Deposition of William Meoles

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William Meoles Deane of Clonmacknosh, & parson of Ardbrackan in the Barony of the Navan within the Diocess of Meath being duly sworne deposeth that when hee Left Ardbrackan the place of his residence about the 25th of October Last 1641. hee had in the posession as of right belonging to him the particulars here vndernamed, & is deprived thereof by the now Rebellion
In household goods about the value of fourescore pounds
In plate about the value of twenty sixe pounds
In Corne, Hay & Turfe about the value of threescore pounds
In Cattell about the value of fourescore & three pounds
In horses, Mares & Colts about the value of thirty two pounds
In swine & poultrey about the value of five pounds
In sheep about the value of fifty pounds
In Bookes about the value of threescore fifty pounds
A Clocke, & a watch worth about eight pounds
Gold rings, a Jewell, & some coyne to the value of about twelue pounds
Debts owing to this Deponent, whereof most is due from such as hee heareth are now in Rebellion three hundred & three=score pounds, or thereabout
This Deponent further deposeth that about three yeares agoe hee bestowed in building on the Church Land belonging to him as parson of Ardbrackan two hundred pounds, or thereabout, which building is now much defaced by the Rebels, as this Deponent is credibly informed
This Deponent also about May day Last gaue to one Mr Henry Plunckett of Eskerone, within the the Countey <b> of Meath the summe of forty pounds, being one whole yeares Rent for the Land of Stonetowne in the same Countey, demised to this Deponent by Lease for the space of 35 yeares, by the sayd Henry Plunckett, who receyved the sayd forty pounds vpon this Deponents entring vpon the sayd Land of Stonetowne, soe that by reason of the now Rebellion this Deponent receyved Little or noe benefitt out of the sayd Land in consideration of the sayd Rent, which hee payd before-hand

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The whole amounteth to the summe of one thousand & sixeteen e pounds sterling soe deposeth
Will: Meoles
Deane of Clonmacknosh
Jurat ultimo ffebr: 1641
Roger Puttocke
Randall: Adams