Deposition of John Ware

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1935

John Ware late of Newseston in the parish of Morragh & barrony of kinelmeky & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the 10th of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 498 li. part consisting if
Of Cowes heiffers oxen steeres horses mares colts & at shwine at Newseston aforesaid to the value of one hundred & foureteen pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value to the value of seaven pounds. Of hay & Corne in the haggard & house to the value of fortie two pounds. Of Corne left in ground vpon the said ffarme which he conceaues to be lost to the value of foure & twenty pounds. He lost a kill of lime which he valueth to be woorth twenty pounds. This deponent saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the seuerall ffarmes followeing vizt. Of the half the half plowland of Corlea in the said County wherin he hath a lease of three score & foureteene yeeres to come woorth to this deponent ten pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent which lease he valueth to be woorth before this rebellion the sume of foure score pounds. Of the half plowland of ffar ren logh in the said County wherin he hath another lease of nyne & twenty yeeres yeett to come woorth Coibus annis seaven pounds per annum which lease he valueth to be woorth before this rebellion the sume of fiftie pounds Likewise he is dispossessed of another parcell of lan d of ffarren Thomas in the said County wherin he hath a

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Lease of three score and foureteene yeeres yeett to come haueing built & Improued the same he is damnified by looseing the benefitt of the same thirtie pounds. Of another farme part of the plowe a parcell of land of Cullunth Ballinemucke wherin this deponent hath a lease of fiue & fiftie eighteene yeeres yeett to come woorth yeerely to this deponent six pounds a yeere aboue the land lords rent he saith that he is damnified in the said lease the somme of six and thirtie pounds. Of debts amounting to the summe of foure score & ffif teen pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt debts due from donell mc dermod of Newseston in the said County brogemaker donnell o Reirdan of Movilly in the said County husbandman both in actuall rebellion John Sampson & Richard Sampson of Castlton yeamen Robert Scott of Marra aforesaid tanner Ed war d Melch of the same schoolemaster Thomas Moy of the same a Taylor John Burt of Movilly in the said County ye o man John Emott of Morra aforesaid husbandman Thomas divinett of the same gentleman Richard ffox of the same gentleman Barnaby Honychurch of Ringroan in the said County clerke & others whose names he doth not remember haueing not his bills & bonds nowe to produce & although he accounted the same goode debt before this rebellion yeett in regard the said donnell mc dermod & donnell o Reirdane are out in actuall rebellion & rest Impouerished by meanes of this rebellion therefore he canot gett satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to foure hundred foure score & eighteene pounds. He was robbed of his said goods & Chattles by the rebell s but by which of the rebells he knoweth not

John [mark] Wares marke
Jurat coram nobis
15o 7bris 1642
Tho: Graye Dec:
Phil: Bisse

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