounds six shillings & ten pence & although he accounted the same goode goode debte before this rebellion yeett in regard the said o sullyvane is out in actuall rebellion he canot gett satisfaction from him & [ ] the vndernamed rebells persons nowe in rebellion vizt Donell by Ô Sullivane more & Donell Ô Sullivane o sull Cormacke mc Callaghan of Carnemacke in the County of Corke gentleman Charles mc Owen Carty Dermod mc Daniel Dermod ô Hatnel Donogh mc Donell & the vnderna med persons impouerished protestants are indebted to this dep vizt Edward lascells Phineas lascells & John Phips are all indebted to this deponent in the s u mme of two hundred pounds sterling & canot gett satisfaction from them

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The totall of his losses amounts to nyne hundred three score & fiftie three thirteene pounds foureteene shillings & two pe{nce} sterling & that he was so robbed & dispoiled by meanes of fflorence mc ffynen alias <B> captaine sugan (slaine in actuall rebellion) & the serva{nts} & tenants of the lord of Muskrye & diuers others whose names he knoweth not, He saith that this deponent & father & mother Ed William Lascells & his wife & Phineas Lascells with diuers protestants of Glanoro se besides were strippped of their clothes by the said fflorence mc ffynen & his company The deponent lastly saith And that the said John Philps formerly a professed protestant is since this rebellion turned to masse papists as he is credibly informed & further he canot deposeth that Dermod mc Donell servant to this deponent formerly a professed protestants is turned papist & rebell
Edw: Lassells
Jurat coram nobis
8o Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

The examination of
Edward Lascells
Corke
Lo: Muskery
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