Deposition of Gefferey Corbett

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Gefferey Corbett late of Mountrath in the Queens County gentleman tennant to the honorable Sir Charles Coote knight and Barronet sworne & examined deposeth and saith That since the begining of the present Rebellion that is to say about the 14th of November 1641 hee this deponent was at a place nere Ballibrittas in the said County forceibly robbed and dispojled of a bagg of hops spices fruite sugars & other wares and Merchandizes worth at least one hundred pownds by the souldjers & servants of the lord viscount Clanmaleroe whose names he knoweth not (although he knoweth diuers of them by sight) And about 3 dayes after he this deponent and his wiffe and 4 children were expelled & forced from their howse and farme and then & there robbed and dispoyled of other wares merchandizes C hay Cattle specialties debts & other his goodes & chattells worth 300 li. more at the Least And this deponent was by meanes of the present Rebellion deprived & bereft of the benefite of his trading & imployments wor which would haue bin worth CC li. per annum, whereof 3 yeres proffitt is already he accompteth to be Lost amounting to 600 li. Soe that his Losses already susteined by meanes of the present Rebellion doth <1000 li.> amount vnto the summ of One thowsand pownds ster And he is like <200 li. per annum> to be deprived of and Loose the future proffits of his trading and imployment worth 200 li. per annum, vntill a peace be established And this deponent further sayth That the other parties that the Robbed and dispojled him of his goods worth 300 li. were the gran Rebell Sir fflorence ffitzpatrick knight of Castletowne in the same County Esquire & his souldjers & tennants & John ô Horan of the Downe in the same County gentleman & others that he cannott name And this deponent and his wiffe and children for saffety of their Liues fled to the fort of Maryborrow, where they stayd nyne months before they could be convoyed away.
Jeffery Corbett
Jur vijo Jan 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton

Next dore to Doctor Parrys in Butterlane

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Q. County (104
Geffrey Corbett
Jur vijo Jan: 1643
Intw
14. no
Jo. Hore
A