Deposition of John Wright

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John Wright Late of the Towne and parish of Killurd in the Baroney of Cu ndon and Clangibbon in the County of Corke Mercer A brittish protestant beinge duely Sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Commiss i o n be a ring date the &c. deposeth and saieth that on or aboute the second day of ffebruary Last past and since the begining of this present Rebellion in Ireland hee lost, was Robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values following vizt worth 50 li. 10 s. 3 d. 75 li. 12 s. 3 d. Part consisting of debts due from
Off Shop goods belonging to Merchantdizing to the vallue of Twenty and five pownds. Off debts which this deponent comp ted good debts before the begining of this present rebellion and R. To the Summe of ffifty pownds Twelue s hillings and three pence and Now becu m desperate by Reason sume is due from Impoverished protestants S uch as Henry Hall Tho: Burke Richard West Thomas Stent James Ollever Richard Michell John West John Roch Ellexander Creese Thomas Smith Charles fflin Joseph Watts William Howell N ow followeth those which be in Actuall actuall Rebellion Such as vizt Edward Head of the towne and parish of aforesaid Tanner being an English papist John Cok of the Same shumaker John O Moher of the Same Husbandman James Roch of Killcumpry parish in the aforesaid County gentleman Henry Henly of the parish aforesaid gentleman Honer Cundon of Glanworth parish widdow Bartholomew White of the parish of Leatrum parish in the aforesaid County Husbandman Thomas O Broothers of Cargriny in the parish of Glanworth and County aforesaid Taylor Richard Henly of Downeere in the parish of Killcrumpry & County aforesaid gent. Ann Coxe of Killurd in the aforesaid County aforesaid Widdow David Roch of the Towne and parish of Glanworth in the foresaid County gentleman Tho: Hickly of Leatrum parish & County aforesaid Husbandman Downe ADeveere of Killurd in the aforesaid County Taylor Nicholas White of the same in the County aforesaid mercer soe that this deponent Can gett noe satisfaction from them. The Totall of this deponents Losses Amounts vnto the somme of threeskore and fifteene pownds Twelue shillings and three pence. And that he sayth he was rob d by the hands and Meanes of Richard Cundon of Carrega Cargi Tootane in the parish of Glandelane & County aforesaid gent. and divers others of his followers & the Inhabitants there abouts being all Rebells whose Names this deponent Knoweth not this deponent further saieth that I Edward Head aforesaid was formerly counted a reputed protestant & Now since this rebellion Turned papistes and this deponent I likewise saieth that he was Informed by those that Came from the rebells that

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There was Stripped by the Buttlers of Buattlers Cuntry Twenty Sixe Men & Woemen and Children being stripte stript starke Naked whose Names he knoweth not and further he Cannott depose

John Wright
19o Day of July
1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

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