Deposition of William Greene

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William Greene Late of Newtowne in the parish of Shandrom and Countie of Corke (a brittish protestant) duely examined before vs by vertue of & deposedth and saieth that aboute Christmas last since the begininge of this rebellion hee lost and was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt worth 73 li.
Of his Cattell hee saieth of six pounds sterling, Cowes, horsses and other Cattell to the value of nyne pounds sterling Of his garden fruit s and hay worth three pounds sterling. As alsoe seauen accre s of beare barly sowed in ground worth twentie pounds which hee I verily beleeueth to bee Lost: And further hee saieth that the lease of his farme in Newtowne in the Countie of Limericke Corke the worth coibus annis 5 li. per annum the remainder of the yeares vnexpired beinge sixteene yeares the Losse whereof amounts to fortie pounds sterling. And further hee saieth that his sonne Edward Greene ought him the summe of twentie shillings sterling which Edward was Murdered by the rebells in the parish of Castle Newtowne And hee Lastly saieth that his wife and two children were stript in those partes by the Rebells whose names hee knoweth nott; the tattall summe amounts to seaunty three pounds sterling And further hee cannott depose./

William [mark] Greenes marke
Jurat coram nobis
26o May 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse

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2008

The examination of
William Greene./
C Corke