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Robart ffennell of the North Abbey & parish of Shandon within the County of neer the Cittie of Corcke in said County in the County of Cork merchant (A brittish protestant) being deuely sowrne and Examined beefore vs by vertue &c. deposeth and saith that on or About Candlemas Last past & by re sithence the begining of this present Rebellion in Ierland hee was robbed and spoyled of his goods and Chattells to the seuerall values ffollowing vizt worth 2960 li., Part consisting of debts due by theis Rebells following vizt
Of Cowes steers heiffers Oxen horses Mares & sheep to the value of seaven hundred three score & ten pounds. Of Imployments for howse and husbandry to the vallue of twenty pounds of howhold goods to the vallue of Ten pounds of haye and Corne in haggard and howse to the vallue of Three hundred pounds the deponant saith that hee was Expelled and driuen f f rom his howse and ffarme in the said County wher in hee had left in Corne in ground to the vallue of ten pounds which he conceaues to be lost the depo na nt ffurther saith that hee was dispossessed of the an howse and ffarme namly of Johns s towne in the said County of Corke worth Com Annis aboue the land Lords rent thirty pounds per annum wher in hee had a Tearme of ffoure Liues to come worth which hee vallues worth Three hundred pounds being w ell Improued with ffencing & b uilding ffurther the deponant saith and b y the occation of this present Rebellion and by mean es ther of sending his shope goods in to England vppon the good shipe Called the swall owe my Lord of waricks wher beeing drouen A ground att the kay of Mynhead Mynhead and ther suncken being ouerflowen with watter and by meanes ther of hee Loste to the vallue of two hundred pounds. Off debts which hee Accounted good debts befor e this present rebellion and now bee com disparate Amounting to the som of one thousand three hundred and ffitie pounds and now bee com disparatt by reson < that > part ther of is deue ff rom English and protestants vizt Nicholas Brumby Lawrence Tru strom Abraham ffaring ffrances d ay Peeter Whyt Richard Vsher William Hoskings John Smeeth Jonas Smith Thomas denish with others whom hee cannot remember his bookes and specialltyes being in England all which are English & protestants be vtterly disinabled by Impouerished by meanes of this present rebellion by meanes of this rebellion & of Irish and pape st & c Morish Lord Roch of the said County & Walter Galway of Lota in the said County gentleman butt in regard the said parties protestants are dissenabled both which be out In Actuall Rebellion wher there ffore thes deponant cannot geet sattisfaction from there The totall of his Losses Amounts two to Ten thousand Two thousand Nyne hundred and th three score pounds sterling. The deponent saith that he lost his said goods by meanes of the said lord Roch & further he canot depose,

Robert ffennell
Jurat coram nobis 5o
Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
Jam: Wallis

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The examination of
Robart ffennell
Corke
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