Deposition of William Smith

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William Smith late of Ballinemona parish of Temple Ruan barony of ffarmoy & within the County of Corke gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined before vs lately taken by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the 13th of ffebruary last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vyt worth 1690 li. Partly consisting of debts owing by the Rebells
Of Cowes mares horses and sheepe to the value of foure fiue hundred pounds Of houshould stuffe prouision & corne to the value of one hundred & fiftie pounds. The deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he is dispossessed of the lands of kilclouesque in the said County wherin he hath a Tearme of one six & twenty thirtie yeeres to come woorth thirtie pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent wherin he is damnified two hundred & forty pounds. O f another farm e of Clogher kerk ell in the said County woorth ab oue the landlords rent thirtie pounds per annum wherin he hath a lease of Twenty yeeres yeett to come in his lease he conceaues himselfe damnified one hundred and fiftie pounds. O f a farme of the lands of Graige in the said County for twenty yeeres to come or therabouts woorth fifteene pounds a yeere or therabouts above the rent woorth to be sol d foure score & ten pounds. Of the lands of thanagh in the said County wherin he hath a lease of foure & Twenty yeeres to come woorth aboue the landlords rent twenty pounds to come wherin he is damnified one hundred & fortie pounds. Of debts amounting to foure hundred pounds due from Morris lord Roch & John Rohn fitz Morris of Ballinmory in the said County gentleman. And although he acc ounted the same goods debts amounting before this rebel l ion yeett in regard the said parties are nowe in open

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<symbol> & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfacion from them. The totall of his losses amounts to fiue one Thousand six hundred foure score & ten <B> pounds besides the losse of the benefitt of two mortgadges amounting to foure hundred & sixty pounds of the lands of Cloogher Cloher & shanagh in the said County which he leaues to consideration. The deponent saith that aboute the 13th day of ffebruary last aforesaid, his said Cattle were driuen & caryed away by the meanes of the said lord Roch & John Roches of Ballymona aforesaid gentleman & further he deposeth not

William Smith
Jurat coram nobis
8o 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
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