Deposition of William Meade

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2031

William Meade late of Ballintubbrid parish of Ballymartells towne barony of kynellea and within the County of Corke Esquire gentleman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c. deposeth and saieth. That s ince the 22th of October 1641 abo u t the midlent Sunday last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & was dispoiled of his goods and Chattles and debts, to the seuerall values followeing vizt worth 377 li. 10 s. Part consisting of debts due
Of horses to the value of six pounds ten shillings One truncke of clothes contening lynnen & weareing apparell to the value of foure score & foure pounds. Of debts amounting to the sume of three Two hundred and fiftie two pounds sixty 2 li. eight due from the vndernamed persons Rebells vizt dauid oge Gibbon of Ballinknighta in the said County of Limericke gentleman, donnell mc ffynen Carty alias hanglyn of Rathdrought in the said County County of Corke gentleman Cornelius donell oge o Crowly of Clarshifreeh in the said County of Corke gentleman And although he accounted the same good debts before the begining of this rebellion yeett in regard the said parties are out in open and actuall rebellion; therefore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from them. He saith that he is damnified by burneing of two houses, vpon the land of Ballintobbrud aforesaid woorth fiue and Twenty pounds. The totall of his losses in goods and Chattles amounts to to three hundred seventy seauen three pounds ten shillinges, besides the losse of the benefitt of his freehoulder estate of the lands of Ballintobbrid Garifesoge Carrooe Rath d rught & Rat h gliffan in the County of Limericke Ballinkighta & Bally [ ] Durah in the said Countys & woorth to this deponent before this rebellion two one hundred nynty six pounds ten shillinges.

William Meade
Jurat coram nobis
8 9bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Peirg: Banastir

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Willliam Meads Exam
Corke