Deposition of William Cade

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Leiuetenant William Cade Late of killmurry in the parish of Balliether & in the Barrony of Imokilly & County of Corcke gentleman on the behalfe of himselfe & and hir his Mother Izabella Cade widdow Late of Glaunageare in the abouesaide parish Barrony & County (Brittish Protestants) being deuly sworne & Examined vpon their oaths by vertue of his Maiesties Commission beareinge date &c. deposeth and sayi th that aboute our Lady day Last and since the begininge of of this present Rebellion in Ireland they haue bine robed & forcibly dispoiled of their goods & Chattels to the seuerall vallues and manner as followeth vizt <Imprimis> worth 446 li. 11 s. Those deponents saith that he and his Mother They being possesed of the lands of killmurry & Glau nageare Containinge by Common Estimation two Plowlands which was equally diuided betwene them, for which they weare to pay 60 li. per Annum of which Lands they had aboute Eighteene years yett to Come: & haue by way of Improuement of those Lands bestowed att Least 250 li. sterling which Lands Comunibus Annis was worth 120 li. sterling per annum and which Lands those deponents by reason of this rebellion were forced to Leaue, which these deponents Counteth Lost to their dammage & hinderance of at Leaste 300 li. <He> Theese deponents farther sayeth that there was one Morrice fitz Richard Gerralde of kilbbree a ffreehoulder in the barrony abouesaide Who violently; himselfe & many of his followers when his s the abouesaide Izabella Cade was thorough torror sorrow and feare remoueinge hir goods Corne & Cattle to youghall for hir more safty, stoped her proceedinge therein & swore that he would Loose his best blood in his body before he would Lett any thinge goe, vntill he were secured of one bond of 22 li. sterling wherein he was bound with these deponents Jointly & seuerally for which bond he was formerly secured by an assignment of an Annuall rent of 20 li. which he was to pay vnto the saide Izabella Cade out of a parcell of the abouesaide Lands that he held of her, of which rent there is 10 li. sterling remaininge in his hands euer since oure Lady day Last And all which notwithstanding the saide Mawrice would not suffer the saide Izabella to Carry away any of her goods Corne or Cattle to the value of one pennie vntill such time as both these deponents weere forced to macke a paroll Assignment vnto him of fiue English Cowes and tow nags all which weare worth 16 lis. 10 s. sterling of the said Izabellas goods and of the other deponents goods six English Cowes foure three yearling Calues foure English mares two English mares [ ] [Corke?]

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and one nage all which weare worth 38 li. sterling all which Cattell together with the rent of ten pownds aforesaids he still vnlawfully and vnjustly detaineth to these deponents gr dammage & losse of 64 li. 10 s. sterling
The totall of these deponents Losses Together amounts vnto 364 li. 10 s. sterling, and further they ioyntly depose not

Issabella Cade
William Cade
Jurat coram nobis
18 June
1642
Phil: Bisse
Tho: Badnedge
Hen: Rugge