Deposition of Nathaniell Smith

fol. 137r

1866

Nathaniell Smith Late of Ballyfehon in the Countie of the Cittie of Cork (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined vpon his oath by vertue of his Maiesties Comission (bearing date the 5th day of March Last) touching the losses & suffrings of t he protestants within the p rovince of Munster deposeth & saith deposeth & saith That aboute Candlemas Last he was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods Chattles and debts worth to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 346 li. 0 0 part of which debts are due from
Of his Cattle at the seuerall farmes of kilpatricke & knocknasilla in the barony of kinale in the said County & at his farme of Ballyfeen in the said County of the Cittie of Cork to the value of one hundred & three & thirtie pounds. Of his mares horses & colts at the said seuerall farmes to the value of fortie pounds. Of his Corne in the haggard to the value of one hundred pounds. Of Improuement fiue & twenty pounds. He likewise saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme where he left in Corne in ground to the value of fortie pounds, which he conceaues is lost by reason of this rebellion he further saith that the hinderance of saueing his fallow & summe corne is to his losse and damadge of And alsoe that there are seuerall persons indebted seuerally vnto this deponent at the begining of this rebelli on namely John Jones of Inisken e in the said County yeoman Anthony Watts of Corke yeoman Phillipp hogen of Ballinboy in the said Com gentleman & John Cocklane of the same in the said Com yeoman in the full sume of eight pounds ten shillings & in regard the part i es said John Jones & Anthony Watts are already disenabled in their estates by this & the rest (as they informed) in rebellion the deponent is not likly to gett satisfaction from them further h e ca n not depose. The totall of his losses amounts to three hundred fortie six pounds sterling.

Nathaniel Smith
Jurat coram nobis
5 die May 1642
Nic: Philpot
Phil: Bisse

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