Deposition of George Hartwell

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George Hartwell of the Towne and parish of ffarmoy in the barony of Condon and Clangibbons within the County of Corke merchant (a brittish protestant) duely sworne and examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & seuerall times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 891 li. 10 s. part consisting in debts due from the vndernamed R ebells vizt Nicholas White of kilwoorth Daniell mc Shane o Bryen of drongo l lane & david Roch of ffarmoy gentleman in the said Countie of Corke gentleman And out in actuall Rebellion And
Of his cowes & steeres to the & one horse to the value of eleaven pounds sterling Of houshould stuff & winter prouision within the house to the value of twenty pounds sterling. Of his hay in the haggard to the value of ten pounds sterling. The deponent further saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of a farme of the Coole at ffarmoy aforesaid wherin he had a lease of eighteene yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis aboue the landlords rent eighteene pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth three score and ten pounds sterling. Of another parcell of land called Liswarday in the said Towne of ffarmoy wherin he had a lease of 26 yeeres to come woorth aboue the land lords rent fifteene pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth fourescore & ten pounds sterling. He further saith that he was dispossessed by meanes of this rebellion of the lease which this deponent had of one moity of the faire markett & ferry boate of ffarmoy aforesaid wherin he had a lease of 26 yeeres to come woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent foureteene pounds sterling per annum and which he valueth to be woorth to be sould foure score & eighteene pounds sterling. Hee likewise saith that he was dispossessed of another parcell of land called drongoure in the said Towne of ffarmoy wherin he had a lease of 14 li. per yeeres to come woorth Coibus annis ten pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth fortie pounds sterling. The deponent saith that my lord of Cahirs eldest son & the Condons (as this deponent is credibly informed) burnt this deponents house in ffarmoy aforesaid & other buildings adioyneing to the said house which cost this deponent in building to the value an two hundred & fiftie pounds sterling wherin he conceaues himselfe to be damnified to the value of soe much.

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Of debts which this deponent accounted to be goode de bts before this rebellion amount ing to the sume of four three hundred & two pounds ten shillings sterling, due vpon Nicholas White of kilwoorth in th e County of Corke gentleman dan ell mcShane o Brien of dromgallane in the County of Corke gentleman & daniell Roch of ffarmoy in the said County gentleman & in regard the said parties are out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them The totall of this deponents losse amounts to eight hundred foure score and eleaven pounds ten shillings & further he canot depose

George Hartwell
Jurat coram nobis
13o Junij 1642
Percy Smyth
Tho: Badnedge
Phil: Bisse

The examination of George
Hartwell
Corke
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