Deposition of Thomas Grant

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<symbol> Thomas Grant late of the Towne and parish of Newmarkett in the parish barony of duhalla and within the County of Corke shoomaker (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission beareing date the 5th day of March 1641 concerneing the losses and sufferinges of the brittish and protestants wihtin the province of Munster since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland &c. deposeth and saith That {upon} the 4th of december 1641 or therabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values follow e ing vz t value of 255 li.
Of cowes heiffers yeerlings cowes and coults to the value of one hundred and one pounds. of houshould=stuffe & provision to the value of fortie pounds to the value of fortie pounds Of bootes shooes & leather to the value of nyne pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of force seuerall leases in & aboute Newmarkett aforesaid, two wherof he was to enioy for one & thirtie yeeres a peece, & t h other two one was of a house & garden & thother of a shopp in the said Towne of Newmarkett in these leases he is damnified the sume of foure score pounds. Of debts amounting to the sume of fiue and Twenty pounds due from seuerall persons whose names this dep onent canot remember in regard his bills bonds & bookes of accountes were since this rebellion Imbezilled & taken away by the rebells, therefore this deponent is not likely to gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to Two hundred fiue and ffiftie pounds

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<B> The deponent saith that aboute the beginning of January 1641 Giles Sherott & Samuell the porter two English protestants were murthered in the way coming from Newmarkett to Malloe in a place hard by Cnogher o Callaghane alias Cnogher Reaghes house and that by the servants & followers of the said Callaghane as it is credibly reported. Aboute the same time Robert Cree of Newmarkett aforesaid yeoman a brittish protestant was murthered but by whome this deponent canot tell & further he deposeth not

Tho: [mark] Grants marke
Jurat coram nobis
14o ffebr 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth

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