Deposition of Charles James

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Charles James late of Britfeilds Towne in the Barrorn{y} of Kinalea in the County of Cork gent a Brittish protestant duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of his maiesties Comission etc deposeth & saith that about Easter last the twenty fift of March ffebruary last past & since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed & forceably dispoyled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt
Of Cowes horses Mares Oxen & sheep to the value of two hundred & eighty pounds Of househould stuff to the value of tenn pounds Of impliments of husbandrie to the value of tenn pounds Of Corne in house & haggard to the value of forty pounds He likwise saith that he was expelld driven from his said farme & house where he left in Corne in ground since lost by this rebellion to the value of twentie eight pounds Of debts vppon Morgages bills & bonds amounting to the summe to the value of five hundred & fortie 30 nine pounds which ere this rebellion were esteemed good debts but now become desperate by reason the debtors are impouerished protestants such as Thomas Benson Tho: Kellocke James Balding James Ralfe in the Barrony of Kinalmealey gentlemen & Edward Laurie of the said Barrony husbandman & therfore this deponent cannot gett satisfaction from any of them Also he saith that by meanes of this rebellion he hath lost the benifitt of his lease of the land of Britfeilds Towne wherein he bestowed a yeare before this rebellion an hundred pounds for a fine & also since the paiment of that fine hath expended vpon the said land in building an hundred pounds besides the benifitt of his lease which was for seven & thirty yeares to come which is left to consideracion
The totall of his said losses in goods & Chattles amounts to the value of elevene hundred & seuen pounds
The deponent also saith that hee was robbed of his said Cattle by Richard Roach fitz Dauid Land Lo: of the said land of Britfeilds towne & now a Captaine among the rebells & Dermod mc Teig Carty of Ballea now also a Captaine among the rebell{s} & Richard Barry of Ballyfoyle freehoulder & further this deponent cannot saye hee further sayeth that Phillip Barry oge of Ringcoran esquir came vnto his house at Britfelds towne aforesaid al together with his land lord Richard Roch fist Dauid aforesaid aboute the begining of ffebruary last, they boeth being then held {to bee}<the debtors Names M[easuris] & tytles>
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to bee loyall subiects, And they then pretended to come in for the defence & safeguard of the said house of which he this deponent allowed & gaue them entertainment his servants allowed & gaue them Entertaynment And butt when they gott in they kept posession soe that ever this deponent haeth been dispossessed of his said house
Charles
James
31o October 1642
Jur coram
nobis
Tristram WhetCombe
Ro: Southwell

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bill of losses
Cork
542