Deposition of Ellias Cotterell

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Elias Cotterell of Buttevant in the parish of Buttevant Barrony of Orrery and in the County of Corcke yeoman a british protestant duely sworne & Examined before vs by vertue [ ] of &c deposeth and saieth that in January last past 1641 hee was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seauerall vallues ffolloweinge vizt value of 187 li. 7 s. sterling
Of Cowes and dry cattle taken away when the Irish army were in the parish of Buttevant afores a id to the vallue of Twenty pounds Of sheepe to the vallue of forty pounds Of Corne Trassed & in stacke to the vallue of Twenty pounds lost in horse to the vallue of three pounds, of houshould stuffe to the vallue of Tenn pounds, And this deponnent ffurther deposeth and saith that hee was dispossessed of his ffarme called the Cragann which hee held from Thomas betsworth Esquire worth ouer and the landlords rent for wherein had a lease of Eighteen yeares to come woorth thirty pounds ster, and likewise this deponent further deposeth and saith that hee was dispossessed of Tw his ffarme called Ballmorrishin in the said County worth ouer & aboue the landlords rent wherein hee had a lease of 19 yeares to come which hee vallueth to bee worth 30 li. ster, The deponent likewise saith that hee was dispossessed of one other farme of plotte of land which he held in Buttevant aforesaid of Abby lande worth aboue the landlords rent 20 s. per annum wherein hee had 24 yeares to come, which hee valueth to bee worth Eight pounds ster and ffurther this deponent cannott depose The Totall summe of his losse amounts to the summ of these vndernamed persons are indebted vnto him in the seauerall summes to theire names annexed which verry thincketh they are not able to pay by reason of theire losses sustained by the rebells Moris o Scanlane foure pounds Tenn shillings John lambard Tenn pound Cnoghor o Scanlane Twenty shillings Cnoghor o Scanell 1 li 15 s. d. Andrew Meagh thirty fower shillings Robert mc William Condon Twenty Three shillings Edmond Maghery three shillings Edmond Dod Jo seauenteene shillings, Edmond o Scanlane fiue shillings James Baldwine fiuetee ne shillings The widowe Grapes 2 li. 10 s. d.

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<B> Michaell lille y fiue shillings Garrett Nagles forty Widowe fforty shillings, and this deponnent cannott depose that any of these men that are indebted bee in rebellion or nott, And further this deponent cannott depose The Totall summ of his losse amount e s to the summ of 187 li. 7 s. ster, Andrew The deponent saith that Andrew Watkins an English protestant was hanged at Buttevant aboute Candlemas last by direction from my lord of Castleconell as he is credibly informed & further he canot depose
Elias Cottrell
Jurat coram nobis
28o May 1642
Tho: Bettesworth
Phil: Bisse
Ric: Williamson

The Examinacion of Ellias
Cotterell
The examinacion of
Ellias Cotterell
Corke