Deposition of Walter Bird

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Walter Bird late of the burough of Cloghnekilty in the barony of Carb ry in the County of Cork gentleman Esquire (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 18th of January last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vyt worth 517 li. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed parties vizt.
Of houses to the value of twelve pownds Of linnen woollen & houshould stuffe & prouision to the value of n ynty fiftie forty two pounds Of Corne & hay in the haggard to the value of fiftie pounds ten shillings The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he is dispossessed of the seuerall leases following vyt. Of a Te ar me of a plott of ground at Cloghne kilty aforesaid for foure score & foure yeeres yeett to com wherevpon this deponent built a house which cost him one hundred & foure score pounds burnt by the rebells & payd sixteene pounds fine for the same, wherin he is damnified one hundred foure score & sixteene pounds. Of another lease of thirteene yeeres to come of a parcell of land in or n eere Clonekilty aforesaid woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent foureteene pounds per annu m wherin he is damnified forie fiue pounds. He is likewise dispossessed of another house built t he last yeere by this deponent wherin he is damnified like wise burnt by the rebells nyne pounds fifteene shillings Of debts amounting to one hundred three score &

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foure pounds due from t he vndernamed persons vzt Richard Hungerford Esquire Thomas Linchcom Esquire & diuers others whose names this deponent doth nowe remember & lik e wise donogh o Callahane of kilbree in the said County gentleman ffynen mc donogh Carty of Carignuffig in the said County gentleman, John mc Teige o Hea of Cloghnekilty aforesaid gentleman, Patrick Gould of Rosscarbry in the said County merchant But in regard the said Richard Hungerford & Thomas Linchcon as vtterly dissenabled by t his rebellion & the rest of the said parties out in actual rebellion or soe reported & therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to fiue hundred & seaventeene pounds. The deponent saith that he was robbed by the rebells their names he knoweth not. Hee further saith that Thomas Linchcom late soueraigne of Clonekilty aforesaid his wife dorothy Linchcom & Joane his wifes sister aboute two monthes since were cruelly murthered or made away by the rebells as this deponent is credibly informed & further he deposeth not.

Wal: Birde
Jurat coram nobis
22o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: Southwell

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The examination of Walter Bird
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