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William Smithes late of Ballynebrunagh in the pa r ish of Ovens & barony of Barretts & within the Countie of Corke tanner (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined vpon oath by vertue of &c deposeth & saith That vpon the 6th of ffebruary last or therabouts was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods Chattles & debts to the seuerall values following vizt to the value of 146 li.
Of his cowes at Ballynebrunagh aforesaid to the value of tw elue pounds. Of his horses & swine to the value of seaven pounds . Of his He further saith that by the meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of his farme of Ballyrenien in the baony of & Countie aforesaid woorth coibus annis eleaven poun d s per annum aboue the la n d lords rent before this rebellion haueing an enterest therin of eleaven yeeres to come, which he valueth to be woorth one hundred fiftie pounds or therabouts L ikewise of his farme of Ballybrunagh in the said County wherin he had a lease of three & twenty yeeres pounds to come woorth to this deponent aboue the land lords rent 16 li. per annum which he valueth to be woorth a hundred & twelue pounds . Of his leather barke & lime to the value of three & twenty pounds sterling Of his barke mill & other Implements belonging to the same to the value of three pounds sterling Of his corne within the house to the value of six pounds sterling Of his hay to the value of 3 li. sterling Of his houshould stuffe to the value of 3 li. Hee further saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme where he left in corne in ground to the value of foure pounds sterling which he conceaues to be lost . He likewise saith That there are seuerall persons Impouerished protestants by meanes of this rebellion that are indebted

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to this deponent in the summe of twenty three pounds sterling one shilling sterling due vpon Giles ffoord Richard Greene & the widdowe Hawkins which for which he expects to gett noe satisfaction they being made dissenabled by meanes of this rebellion The totall of his losses amounts to one hundred & six & fortie pounds sterling And that he was robbed aboute the <time aboue menconed> by the meanes of Donnell mc Owen Logh of Castlehenchy in the said County gentleman Dermond o Collane of the same John o lehy of Glasmore in the said County gentleman & further he cannot depose
William Smethes
Jurat coram nobis
19o May 1642
Phil: Bisse
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