Deposition of Robert Robins

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<Exr 56> Will: Robert Robins of Ballimadock in the Queens County yeoman, duly sworne and examined, deposeth That aboute the 14 of 10ber last past he this deponent was robbed and dispoyled in a rebellious maner of his goods and chattles following In cattle 62 heads worth 124 li. In sheepe 500 and od worth 102 li. In horses 15 head worth 37 li. 10 s. In hoggs 33 worth 20 li. In corne worth 24 240 li. In hay 20 li. In corne in grownd & in hagard to be lost worth 50 li. In househould goods, prouision, and all kinde of necessaryes worth 40 li. In apparell worth 7 li. In improvements of lands lost 80 li. In al amounting to 720 li. and 10 s. by the means of Connor O Dempsy ofnear Clonemalero gent and his followers <A> and Will: Cosby alias Kelly gent Will: Dullan of Stradbally Walter ffullan of the <720 li.> same, Owen Cranewell near Stradbelly, Cosbys souldiers, Davy Hoser of Ball Rathcore, Alex: Cooke of the same, Neal O Bergan of the same Shane boy of the same Dermott McDavy his youngest sonne, all souldiers of the said Cosby with Edmond Moloy and Murrice O Duols of Ball i Rathmore. He further deposeth that the said Will: Cosby and his followers likewise entised this Deponents sonne Robert Robins to goe out in rebellion with them, asd so he is And saith th at Barnaby Dun of Brittas gent entred upon this deponents corne without any appriseing of it to this deponents knowledge and tooke away a good proportion of it p retending it was for rent of stock and land of all wh ich this deponent was dispoyled forcibly. He further saith that The for said foresaid Conor O Dempsy <B> followers tore in peices this deponents bible. They all said what they did was by the Queens allowance. And further canot depose save that the said Barnaby carried the said corne by 20 horse load at a time to the Brittas above 12 miles there distant without any hazard when others that were good subiects could not travel themselves half so farr, nay not a mile [ its ] for ther Liues
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Signum [mark] predicti Robert Robins
Jurat 11 Aprill 1642
Roger Puttocke
John Sterne Commissioners