Deposition of John Martin

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1937

John Martin late of kina Carrowry in the parish of Ballinkin barony of kynnellon & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c. deposeth and saith. That on or aboute the ffirst of december last & since the begining & by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and fforceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizd value of 1531 li. part consisiting of
Of Cowes oxen heiffers mares horses sheepe & Lams to the value of fiue hundred three score & six pounds. Of houshould goods to the value of ffifteene pounds. Of Corne in the haggard & house to the value of two one hundred & ffiftie pounds. He furt { her } saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he was dispossessed of the seueral ffarmes followeing vizt ffirst of t h e lands of Cowrory aforesaid wherin he hath a lease of foure & twenty yeeres to com m woorth aboue the landlords rent three score and ten pounds per annum haueing layd out much chardges in buildings & other necessary Improuements vpon the same which lease he valueth to be brought & sould woorth three hundred pounds . Of another lease of the lands of Prehane in the said County for one & thirtie yeeres ha u eing p aid six score pounds ffiue for the same a litle before this rebellion he conceaues himself damnified by looseing the beneffitt of the said lease the sume of one hundred and fortie pounds. He his likewise dispossessed of another ffarme of the lands of Ballinvarrick in the said County wherin he hath a lease of one & thirtie yeeres to come woorth to be Lett for ten pounds a yeere aboue the

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landlords rent ten pounds he saith that he is damnified fortie pounds. Of a nother ffarme of the lands of killowen wherin he hath a lease of threescore & ten yeeres to come worth aboue the landlords rent eleaven pounds per annum wherin he conceaues himselfe damnified one hundred pounds . He further saith that by meanes of this presente rebellion he is dispossessed of the lands of killagrohane wherin he hath a lease of six & twenty yeeres to come wherin he is damnified foure score pounds. Of debts amounting to the sume of one hundred pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt Richard Roch of Gliny in the said County gentleman John o fflyn of Tractonabby in the said County yeoman Oliuer o Lery of the same gentleman with diuers others rebells & although he accounted the same goode debts before this presente rebellion yeet in regard the said Richard Roch John o fflin & Oliuer Lery are all out in open & actuall rebellion therefore this deponent can gett noe satisfaction from them. The totall of his losses amounts to one thousand fiue hundred thirtie one pounds. He saith that he is credibly informed that John Barry & William Barry both kinsmen to B Phillip Barry of Ringcurren in the said County Esquire which John & William liued in his house and depended vpon him. He lastly saith that Robert Morley late of kilmonam in the said County formerly an English protestant is since this rebellion turned rebell & robbed many of the English his cause of knowledge is And that John Morley nowe of Corke, brother to the said Robert tould this deponent that the said Robert tooke away some of his Cattle & further he deposeth not.

John [mark] Martins marke
Jurat coram nobis 29o 7bris 1642
Tristram WhetCombe
Phil: Bisse
Ro: Southwell

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The examination of John Martin
480 Corke
Re