Deposition of John Ellis

fol. 179r

1957

John Ellis Late of Newmarkett within the Countie of Corke (a brittish protestant) being duely sworne & examined by vertue of his Maiesties Comission &c. deposeth & saith. That aboute the first of ffebruary Last & since the begining of this rebellion he lost & hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt value of 328 li. 5 s. part consisting of debts owing by the Rebells hereafter named vizt
Of his Cattle to the value of fortie fiue pounds Of his horses & mares to the value of twenty pounds Of his Corne in the haggard or house to the value of six pounds Of his houshouldstuffe to the value of 6 li. Of his enterest in seuerall farmes vizt the plowland neere newmarkett parcell of the lands of dowargen woorth before this rebellion to the value of foure score & eight pounds, another lesae parte & parcell of the Lands of dowarga n aforesaid woorth three score pounds sterling, likewise of his enterest of the lease of two plowlands of Carrowe in the parish of Aghaballocke & barony of Muskry woorth before this rebellion to the value of foure score pounds sterling. Of Implements of husbandry to the value of fiue pounds Of his tanyar d in leather & hides to the value of 100 li. he further saith that there are seuerall persons namely Mathewe Bellu [ ghshy? ] Elizabeth Courte widdowe english protestant & debts due from by dauid Roch of the parish of Newmarkett aforesaid, William L o Connill of the parish of kilbrin & County aforesaid & Cnoghor mc Teige mc Quirke of Cowleclogh in the said County gentleman indebted to the deponent in the sume of eighteene pounds fiue shillings pounds & in regard that some of the said parties <the protestants> are dissenabled by the presente rebellion & the rest are out in rebellion the deponent is not likly to gett satisfaction from them further he canot depose The totall amounts to three hundred 28 li. 5 s.

John Ellis
<Jurat coram nobis
13o May 1642
Nic: Philpot
Phil: Bisse>

fol. 179v

1958

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