Deposition of George Tanner

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Robert Harny George Tanner late of Newmarkett parish of Clonferte barony of duhalla and within the County of Cork baker (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of a Comission vnder the broade seale of this kingdome (beareing date the 5th day of March 1641 concerneing the robberies and spoiles since this rebellion comitted vpon the brittish & protestants within the Province of Munster &c. deposeth and saith That vpon the first of december 1641 or Of one mare and o thereabouts the deponent lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles worth thirtie fower pounds ten shillings to the seuerall values followeing vyt
Of one mare and one coult & swine to the value of nyne fiue pounds. Of houshould stuffe and prouision to the value of thirteene pounds. Of corne & talloe in the house to the value of seaven pounds fortie shillinges. The deponent furth{er} saith that he was dispossessed of a lease of a house and garden in Newmarkett aforesaid wherin he hath a lease tearme of foureteene yeeres to come this enterst in the said lease was woorth before this rebellion six pounds. Of ready mony the sume of forty shillinges Of debts amounting to the sume of thirtie shillings due from diuers of the rebells whose names this deponent doth not remember, therefore the deponent is not likely to gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses

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amounts to nyne foure and Twenty thirty pounds ten shillings The deponent further saith that aboute the 7th of January last towards three a clocke at night dermod mc Carty alias mc donogh of logherte in the said County Esquire accompanyed with foure or fiue hundred armed men came and assaulted among others the Castle of Newmarkett aforesaid, and haueing entred the said Castle with scaleing laders then & there in a most cruell maner this company murthered Walter Bettrish John Creagh Richard Augustine & Edward Demery English protestants then warders of the said Castle and likewise pilladged the said Castle where this deponent lost his said goods & further he deposeth not

George [mark] Tanners marke
Jurat coram nobis
15o ffeb: 1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Bettesworth

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Jane Spring of in the parish of

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George Tanners exami
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