Deposition of Frances Bernard

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ffrances Bernard late of Messells in the parish of kilbrogan barony of kynalmeky & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth & saith. That on or aboute Candlemas last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 1656 li. part consisting of
Of Cowes oxen heiffers mares & horses & sheepe to the value of foure score & ten pounds. Of houshold stuffe to the value ofpounds. Of hay & Corne in the haggrd to the value of fforty pounds The deponent further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he is dispossessed of the seuerall farmes followeing vizt. Of a plowland called Cladagh in the said County wherin he hath a lease of eight yeeres yeett to come woorth Coibus annis twenty pounds per annum wherin he is damnified three score pou n ds. Of another lease of the lands of Carrow & Laragh in the said County his lease therin Twenty yeeres to come woorth to this deponent twelue pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent he saith that he is damnified by looseing the benefitt of the said lease seaventy two pounds. Of another lease for seaven yeeres to come of a parcell of land of the Gurtine in the said County woorth aboue the landlords rent seaven pounds per annum wherin he is damnified twenty one pounds likewise of another parcell of land at Newne ston Parsonstowne in the the said said County woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent foureteene pounds ten shillinges wherin he hath a lease of

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one hundred yeeres to come wherin he is damnified one hundred forty seven pounds. Of another lease for foure score yeeres to come at or neere called the fforte land of in the said Com in the said County woorth to this deponent aboue the land lords rent fiue pounds per annum wherin he is damnified ffiftie pounds of debts amounting to the sume of one two hundred three foure score & six teene teene pounds due from the vndernamed person s vizt Robert Scott, John Sherrill, John Painter Mr Brookes & diuers other English vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion & likewise of debts due from dauid Roch one of the Coroners of the said County is indebted to this deponent in parte of th’abue summe but in regard the said Roch is out in actuall rebellion therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from him. The totall of his losses amounts in goods & Chattles to one thousand six hundred and fiftie pounds, besides the losse of the bene f fitt of his freehould estate of the lands of Castlemahowne woorth to this deponent coibus annis threescore pounds per annum which he leaues to consideration He was robbed by meanes of this rebellion but by whome he knoweth not & further he deposeth not

ffrances [mark] Bernards marke
Jurat coram nobis
22o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: Southwell

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lastly this deponent saith that he is dispossssed of a farme for three score yeeres to come of the lands of Messells in the said County woorth to this deponent aboue the land=lords rent foure score pounds per annum he saith that he is damnified by looseing the benefitt of the said lease the sume of nyne hundred & three score pounds considering the deponents chardges in buylding of faire slate house which cost about one hundred & fiftie

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The examination of
ffrances Bernard
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